The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-25
CHAPTER TX.

Taken on the whole the bazaar was a
brilliant success, and the funds OF the
hospital were considerably increased by
the proceeds thereof A great deal Of
pleasure and fun had been got out of it,
too. by many persons, and If there had
been some pain attending it-why, nobody
knew much about it.
Polly Antrobus, Tor instance. in spite Of
her brave attire and the lavish gifts Of
MIR. Mandarin. which had made her Out
and out the best dressed Swiss peasant in
all the show. had suffered very MARTYR
dom Of pain--but after all nobody was
any the wiser. and only one or two people
suspected what Polly never spoke Of TO 4
living soul
And Lord Chartcrhouse, whom Mrs An
trobus had once culOgized as being so
frank and open 20 him also that Swiss
Fair and Mask OF Flowers was an ordeal, a
period Of such exquisite anguish that on
the second day. when my lady spoke of
going gpain. he found out, in sheer self
defense. that bis leg was bad again, and
he would rather keep quietly at home.
So Lady Charterh0usc, not Unwilhn2ly,
went of by herself and lad an uucOm.
monty good time. much better than If
Mr.. Nnks' who was, she made no
secret OF saving q dear old boy, but as
slow as "A top. had been with her. Bat
when sho came homo and eulivened linn
with "A full description of everything, ana
Of how that beautiful fair haired girl with
the fat fussv mother. and thclovcly silver
ornaments. had looked more beautiful
that dav than she had done On the day
before. Lord Chartcrhouse found himself
wishing that hc had gone too, and made
up his mind that he would 60 Oh the NOR
row. And sure enough on the morrow tie
did 70. and finding his way 10 the stall at
which Polly was helping, stayed there,
his gamc leg giving him an excuse Tor a
chair. and the chair giving him an excuse
for remaining where he would bc out Of
the way.
think Mr.. Winks' hardly knew that
he was iuficting positive agony on the
Girl ne had once called his Mayhowcr
Polly was very quiet, making 10 effort to
get rid Of the various wares which she
had come there 10 SELL and neither he nor
any one else guessed that there were
times when she could have covered her
eyes with her hands and shrieked aloud
for the very anguish in her heart Poor
Pollyi
say poor Polly advisedly, for ii was
hard that after Blankhampton had seen
her as the possible, aye and probable,
bride OF such men as had worshiped at her
shrine in the days gone by, she should
have to appear before her world acting
Hernia 10 this Bottom-this monster
this Caliban. Nor was this ALI She was
in utter ignorance that Charterhouse had
engaged himself to his cousin after he had
known her, and had done his best TO make
her like him. She believed that the ear
riago had been some family arrangement
70 which he had committed himself be-
fore he had entered the army. She be.
lievcd that he would have got out OF II II
he could, and that in his heart he was
Just US desperately in love with her as ho
had ever becnl Yes, II must be owned
that it was very trying time for poor
Polly.
Perhaps the two persons who enjoyed
the affair most were Mrs. Antrobus and
Mr.. Mandarin. To Mr. Mandarin il was
Joy unspeakable 10 launt round buying
snvihing that innk bis 'a1cy With q loud