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

/ MontreYef Is seriously Ill WIN " pholu
"What are we to do2" cried Lady
Adelaide. "H6w unfortunate.'
Doc why, start for Oxford at once,
of course" said the countess. Eve
can't leave the poor boy to be looked
after bv scouts, and bedmakers, and
such like horrible people
~ suppose we must 90, said her
daughter, "but it is really very in
convenient Algy always had q
llnack Of doing everything at the
wrong time. ! don't quite see why |
need accompany you though, mann
ma, do you3"
"Adelaidew said the countess, with
much dignity. 'I am really surprised
at your want Of feeling, OF course
YOU must come too.
"But what is to become Of poor Sir
/ Thomas sighed Lady Adelaide,
with an effort to look sentimental
"Sir Thomas is not exactly a boy, "
answered Lady Fixton, somewhat
spiterully: land | suppose he can
take care of himself. You can't pos
sibly stay here alone; and your sisters
are all so abominably selfish that |
don't believe either of them would
come 10 to chaperon you. Besides,
whatever would people SAY If Algy
were left 10 look after himself2'
This last argument was conclusive,
and Lady Adelaide resigned herself to
the inevitable, feeling exceedingly
vicious toward the unluckv patient
The same evening Lady Fixton and
her daughter, accompanied, OF course,
bv MISS Burton and an army of
servants. found themselves established
at the Randolph hotel.
Lord Algernon Fixton was exceed
ingiy i'll, and as typhoid Is at the best
a slow disease, there was not the
smallest chance of the mother and
daughter being able to quit thelr pres
emit quarters for some weeks to come.
This enforced absence from London
and the separation from her elderly
lover were exceedingly irksome to
Lady Adelaide. Sir Thomas had
never shown any signs OF waverlng IN
ms fidelity, but she had had too much
experience of the INCONSISTENCY OF man
to place an altogether implicit reliance
on his affections. He was, 1t was
true. nearly GO years old but he con-
sidered himself quite a young man,
and had q very strong prediction Tor
pretty faces a weakness which Lady
Adelaide had often noticed with con
siderable uneasiuess. Under the CIR
cumstanccs, She did not at all like the
idea Of Sir Thomas being alone for a
month or six weeks in London, bat
she could not leave her brother, end
her gallant swain, when she delicate
liz suggested IN o letter that he might
take up his residence temporarily at
Oxford showed not the slightest dis
position TO act upon the hint.
Moreover. Lady Adelaide detested
hotels, and was bored to death by the
few university personagcs who called
upol her mother. She called the
place itself abominably dreary, and
declared that it was impossible to buy
the most trilling article at any of the
shops in fact, she divided her time
between writing letters to Sir Thomas
and IN thinking of all sorts of odds
and ends which were absolutely essen
tial to her comfort, and which must be
procured on the shortest notice from
some London tradesmen. Many of
these articles were things which could
not be properly described in letter
and so il came about that Miss Burton,
who was the only person she could
trust IN such delicate matters, was
frequently dispatched to London in
quest of pair Of gloves of a particu
Lar shade, a scent of some complicated
nature, or an entirely new and UNI
equaled toilet requisite Miss Burton
rather liked these expeditions, for her
days at Oxford, owing to Lady Fix
tons depression and Lady Adelaide's
bad temper, We're the reverse of cheer
full, On most of her trips she was
intrusted with an afectionate note to
Sir Thomas. which she was strictly
eujoiued to deliver into his own hands.
1t therefore became necessary for her
TO call frequently at Sir Thomas club
or chambers and wait for an answer
TO the dainty misslve.
One day Miss Burton was sent to
London with quite q sheet of notes 10
deliver Lady Adelaide had been
somewhat more bored than usual. and
had written to corsehuakers, dress
makers, perfumers, and jewelers.
ordering iudiScriminately an SORTS Of
mysterious articles Miss Burton also
had the usual note for Sir Thomas,
and happening in the midst of her
commissions to pass through Pail
Mail she stopped her hanson at his
+ club TO deliver It, Five minutes after
the note had been handed to the hall
porter Sir Thomas rushed out in a re
markable state of excitement.
'What on earth is that you gave
me- he cried, regardless OF appear
anceS
! don't understand you, sir, said
! Miss Burton.
why look at this" continued the
agtated knight TITS an order for a
4 paipitating FACILITATING what}" he
! screamed.
Dearme" said Miss Burton. I'm
afraid there must be q mistake your
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