The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-20
.RAWDOWS RAID.
A STORY OF THE SNOW.

-hfepeTed as Bn0 came up 10 Ilhuh W sno ~ O,
and Marsden stalked away stridently IN MS
~aYpisbed boots. "Have you told him ~
Hilda shook her head.
saHe has been telling me that wasn't to go
An-niqht. that's all, ;" she answered. "Ordered
me not to go; and, he said, for the last time u
nNow then 10 Dick Jooelyn broke in, "come
and be wrapped up, you two. Lady Jocelyn's
carriage stops the way. Perhaps you'll give
nv lady your arm Marsden. Don and will
see after the girls"
i'Really, Richard, " began that "faded beauty
OF the baths" Lady Hope, 81 think they'd
better let the carriage come back for them ~
"Wait till it gets there, first, chere tante !
You don't know what the roads are like to-
night Better let us come back for you. But
don't keep the horses standing, if you mean
TO 90, ] advise you. Now, Marsden, look
alive, will you ?" the irreverent youth went
on. "Ah here's Don, in his Canadian get
np."
Rawdon came in with fur pelisse over his
ball Dress and another over his arm.
81 think this won't crush you very much,
Miss Jocelyn,', he said, in his tranquil way,
going straight up to Hilda: sit is very warm
and very light Let me put it on for you"
He wrapped the glossy seal skins about her
tenderly, under Marsden's hostile eyes and
my lady's.
The Lombard street plutocrat cared as much,
] verify believe, for the girl as he could care
for anything but himself; though to "form''
her for his wife he had, in his eternal self
asertion tyrannized over her till she simply
hated him. and, seeing another perform what
should have been his duty-watching her ia 20
when she met Rawdon's look-a feeling of
simple dislike he had always been conscious
of for the Sabreur grew sharply into stronger,
and to him very strange one jealousy.
Yes, Jeffrey Marsden hated the man jealously
now. Was it he who had undermined his
authority over his future wife Did he ac-
tually dare to -?
He tries to stife that half-formed thought
his overweening pride revolted at so angrily.
"But there shall be- no more of this % he
said to himself as he led Lady Hope out to the
carriage. The Pierrepoint women and the
other four followed.
Dick was right about the night: it ,oas
splendid. Clear, calm, moonlit, with the
thermometer down dozen degrees below
zero. sparkling snow mantle covered the
deer-park and the hills beyond; feather flakes
Of snow draped every tree. Just the night for
sleigh drive, as Dick remarked.
The two seighs were waiting just behind
my lady's family ark of carriage. Lucia's
silver collar-bells rang out musically as the
mare tossed her head and snorted, hearing
her masters voice.
"Keep close to rs, Richard" " my lady said,
as she settled herself in her corner; "and take
care of Hilda, mind" The family ark moved
were ready.
Dick Jocelyn lifted his charge in his strong
arms, and carried her down the steps to her
place in his own sleigh, and rolled the great
bufalo-robe round her. Miss Carew followed,
on the foot cloth, under Don's escort.
IAN right ~ Dick inquired, taking his
reins.
"An right !" came from the rear.
$50 on, Johnson !" and the expedition
star ted.
The great ark numbered along with tor
toise-like deberation; the two sleighs slid
smoothly after. Down the Long Avenue,
through the Lodge gates, into the iron-bound
road, with wall of snow a dozen feet high
on either side, stretching and winding away
yOnder like narrow white ribbon.
In the ark, the Pierrepont women did all
the talking; my lady was sullly with cold,
and Marsden sulky with wrath.
"Well, Mignonne ~ Dick said presently
to his silent companion, "it's all settled
amt it i'
, 30 Dick" she whispered out of her furs
"YOu rOH, thOughl' was the wise youth
"And SO, my dear Miss Carew," was how
DON finished long answer to certain objec
tions-urged, half of them, it must be con
fessed, merely pro formd-whioh Helen hat
raised. "And SO really don't see what els
chance with my lady if she stays here, no
have !. They'll marry her to this-this mar
Mafsden. Think what that would be for bot
of usl My plan saves us both. Everything
arrar, ~ed. II she says yes, you won't say no (?
5en,t ,Nink Miss Carew did.
In due time 'he Dane Court expeditiO
arrived at Doodle ParA.
IV.-"Number Nine. cen"
Tbraa A. M. The Boodles, ball began
manifest symptoms of dissolution. +" -.
nilias, with ten or fifteen mile drive befo4
him through orOss-oountry roads, where tn
snow was up to his horses withers in places
began to grOwl and look at his watch; Mater
familias, supped and sleepy, began to clue
impatiently to gather her brood round her on
of the melee. The circle was getting freel
and the pace too. The band OF the "COunt
Crushers," rather wild and uncertain in #
tempo, had just commenced attacking the las
valse, number nineteen.
Rawdon and Dick JOcelyn were standin
near the doorway. Marsden had that momeI
stalked out between them. They could hea
him asking about Lady Hopes carriage in tn
hall; my lady was going.
"Ain't much time TO lose, Don," Dick sai
in the others ear; "my lady'l carry her o.
directly. Better go and get your valse, hadn'
you She's looking for you, you know"
Hilda was looking for him, as, pale wit
some unusual excitement, she stood besid
my lady, with her trembling little hand Olin(
ing secretly to Helen's. The three were
the upper end of the room, where Mar5de
had left them to order up the ark an
couldn't see Don IN the doorway.
"Time enough" the latter replied, oooiiy
IN Dicks suppastion. EIim waitino for \,