The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-12-28

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shall be glad to see you both there. - !
have 90 few friends Ia town. Carfsbrook
leaves Londen for . We6k to-u0rr0w
morning, to see after hls poor dogS and
horses. about whom he ffefe % much
The party given By Mrs. 81 Aubyp,t
which her latlyship had alluded, was
merely reception. visitors dropped In
as they liked, went from group TO group,
chatting first with one, then with anoth-
er, and took their departure, when it
pleased them, without any ceremony.
Lady Carisbrook made her appear
ance aboutten O. clock, superbly dressed,
and almost the first person she met on
entering. after having spoken to her
amiable hostess, was Sir Charles. Evan
der, whom she thought had never look
ed handsomer.s ka 20 Ass.a
This is kind OF you,' he exclaimed
There Is no one worth speaking TO here,
and vas getting awfn1iy bored. May l
inquire where Carisbrook isf' CIV =
did you not know that he had lefs
town. she replied, showing her pearly
teeth and fluttering her IAN. 4 am quite
alone. LIDO not know what shall do
with myself ~ AaesAs
i am acquainted With married wo-
men, answered Sir Charles, twisting
his mustache, swho would not consider
such an occurrence calamity. They
would be glad Of little relief from tho
presence Of their lord and master!
THAT is charming said Lady CARTS
brook. eagerly. You will tell me what
those ladies' did, win you not7 Please
do take compassion upon and tell me.
with the greatest pleasure rejoined
Sir Charles Evander. Il must promise
however, that my ladiea we're not OF the
sentimental order. They did not look
upon husbands generally - an unquali-
fed good, and they enjoyed their free
dom by such innocent little amuse-
ments as giving dinner parties to an in
timate friend or friends. have had
such an invitation myself; . box at the
theater has diversified the proceedings.
Excellent exclaimed Lady Caris-
brook. Il am sure that I cannot do bet
ter than follow such . capital example.
Will you favor me with your company
at my house to dinner tomorrow ct
seven, Sir Charles?' es
Il shall be most happy he said.
Lily st. Aubyn came up and they
were separated; but Lady Carisbr0ok
had made the engagement, calculating
upon her husbands absence, without
meaning any harm, though she ought TO
have known that it Was wrong to do any
thing which she could not tell his lord
ship.
The greater part Of the day was pass
ed by her in buying flowers in Covent
garden. and making preparations for q
charming little dinner, such - would at
once display her taste and the resour-
ces Of her establishment.
In the afte noon she went to her bed
room to lay down and rest for an hour.
She was tired. 1t had been quite late
| when she left Mrs. St Aubyn's. and not
| used TO such hours, she found it difficult
to recover from the fatigue which they
occasioned
To her surprise she was disturbed, as
she was about to close her eyes for
refreshing sleep, by knocking at the
door.
1T is only I, Emily said voice,
which she recognized instantly.
Good gracious, my husband! What
brings him back? can he suspectv she
began, when her speculations were cut
short by the entrance OF Lord Carts
brook. who caught her in his arms and
kissed her tenderly, and cried:
Here am again, dearest, sooner than
you expected. All, what is this? You
| do not seem SO pleased to see me as l
thought you would be- ~ aFs sag
you frightened me. was half .
| sleep, and my nerves are little weak:
was at Mrs. ST. Aubyn's last night till
late,' she answered, rubbing her eyes
and sitting on the edge Of the bed wrap
ped as she was in the capacious folds of
a pink dressing gown. But what
brought yon away from Caldecott in
such a hurry?'
"A relative Of mine-who made for
tune in India, became eccentric and
lived in London under another name
is dead, died Yesterday in fact. and his
solicitor has written to me to say that
he has left me the greater portion of his
| wealth.
There is nothing very interesting
about that her ladyship said. we have
as much money as We want already. ls
that all that has brought you up in such
| hurry?-as for me would not have
| gone across the street for such news
sYou have very strange IDEAS, re-
piled Lord Carisbrook, with . tone Of
disappointment You were sorry at see-
ing me, and now you don't care for the
legacy
Il do like people 10 be exact and con-
| sistent. Your return has destroyed my
projects of independence for q week. I
was going out to dinner tonight, and
| What is to prevent your interrupted
Carfsbrook. Il have engaged myself to
the collector and shall very likely stay
late, talking over matters with him.
| shall not be home till twelve certainly,
30 you can go where you like without
tpaying the slightest attention to ne.
Imprinting another kiss upon her lips
| Lord Carisbrook took his departure,
called cab, drove to his club, and told
his friends Of his good fortune. and orr
dered dinner $3.50 aE5Nsa A@s