The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-11-21
Nothing" she responded gloomily.


Adela dodded; the dreadful friend"
was particular crony of her own, but
she let that pass, .-
They began taking about me-Lord
Kyrle said was horrid girl--he des-
cribed me as a sort of wild animal,
tomboy who climbed trees, O vulgar
creature who swore and talked slang =
oh, it was shamefulp
"'Well, but, Kitty people do say you
are fast you know" suggested her
friend csr1
"What do they mean by fast?' what
does anybody mean?" she cried pas
sionately; "they don't know them
selves. 1t is true have high spirits.
and like bodily exercise, but never
did the dreadful things that brute said
of me-"
"Cigarettes, murmured her lady
ship, e.
And where's the harm there's no
sin in cigarettel But haven't told you
half. After he had given this delight
full and perfectly veracious sketch of
my character to your brother, he mem
toned the amount of my fortune THAT
was correct enough), and asked him If
he would like to be introduced to Inc:
and Mr.. Dormer replied that he would
go long way to avoid coming across
mel There what do you think of
that?"
Pooh! Jack will like you when he
knows you, Kitty, as l do"
Miss Ingleby got up from her knees,
and began pacing up and down the
room; suddenly she stopped behind her
friends chair and put both hands on
her shoulders.
"Adela, you know you meant your
brother to marry me-hushl don't ex.
claim and don't deny it; know exactly
what you are going to ay,-so you need
not say it," Lady Ellerton had got
very red. 81 do not think you are at
all to blame, my dear; if had great
friend worth fifty thousand pounds, and
a nice impecunious brother, l should do
my best, toe, to bring about a coalition
of forces-but, Adela, let me tell you,
it won't dol"
Kate, how you do jump at conclus-
ions" murmured Adela confusedly, for
Miss Ingleby had stated the case ex-
actly.
"My dear, it won't do; I am not 60
ing to run the chance of being snubbed
by any man, not even by the brother of
my greatest friend. / refuse to meet
Mr.. Dormer, and am not coming to
Fosborough next week"
Who could have believed that So SIM
pie statement could have created such
a storm?
Lady Ellerton sprang to her feet as
though she had been shot; she turned
hot and cold, red and white by turns !;
she stormed and she raved; she en-
treated and she coaXed; she declared
that without Kate she would be undone
her party be failure, her house a
bowling wilderness, wherein everybody
would be bored to death: and, worse
than ALL her private theatricals would
have to be put off altogether. Finally,
she burst into passion of angry tears,
which threatened4o end in fit of hys-
terics.
Then, suddenly, Kate relented.
"Yery well, then, I'll come, and I'll
act in the theatricals-but on one con-
dition only. None of the people you
have asked for the week know me. l
shall not come in my own name, but as
somebody else"
"What do YOU mean?"
81 shall come, not as Miss Ingleby,
the helress, the FAST, sLANGY glrl''-
she jerked out the words spitefully-
"but as Miss Rose, the Quakeress, the
daughter of your old governess."
Miss Rose?-a Quakeress?'' gasped
Adela Ellerton, .r
Eyes, my name is Rose--Kathcrln
Rose--so that will be true enough"
But Quakeress-how can you do
it? Shall YOU say thee and thou?''
mo, that is out of date. they don't
do it now; but shall wear drabs and
greys and be demu7e-oh, very demure
your brother will think me charm
ing!r r...
Don't be so sarcastic; but surely it
can't be done-somebody will recognize
you'' PUG laa..H.
She tossed her hat off aud seized a
hairbrush. Away vanished all the crisp
dark little eurls that rippled all over
her head, straight parting, fattened
locks falling back on either side, lowered
eyelids, little perked-up mouth that
looked simplicity itself; the whole ex-
preston of her face, almost her very
features, seemed TO be changed. Lady
Ellerton burst out laughing.
MY dear child, everybody says right
"; that you are the cleverest amateur
actress in Londoni Why, don't be-
lieve even James would recognize you"
'Sir james, must be in the secret OF
course, but no one else; it win only be
for four days, and then go to the Wig
rams. You, agrse2 All right, then
conep, .-.,s-s-.-5 ~. ~.
and II don't make that young man
fall,head over ears'in love with me in
four days. said Miss Ingleby 70 herself
rs she ran away down stairs, clenehing
her liltle fist IS she Went, ".hen shall
vote myself for eyer unworthy of the
name Of womaDr .....
I a week Later Jack pormer stood In
MS sisters little blue and white boudoir
at FOsborouuh Court i'm the county of