The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15

If you please, has chosen 10 run away
from home. Harris hopes / won't worry
myself, or blame her, as the young lady
has had it in her mind for some time
That's gratitude, you know-after all I've
done for her."
I'm sure should let her be. Shell
never come to any good end, that girl.
Haven't always said so?"
My DEAR" said Lady Jane, II must go
to town. dare say Lady Somerton will
guess why, although | shall invent some
reason to give her. l fear l was indis-
erect in losing sight of this young man.
But don't despair; nothing beyond rem
edy. If can only find out where he is,
rest assured this will never happen
again
Il always thought you were too san
guine," said AIDA, ready to vent her dis
| pleasure on everybody. Il don't be-
lieve he ever wanted to marry me, only
/ you would have it he did"
/ Lady Jane went to London, was absent
a week, and then returned a sadder but
not wiser woman. Not q trace could
she find of Glencore, not word had she
heard of him.
And Peggy said AIDA; what about
her?'
Not a syllable She had been gone a
week and more before Harris wrote to
me. 1t seems, however, a planned thing.
She had had it in her mind at least a
year.
Il WONDER" said AIDA, will he ever
turn up again" Her thoughts had re-
verted to Lord Glencore.
''Of course he WILL" said Lady Jane
decidedly; land we must profit by the
lesson we have learned from him. Now,
my, dear, go of and tell Stevens to come
to me. have trying ordeal before me
to answer all the questions that the people
here will put. heard them in fits of
laughter over their afternoon tea. l
begged Lady Somerton to excuse me I'M
til dinner. l really didn't feel as if l
could face them then. All, Adda," and
Lady Jane nodded her head mournfully,
perhaps some day, when you have
daughters of your own, you may know.
Talk of martyrs! You have only to look
at mothers"
That evening, when Lady Jane Joined
the guests assembled in the drawing
room, she noticed that every one looked
at her with an air of inquiry. 1t had
been agreed, at the request of the hostess,
that not a word on the subject upper
most in the minds of all of them should
be mentioned until after dinner. Poor
Lady Jane, sitting in FOOLS paradise,
actually fancied the object of her alb
sence had lost its interest to everybody.
Alas! q mine was about to explode, and
Lady Somerton, nettled at the want of
confidence shown, was the one to set the
match. Advancing to the comfortable
armchair in which, the ladies having re-
turned to the drawing room, her smiling
guest was reclining, she said:
'Of course, dear Lady Jane, you have
seen the announcements in The Times of
todayY'
mo, indeed; 1 waited until l got here
to look at the paper and she stretched
out her hand forit, languidly. Anything
OF Interest,""
ITO you, yes, of great interest, should
say. Listen. On the 18th of September
at st. Simon's church, Battlesea, Peggy.
only child of the late Wynford Magnus.
ESQ.,, to Harold William, tenth earl of
Glencore.n
AIDA gave bound.
''Peggy!" she shrieked. Mother? OhI
But Lady Jane interrupted her. With
a supreme effort the modern martyr rose
to the occasion.
BE calm, dear child" she said. "See
what your GOODNESS has driven him to.
However, poor fellow, in spite of his dis
appointment he was determined, it
.cems, to marry one of the family
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