Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-16


thought, than staying here 10 be pes
them and they must know that l c2n'tl
What do they wants They can't put
me in prison, suppose, or half the
nobility would be In prison. Directly
/ get my dividends / shall give these
harpies something on account / am
sure they can't expect ne to do more.
would go to the continent. only one
can't travel on credit. l suppose I had
better oblige Mr. Potts" Lady Char
Iotte pronounced the honorable name of
Potts IS she might have swallowed a
tonic.
So Lady Charlotte invited large par
ty Of friends and acquaintance 10 meet
her at ReTninshan. first explaining the
strange circumstances of q wealthy man,
owner OF . beautiful country seat and
eager TO fill his house with people, and
yet not possessing friends enough 10 oc-
cupy half the spare bedrooms
Lady Charlotte's set jeered at Mr.
Washington Potts, spoke Of the absurd
ity of the thing. and with few excep-
tons accepted his invitations. There
were rumors Of g pastoral play 10 be
performed in the open air, and as re-
spect for the salt is an eastern fad and
not European fact the guests arrived
bent upon amusing themselves and on
being entertained, and determined 10
ignore all obligation 10 their entertainer.
Given the disposition to make merry
and the wherewithal to do so, and the
results are Likely to DO satisfactory.
There were excursions by water organ
lied with the greatest skill and precision
by Mr.. Potts. He was once overheard
to say In disclaiming & compliment upon
the subject that mar, who mad person
ally superintendent the shipping Of TO-
600 hogs ought 10 be equal 10 shipping a
few dozen swells. There were garden
parties and tennis parties, dances and
charades. and all Mr. Washington Potts
guests declared that Reminshau Abbey
was delightful place 10 stay at. But
they were apt in quiet moments, when
the master of the house was absent, 70
gather into little groups and discuss his
peculiarities.
1.-THE creature is so candidly vulgar"
said one.
al wonder why Lady Charlotte touts
for him; she seems quite to have taken
him Up. He isn't in her set. l know-iu
fact, don't think he is in any set at all
Do you think she means TO marry him for
his money!"
81 should hardly think so. They say
he was pork butcher in America. Then
there was Lady Charlotte's affair in In
dia, don't you know"
'Do you think that means anythingi
There always are affairs in India, don't
you know, when young women go out
with their husbands. So much scandal
and backbiting and so little else to do.
they are obliged to take refuge in firta-
ton" And the conversation drifted
away from Lady Charlotte and her in
tentions.
AtMr. Washington Potts request Lady
Charlotte had undertaken the entire ar
rangement of the outdoor play, which
was TO be as near perfection as it was
possible for play upon whose produc-
ton neither expense nor trouble, bat
only genius, was spared. Lady Char
lotte found most irksome the task of ar
ranging the al fresco performance. The
unsatisfactory state of her own affairs
made life wearisome, and the effort Of
joining in conversation and appearing
or endeavoring TO appear amused and
interested soon became intcierable. The
mornings post had become thing TO be
dreaded and 70 be awaited in fear and
trembling through a slcepless night
There was sickening unanimity about
her creditors. Then Cruinp. whom she
had looked upon as her slave from the
moment she had introduced Miss Dol
lers, had discovered that the erewnile
run-after beauty was a Yankee adven-
turess, a New York millineTs assistant
who had paid for her passage and re-
turn passage with her savings, and had
arrived in England with only a few
pounds and the kudOs resulting from
distinguished admiration 20 support her.
For few months she had been, in her
own words, big boom and had lived on
credit This credit exhausted, she left
the shores Of Britain 10 indulge on the
other side of the pond in many a hearty
laugh at the guileless Britishers who had
blindly mistaken her uncultured vulgar.
ity for American wit
Mad with rage when his gigantic bill
was returned TO him from Miss boilers
address at the Metropele, bearing the
legend in red ink, left: address not
known the senior partner in Crump &
Crushit wrote 70 Lady Charlotte Grad
dock to inform her ladyship that as he
had lost considerably BY her introduction
Of Miss DolleFs las thgagh had wished
to introduca TIA ninxT' thought Lady
Charlotte irasnanslE3 be felt that he had
a right to e<Eack that her ladvship
would help - 8 meet that loss by
paying Tor the dresses that be had
then In preparation he had charged as
little as possible and inclosed an account
for the two dresses for the theatrical PER
formance. Ordinarily the prics asked
would be eighty guineas. he would
only charge seventy, and DC expected a
check Immediately. The costumes would
Be sent BY q special messenger. TO whom
Lady Charlotte might iutrusf the check.
as he would receive or5ers not % have
the Abbey without Payment. This let-
ter, n con junction WIKI her utter inabil-
ity 70 comply with is demands. increased
those sensations that made lie and the
preparations for the play a burden al
most too great 70 bear.
AS cf laie years charity has proved a
very convenient social stepping Stone,
Lady Charlotte suggested to 81. wash
ingJOn Potts thai charity should be made
the raison DEERE q ne performance. 4