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

LOru 6iencoTe was Cne naUcn or the sea-
son. Just of age, of an old family, with
vast possessions and heavy rent roll,
swelled by long minority, the instant
the hawk like eye of Lady Jane fell on
the Joung peer a thrill of Joy assured
her that there stood the husband Provi-
dence had provided for Adela.
"You think it is all right, mother, do
your" Adela Ventured to say, growing a
little uneasy when the end of the season
drew near, and Lord Glencore had never
addressed a single remark to her which
could by any possibility be construed into
love.
Perfectly right, dear. The society
papers have coupled your names to-
gether. An approaching marriage has
more than once been limited at, and, as
matter Of course, now wherever people
ask us he is asked"
"Well, but"
"Dear child, you may leave it to me.
Don't you think so?" And an expression
of mild reproach was shot from the ma
ternal eye. DO you fancy that if saw
the slightest shadow of uncertainty 1
should accept Sir Jocelyn's invitation for
Goodwood, knowing that Glencore won't
be thereS
Wont he' Why. where is he 60
ingS'
"Nowhere; Iascertained that, you may
besure. He is obliged to remain i'll town.
TheTen not be a soul left for him tospeak
to. Some business with his lawyer, he
said-and said it in very pointed way,
too"
"Stammering and getting fiery red,"
said the would be fiance disdainfully.
Lady Jane shook her head. "Never
mind the manner; it is the meaning we
are concerned in. He joins us immedi-
ately after at Thorndean. There you
will see that everything will be satisfac-
torily arranged. Lady Somerton has
such happy way of letting young peo-
pie be thrown together, and from the
first have seemed to be very much
guided by her"
Adela embraced her mother with
graceful effusion.
''How clever you arer she said ad-
miringiy; "you have managed beauti-
fully, for 1 did want to enjoy Goodwood
free. When 1 am a countess, mamma,
it shall be very rice for you"
Certainly Goodwood week had left
London wonderfully empty. You did
not meet q soul you knew.
Lord Glencore repeated this fact to
himself most cheerily as he walked along
Piccadiily with heart and step as light
as birds.
1t seems an impossible circumstance
that stalwart young giant, standing
over six feet in his stockings, his own
master, able to do what he liked and go
where he chose, should be in abject
thralldom to plain little middle aged
woman who was bent on compelling
him to marry her daughter. And I
feel as if I should be made to do it,
too" poor Glencore had said of late,
driven into his last corner by the con-
CALCULATIONS Of all Lady James friends
to say nothing Of these horrid paragraphs
In those horTid papers, some of which
had gone SO far as to mention an early
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lovely debutante of this season and a
young earl recently of age, whose an
cestors came over with the Conquerer.
If he could but pluck up courage to
say he did not mean anything, never
had meant anything, never meant to
mean anything-that he was quite happy
as he was-that he never intended to
marry any one-what would he not give!
Full of a wild scheme which had lately
come to him, that he would run off to
some far distant country, he was map
ping out the details as he walked along,
so occupied that he forgot how far he
had come, until within a sudden start he
pulled himself up. He was passing the
Albert Hall, close to that pleasant row of
houses in one of which lived Lady Jane.
The knowledge that he could walk
boldly by and fling look of defiance at
the papered windows and closed shut
tiers, as he had done the day before, sent
a thrill of satisfaction through the young
man. He drew himself up and turned
his head to - when, oh, agonyl exactly
as he was opposite to it the door opened
and a voice called out "Glencore"
FREDDY Is it your" Lord Glencore
managed to say, seeing he was addressed
by a weasel faced young gentleman be-
tween 16 and II. "Why, how came you
here? ISIS your mother-Lady Jane
with your
Freddy's eyes were apparently so edu-
Gated that in order to give full expression
to one he was forced to shut the other,
and regarding Lord Glencore through |
his single optic he said, "You bet if she
was, l shouldn't be here"
Glencore's heart seemed restored to its |
native position. "Tm very glad to see
you," he said, closing his hand over the |
little fin Freddy had extended to him;
''it's quite surprise to me-"
"Here, say" said the astute Freddy |
significantly, ''whats up? How is it you
amt down there with them?"
well, Couldn't have-that is
there is some business for me-"
Freddy's eyelid went down like cover
Of box.
Exactly; just so" he said, airily, put
ting his thumbs into his armholes. sMy
case is all over. I'm at my tutors, you
see, so please to remember that it isn't
possible for you to have seen me-"
Glencore laughed cheerily. Cali right"
he said; 'you are quite safe with me-
but what on earth are you up tor"
This question seemed prompted by the
sight of nondescript dog cart just led
up to the door. care you all by your