Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-10

Dfuut you n SAID Fre10y, assuming
the air Of a mentor, 'sbut Mid though.
You must be Lady Glencore before see
the last Of you"
"But, Freddy, think Of grandmamms
you would get into the most awful trou-
BILE. No, Ii would never do"
"StnH and rubbish ~ and Freddy
snapped his fingers; what, ! should
like to know, can couple OF women do
Besides, Pm not going TO blab on myself
never fear. How can / help II if,
while am ruralizing with my tutor, you
choose to bolt with Glencore7"
v.
Arrived at Thorndean, happy and un-
Lady Jane and her daughter
waited for Lord Glencore In vain. Even
to the dear Lady Somerton" not line
had come from him. As every one said,
II was SO strange, 80 incomprebe
"You don't think anything could have
to him, Lady Jane ?"
With brave spirit worthy Of better
woman, Lady Jane answered that she
did not feel anxious in the least. Lord
Glencore had spoken to her Of having
several most important things to settle.
and naturally at timess such as these Lady
Jane was forced into q little vagueness
OF speech---a thousand things cropped up
which one had never dreamed Of before.
Still her heart began to have misgivings
and her courage to sink little lower,
when all was revived by paragraph in
In one of the papers informing all whom
it did not concern that Messrs. Bullion
q Gold had been intrusted with the
family jewels by Lord Glencore with a
view of ascertaining which had best be
reset to suit their future lovely owner.
"Adda!" Lady Jane signaled to her
daughter to follow her. and in their own
room she pointed out the notice.
Mother Oh, / am SO gladi kept
on thinking OF those jewels. Everybody
says they are more than lovely"
"What droll creature, though |" ex-
Lady Jane, without saying a
word to youl / wonder whether he
fancies we are getting the trousseau
ready"
al shan't do that; it's 80 unlucky.
wish he would settle it, though. want
it settled now. Couldn't you write,
mamma?"
my dear, / have written"
"And had no answer2"
''Not q line. Colonel Gossett called,
as he was asked, at the house in town,
and was told that Lord Glencore was
away, his address not known, nor when
he would return"
Extraordinary"
"It is; but we must remember he is q
very extraordinary young man."
~ don't want reminding of that" and
AIDA sighed lugubriously, ''if he wasn't
an earl"
No, no, no, dear never mind. Things OF
that sort are better not said even to me.
In this world we must not expect to have
everything, you know, and women are
spared great deal by not being too in
with the man they are going to
"Only this is such an awkward posi-
ton to be placed in. l don't mind 30
much here, but we are due at the Fellow
fields on Tuesday, and if he does not turn
up there, what them"
"Oh, don't mean to wait longer. l
shall go to town myself--that Is, II we
don't hear-and question his major
domo. If there is anything to find out
you may safely trust to me-"
"It's more than fortnight now" said
Adela, discontentedly.
Lady Jane sighed. "There seems to
be nothing else for me than worry"
"What more2'' H4r
"Oh, we'll, didn't want to bother you,
and If everything else was going right l
let this trouble me. It's let
ter had from Harris. She says that
Peggy, if you please, has chosen to run
away from home. Harris hopes l won't
worry myself or blame her, as the young
lady has had it in her mind for some
time. That's gratitude. you know, after
all I've done for her."
''I'm sure I should let her be. She'll
never come to any good end, that girl.
Haven't always said so?"
"All hope Is that she'll take another
name; ours is such very peculiar one. /"
"And If Glencore came to know, it
might be very unpleasantfor me-"
"Oh, that need in no way give you
any trouble. Be very certain that there
is some one Objectionable in every fam
lily. OF course, some inquiries will have
to be made, but beyond telling Harris to
keep the thing quiet, can't at present
take any steps in the matter"
very likely she's back again by this
time"
81 shouldn't wonder" said Lady Jane,
and then after moments g
pause, she added, "I've been thinking.
suppose before we go to the Fellowfelds
l was to write to them and manage to
bring in something about whether they
expected Glenc3re. It's just possible that
they may have heard from him."
AIDA considered this an excellent idea,
and Lady Jane put it at once into execu-
ton, managing to insert question Of ap-
parently burning interest which needed
an immediate reply.
The reply came, and in a postscript the
writer was 30 sorry that Lord Glencore
was prevented coming to them, fearing it
might be disappointment to AIDA.
"My dear" said Lady Lane, 81 must
60 to town. l dare say Lady Somerton
will guess why, although shall invent
some reason to give her. fear was in
discreet in losing sight OF this young man.
But don't despair nothing beyond reme-
dy. If can only find out where he is,
rest assured this will never happen
again."
81 always thought you were too SAN
guine," said AIDA, ready to vent her dis
pleasure on everybody.
81 don't believe he ever wanted to
marry me, only you would have it he
did,"
Lady Jane went to London, was alb
sent week, and then returned a sadder
but not a wiser woman. Not trace
could she find of Glencore, not q word
had she heard of him.
And Peggy" said AIDA; "what
about her?'
"Not syllable. She had been gone q
week and more before Harris wrote to
me. 1t seems, however, q planned
thing. She had had it in her mind at
least 8 year"
81 wonder" said AIDA, "will he ever
turn up AGAIN." Her thoughts had re.
yerted to Lord Glencore.
"Of course he WILL" said Lady Jane
decidedly, 'and we must profit by the
lesson We have learned from him. Now,
my dear, go of and tell Stevens to come
to me. have trying ordeal before me
to answer all the questions that the peo'