Telegram-herald., 1890-08-14
CAPTURING Az EARL.
4 Lcraezt or Triumph and Thea
Conpists Hun-Hztioa-

t1ink has arrived zs TIA hotel
Any u or friea2s1s inquired TIE
daughter
Il Wish I eoald say hs vas SAID Mrs-
jenkins ~So.~ Matilda. il = no less
tAaa men ber % tie Brisish nobility
How q Yoa kRos, notheE27
'Beeause / happened % Be IN tie
post-onleo few MINUTES since, aad wish
nay own eyes I ss~ letter upon the
wheel directed - Earl Spencer, Jones'
5or0' Hotel So I wens right over ID
the hosel AMI found that il vas 80. ThsI
lanalady pointed eat the young man %
ne. Y Matilda. ae Is such an elegant
young man. an1 all thar air Of hirh-
breeding 4na 80 Ga, which y0u oaly hnd
IN Tie aobiiisy"
Really, mother y0u quite excite mp
curiosity"
But I've got more 10 tell you. Ma
EldA I've managed % get an invita-
t-on from tie landlady 70 come over aud
take Tea. 50 that ss shall bs introduced
% him Only thlnk OF tharl And il
only think-he should take fancy 10
you and, Matilda. though | ought not
70 say 10, you ara very pretty-just the
very picture OF what | VAS az your age
-as ! vas saying. l don't think is AZ al
improbable. - least impossible, thar
you should attract bis attention, and
think what hae thing IL would be IL
you should become countess"
Mrs. Jenkins paused to take breath
after this long and rather loosely joint
Ell speech. 20 see what effect il would
have upon her daughter. The latter
seemed quite as much affected as shs
could visa She vas like her mother.
not only In form but In mind, and her
mothers words had stirred her ambi-
tiOn.
la. how fac that would be- she :
claimed "lguess Ellen H2w kins would
not show her airs any more The mean
creature, l wouldn't take any notice OF
her, except just 20 invite her 70 the we'd
ding 80 that she might have chance TO
envy my good luck"
Very trae, said her mother, approx
ingly. but you know COED deal must
De done before this can DO accomplished.
You must endeavor TO look your pretti-
est tonight, 50 as 20 produce an impress
sion upon the young man, II possible. 1
think you had better wear your green
de laine."
NO. mamma. that doesn't become
mo. shall wear my plum-colored silk.
and you must lend me your gold chain"
But said Mrs. Jenkins, reluctantly.
81 was going 70 wear IN at myself"
II don't see" said her daughter. toss
ing her head, that 10 is OF much con-
sequence how you look presume you
don't expect the young lord will marry
you But IL is very important how I
look. IL can't 60 looking decent l
won't go a. all OF course all the Ia
dies In England have gold and jewels to
wear. aud know no won't say word
10 me unless l have something of the
kind.
Perhaps you ought Matilda" said
her mother. II am sure it Is my solo
aim in life to promote your success, and
AZ 1 could only live TO see you the wife
az an earl 1 should die in peace"
Notwithstanding the apparent disin-
terestedness q this remark, it is prob
able that unless Mrs. Jenkins expected
to share IN the prosperity Of hcr daugh-
ter she would have cared considerably
less for her alliance with the nobility.
That was busy day FOR Mrs. jenkins
and her daughter IL took them up to
TIE very moment OF departure TO ar
range their toilet At length. resplen-
dent with tho best their wardrobes
could furnish, they went over to the
'hotoL IL may be remarked. by tho
way, that Mrs. Jenkins, with tho cum
ming natural % such an admirable man
agcr, had not whispered a word OF her
ultcrior designs 20 the landlady. Sho
oven cautioned her daughter not to ad-
dress the noblcnan by his title in the
hearing % any ono else.
SIX o. cl0c K found them seated at tho
hotel table. II so chanced that tho Earl
Spencer was the only guest (the reader
must remeu Der that it was Q small
country inn), and accordingly Mrs
jenkins and her daughter had the dis
tiaguished stranger quito % themselves
Itsuitcd Mrs Jenkins TO appear quito ig~
norar.. OF the earrs station-even Of his
nationality, unless be should himself
reveal it.
IL would have been somewhat difficult
% decide wherein lag the marks OF high
birth which Mrs. Jenkins professed to
find in toe stranger. lie looked much
moro Iiko third-rate clerk. He wore
q fashy waistcoat. extensive cravat aad
a gorgeous watch-chain which might
have been gold. bat looked moro like
the showy articles WI ich remind one Of
the old provorb that "all is not gold
that glitters"
But Mrs. jenkins was not \ woman of
crsatdiscernmen& She saw nothing but
what might be expected OF al earl. and
murmu-ed in che ear Of Matilda that bis
appearance was very distinTuishsd-bv
the way she pronounced the word in
way Of her own
Matilda nodded assent % her mothers
'emsrk. and began 60 play OF her airs
ond rraces upon tho distinguished
gentleman. Her delight was great 60
and shat she was creating al impress
sion. The carl listened 90 her very az
tentively. and even condescendcd 30 ex-
change a little playful bsdina-e.
"I should Judge" said Mrs Jenkins,
a. length. "tbat you were not an Aneri-
car. There is something about you
which makes me think you an English
nan"
"fou arc right ma'am." said The earl.
'I sr from England"
May I AK n you have been long in
cur countrv2~
Mas. Jenkins hardly knew whether -
say sir or not but finally decided not 70
do 80.
"Cnl7 few months vas The reply.