Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-11

CHAPTER u. THE MOTHER IS CHOICE.
Lady Gilmore thought more and more
during the next few days of the grand
aunt's advice about getting a wife for
her son, and cast anxiouslv over in her
mind the attractions of the different
girls he would be likely to admire.
She knew he loved beauty, therefore q
pretty or handsome face was essential.
There was a lady Mabel Butte, that at
one time she had hoped Gilmore would
fall in love with, q naughty, young,
lovely girl, the daughter of q duke, and
90 even in Lady Gilmore's eyes almost
worthy of her son. But. if there really
had risen any scandal about Gilmore,
and Lady Gilmore knew the grand-aunt
100 well TO believe she would invent one,
for the old lady had sharp but truthful
tongue, would Lacy Mabel with her
high rank and large fortune be- allowed
by her parents to marry himr
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
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
Miss 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
pOYerished family, Lady Gilmore at last
decided that il she could arrange it, Miss
Butler would be a suitable wife for her
son.
And there was no time like the present,
she decided also. Gilmore was now
weak and ianguid, 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 70 invite Miss Butler to stay at
WroGhsley, and she had little doubt that
Miss Butler would only be too delighted
TO come.
She did not confide her intentions to
Gilmore; she knew too well if he sup
posed she were scheming to bring about
the match that it would entirely set his
mind against it. And Miss Kate Butler
had also another attraction, and q great
one in her eyes. She was Of her own
creed, and came like herself of an old
Roman Catholic family, and as Gilmore
was utterly careless on such subjects, she
knew this would be q matter of indiffer-
encs to him.
She therefore wrote g letter TO this
young lady's mother. whom she knew
fairly well, asking her il she would al
low her pretty daughter to come to
WrothsleY on visit of a week or two.
1t will be the greatest possible kind
ness II she will do so, continued Lady
Gilmore, "for we are not receiving any
one at present, on account of the ter
flble accident, of which you may have
heard, that befel poor Gilmore. He was
accidentally shot in one Of the thickets in
the park, by poachers, and found by
Two OF the keepers in a state that dare
not think of. He is now much better,
however, and can move stont in the
house little, but still has 70 be very
quiet. Thus, though fear 1t will be
dull for Kate, it would be a charity II
SIZE would come to cheer US up little,
with her lively, charming ways and am
sure Gilmore would be delighted to see
The lady to whom this letter was ad-
dressed was q shrewd woman, and she at
once guessed why 1t was written. Lady
Llsburn knew there had been a scandal
about Gilmore, but she knew, also, that
.hey we're poor, and that her pretty
daughter would have no fortune, and
that her eldest son was extravsgant, and
her lord terribly pinched, and that Gill
more vas very rich.
bis mother wishes him TO settle ]
suppose, she unused, and she also
wished her handsome, sprightly Kate 10
'ettle, and she knew Kate liked Gilmore !
and had always been very pleased at any |
A'tentions from the good looking young
She did not confide her thoughts to |
Lord Lisburn, for they we're never on
1ery amiahle terms, as there WAS con-
liant trouble about money between |
hem but she partly did 70 her daughter |
Kate, AMI the quick girl instantly I'M
ierstood.
Here is a letter from Lady GIL
more. - she said to Miss Butler, sand
ne wishes you 10 go and stay at wroths-
ey for week or two-to enliYen Gil
more I suppose after his accident - she
ldded With smile.