The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-30

venders Of button holes and cigars,
and the choice was the cause of terri
BILE chickering's and heart-burnings. The
Duchess of Colpos, fne woman but
somewhat overburdened with supernu-
GUS flesh, insisted upon being allowed
to perambulate the hall arrayed as
flower girl, while Lady Victoria Vespa
threatened to withdraw her name un-
less she were permitted TO devote her
undeniably fine teeth to the congenial
task of biting off the ends OF cigars.
But lady Rublcon and her colleagues
trumphantly overcame every difficult
ty and tie fair promised to be a huge
success. Of course, the Korners were
consulted at an early period as to the
precise part they wished to take in the
proceedings. Mr.. Korner said he was
profoundly Indifferent; he left all these
things in the hands of his daughters
Stella was clever girl and was certain
to suggest something. She soon deci-
ded, for the next time Lady RubicOn
called she announced that they were
going to keep fish pond.
Charming ~ cried Lady Rubicon.
81 know what you mean. You put
lot Of parcels in sort of enclosed place
and people have little fishing rods and
angle for the parcels with hooks. lam
sure that will be delightful l''
'Yes that is exactly what l mean. )"
replied Stella. 81 think it really ought
to be great fun"
81 am sure that it will and what are
you going to put inside the parcels,
dear ?n
'Oh sweets, or toys, or scent, or
something. But you must not be too
inquisitive, Lady Rubicon; papa is
going to take the fish pond in hand,
and he is sure to contrlve something
interesting and original" At that
moment the millionaire himself entered
the room.
"We were talking of the fish p ond
Mr.. Korner," said ady Rubicon,
hear that you are going to invent scam
wonderful novelty for it," Scarcely
that, Lady Rubicon." answered Mr..
Korner, with his usual quite
smile and deprecatory wave of the
hand. "But dare say that shall be
able to find out something to amuse
those who fish. have hardly thought
of it, however, myself yet"
81 am certain that is wonderfully
clever man." mused Lady Rubican, as
she drove homewards. "IIe will make
IA great noise in the world some day.
So handsome and distinguished, too.
His daughters are different style of
beauty. l suppose they take after
their mother"
About week before the opening of
the fair, Mr.. Korner ran over to Paris.
1t was noticed he had been very busy
and pre-occupied Of late he had been
seen but little in the park, and seemed
to spend most of his time in a sort of
studio at the back Of his house. His
daughters explained that he had good
deal of business on hand Just then, and
that he was, moreover, deeply absorbed
in scheming some really surprising nov
elites for the fish pond.
"It is SO good of your father to take so
much trouble when he has other mat
ters to attend to !" said Lady Rubicon
to Stella.
"Papa likes being busy" answered
that young lady. "He left for Paris
last night where he has gone about the
things for the pond"
"Really And when do you expect
him back ?"
Tomorrow or the day after. ]
think he will bring them with him. 4"
''Do you know, dear, 1 am perfectly
dying Of curiosity about that fish pond.
Don't you think you could tell me what
is going to be put in itP''
''My dear Lady Rubicon," laughed
Stella, "to tell you the truth, 1 don't
even know myself"
"What mysterious man your faith
er must be" sighed her ladyship.
Mr.. Korner returned to London In a
couple Of days later and lost no time in
acquainting her ladyship with the fact.
He told her that he had been eminent
Unsuccessful in his mission, that, after
much anxious cOgitation, he had arrang-
ed something altogether marvellous and
sensational for the fish pond and that,
with the aid of an astute shopman of
the Palais Royal, he had carried out
his idea in very perfect manner indeed.
In fact he authorized her to add a
couple of lines to the latest edition of
posters and circulars, announcing that
the fish pond would be the greatest at.
traction Of the entire fair, and guaran-
teeing that no one who spent ten shil-
ilngs for the temporary use of rod
would ever regret his or her labor or
money.
OF course, Lady Rubicon would not
confess that she knew as little about
Mr. Korner's real intentions as the
rest of the world, She informed all her
acquaintance that she and the Hon.
Humphrey had been initiated into the
mystery under invlolable VOWS of secre-
sy and limited that Mr.. Korner had
carried out his designs in accordance
with suggestion of her own.
One condition only Mr.. Korner insist
ed upon which Lady Rubicon and the
committee considered on reflection to
be extremely reasonable and proper,
and that was that each person who Sc
cured one of the mysterious parcels
should solemnly promise not TO open
and examine his or her prize before
reaching home.
s'You will at once see. Lady Rubi-