The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-02
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.


A bachelor still young and well-to-do
is for obvious reasons an object of the
deepest interest to his friends of the OPP
posite sex. Lord Featberstone was as
popular with laiies as if he had been a
spirit-rapper, or an Hindoo potentatc
with diamonds TO scatter broadcast and q
suppressed begun in the background at
home. They were always telling him
that it was a sin and shame the blinds
in the town house should he constantly
down the hall filed only with shooting
parties the jewels buried i'll the strong
room at the bank.
Only he would not settle down. He
meant to- have his fling first; and prob.
nbly it WAS his habit of throwing himself
about that made him SO difficult to catch.
He was as wary as an old cockatoo
prompt to cut himself free from the most
serious entanglements.
After making hot love for week dur
ing wet weather i'll the country house,
papa and mamma heard that he had
broken his leg in two places, or tina, ty-
phoid fever had laid him low. His last
affair was with gay widow, who thought
him safely hooked; but at the last mo
ment he sent postcard, conveying brief
regrets. and sailed i'll his yacht for the
South Seas
He was absent after this for two OF
three years; but presently, wearying of
the constant wandering to and fro he
returned, and took up the threads OF his
old life. The season was at its height, if
that lugnbrious season of 1876 can be
said TO have ever risen above dead
nIyel OF lugubrious dullness. His friends
he was fool to come back. Never
ere been a season so 'slow;" moth
Ng on-nOt creature in town.
like it I" thought Lord Feath-
he tried to make his way
serried ranks upon the
ain mansion in Grosveno.
this kind is especially
he minute observation of
4atures. But the sights,
lus, were not enthralling
ha Just seen Fusiama and
and Lord Featherstone
|oint of leaving the house
ht face in the crowd arrested
b, and he resolved to stay--at
he could ascertain to whom it
quite n new face to him; the
tO Va P Siil Culll llCSll, tllNt SCShllhSiN
\ accustomed to the town. A merry.
piqua!at face, with small but perfect fea-
lures, violet eyes, and n laughing mouth,
showing often the whitest teetn. A face
strikingly beautiful, but innocent and
childish, Just as the ways of its owner
~.~Here unconventional and unconstrained
A most bewitching captivating young
person, and Featherstone was deter
mined to find out who she was. Surely
some one could introduce him.
Quite half an hour clap ed before he
caught Tommy Cutler, who knew all the
world, and then, going to where he had
last seen the girl, they found she had
disappeared.
He had been riding on at sharp IAN
ter, which increased. as he left the more
frequented parts of the Row, TO hand
gallop.
But an unexpected vision suddenly ar
rested his course.
"By jove That face again y Yes,
the girl he had seen but a few nights
since; the fair fresh young face which
had taken his fancy by storm. She was
alone, seated in quaint old. fashioned
yellow chariot, a ramshackle medieval
conveyance, probably as old as the hills
But where had she come from; who
could she be9 He was determined to
find out this time.
The carriage wOuld doubtless travel
by the conventional route, across the
Serpentine bridge, and back othe crowd
ed drive.
But, to his surprise, the chariot passed
out mt the Marble Arch, and lett the
park. He pursued, promptly, along Ok
ford street to the circus, up Lan9ham
place into Portland place, sharp to the
right by Weymouth street into Albany
street, and SO to Park street.
What could have brought this young
lady SO far out of town? Business,
pleasure. or mere desire for cchange of
mir and scene ? While Featherstone was
rhtill debating, the carriage stopped short
III front of a modest cottage. Presently
an old gentleman issued forth and assist
the girl to aiight. There was no foot
an, and rs she went into the house she
d loud enough for Featherstone to
r. In an hours time, Georgy =
she disappeared. Under her arm
ApOrtfolio, in the other hand an I'M
able color box.
lg slowly to and fro, Featherstone
lille the time slipped. Presently
(g lady accompanied by her
laster came out, shook hands,
Ito the carriage, and was driven
r the first time, Featherstone
ware that the coachman had
king, and was almost too I'M
,it upon his box.
lchman's erratic course soon
there was some ground for
pdings
really time to interfere.
e rode up rapidly.
pit fit to drive You'resen-
lis lady's life. Here" he
g ubiquitous Bobby"
fellow into custody. Take
|nd all. My name is Lord
hat is to become of me ?"
e, little tremulous in
not without asperity.
Y into custody too?"
off his hat
ologies. My inter-
been objectionable
the situation. If
pat you wish ~
Ilrse, as soon as
be in terror"
drive you; Ihe
bold" said s