ant. "That's--eh--that's scarcely the fac's
as we've learned them. But his lordship will be able to tell you best
himself."

His lordship smiled affably upon both, murmured something incoherent,
and passed on hastily towards the scarlet parasol of Eleanor. But he had
no sooner reached it than he paused and would have turned had she not
seen him, for under a blue parasol beside her he espied, too late, the
fair face of Eva, and too clearly perceived that the happy maidens had
been comparing notes, with the result that neither looked very happy
now.

"I hope you do enjoy ze sports," he began, endeavoring to distribute
this wish as equally as possible.

"Miss Gallosh has been remarkably fortunate in her weather," said
Eleanor, and therewith gave him an uninterrupted view of her sunshade.

"Miss Maddison has seen you to great advantage, Lord Tulliwuddle," said
Eva, affording him the next instant a similar prospect of silk.

The unfortunate chief recoiled from this ungrateful reception of his
kindness. Only one refuge, one mediator, he instinctively looked for;
but where could the Count have gone?

"Himmel! Has he deserted me?" he muttered, frantically elbowing his way
in search of him.

But this once it happened that the Count was engaged upon business
of his own. Strolling outside the ring of spectators, with a view
to enjoying a cigar and a little relaxation from the anxieties of
stage-management, his attention had been arrested in a singular and
flattering way. At that place where he happened to be passing stood an
open carriage containing a girl and an older lady, evidently guests from
the neighborhood personally unknown to his lordship, and just as he
went by he heard pronounced in a thrilling whisper--"THAT must be Count
Bunker!"

The Count was too well-bred to turn at once, but it is hardly necessary
to say that a few moments later he casually repassed the carriage; nor
will it astonish any who have been kind enough to follow his previous
career with some degree of attention to learn that when opposite the
ladies he paused, looked from them to the enclosure and back again, and
presently raising his feathered bonnet, said in the most ingratiating
tones--

"Pardon me, but I am requested by Lord Tulliwuddle to show any attention
I can to the comfort of his guests. Can you see well from where you
are?"

The younger lady with an eager air assured him that they saw perfectly,
and even in the course of the thr