Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-06-01
CHAPTER VIII.
WORKING UP INTEREST.

WOhhINo Cf
Miss Earle opened her eyes to their full
est extent in her astonishment at Sarah
Leslie's greeting to her young brother.
"Oh. have you met Stuartf" she said.
"Stuartf' Miss Leslie laughed mo,
know no Stuart. but know the shame.
less boy they used to call Tommy. at
Brighton, last autumn. Do you know
that boy" she went on, in teasing tones,
whole week. and then when little Violet.
who was just is. joined us. he quietly
Tilted me for her"
.Oh, Miss Leslie!" cried the object Of
their attack. there was long brute of
Guardsman. and you never SO much as
cast q glance my way after he came.
What was the good of hanging after you
while he was TO the frontY So ! just
slipped into the back ground. and. thinks
|. I'll let them get comfortably married,
and then perhaps there'U be chance
for me-"
There must have been some shade OF
truth In this assertion. for Miss Leslie
flushed up in very guilty way. though
he made believe that his desertion had
cut her to the heart.
Nancy Earle was only too delighted to
see her boy had met friends who were
pleasant and glad to see him. She watched
him proudly. as he stood in the midst of
the handsome Leslie girls. shaking hands
and exchanging boisterous greetings with
every one of them She was quite con.
tent to be passed over with just careless
touch of his check against hers. and to
wait until it should suit his lordly pleas
ure to give her the last details of her
fathers welfare. "a
How proud she was of him too. tho
handsome. smooth faced lad, who was the
last of the Earles-the last to count, that
is. She had been well drilled in her fam
lily duty. and honestly thought herself far
inferior to him in every way. and Of in.
fnitely less Importance; for he was boy,
you know. lord of creation. and she was
well. in her own estimation, nothing,
as far as the family tree was concerned.
He was handsome lad. very much like
her sister. but with much moro import.
ance of manner. and none of her sweet.
shy ways Not for moment did II occur
to him to study any wishes save his own,
and as soon as he he'd spoken to Lady
Margaret and the lovely Aileen. who was
not one of his divinities. he went off with
the Leslies without troubling to givo his
sister another word.
Lady Margaret had noticed it oil. trust
her for that. and she said sharply enough
to Aileen: Young Earle does not seem to
have anything to say to his sister,"
"lt's the way he's been brought up"
answered Ailecn-as if boy. and tho last
of the Earles. had prescriptive right to
lord it over his sister. who is only a
woman, sort of excrescence which the
family tree would, If anything. be rather
better without.
However. as Nancy herself seemed
thoroughly delighted by the simple knowl'
edge that her dear boy was within reach
of her. it was no use for either Lady Mar.
garet or Aileen to worry about it, AS q
matter of fact. they very soon had some
thing else to do; for just then Lord and
Lady MallinDro' arrived, accompanied by y
houseful Of guests. and Lord Cardella.
looking as moody aud miserable as only a
man with settled trouble ever can look;
and the ceremony of declaring tho bazaar
open began.
Lord Mallinbro' made tho shortest and
most appropriate speech that could be
wished, aud Immediately afterward went
with Lady Mallinhro' ON round of the
chalet and other attractions Of the place.
Polly" said Mrs. Antrobus. In loud
whisper. ''have you seen Lord Cardellaf'
Yes, mother" Polly answered.
ibid he speak to you?"
mo; I've not seen him speak to any
one yet"
II think the least he can do is to intro,
dhce us to his.. father and. m0thsx" said