The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-06-12

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gard returned into sight again, walking
by the side of one of the Mauleverer sis
tiers, at that time Mrs. Loveace's most in
| innate friend.
'.He is going there with her, thought
Julia, with quite Il sigh of relief. a sigh
that was surely the greatest proof of all
of the power of the alchymist Love.
But no! They stopped ut the door of the
house at the corner and Miss Mauleverer
rang the bell-then turned back to him
and apparently asked him to go in also.
Captain Legard, however, shook his head
and when the door was opened took Miss
Mauleverers hand, lifted his hat and
slowly sauntered away again without SO
much as II glance at the window above.
By the culver OF the lace curtains Julia
saw that Mrs Lovelace was still there.
"What u shame" she found herself MUIR
muring Indignantly.
CHAPTER vI.-OUT FOR A RANDLE.
Without actually putting her thoughts
into words, Mrs. Trafford decided that she
would make her next Sunday afternoon
quite q party. She did indeed say to julia
that they would ask a few people to come
in after the Parish, and she wrote a few
notes to such men in the neighborhoOd as
were available. among them various sol
diers quartered in the garrison, and Ger
ard De Lisle; also Mr. De Lisle's bosom
friend, one Anthony Mauleverer. Il young
man of distinguished appearance, de-
| lightful manners and the general air of a
| stage brigand. / believe he was utterly
innocent of any desire to shine in that
way and that thus his appearance was
against him, but without doubt he was,
looked at from matrimonial point of
view. a detrimental of the most pro-
| nounced type Yet Mrs. Trafford made
good deal Of fuss over hm-illnatured
people said because he was first cousin to
the Mauleverers. The three spinsters
who lived in ST. Ewes, Il few doors from
Nc. Z, called Mrs. Trafford "a pushing lit
tie person, who is always trying to know
U.s. and would not let themselves slip
into visiting terms with her at any price.
AS general thing only about half a
dozen people found their way to No Z St.
| Ewes after the Parish, but on extra Occa-
sions it was wonderful how large Il gath
ering Mrs Trafford was able to get to-
gether, without having made a formal
party. On this particular afternoon, for
instance, it was wonderful to notice how
long she fingered to speak just IL word
with her acquaintances in the outer courts
otherwise the NaVe-of the Parish, and
how nice on her way to her pew-nO,
mean her stall-she stopped to whisper
single sentence to two rather important
| ladies. Come in after the service" and
| then went up and. SO to speak, devotional
| ly buried herself. following every word of
| the familiar service with large book and
| double gold eye-glass held some six or
| eight inches from the end of her nose.
| Without doubt, although | have come to
| lave the tendereSt aft, ction for Ms. Traf-
ford since first began to write about her,
she was taken all round quite II study, an
interesting study.
Then after service WAS over, she and
Julia separated and each gathered in .
few more recruits as she went home wards,
SO that by the time Mrs. Bob Markham,
with Bob and Stephen Howard in tow,
found her way to No. Z, quite hustle
was going on and the sound Of many
voices greeted them as they went up the
stair.
Stephen Howard found that Julia was
too busy with her tea tray to do more for
him than smile brightly and ask him to
help her with the cups, and whilst he was
bread and butter from one to the other,
he became aware that Mrs Lovelace,
gOrgeOusly dressed in black with gold en-
broideries, was flirting desperately with
two young officers, and that Captain Lee
gard and Miss Pamela Winstanley were
snugly ensconced in the window, Legard
with his back to the company, Miss Pa
mela facing him. with gratifed pride Of
foi1
and rather mean, though pretty face.
HIM" ran Stephen Towards thoughts,
trust a woman to dig the knife in deep
when once she has found the spot where
another woman f1inches.'
A little farther away Mrs. Trafford was
talking to Lady Lucifer and her new friend
Mrs, Markham.
"What are those large rooms just at the
end of the street," Mrs. Markham was
saying.
"Oh! those are the Assembly Rooms, the
best bathrooms in England" answered
Mrs Trafford
''The very place for millionaires like you
to give balls in, Mamie" laughed Lady
Lucifer.
Mrs, TraYord opened her eyes somewhat
to thus hear the extremely exclusive Lady
| her Christian name, but evidently Mrs.
Bob was quite used to the familiarity, for
she patted Lady Lucifer's hand and an
| swered, "Now don't chaff me like that,
| Violet. You know very we'll we are not
| millionaires-we are just comfortably off.
| All the same, should like to give ball
| in those rooms. 1t wouldn't be half the
| trouble of having it in ones own house
and not half the trouble for ones friends
either. But must get to know few
| more people first"
"Oh! will send out the invitations for
your suggested Lady Lucifer, gaily.
But Mrs. Markham looked doubtful.
''I'm told that people do that in London,
| but don't think Bob would like it, 1t
would look like trying to push ourselves
| into society on your shoulders, and old
| friends as you and | are | don't think it
would be quite fair to do that"
'tWell, put it off a little till you see how
you like the place for hunting" suggested
her ladyship, good-na6uredly; land when
you do want to give a ball, l will help you
1 IL