The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-07-21

but so naively that no one could ha,
suspected any desire for unmeanin
compliment.
Her simplicity amused Lord Pelhar
vastly. He glanced at her little uncol
scious face, and after q seconds hesit,
| ton asked, in q manner that put be
quite at ease:
would you mind telling me why
Are pretty girls such enviable things
II think they are" said Lizzie, "In
so tired of being told how plain I an
every one seems to think l can help il
and can't you know"
"No!" said Lord Pelham. II SUP
pose not, you weren't consulted abou
1t, were you? Well, never mind, Mis-
Morton, III tell you something to com
fort you. I've got a plain sister, and
love her better than both the others pu
together" and he looked SO kindly a
her, even with little amused smile OF
his lips, that Lizzie's reserve meltet
quite away. @ nn
sis she married?" she asked, in 8
hopeful tone. .
married! Yes, indeed, married the
very first season she came out, anG
such plain little body you did never
seeW l ra
Chow did she manage it?" asked Liz
zie in tone of amazement.
Lord Pelham fairly laughed-he
couldn't help it. This girl, this plain
little girl amused him vastly.
"Oh," he said, at last, II suppose
somebody was wise enough to know that
beauty is only skin deep, and my sister
jamie had an angels SOUL"
Lizzie sighed again, then with re-
newed outburst of confidence, she said !:
~ don't think beauty is only skin
deep. l think it's heart-deep. I would
give all have to be pretty"
And as she spoke, such wistfll,
child-like look grew on her face that
her companion was touched.
Il wouldn't think about it if l were
you" he SAID after pause. ''Try and
put it out of your head. There are
plenty ofthings beside beauty you can
AVE. Don't you sing, or playi"
II sing q little" said Lizzie. "But
please don't tell any one. l am so
Ifraid Lady Wells will ask me-"
II wont betray you," said Lord Pei
lam, more and more amused.
This naive little girl was something
lew in his world. There was some
hing about her. too, which reminded
i'm Of his favorite sister. He felt that
an;e would have liked her.
He took her back to her mother,
ceiling very much as if she were lit
le child confided to his care.
"Poor little GIRL" he was thinking to
himself. els she 80 very plain?"
He had really scarcely noticed her,
nd asked her simply out Of "compas-
ion for her loneliness" with no interest
n her personally whatever. She had
him, though. He smiled again
SHE recalled her naiyette.
After an interval his thoughts re-
urred to her.
"By Jove!" he thought, "I'll take her
or some refreshment.
And very much to her amazeme nt,
nd her mothers surprise she was es-
orted on her lordship's arm to the re-
reshment room.
All her shyness was gone, as far as
ord Pelham was concerned. She
hated away freely, not for moment
imagining in her simple little heart
hat he Was critically considering
really was 80 very plain.
u suppose she is," was his mental
eaection-"I suppose she Island yet |
don't know. wish she'd look 1T me.
The may have eyes under those lids"
But Lizzie was not yet sufficiently at
lome with him to look ct him. She
answered his questions freely, and was
,asily led on to give graphic descrip-
ions OF her home life; Of the brothers
Who leased her, and the sister, 4 year
" two younger, who was longing to
,ome out, and who was such . regular
beauty. r. + |
y $50 fair, you know" said Lizzie, with
! touching reflection upon her own dull
md freckled skin, .and with such love-
y large, blue, open eyes,"
by JoveW thought Lord Pelham,
sI.wish shed look al me. IA ike -
zee what her own eyes are like
But this wish at least, was vain. Not
even her NORTHUMBERLAND shv Lizzie WAS
attention-couid give her conrsce ZOE to to
look I'D at him.
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