Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-11-20

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she took no heed-they did not exist for
her. Lady Victoria looked particularly
we'll that night-all the Ladies Macnab
looked best by candlelight-and Monty
Rosenthal was assiduous in his atten-
tons. He said to himself that ne
would show the other fellows in his reg
iment how he was making the Iunnlng
with the duke of Mull's pretty daugh
ter.
Her ladyship was pleased to dance
four OF five times with her young host,
and to take several turns in the big con-
servatory afterwsrd. And it was here
that one of his brother offcers-the Hon.
Claude Chichester. young man who
was rather given to snubbing Monty In
a quiet way-came by just as Rosen-
thai was bending over Lady Victoria to
fasten button of her glove. Chiches
ter looked slightly disguised as he passed
on, and Rosenthal chuckled to himself,
bending his handsome head SO that he
could see into his partners eyes. Far
off in the ballroom they we're playing
the latest dolorous valse, and the last
couple had hurried through the glass
doors which led into the house. They
were as much alone os people ever are
at a London party.
II suppose I shan't see you again till
next season." sighed Monty. Just like
my luck. My leaves up tomorrow, and
you will all be off in fortnight now"
"Not till next season." said Lady
Victoria, who remembered with some
thing like shock that 'next season.
she would be thirty years of age.
II wish to goodness there were any
chance of it"
"Why, can't you get any more leaver'
ooh, yes, I suppose I could. I can
always get around my stupid old colo
mel. But that doesn't imply seeing
you"
"But perhaps you could come up to
Castle Mull-my brother will be having
some men for the shooting. will ask
mamma to invite you"
A thrill of delight coursed through
Monty Rosenthal's veins. To be asked
to stay at Castle Null for the grouse.
shooting, to have his name in all the
papers as one of the ducal party-here
was triumph over that brute Chiches-
ter and the other fellows in his mess.
He was really very grateful to the girl
who was doing so much for him, and
Monty looked quite tender as he MUIR
mnred, "Of course, I will come If you
only give me chance, but Ishan't want
to do much shooting unless you follow
the guns"
"Well, you can play tennis with me.
We have some perfectly lovely courts
in Scotland" cried Lady Victoria, in
whose somewhat dull brain visions of
lawn-tennis and matrimony were begin
ming to be agreeably commingled.
The Duchess was promptly convinced
that this was the trump card to play,
and Mr.. Montagu Rosenthal was soon in
possession of bis invitation to Castle
Null. He was asked for ten days.
The two eldest daughters of the house
of Null were pleased to be facetious
about their sisters admirer. The Lady
Dulcibslla in particular, who was fond
of High Church curates, was never tired
of making small, acid jokes about "per-
sons of the Hebrew persuasion" their
and customs. She wished to
know if Mr.. Rosenthal was going to look
shocked if they ate bacon for breakfast,
and if he intended to keep his hat Oh
when they took him to church. There
was no end to the inquiries Lady Dull
cibella made after the invitation had
been sent and accepted. But Victoria
was tolerably thick skinned, and did not
trouble herself about her elder sisters
She promised herself her re-
venge when she was the wife of a young
The night before the Twelfth came,
and sufficiently CHEEKY shooting party
assembled within the walls of Castle
Null. Among the men was Montagu
Rosenthal.
Lady Victoria looked really pretty as
The went down to dinner on the hand
some soldiers arm, and the young peo-
Die seemed to find plenty to say to each |
'ther between the soup and the peaches.
Monty was not any cleverer than a
7oung man who is heir to several mil
ions is expected to be, so he and Lady
Victoria got on capitally.
"Has he been shaking his shekels at
Tou, my dear?" inquired Lady Dulci-
ella of her younger sister, when the
7omen found themselves in the drawing
DOM again.
"No; he has been telling me how
wfully pretty he thinks my arms are"
eplied Victoria, who, although some
that stolid young woman, could be
Malicious on occasion. Now the Lady
)ulcibella's arms were not her most at
'active point. partaking, when she was
dinner, Of the form of certain geo.
letrical figure in Euclid.
''It's perfectly disgusting the way Vic
carrying on with that Jew man." she
lrned to whisper to Georgiana; "as if
ne OF us would dream of making such a
latch as thatr
'Oh, she's perfectly rabid about being