The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-09-05

kiss"
Good heavens Featberstone was
near saying, kiss? Kiss whom !?
n iss her 2"
kiss Leigh that's my name. It's
short"
And sweet" Festherstone could
not check himself.
"Short," she went on, seemingly
unconscious, 'for Keziah. We come
of an old Quaker stock on the bord-
ers between Shropshire and Mont
gomeryshire. MY father and moth
er are dead all my people are dead.
| went to school in France, ard now
I've come to London to be finished F"
She prattled on now, frank, fluent.
and unaffected
"And how do you like it?"
What ? London ?"
"No being finished"
IL haven't got to the end yet.
That'll be when I'm married But
there is not much chance of that, yet
q while"
| Why uot 2" asked Fealherstone,
highly amused
81 don't like any body Scll enough
Perhaps nobody's asked you 7"
"lou are quite Il stranger. Lord
Featherstone. and you have no right
to ask me such questions"
well, won't; we'll talk about
something different We're getting
into the streets Do you know this
part OF London! Its called Kentish
town, because its in Middlesex.
"l'm not well up in London geog
raphy. LIS my first visit 10 town
lie is taxing Us through The
Park" cried Feather tone, in some
CONSERVATION
Yes why not? Im glad Of it.
Its pleasanter than the streets"
Oh, if you prefer it. Only
He was thinking that ii was now
we'll on in the afternoon, and the
Park would be crammed. For the
girls sake it would be better they
should not be seen thus publicly to-
gether, and alone. For his own a..so;
few men like to b. carted around the
Drive in a carriage, least of all in
such an antiquated conveyance as
this old yellow chariot with its high
springs.
well get out at Hyde Park Cor
ner, then"
mo, no; | love the Drive best
Perhaps the Princess will be out, and
| like to see the other people, and you
can tell me who they all are"
Like martyr he succumbed. 1t
was best to put good face on the
matter.
Before night it would be all over
London that Beau featherstone had
turned into a chapeIon tor country
cousins, or that be had been taken
captive by fair face in yellow
SHAY"
As he walked homeward full of
these thoughts, he ran up against
Tommy Cutler near the Albert Hall
"Halloa, been to Kensington
square ?"
Saw you in the Park, my lord.
Understand now, why you were so
keen the other night about faxen.
hair and bright-blue eyes, and only
seventeen
Don't be an assln cried Feather
stone, angrily, "IIere, Hansome." and
mis- lordship drove on to Brooks
Here is Featherstone himself"
said a man, in the bay-window;
"We'll ask him. isay they're betting
FIVE 10 four you've started a yellow
chariot, and were seen in it in the
Park"
Odd yol pick it up in Japan 2"
is it the coach Noah drove home
in when he landed from the ark ?"
Featherstone abruptly left the
room. The absurd story was evil
IDENTIFY on the wing. More serious
w ds tue neat OuSidugut
''You ought not to have done it,
Featherstone," said old Mr. Prim-
rose, who had been bis fathers friend,
aud presumed, therefore, to give the
son advice. "You have compromised
the girl seriously and she is such an
absolute child"
Excuse me am not called upon
to give account to you Of all my ac-
tionsn
"You ought not, | repeat, to have
appeared with her thus publicly. 1t
was bad enough to take her down to
Richmond, but to put your arm
round her waist openly in the Park"
Really Mr.. Primrose!" Feather
stones face flushed, but he restrained
himself,
He knew gossip grew like q rank
weed, and he wished to root up this
scandal at once and kill it outright.
81 may as well tell you at once
that young lady is about to become
my wife"
Featherstone, beg your pardon,
| give you joy. | know something
of these Leghs; not over wealthy, but
charming people. | am heartily glad
to think that this girl has done SO
well and SO SOON Is it to be an
nounced at once 2"
"Well, not exactly at oace," said
Featherstone, thinking perhaps it
would be as we'll to consult the young
lady herself OF course she would
say yes" but as q matter of form he
ought to ask her.
1t was quite with the air of the
grand seicneur that be presented him
self next day 10 Kensington Square.
To his surprise be was not very well
received.
There had been a scene between
Keziah aud her aunt, directly the
former re-entered the house On the
previous evening" The girl without
attempting to Withhold one iota of in-
had given her aunt a full
account of what had occurred-the
misconduct-the danger
only averted by the timely interven-
tion of strange gentleman. Who had
kindly escorted her home.
"His name was Lord Feather
stone"
"That wretch :" instantly cried
Miss Parker, an old maid, prim and