Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-02

hnreNcts lttNIb ma passed netWttn uH
nearly every day. dld not tell her ex.
ectly why J etjfufned At sudbury; but for
my own sake lei her know that my ap-
parent friendship Tor Chcsmsn was part
and p0trel "a the work | was engaged
upon. She was content W take me Al my
word, 20 wait and trust. She waa 81
Cheltenhain, staying with her guardian,
this terrible old general Although be had
washed his hands ~ her, she was welcome
10 come 70 his house, 80 long az che did
not bring that young sdyentnrer IN her
train. The truth IL, the old soldier and
his sister loved her dearly. Perhaps, had
1 known that, should have kept my ten.
per on The occasion " that stormy inter-
View.
So ! wrote long letter 70 Clhudlne.
Perhaps, ne I thought Of what was before
me, an unusually tender one. However
that fnay he, the only portion OF II which
concerns this tale wac the postscript, IN
which ! asked her 20 telegraph at once,
and II she could let me know the name "
Lady Esimere's dfoafmaker twenty years
ago. did not explain why maze the
request, knowing that Clandiue would
guess At lts Importance
The Telegram came about noon The next
day. "Always She same, Madame Biau
chi, Regent street, went IN search Oi
Hoihwell, and asked him 10 accompany
me 10 the unknown regions l must ex-
plore.
We called ~ the great dFessmaker's
feeling terribly shy and NJ Al ease ~ we
passed through The glass doors which
opened upon The mysterious land ~ mil.
llnery | insisted that li0ihweli should
be the spokesman His greater age
eQrttf1 gAsrv s~a4ttht AMI ain rAngfnael
lie reluctantly consented, aud with
fnrtlve glance around him, advanced, ana
asked one Of the young ladies behind The
counter u vie could see Madame Bianchl
Madame was particularly engaged al
present. Dis we call hy appointment
The yOuug lady eyed ms ouflonsty. No
doubt the ~ esranee Of two iul grown,
able.bOditd men In such ~ establishment
was Unprecedented
We dld not call ~ appointment An
then II eas Impossible ~ Soy when we
could zee msdsnie WG would wait on
the chance, rs our business WAS ~ great
iinpufiAHce 80 we ware accommodated
with chaifa, aud kat down rather rueinl
", feeling much Ike nsh out " water
The young ihdies 20 the shop Looked AZ
uF ensfieieu.iy Rpthwel stuck hls large
brown hsnje in HE pockets, stretched out
bis long legs, trying 10 look as much a.
bis easp AZ possible Bat Il WAS no ute,
We ieit like criminals ~ destefal0rs. It
needed onlg two o. three ladies 10 pass
10 end oHti sud give US surprised glance
as they sHtpi BY, 10 complete our uilsefy.
ribs j very terrible, Philip whis-
pered R0iheeii
~ Is What shall w. d0fp
~ dDnt ku0w. / believe those girls
ftstFE IA 1
eyt ths dresses " nat Msy They thiuk
Il he ceihmtnhenlehi a 50 inventory y
'gsp'f goa 90 and hay q bonnet, o. a
peiiiacst. ~ eemciHing.W he said. after
pause, '.just 70 shaw that We are honest
meat
~ wonder II Clandine would be an.
uoYed Il Esvt a few preliminary orders
Ter the ifooHstsUl' I said. lsnehlng
"Do eunethinR, for hrsyen's takel"
'iSenu Your name ~ 10 madame. She
will aee iufd, no doubt =
~ Will try" he said sadly, aud timidly
approached one Of tbs presiding god.
deeRes
The tallsman worked The message
was sent, and we soon ipund ourselves In
Madame blanehis pre- senpe
She was q dafk-eyed, eluver.lnoklns IT.
tie woman, very quietly but richly
dressed, Her hands, which were plump
and white, always moved az she spoke,
aud looked as Il engaged IN smoothing
out some Imaginary Wtlnkles on phan-
totn dress. She received us gracefully
and cpndoscendugly, hut Il was perfectly
clear she was quite aware OF her own
superior station IN life peer is hut nm
acrideni Of birth, but a great millinet II u
gift frum above.
Ss...
made known eur ertaud. II WAS tn learn
u about certain date, msny years ago, a
gentleman had ordered replica OF QUO
ut Lady ksimete's dresses.
''Aly honks VIII show SHE said She
rang bell aud gave orders that ceriain
books should DC brought her She turned
back PAGE after page, passing her white
tore.tihHer rapidly down each suddenly
n stopped.
ut must he thls,'' shu said. ',Iiefe Is
the entry la the order book
We looked where her index ilnger had
arfeSted ltselt, and read
Mr. @ ntm-tullet, the came "a
Lady Estmtre's % be- ready hy next
ffidAy, paid IA advance 'n
81 remember the circumstances now
look a. the pnifv,N said madame "a
Rentleman called aud told me- hls wife
was SO struck with her iadyehlb's dtts.
that she must have uhn like a. objected
to make Il, a. We do not care tnmake TVS
dreesea slike, but be insisted aud said
his wife wanted 10 take Il abroad. H.
fact, SHE had gone abroad now, So n WAS
10 be made 4, hady Estmetu's measure
and alter 4 Afterwards u necessary
Gle paye no nainef'
''lt tetns not. lbut that ,lla not matter,
az yeu see he paid fus u before II was
maue.'
We knew All we wanted. AZ any time
an Inspection ~ mAdamrs hnpks would
prove the truth Of Mrs. MUft0n's tale SO
Ear ge The tvn dresses ware concerned
So thanking madame ioi her Clylllty. We
left her establishment
"Tbat,n said Rothwell, as We emerged
ffOu the glass dnure. Tia thug slunle
nan shunid only DO called upon 10 40
uucr 10 liietinen
We walked across 10 lila hotel where
had ifomeea 10 lunnh with him
NNOw," tald, s'iny task ls done. The
rest n yunf paftn
''Ym dill upt write to your father last
hinhtfn he asked
s'cer,aiuly not yOr had my nfomlse y
''Yon would like him ~ know about
lhlsP"
t'As soon as pnesible,f
ssWeli, have teuonsidered the natter
He had letter be told. IL hu stlll "a |
Eyes, found a letter from hlm await
Ing NE yesterday
"Thtn WI will settle your affairs dist. |
We nill essto norwood id.lnoftOw.r
tfteil ynu 4 me y" asked, SURPRISED.
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