The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-02

NuAfius NIOS> nOtci tOf to-nAkuk. VIII ask tor him there, bring him home to din ner if he looks nice in any case, give him some little information about this wilder ness of a London. Mir. Valery has found me some addresses for him: one or two hotels where the people are French. It's pity Frank can't 90 with me
 IL IS, indeed sad Lady Lynx drly.
 really must run away said Mrs Naiery, again consulting her watch. lin very sorry to seem rude"
 Oh no, at all. said Lady Lynx, rs- ing to go. Her mind vas working busily. Why had Sir George said that he should ably 10 dinner? He had mentioned Charing Cross. l; is absurd 10 suppose that he did not know what train he would come by. The thing seemed more ridic- ulous the more she thought ot H. Of course he knew when he would arrive but he did not want her 10. That seemed clear.
 She walked up 10 the top of Wilton Place. took a ransom, and told the man 10 drve 10 the Charing Cross hotel. Ar rived there. she entered and sad she ex- pected gentleman 10 meet her Tn tew moments. adding that she would like 10 wat Tn the coffee room. Her heart beat with excitement as she went Tn. Was sne about to discover something Was the ametcur detective about to be re- warded by a great success She gloried Tn the thought of how instantly she had seen through Mrs. aleTy's absurd story which she concluded had been told her III case by any mischanee she should come to meet her own husband.
 No one was Tn the coffee-room. ltwas an hour al which meals were not wanted. So much the better, thought Lady Lynx She went to an armchair in an obscure corner of the room and established her self there, providing herself with A news paper with which to screen her face. She was now prepared 10 wal, for wha, time might bring forth.
 Meantime Mrs. Nslery had pu, on her bonne, and driven down to the same place in her little brougham. 4 very shor; time after Lady Lynx had settled herself in the ooffee-room Mrs. Nalery walked into the hotel and inquired wheter count of an unpronounceablc name had arrived Alter considerable consultation and much mental effort the waiter informed her tha, a foreign gentle man. whose name was like a sneeze, cer- ,alnly had come tos the hotel, taken a room and gone to 1t. But he had not said that he expected lady to see him. fofsihe very good reason that he could speak no language but his own, which no one Tn the hotel understood.
 kA said Mrs. Naleiy, with a laugh. How ever, he expects me to interpret for him. l will write him line on this card, if you will take 1t up to him. will wait in the cottee-room. and when he comes down show him in there
 Mrs. alery wrote line m Russi an beneath her name. and then gave the card 10 the waiter. It was sent up stairs and she was shown into the cottee-room She went in and sa, still fe~ moments : then began to walk to and fro rather restlessly, her eyes on the ground. She was little nervous about this meeting with man she had never seen. IL would be quite easy if he were nice ; if he were not, |, would be horrid. She though, to herself, as she waited, that If one Of her dearest friends had not asked her 10 do this. she would have refused
 Probably her sudden dislike of her task merely arose from the depressing efieo, of being stranded alone Tn the mids, of d great hotel cofice-room and having to re- main there Al all events she re- solved that she would be cordial. If the man looked al all nice she would no, ie, him be chilled, as most foreigners are, m the frs; hour he spent Tn England. and then she began 10 think how kind his friends had been to her when she was m Russia. That gave her new courage but, oh, boa long he kep, her waiting. She glanced around the room. She could just see the top of black bonnet over distant armchair; lady was there reading a paper She fel, glad there was no one to observe pretty woman wait ing m public oofiee-Toom for some one who did no, come.
 Al las, the door opened and a gentle man entered quickly. Mrs. Aalery saw tremely handsome, tall and disting guished looking and that he had tha, air which one IS compelled to ascribe as " foreign foi wan, of better word. That $ to say. though he was not very Russian in ap- pearance, ye; he did not look ike an Enghshman. Mrs. Nalery called up all her courage and pretty manners and with aii extreme nervousness which no one bu, herself could percieve. advanced eagerly 10 meet him. Sh. held ou, her hand and began to talk rapidly n Rus sian. He did not answer her bu, then she gave hlm no time to. for her ner- vousness made her talk rather more than she intended. lie held her hand n hls and gazed admirngly into her face winch. with IS slight flush of enbaIrass- men;, va, even !oyeller than usual Thls went or fl; ,Ro ur three minutes ,heu Mrs. 4,ery ,red D draw her h4nd ASsy and looked ao9.. ner io, a char BIf her new ffiead ne.s her hand last. ~hich discompos-d her great deal yei T dld not starIle her SO much as the sighi wnsch greeted her eyes as she looked around. Lady Lynx had advanced siealthiiy. and stood close seside them. Tier fac ~as awful. Mrs. Ealery uttered an lnarsfcu-