Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

feet IN RULING her so day or two
later Miss Burton was again dispatch
ed to London, provided as usual with
the inevitable billet doux.
This time Sir Thomas was not at
his club, so, as she had strict orders
not to return without an answer. Miss
Burton went around TO his chambers
in Jermyn street
She gave the note to the porter and
waited for an answer in the hall.
Sir Thomas will be glad if you will
walk upstairs, miss, said the man re
appearing.
Miss Burton 0beyed, and was shown
into a well-fu rnished room, where Sir
Thomas sat at a writing table, twirl-
ing Lady AdelaideS note around his
fingers.
''Sit down, my dear, said the knight
in fatherly manner. 81 want to
speak to you"
He paused moment and then re
sumed: Lady Adelaide seems rather
a high-spirited young lady, ehq"
Miss Burton did not feel at all well
4 disposed toward her mistress, who,
two days before, had so far forgotten
herself as to box her ears, so She re-
Piled
well, she is rather, Sir Thomas. "
Exactly so; leads you the very
deuce and all of life, | suppose, n
said Sir Thomas, Familiarity.
"She has been a little put out at not
hearing from you this last day or
two, replied the lady's maid, de
murely.
con, indeed!' said the knight, with
a distinct approach toa wink shes
very fond of me, you thinkl"
Very, answered Miss Burton,
with a scarcely perceptible smile.
You'd like me to answer this note,
wouldn't your
Yes, | certainly should, replied
the ladys maid
VERY well, l will; I should be
sorry to get you into any more
scrapes
And Sir Thomas scrubbed a brief
answer, and handed it to his fair
visitor
"Good-by my dear, said Sir Thorn
as, staring very hard at her, and ex-
tending substantial fist.
Miss Burton was somewhat embar-
rassed by the unusual honor. but she
took the profered hand and was re-
warded by a squeeze which nearly
ELECTED a scream.
The day at Oxford passed away
YEARLY enough for the noble family
of Fixton. Lord Algernon's attack of
typhoid, though never positively DIS
asterouS, was extremely troublesome,
and neither prayers nor entreaties
from Lady Adelaide could induce the
countess to leave him. Lady AIDE
laide became gradually more and
more irritable; in fact she treated
Mss Burton so badly that fit had not
been for her occasional visits to Lon
don, she would most certainly have
givea notice TO leave.
Don't you think it is rather impru
dent of you, my dear, to send Burton
so often to clubs and chambers and
such like places inquired the coun
tess one day.
Good gracious, no, mamma; why
on earth should she not go" answer
ed her dutiful daughter. II should
like to know what servants are forw
you may please yourself,o course,
( Adelaide said her mother; "but
must say that l think Burton much
too good looking to be trusted about III
London alone, 50 often.
II don't profess to be a Judge Of per-
sons in that rank of life" answered
/ Lady Adelaide. by the way, how is
Algv this morning.
Gong on splendldly; in fact, he
hopes to be able to 90 to the Derby,
which, l hear, comes off in fort
night
Il suppose we shall have to go with
himW
Certainly; I could not think Of
trssting him out Of my sight SO soon;
he would be sure to do something ter
rible.
"Well, the Derby is a bore but any
thing will be a desirable change after
this awful place, l must ask Sir
Thomas to meet us. You will write
to Sophia TO put us up2'
+ AS you please, my dear, answer
ed the countess, glad to get rid OF the
subject.
50, Lady Adelaide wrote an mus-
ually playful and alfectionate note to
her future husband, DiQdtng nun meet
her at her brotEer-in-law's house. near
Epson, on the appointed day, while
her mother sent word to a married
daughter that she and Lady Adelaide
would stay the night with her in full,
filment Of a long standing promise.
SIR Thomas ans cred at once tbat he
would be delighted TO obey his be
trothed's orders, and Lady Sophie IN
tjmated that She aud her husband
would he glad to see Lady Fixton and
Lady Adelaide as suggested
Lady Adelaide felt that after so long
an absenc e She must do her best to
make favorable impression pom
her future lord; and the choice of
suitable costume for the eventful day
caused her much anxious deliberation
and the loug-sutferlng Miss Burton
many extremely bad quarters of an
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