Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-05-25

people who knew the sisters well thoegl.
slightly unnecessary--judging By tie dis
| play Of affection between them. that is {
say.
| And then people began to ask. jilst q
Beautiful jim had done Of Mrs Traf.ord
| what Mr. Mandarin was like. Mrs An
trobns skillfully fenced the question
ooh, perfect gentleman in every way
and de-yo ted to Polly Not tall"--as /
for man to be tall was as great disad
vantage as for London house to be big
but very athletic-quite an athlete, il
fact. Out every morning by 6 o'clock fol
a swim, winter and summer; then has
few miles run on his bicycle before break
fast. He hunts and shoots and belongs Il
the Yeomanry"- and really then Mrs
Antrobus was obliged to stop short ant
look at her hearer as if to say. "Wnat
more would you have?"
1t is surprising how accession to or con
tact with great wealth smooths our path
For many weeks Mrs Antrobus had beef
In complete quandary about Lord Char
terhouse, not knowing whether it woult
be best to call upon his bride or leave i,
alone; yet one afternoon when she was
calling upon Mrs Trs4Jrd and the Char
terhouses were announced. Mrs Antrobus
was more than equal to the occasion.
which was certainly just as well. for little
"Mr. Winks" turned as white as chalk
and his knees fairly knocked together as
If he had met with his death blow
Polly was not there Mrs Antrobus sat
in fat mass upon a sofa. like q queen
upon throne. and received Lord Charter
houses deprecating greeting with the
blandest and most charitable smile in the
world
"Ohl How do you do. Lord Charter
house?" she began. IL am so charmed to
see you Pray introduce me to your
wife"
And then she apologized for not having
called upon Lady Charterhouse long be
fore.
THE fact is" she explained to Mrs
Trafford's intense amusement, Il have
been to stay with my daughter who lives
in town Poor child, she is very young.
and have to 60 and look after her now
and then"
Il hope she is WE'LL" said Mrs. Trafford,
politely. while MIR Winks" gave a mur
mur. which he meant for an inquiry after
the Antrobus family in general
"Oh. quite well. thanks Very much
delighted at her sisters engagement. of
course, returned she. more blandly still
"Oh!-is Miss Antrobus began Lord
Charterhouse, then stopped short and sat
staring at the stout lady ON the sofa with
all his soul in his eyes.
"Yes, Polly is going to be married i'm
mediately," replied Mrs. Antrobus. com
placently. as if the match was entirely of
her making and she had right to be
proud of it.
"Indeedi No-I-I-had not heard of
it., returned the wretched Mr. Winks"
with a stammer which would have be-
trayed him to his wife had not she just at
that moment been talking to Mrs Iraf
ford. who. by the bye. contrived to keep
one eye end one ear open, so that nothing
passing between MIR Winks" and Mrs
Antrobus might escape her.
REALLY. that is surprising" returned
Mrs. Antrobus. in quite patronizing air
of indulgence for his ignorance. Il
thought every one knew it.
In truth it was not at all surprising
that he had not heard of it, for he had
been on the sick list for ten days past ow-
ing to kick from a horse. and this was
the first time he had been ont. True,
several officers of his own and the Blank
shire regiment had been to see him since
he had been laid by. but not one of them
had quite liked to mention Polly Antro
bus in Lady Charterhouses presence. or
as they already called her among them
selves. Mrs. Winks.
mo; had not heard have been laid
up. I-l-got kicked by horse the other
day. And Miss Antrobus is going to be
marriedY hope she will be very happy"
He looked at the stout and complacent
old lady with wistfulness which would
have touched the heart of any woman less
taken UP with her own worldly impor.
tance Mrs, Trafford saw it. and pitied
the little lord profoundly; but Mrs. An
trobus perceived nothing, and babbled
blandly on.
"Oh, yes-yes---it is quite an ideal
marriage in every way"
Little ''Mr Winks" fairly writhed If
he could only have got away; but as they
had just come in he could not in decency
signal to his wife that he wanted to be
moving on. Even had they come before
Mrs Antrobus, he did not know that sig
mailing to Nell would have the very
smallest effect He had tried it several
times, but without success. for Nell. with
her gay, bright. breezy manner. and her
outspoken unconventional spirit. had not
noticed his signals of distress.
Meantime, Mrs. Antrobus had changed
her seat and to MIR Winks'" horror
and dismny had established herself on the
very sofa upon which Lady Charterhouse
was sitting.
He watched the two in an agony of
dread, no less, for he knew Mrs Antrobus