The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-08
ly. Will explain when l see you. Can
you send to meet me at Euston 3

"f Ou hal better 90 TO the station
yourself, Wentworth said Lady Bole-
dover TO her son. "Take Watkins
with you and say that if had not been
feeling indlsposed myself l should GER
tiinly have come. 1 will find her an
other maid.'
Lord Worridon went accordingly,
thinking, like his mother, that no time
should be lost in opening the attack.
He was by no means disappointed with
the young lady, who proved to be a
perfect specimen of blonde American
beauty, though somewhat taller and
more robust than rumor had led him
to expect. 1t was also quickly evident
both to his lordship and his mother
that, in spite of Mrs Brownesmith's fav-
orable report, the heiress' speech and
manners were conspicuously American.
$50 you're Lord Worridon, are your
she said, shaking his lordship's hand
cordially, as soon as he introduced him
self. "Glad to see you, sir"
Lord Worlidon returned the conpli-
ment, and hoped that Miss Schwein-
gold had had pleasant voyage.
"Pretty well,' was the answer. sit
was awfully rough at starting, and l
was sick, can tell You but | soon got
over that. Hope your mothers wei, sir.
Lord Worridon thought the free-and-
easy style of the fair Republican rather
pleasant contrast to the consIraine
tone of the Old World society. 1t was
more what he was accustomed to in
the other sex, and by the time they
had driven to their destination he was
on the best possible terms with his
companion. Lady Boledover was a
little taken aback by her first conver.
satlon with her guest but she too, was
disposed to make considerable allow.
ance for the heiress TO S2,O00,OO0.
al don't know who this Elias X
Schveingold can be-" observed her
ladyship. "Some German navy who
has picked up fortune at the mines, ]
should think. Thank heaven, we are
not likely to see much of him. The
girl herself will improve, Wentworth
can see that she is quick and imita-
tive. She is pretty enough to cover
many faults of style, and American
girls are not judged by the same stand
ard as our own"
"Yes, think she will do in time,
Lord Wofridon observed.
mo doubt. And, you see, she will
not go out much here. She told you
suppose, her father is very ill
and that she may be telegraphed for tc
join him at any minute. That hap
pens most fortunately, as l can now
refuse all Invitations by her own de
SIRE
And her ladyship did so, to the in
tense disgust of the large number o
experienced society anglers who hat
been carefully ground-baiting Bole
dover House eyer since Miss Schwein
COLDS approaching visit got wind. 1
was perfectly true that Elias X
Schweiugold was at this moment lyin,
dangerously i'll at Cannes, but ma
licious world refused to believe it ant
persisted in ascribing the heiress' Sc
clusion to tie most sordid motives OIL
the part of her hostess. This inpres
sion deepened when it was seen tha
Miss Scbweingold once or twice &C
companied Lady Boledover to enter
tainments like theatres and concerts
where there was little or no oppoltunit,
of introducing her to straE gers, ant
that Lord Worridon was her devoted
attendant on all these occasions.
This is not the place to describe th
figure which Miss Schweingold mad
on her presentation. Adler pens have
in their proper sphere, done full justic
to the subject. 1t is enough TO sa
that no one was more universally ad
mired than the American beauty that
thanks partly to her native grace, part
ly to Lady Boledover's careful instruC
tons, she acquitted herself to perfec
tion in the trying ordeal, and that he
charms of face, figure and deportmeu
. even won the notice of royalty itselt
{ Immediately after the ceremony, il
deed, Lady Boledover found hersel
the recipient of certain flatterlng int
nations from exalted quarters, IN tn
!. face of which it was quite impossibl
for her to attempt to hide her distir
guished protegee any longer.