San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-16
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lergone some modification. But that
perhaps was scarcely enough to account
FOR his low spirits; because, although one
S sorry to have formed unjust iudg-
nents, one does not exactly lake ones
self miserable over mistakes to which,
being bat mortal, we are all liable. And,
indeed. to sum matters up. Lord Guise
was unhappy because a lady whom he
lad known from her childhood would
nave nothing to say 20 him. He was also
puzzled: otherwise possibly he would
nave been less unhappy. While he was
evolving disconnected thoughts and
Sague conjectures in his mind his host
"a ruddy, jovial old gentleman-tramp-
ID in and threw himself down upon a
chair, dropping his hunting crop.
well. Guise, said he. you've missed
he quickest thing of the season"
THAT" observed Lord Guise, lis Of
course, Who ever went out on lame
lorse without missing the quickest thing
IF the season? don't want to hear
about it, thank you. We shall have a
good many Trustworthy accounts of it
before we are allowed to go to bed, no
loubt. suppose all the other men were
well in it from start to finish?"
well, most of them, believe. One
II two o. the women, too. must say
| enjoy seeing women ride straight to
hounds"
Il don't believe it." answered Lord
Guise politely
''Oh, you're ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;
We all know that You don't enjoy see
ng women in the hunting field or any
where else. By the way, what's wrong
With Lady Belvoir that she won't come
)ut3 She was as keen as mustard last
5ear."
I'm sure | don't know" answered
Lord Guise. Perhaps her nerve is be-
ginning to 60"
mo fear only wish had half her
duck; but at my time of life one finds
out that one isn't quite what one used to
1e, Do you know what my wife says?
She says she believes Lady Belvoir hiss
stopped hunting because you don't APP
prove of it.
That" observed Lord Guise. getting
up and stretching himself, ''is hatter-
ng to me; but as a shot it can't be
,alled good Lady Belvoir doesn't hon.
>r me by asking for my opinion of her
proceedings. and nothing is more GER
ain than that. If she did, she would de-
cline to be influenced by it. When Lady
3elvoir has given up doing all the things
hat ! disapprove of she will be toler-
IDLY promising candidate for the -alva-
ion Army.
"Oh, well, one must make allow
tnces, said the good natured old gen.
leman. Perhaps if you or were in !
Ter place-young and pretty and indie
PENDENT of any control, you know-we
should act pretty much as she does, ehs"
IL haven't doubt of it. answered
Loi1 Guise Let lis he thaniiful that
We are not exposed to the same tempta- j
ions. It's about time to go and dress. /
sn't it,
Possibly this plea for leniency, coming
rs it did from an unprejudiced outsider.
md Ginning in with the voice of his own
conscience, may not have been without
l certain effect upon him. At any rate.
when he had dressed and had Joined the |
arge party awaiting him in the drawing
Dom Aord Guise was always late for /,
linnerl, he felt ready to make any al
owance that could be reasonably ex-
oected of him for one situated as Lady
3elvoir was The only thing that he
Gould make no allowance for was her
marked and persistent neglect of an old
friend
Ever since the end of the London sea-
on--such long time ago now-he had
been perpetually encountering Lady Bel
7oir He had met her at Goodwood; he
rad met her at Cowes; he had met her
II Scotland and at Doncaster and at
Newmarket; and now, assure as ever he
accepted an invitation to a country house, !
10 surely was her face among the first
that he deserted after his arrival Well,
it was not an unpleasant face to contem-
plate-quite the reverse-but it was in
variably turned away the moment that
he drew near, and this method of treat
ment, which at first had scarcely stirred
his curiosity, had ended by provoking
him beyond all endurance. What the
deuce did she mean by it? That was all
he wanted to know.
Whatever she may have meant by it
she evidently did not propose discon-
tinuing it that evening. The friend Of
her childhood was requested to escort
her to the dining room; but scarcely
word could be got out of her, though
he did what in him lay to be amiable
and cnnciliatory No sooner had they.