Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-02-22
Nashinattun Stanaar7
BEAUTIFUL jim.
By JOHN STRANGE WRITER.
CHAPTER VIII.

"oihlNS u INTEREST.
Miss Earle opened hereyes to their full.
est extent in her establishment at Sarah
Leslie's greeting to her young brother.
'Oh. have you met Stuart?" she said
STUART" 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,
THAT boy walked about with me for q
whole week. and then when little Violet,
who was just lC. joined US. he quietly
Tilted NE for her"
"Oh. Miss Leslie" cried the object Of
their attack, there was long brute of o
Guardsman, and You never so much as
cast glance my way after he came
What was the good Of hanging after you
whilc he was to the front? So ! lust
slipped into the background, ard, thinks
|. III let them get comfortably married,
and then perhaps there'll 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
she made believe that his deserton had
cut her to the heart.
Nancy Earle was only too delighted to
sec her boy had met friends who were
pleasant and glad to see him. She watched
him proudly. US lie 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 a careless
touch of his cheek against hers, and to
wait until it should suit his lordly pleas.
ure to give her the last details of her
fathers welfare.
Low proud she was of him too, the
handsome. smooth faced lad, who was the
last of the Earlcs-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
finitely less Importance; for he was boy,
you know. a 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 more import
ance of manner, and none of her sweet,
shy ways. Not for a moment did it occur
to him to study any wishes save his own,
and as soon as he had spoken to Lady
Margaret and the lovely Aileen, who was
not ono of his divinities. he went off with
the Leslies without troubling to give his
sister another word.
her for that. and she said sharply enough
to Aileen: Young Earle does not seem to
have anything to say to his sister,
Its the way he's been brought up"
answered Aileen-as If boy, and the last
of the Earles. had a. prescriptive right to
lord 1t over his sister. who is only O
woman, a sort of excrescence which the
amily 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. 1t was no use for either Lady Mar
garet or Aileen to worry about it. As o
matter Of fact, they very soon had some
thing else to do; for just then Lord and
Lady Mallinbro' arrived, accompanied by q
houseful Of guests, and Lord Cardella,
looking as moody and miserable as only q
man with a settled trouble ever can look;
and the ceremony Of declaring the bazaar
open began.
Lord Mallinbro' made the shortest and
most appropriate speech that could be
wished, and Immediately afterward went
with Lady Mallinbro' 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 your
mo; I've not seen him speak to any
one yet"
II think the least he can do is to intro.
duce us to his father and mother" said
Mrs. Antrobus, with dignity. If he
comes to speak to me shall tell him So"
las you please. mother" said Polly.
Polly was not q good saleswoman, and
NOT pot d<,iv = Al
truth be told. indeed, she utterly loathed
the whole business. and was in hourly, at
least momentary. dread of her future hus-
bands arrival.
lis Monty comirg3" asked Mrs. Antro-
bus, who had no aversion or such like
feelings to fight against, and was looking
eagerly forward to waddling round the
various stalls with her son-in-law to be,
covering herself with honor and glory ont
Of his fat purse.
Il believe 50" said Polly, assuming an
indifference she was far from feeling,
did he promise ocomei" persisted her
mother. "a
''Hc said lie would come" returned
Polly.
II hope he will your clasps and orna-
ments are lovely" her mother whispered
Il have seen nothing like them 70 far
Really. it was most lavish of Monty to
send to Switzerland foe them after al the
costly presents he had given you"
Polly gave glance at her great silver
clasps and ornaments, such Of them q
were visible. that is; but she did not an
swer Truth TO tell. she liked the clasps
well enough. for in themselves they wers
lovely But after Eliot Cardella and Lord
Cardeila, his brother. whom she had seen
few moments ago looking the very pic
ture Of misery. and after Lord Charter.
house. whom each moment she expected
with dread to SEQ. it was impossible to be
particularly enthusiastic about the appear
ance Of Moses. or. q Mrs. Antrobus
cuphoniously and with afectionate famil
tarity called him. Monty Mandarin.
But there is proverb founded on the
probability Of bad shillings turning up
again. and, sure enough. Mr.. Mandarin
put IN an appearance veFy soon after the
op@ing ceremony was brought to close
He haes. his Wy quickly to the stall At
which Polly was helping. reaching It. in
fact. just as Lady Charterhouse. followed
BY the unhappy 'Mr Winks. approached
It from the other side.
"Oh. that il prettyi" exclaimed Lady
Charterhouse. stopping to look at pretty
carved whip stand which graced the stall
How much Is 1T" addressing herself to
Polly, with undisguised admiration for
her beauty Thirty shillinrs Obi I'll