Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15

CHAPTER Ix.-THE MOTHER s CHOICE.
LADY Gilmore thought more and more
during the next few days of the grand
suut's advice about getting wife for
her son. and cast anxiouslY over in her
mind the attractions of the different
girls he would be likely to admire.
She knew he loved beauty, therefore a
pretty or handsome face was essential.
There was lady Mabel Butte, that at
one time she had hoped Gilmore would
fall in love with, naughty, young,
lovely girl, the daughter of q duke, and
80 even in Lady Gilmore s eyes almost
worthy Of her son. But, If there really
hsd risen any scandal about Gilmore,
and Lady Gilmore knew the grand-Runt
TOO well to believe she would invent one
for the old lady had sharp but truthful
tongue, would Lady Mabel with her
high rank and large fortune be allowed
BY her parents TO marry him?
Lady Gilmore debated this question
again and again in her mind, and then
bethouGht her of pretty, bright young
girl, who had been presented during the
last season, greatly admired. She was
the Hon. Kate Butler, the daughter of a
poor Irish viScount, and her youth and
beauty were supposed TO be all the pos
sessions she would bring to her husband.
Lady Gilmore had heard her son praise
Miss Buffers good looks, and had seen
Mss Buffers bright, sparkling, Irish
blue eyes, light up with pleasure when
Gilmore was talking to her; and as she
came Of an ancient, noble, though i'm
poTerished family Lady Gilmore at last
decided that il she could arrange it, Miss
Butler would be q suitable wife for her
son.
And there was no time like the present,
she decided also. Gilmore was now
weak aud .Gnguid, and bright, lively
girl would help TO cheer him, and have
hundred more chances of gaining his
love when he had nothing else TO amuse
him, than she would have IN town; and.
therefore, Lady Gilmore determined
forthwith to invite Miss Butler to stay at
WOthsley, and she had little doubt that
Miss Butler would only be too delighted
70 come
She did not contde her intentions to
gilmore; she knew TOO well if he sup
posed she were scheming to bring about
lie match that it would entirely set his
mind against it. And Miss Kate Butler
mad also another attraction, and great
one IN her ewes. She WAS of her own
creed, and came like herself Of an old
Aoman Catholic family, and as Gilmore
was utterly careless on such subjects, she
knew this would be matter of indiffer-
eDCs to him.
She therefore wrote letter to this
NOunw w.
t.AlEIy well, asking her if she would al
Low her pretty daughter to come to
"lothslev on visit of week or two.
1t viii be the greatest possible kind
ness L,,. Il she will do So continued Lady
OAmoFe, FOR We are not receiving any
One ST present, on account of the ter
t'0Ie accident, OF which you may have
heard. that befel poor Gilmore. He was
a.''identaliy shot in one of the thiokets in
'-' PsTN, by poaChers, and found by
'"e OF the keepers in q state that dare
1'' 'llnS Of. He is now much better,
however, aud can move about in the
I'use a little, but still has TO be very
S-.st. Thus, though 1 fear it will be
= Go'' Tor Kate. il would be q charity if
sue s would come 10 cheer US up q little,
WIN her lively, charming ways and l am
sure fillmore would be delighted TO see
Hsr ana so on.
me lady 10 whom this letter was ad-
dressed was Shrewd woman, ana she at
T ~ guessed why it was written. Lady
:, knew there had been a scandal
= fillmore, but she knew, also, that
s ICY were poor, and that her pretty
:. laughter would have no fortune, and
s-l, heF eldest sen was extravagant, and
-ss ''Fd terribly pinched, and that Gil
more wss very rich.
MS mother wishes him to settle I
she unused, snd she also
a,,osd her handsome, sprightly Kate TO
ss's'e' and she knew Kate liked Gilmore
80 aad always been very pleased at sny
lord.
Sae did not confde her thoughts to
- -S,U Lisburn, for they were never on
~, ~! SmlAGle terms, as there was con-
,1' trouble about money between
IN IN but she partly did to her daughter
s aa's, aud the quick girl Instantly IN
here is q letter from Lsdy Gil
Ire she said TO Miss Butler, "and
= WISHES you TO go and stay at wroths-
- 1oS a week or two-to e1liYen Gil 4
80 l suppose after his accident, she
-~led with smile.