The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-25

Good heavens what should he do2 The
man decided for him by shutting the door
and leading the way up stairs. beg your
pardon, ma'am, did not know you were
here" and as his apology for entering the
roem rather abruptly be drew back and an.
nounced Colonel Roslyn Seymour
Mrs. Coventry started as il to get up. and
then sat down. Colonel Seymour halted to
give the servant time to withdraw, and then
came hurriedly up to her.
This is good luck. indeed" he exclaimed.
81 came to see you, but hadn't hope OF
finding you alone. And now before any
one comes in, tell me what made you 90 of
rest since; I'm so awfully afraid that by
some unlucky means i managed to offend
you"
A shake of her head was the only reply;
she had not looked up, 50 could not see how
ixedly he was looking down at her
Il hope you are assured L would not do
that" be continued, 81 can not tell you how
the bare idea distressed me. My sister was
in despair at the telegram. and / was only
too happy to make it an opportunity of see.
ing you. You may imagine my anxiety to
come, when | offered TO take back with ale
Mrs. Coventry"
Two pretty white hands were put up to
cover the confusion Of very red face.
Il am Mrs. Coventry" came forth In q
whisper.
The Colonel drew back and stared at her,
while she, feeling a STRAIGHTFORWARD confess
sion was the only way of maintaining the
little rag of her dignity left, stood up and
began speaking hurriedly:
Colonel Seymour, / don't know what Won
must think of me, but the whole thing was
on my part sort of bad practical Joke.
Your sister, you know, wrote to me, and
and Miss Hsmblin was to have travelled down
with you. At the last moment she was un-
able TO go, and some madness prom ted me
to pass myself off in her place. Oh, YOU
don't know how distressed 1 was. /
couldn't tell you what l suffered. l shall
never forgive myself, never o course Mrs.
Lambton must know, and what will she
Think What can you think of me?'
And the heightened color OF the brown
eyes swimming in tears made her look so
lovely that the Colonel was forced into saw.
ing: "Well, Pm afraid il told you now 1t
would make you verv angry. Bat you are
making great deal too much of nothing at
all. Why need any one be told? | am the
only one" he continued. who ought to be
distressed to think nave fallen a victim to
the charms of a lady who does not exist"
Yes but she does-there is Miss Ha a.
bl in"
He shook his head dismslly.
Alas" he said, there Is a Mrs Coven-
tryw
And then they looked at each other, and
both began to laugh.
Oh, that Kitty" said the Colonel.
Isn't she shamefnl2 | know now that
she made Us both believe each of us was DIV.
ing to marry the other"
And I'll tell you what we'll do" said the
Colonel. Let Us Ia turn play her a trick,
without informing her that we've ever met
before-go down there together"
1T would serve her right, but" and
then there came q recapitulation or repent
an &c for her escapade, and this led to the
me tiyes each had for distrust and suspicion,
80 that by the time l o'clock struck they
had grown quite confidential; Colonel Sey-
mour had heard how, when years ago he
had come to see Kitty at school, all the girls
had straightway fallen in love with her
brother
"Yes, but you were not among them?" he
ask ed pointedly.
"0h, indeed 1 was, and did my very ut
most to make myself most conspicuous. Of
no use; you passed without throwing a Sec
ond glance in my direction"
Impossible
Nothing of the sort. Besides. after that
We met many times in society"
But this the Colonel denied at all risks.
No earthly power would induce him to be-
lieve he bad ever met Mrs. Coventry; if 50,
he must-he should've could not help re-
membering hes.
He stayed to luncheon, he came back to
afternoon tea and sat hour after hour, chat.
ting, in the vain hope that Mrs. Coventry
might be driven into asking him to dinner
but, as she was resolved not to do this he
had to frame an excuse for reappesring early
on the following day, when she consented 10
travel again to Ashridge Manor in his com.
pany.
And to prove him equal to profiting by op-
portunity. when. radiant with the hope that
her cherished scheme was beginning to work
satisfactorily, Mrs. Lambton ran to embrace
him, q whisper made her exclaim:
You don't mean it's settled? No, not
really-it isn't possible Nelly, say its true.
Why, how did it hsppen?"
ION, quite in the usual way" And Col
onel Sey mour began laughing, while Mrs.
Coventry murmured something unintelligi-
BILE.
But never knew anything so delightful,
so romanticl Love at first sight, evidently ~
And then, with another shadow of kisses on
the fair face before her, she added, IL must
say, Roslyn, that you are a bold man."
"Ceartainly. my dear, it's my trade-I'm
q soldier"
Yes, but to propose like this, at once
and to Nelly, who is so particular. Well, ii
Td been asked, should have said you were
madl"
Do dms i1hNcH Il IcdSOu W Deg
Eyes but Nelly2"
"Oh, I've been bewitched, evidently" said
Mrs. Coventry. ~ feel that must be some
body else. don't know who, but it can't
be Helen Coventry"
why, there, that's berl" exclaimed un.
grammatical little Bah, whom the sound OF
her fathers voice had brought down. "She's
the lady who was in the train-didn't tell
you so?"
Me- Iau,htop ctrafobad ont ba~ h.cJa
more mystifed than ever.
What does 1t all mean?''
But Colonel Seymour had caught up the
child, and was holding her toward Mrs. Gov.
entry, saying that this lady had promised to
be her new mother. then grasping his sister
by the arm, he said, Don't ask any more
questions now, Kitty. You shall be told the
whole story; only keep In your curiosity
until we three can SIT down quietly together
and we'll let you into the whole mystery. u
Punctuation.
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