Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-29
rHow FIRST PUBLISHED
BYJAMES GRANT,
AN EvENTFUL sTOk Z.
THE RICH. OF Translation is Reserved.
CHAPTER JyII-IN PICCADILLY.


It was early in the second month of the
London season. The afternoon was
! beautiful; but, as usual in London, there
came no breeze TO replace the heat OF the
bresthless midday; yet the Park and the
| Row were crowded. All the world of
fashion, wealth and idleness was there,
riding, driving, sauntering about or oc-
cupying the long lines OF seats near Hyde
Park corner.
At the lofty door OF Mrs. Chillington's
residence in Piccadilly a handsome and
well-sppointed open carriage was stand
ing, as Lonsdale drew near on the OPP
posite side OF the way, by the pavement
that borders the northern side OF the
Green Park. He perceived in IN instant
that it's occupants were Melsnie, her
friend Amy Musgrsve, and Lord D'Oyley,
evidently bent for the Row; and the car
risge, he also saw, WAS not that Of Mrs.
Chillington, with Its pretentious coats
armorisi, but was Melanie's, for on the
panels was 8 Widows loZerge, small ana
modest, charged with the Braybrooke
arms, and the liveries were yellow and
black.
The two seemed in excellent spirits.
and the carriage boWled away west, to-
wards Apsley house.
That AMY should seem Joyous and full
of yivaeity with "toWn," and all the hsp-
piness and change it brought her, WAS
natural. a lively girl, she was always
ready for anything; SO why not Tor "olt'
of park" with this sold fossil, who was
weak on Melanie-or was it on Mrs.
Chillipgton?n Amy Jared little If it
were SO.
Melanie's smiles and good spirits
Jared upon Lonsdsle; but she had hap
piness in one great measure now. In
charge of old Bethia Barlow, at the
Dover house, Reggie was well cared for,
thanks to her own sacrifice and DICKS
aspirations after SaEdhurst would soon
be crowned with success. They were all
Independent Of Uncle Grimsh6w, whose
hopes Of the fiesh-pots OF R.yensoourne
hall had faded sway, and he could only
growl and glare at his frugal meals, while
he increased his allowance of cheap port
and brandy and water.
The Viscount was now partially bald ;
but his hair, whether triumph OF art OF
nature, wss still a rich dark brown,
while mis- burlY moustachios were OF the
same hue, but carefully wsxed out at the
tips. He was well-preserveds We'll
padded and splendidly made up by MS
tailor, and was intensely vain OF having
his name coupled with that OF Meianle
who was totally ignorant OF his real cnar
acter. That those two country glrls
should be in such "shsdy" society as tina
OF mis- Iordship, Lonsdsle never douotet
to be the result Of MIS-. Chiliington's in
fuence or plans, and their ignorance o
the Infamous world of London; and tn
rough gossip of Captain Ike and Others
st the club came painfully TO his memor.
as he crossed the street and handed tW'
cards to . tail, powdered yalet-s tall
powdered, ove1fed and insouciant lout-
who was lounging against pillar en-
looking down contemporary On u
world at large.
"Mrs. CnillirgtOn was-he believed
at 'ome; but Lacy Braybrcoke wa
hout;" so the visitor wss ushered in.
In the elegant double drswing-room
the PicadillV Maneior-a species CT apar
, ment to which Lonsdale, for long pas
had been q strnaser-he glanced abor
him for some traces O. Mel6nie's pres
ence, nor were they wanting
There wAs a water color ske'ch OF
scene on the Thames-hoW well he kne
the features of thst locality! The VII
lows and the elms dropping over II
shining water whereon the great viii
lilies fosted-the place where they hs
so often met and last parted, with Gil
associations. o. the piano lay scattere
several pieces of music, some by Chopi
and among others, "The Waliz OF &
Kings Dragon Guards" sll inscribe
/. to Lady Braybroke, with "the kinde
wishes OF Lord D'Oyley;" so "this XIII
of thing had been DING on for cen
\ time past.
Half-cu novels and serials lay sbou
they were not much in the peers lin
but cabinet photo of the latter, in
p heavily frogged coat, with all his medc
and orders displayed, occupied place
honour on q side table, on pretty lit'
!. u gilded easel, which, however, might ha
IA been Mrs. Chillington's arrangement. I
I u Lonsdale eyed it dsrkly, ss If il had be
aes q Dacoit by the Rsngoon river.
igor, Near it, in Dresden China va!
,a9e' was G bouquet OF small red rose
- Lonsdale remembered that Just So
sm' rose as one OF them n
les les. In D'Oyley's button-hole IS ne dro
Dis of, and though it might have be
I'D the gift of Mrs. Chillington, "trif
,aIt light IS air" haunted the lovers mil
ness and were rather in the ascendant j
e OF then.
ans am 1t chsnced that little before this tin
nlcnI 1OI SuppH<L VI tAC AllhlStk5 VI cShiS ~
,nts,s tfcular members thereof, on the refill
, .as, m, Mt OF that incapable body huge bal
siSi- az sereations" had, as usual taSen plss
bsu- and among the latter now figured
req: Piantsgenet de Pugwash, Knit, OF Stok
no cross-for "his eminent services to
imi- state" in boiling up soap in unus
any quantities, we presume.
The blushing honours Of the old so
mr. boiler of Battersea had filled Mrs. Oh
En-. ipgton with q general contempt for
besrers of kpighthood that was not her
tngs itary.
and "Pooh sSsshe had said; "whst are ba
nets aess?"
ling -sThhs she aimed st higher game for I
ford FAME.
Ir2ss' With Lonsdale's caEds in her hand,
0ou- now fingered FOR moment st the
that Indian portiere which hung before
cts inner drawing-room door, snd while
thef seen by him, very cloudy and nos
heir expression indeed lowered on her C
illed tsinly fine old fsce.
tae She half crushed the cards in her an
NA'H little hand, as she felt herself positly
Hing ill-used By fate.
It was too bad TO think that after
& after deeming him safely dead and burr
u, or e.tsn-she cared little which-oy
Burmese, he should return thus, look
AS. ss well and handsome as ever, TO
}. perhaps, her second ambitious plans
y Yh "a homes of being aunt to peeress; and