The Grenada gazette., 1886-12-11

'''e"'o"'h2 nope OF seeing her at the
s'a'ion' although she could not possibly
Know exactly when he would arrive
lie had started by the very next mail
IRON Bombay. SO that writ'no would
have been useless. He felt. indepd that
" mad answered her telegram in a very
Practlca' fashion. How overjoycd she
would be 10 have him back, He boned
IL would not be too much for her--sec.
ing him suddenly again like this. So,
throwing himself on the bed in his room
at the Grand HOTEL he fell asleep.
When Dick awoke it was three
O'Clock in the afternoon. Tubing and
unpacking took an hour, and then he
had to go out and buy a tall hat. After
this he directed the cabman to the house
in Park street.
The Shady Mayfair street looked
bright and pleasant as his hanson rat.
tied along, the houses smartened up for
the season with new blinds, and window
boxes full of daisies and spirea. A
light breeze blew in his face, and a
couple of fair-haired girls in pink cot
ton made bright patch against the
gray-toned houses. BY Jove! how
awfully nice it was, after India. A man
might be very happy in London, with
charming wife who would know how
to give little dinners, and the club, and
the theaters. and the park.
Pulling up at the house. Dicks jaw
fell. There was an awning from the
door 10 the curbstonc. with crowd OF
nursemaids and urchins gaping on
each side. The street was full of car
riages, too. What did it mean? Then
Dick remembered that Mrs. Lcnnox
gave great many afternoon parties.
Well. it was dcucsd disappointing, he
said to himself, when you had come all
the way from India to see woman, to
find she was giving one of those infer
nal kettledrums the very day you ar.
rive.
Inside the house there was the usual
elbowing, well-dresscd crowd that you
see any afternoon in the season in May
fair. Boys in gray coats with pink
carnations IN their button-holcs logged
old club men in brown coats and white
gardenias. In the dining-room hook
nosed dowagers were foraging for ices.
while on the landing frisky matrons
loitered with their temporary swains.
On the stairs Dick met woman he
knew, an enthusiastic girl of forty-thrce,
who was dressed in more juvenile gart
than when he had last seen her. Muir
murning "Charmed to see you back
happy occasion'" she tripped past him.
"Happy occasion, was it?' said Dick
to himself, wishing his gushing &C.
quaintance and the rest of the guestsat
the bottom of the sea. 1t would have
been happier occasion still if he could
have found his Dorothy alone in he,
amber-t nted room.
When Captain lrton reached the door
he could see Mrs. l.ennox standing in
the midst of a crowd of people, who all
seemed to be talking at once. BY Jove'
how ''fctching' size looked in her silver
gray gown, with huge bouquet OF
orchids, and that gray tulle thing she
had on her head! Was that a new
fashion, Dick wondered, for women tc
wear bonnets at Their own ''at homes:
And there was that ass, Shorthorn,
close besides her, with particularly
fatuous expression on her face! 1t was
high time he had written. Dick thought
it was high time he had come. Why,
the fellow was far done-ovcr head ant
|leels Dick could see that by the way he
Mrs. LennoX with her eyes.
Then one of the circle moved away.
and Dorothy turned and saw Captain
[rton at the door. She looked as if she
had seen Il ghost. Coming forward he
.ook her hand, and then he saw that
was wrong. Without a
word, she motioned him into an ad-
dining room, which for the moment
vas empty.
"Good God.' rshe whispered, "why
,ave you come now? Iwred you that
,ou were not to conc, that it was too
ate. l wrote. too, but you can not
lavc got my letter.
"Too late. Dorothy! what do yor
mean? Your telegram said: DO no.
.9,ac TOO late.' Well, started the next
lay
Poor Dick,' she said at last "what
dreadful mistake yon have made! DO
,0t come. Zoo latc,' was the message |
cnt. Did you not remember that there