Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-14

in the affirmative; and as her partner
clasped his arm around her and they
floated away together to the strains of
the "Premier Basier," he Observed
sit was very good of you to come.
There were great fears entertained that
you would not"
"But why?" asked Ella, so lnnocently
that her colour rose little.
''Is it possible that you do not know!
Then keep your ignorance as long as you
can, my dear Miss Smithson. 1t is a very
happy thought when we are able to fancy
that we are sought only for ourselves"
"But I am not so vain as to think
that" Ella replied, looking gravely into
his eyes. cit is only for the sake of my
relations that am received here at all,
and came with the understanding that
l was to make myself useful to Mrs.
Weinberg. l think she must have altered
her intentions since she sent my cousins
their invitation; she could not have con-
templated at that time such very bril-
liant affair as this isl
sit will not he so pleasant by-and- by"
said MIR. Calverly, ''the rooms are getting
too full already But excuse me if ask
you to whom you are abiding as Mrs.
| Weinberg. Is it pet name for our hos
| teSs?'
Before the astonished Ella could reply
the music had stopped, and she saw the
lady by whom she had been received and
welcomed coming rapidly towards her,
followed by a dark, naughty looking girl
of her own age, but not half so lovely,
nor so becomingly dressed, although there
were diamond stars in her black hair,
| Il, bAr .s.,fe,
and throat.
evil you be kind enough to explain
who you are, and how it is you have SUI
fered me to receive and address you as
Miss Smithson?" the dame inquired, Sc
| verely. 09
"My name is not Smithson, but Smith,
and L am the neice of Mr.. Morris: :"
stammered Ella, looking from one to the
other.
81 do not number Mr.. Morris
amongst my acquaintance, was the tart
reply. "Why did you introduce your
self to me as Miss Smithson, of Tarleton
Crescent? Where is Mrs Lowndes? You
came with Mrs Lowndes; are you pro-
tegee of hers, Miss-Smith? Very strange
that she should bring anyone without
apprising me of it,
aft Mrs. Lowndes is the pleasant elder
lv lady with whom | came upstairS,'
Ella took courage to say, ''you must not
blame her at all She saw that was ner-
vous, being alone, and"
"Alone! You came here unlimited and
alone, She must be mad!,' said the
aggrieved matron, turning to her COM
panion.
~ am very sorry" murmured Ella,
pale and fearful with shame, ''but, in
deed, Mrs. Wynberg, 1 explained to you
as soon as l arrived how it was l came in
the place of my COUSINS
ri never heard any such explanation.
You made some apology about your COM
ing so early, but was too hurried to lis
ten, and my name is not Wynberg, but
Chetwynd'
Not Weinberg! No; and this was not
AS, Carlin Square-but IS, Carlin Gar
dens; the cabman, who was not quite
sober, having decided that a house lit up
for a ball must be the right one to de-
post demoiselle in ball costume
If Mrs Chetwynd had treated the at
fair as what it was-a mistake, for which
tipsy cabman and her own servants, to
whom Ella had handed her uncle's card,
were most to blame, it would have been
only Just to the shrinking girl before her;
but She was seriously annoyed. Miss
Smithson, of Tarleton Crescent, was an
heiress, whom her only son Marmaduke
had encountered at the house of mu-
tual friend; and his mother, eager to see
him we'll married. had been anxious to
cultivate the acquaintance OF so eligible
a partiel 1t was exceedingly eXasparat-
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her civilities on an insignificant Miss
Smith, who had no business there at all;
and one of the unpleasant results OF her
error had been, that when the helress did
arrive she was treated so coolly as to be
on the point of leaving in a huff. To
find that she Mrs. Chetwynd) had been
rude to the very person with whom she
wished to ingratiate herself, and had
been entertaining a stranger-a nobody
provoked her to forget all the restraints
of good breeding; and her looks, her
speeches were so caustic, that Ella was
ready to sink with pain and confusion.
She had one consolation, however;
when Mrs. Chetwynd commenced to
question her, Laurence Calverly had
drawn her hand through his arm, and
when her trembling fingers would have
slipped away from his sleeve, he put his
own upon them and held them firmly.
.Another time, Miss-a-a-Smith l
would advise you to be more careful
where YOU go,'' said Mrs. Chetwynd,
loftily. ''This may have been mistake,
as you choose to call it, or 1t may have
been intended as practical joke; II
which case | must be allowed to tell you
that jokes of this description are imperti-
nent and unfeminine."
Ella was now stung into retOrting.
81 quite agree with you, madam. You
cannot regret what has occurred more
than do, but as have not wilfully Of
Tended you, l do not think owe you any
further apologies than have already
made'
With the stiffest of bows Mrs. Chet-
WIND turned from her, calling to one OF
the servants to see that cab was sent for
directly for this young person.
81 do not want cab; have no
money! said Ella to Mr.. Calverly, who
still kept beside her as she fastened
from the ballroom. 81 only want to get
away, and l can walk; yes, l can walk
to Mrs. Wynberg's; someone will tell me
where to find her.
Without replying, he carefully wrapped
her shawl about her, and then led her
from the house. AS soon as they had
Quilted it, and reached the silent street,
her tears burst furth, nor could she check