Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-14
"Yes, and she told you that Mrs. Coventry

"Yes, and she told you that Mrs. Coventry
had lots Of money, didn't shes"
Certainly. oh, the whole thing is arranged
ssharningly! You win be asked to witness
I'VE! What, you and Mrs. Coventry? You
are sure OF her consent then"
respect to the lady, have not the slightest in
tent1on OF doing"
mo? I thought that it was because you had
made up your mind TO marry that she had
been asked to meet you"
"on the contrary: my sister seems to think
that the fair widow intends taking to herself
should meet her. Wicked little intriguer. it
was only at The eleventh hour she permitted
her hand to be seen, and then it was foo late to
change my plans, or I should not have had
the felicity ofmaking thisjourney in your COM
pnny."
pom my word, you are the very pluckiest
woman ever knew in all my lifo! Colonel Sey-
m1 gu s gid enthnsiastieally: ,,,.
thawed before roaring fire in the waiting room
OF 1eobnry station. Although it had strHek
o'clock, they had ached no further; and con-
sidering that their last four hours had been
spent nil but buried in snow drift from which
with difficulty they had been dug out, thank,
ml indeed did they feel that they had reached
q haven Of safety. Bah was the only one of the
three who had anything to eat since the morn
I'VE can do better without food than a child
can" Mrs. Coventry had said insisting that her
sandwiches should fall to Bab's share-and after
this she had taken Bah on her lap to keep her
warm, and the child. growing drowsy, had
fallen asleep In her arms.
The time, after all, Gid not seem so very long
ano Mrs. Coventry was sensible OF certain
amount Of EXPLANATION produced BY spirit of
adventure. There was, however, dis.nay when
impossible for that night The station was some
distance from the town; to get to the hotel was
not practicable. But really, considering, all
things, think we ought to look upon ourselves
rs very lucky TO be where we are" said the
Colonel, who undertook to make us bed COM
rosnd Of rugs and wraps IN the ladies' Wa sae
as snugiy as dormice, while he and the porter
In charge, who had provided them with tea,
innns e early the Golonel woud eff to
ind out if they could not reach Askridge by
t there ge aSfos ee county, Is no train went out
Mrs; Coventry shut the door and sat down to
consider. Surely no woman in the world had
Gefore What could have pc
her? She must have been mad. Oh, if she
could but avoid meeting him-get back to Lon
noument which would take place ON the very
threshold of Ashbridge Manor!
sleep! She never closed her eyes, and the
hours seemed interminable before Colonel
seymour set off in quest of a carriage. Some
fresh hands had come to relieve the porters
who had been on night duty; and, shutting the
door ON the still sleeping Bah, Mrs. Coventry
addressed one OF these:
"At what time is there train to London
"Ihe first train will pull up here by signal IN
twenty minutes, maa am"
"Can you stop it?''
Certainly ma am" Yes, 1t was half SOW
ereisn she lad given him. "Do you want me
TO take q ticket for your
81 do. There is the money. and presently
will give You a note TO give to gentleman
who will come for the little girl in the ladies
waitiEg-room."
Or went the man, and down sat Mrs. Coven-
try to scribble the incoherent epistle which She
was 10 leave for Colonel Seymour:
circumstances have occurred which make
IT Impossible for me to go on to Ashrid ;e
Manor. Will you do me the ,r.at favor of not
saying that l travelled with you thus Jar, |
shall get Mrs Coventry to give Mrs. Larnbton
her.