Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-02-08
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A woxAN's INSTINCT.

A Wo1AN'S INSTINCT.
Pretty Mrs. Valery was q merry
light hearted little creature and Ner,
charming. This was nearly enJkyl
to make her aetested OF her sex; ,bu
add to this that her husband wasf fde
voted to her, and that all the men O
her acquaintance admired her, an,
there is quite sufficient reason for kh
enmity felt towards her BY all worhe,
less fascinating -or, 40 they sobI,
have said. less cIeyer. -
Tn truth Mrs. saiery was TIE
innoc-nt little woman in the wd1Il
and it was very easy for her to walk il
the path OF virture. as she had the ex
ceptional advantage OF bling in Low,
with her husband But, Of course
her female friends could not be ex
pected to believe that, though the mer
had all found it out long ago, and ed
mired her all the more for it. Shs
accepted their admiration with an
ease and grace all her own; she had
been a great deal abroad, and possibly
this gave her manners brillisnce and
gaiety. Half her girlhood had beer
spent with her relations in st Peters
burg, and she spoke Russian as il shs
were herself Slav. From that gay
city perhaps she had brought heI
love Of social life, and the vivacity
which delighted her male friends
All these things were enough TO make
the ladies of her acquaintance quite
convinced that she was improper,
and only needed 10 be found out
Lady Lynx lived lust opposite Mrs.
Valery in Wilton Place. This was
one reason why she was tscitly elected
As detective in chief to spy upon Mrs.
Valery. But there was much stronger
reason for the lady's willingness to fill
that post Her husband, Sir George
Lyex, was a confirmed globe trotter,
a lover Of almost any land but England,
and he seldom returned to the wife Of
his bosom. In his absence men treat
ed her.with but chilly politeness.though
she PAINTED and powdered, aud dressed
to perfection. Yet Mrs. Valery,
though her husband was . sta, at.
home. had a constant train Of admir-.
ers. Lady Lynx vas convinced that
there was more in this than met the
eyes; she devoted herself to Mrs.
Ealery, became her most intimx,e
friend, and re.olved that some day she
would outwit and expose her.
On y certsin Afternoon, when the
season was at its height LAdy Lynx
came into Mrs. NaIerys drawing.
room.
Sir George is coming home to-day.
she said.
Mrs. Valery looked up with an air
Of interest.
Indeed she said Il shall be glad
to make bis acquaintance
Il don't know at what time, said
Lady Lynx, or | would 60 aud meet
him. But | must sit at home and
watch from my window for the wan.
dering knights return
will b, come to Charing Cross ?
asked Mrs. Valery.
Yes, said Lynx. WHY?
-, nothing said Mrs. Valery care.
lessly; ,nly that | have to 60 anc
meet friend there this afternoon
must start soon, she added, looking at
her watch.
.You have to meet friend there 2
said Lady Lynx.
Yes said Mrs. Valery; then with
a laugh, or rather, | should say, q
stranger. 1t seems absurd, but have
TO meet a gentleman whom have
never seen
1T does seem absurd, indeed said
Lady Lynx, echoing the laugh me.
chanically. Her thoughts went rang.
ing back over Sir Georges frequent
absences; had Mrs. Valery been abroad
when lie was away: YES, hundred
times. Doubtless they had met al
many Continental resort, and were
cid acquaintance.
1t is absurd, yet true said Mrs
Valery, inditfereutly. "You know
have a great many old friends in St
Petersburg. Well, one Of these writes
me that certain Russian gentleman
will arrive in London this afternoon
and will lie utterly lost unless take
pity on him and 60 to meet him. He
believes that no one in England speakes
anything but English. To certain
extent he is right; he will find it dif.
fcult to get on with the cabmen and
porters at Charing Cross, they don'l
generally steak French. So | must
90, and at least send him to a hotel
where he will be understood
What queer thing to ask you te
do! said Lady Lynx, looking at Mrs
Nalery with an expression which said
as plainly as possible, DO you think
I'm an absolute tool? And are you
really going to meet him in the station
and shake hands with all the men il
the train on chance?' she asked.
No not quite that, said Mrs. Valery
with another laugh. He will 60 t(
the Charing Cross hotel tonight.
will ask for him there, bring hin
home to dinner if be looks nice; ir
any case, give him some little infor
nation about this wilderness of Lou
don. Mr.. Valery has found me som'
addresses for him; one or two hotel
where the people are French. It'sa pit.
Frank can't 60 with me-
1T is, indeed! said Lady Lynx, dry
ly.
i really must run away! said Mrs
Valery, again consulting her watch
Pm very sorry to seem rude
oh! not at ALL said Lady Lynx
rising to 60. Her mind was workin,
busily. Why had Sir George sai'
that he would be at home some tim
in the evening, probably to dinner
He had mentioned ChariDg Cross. /
is absurd to suppose that he did no