Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-31
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When one is fluffy haired, CHEEKY tenn.
pered and twenty-three years of age
and little Lady Laveday was all three
one does not regard with unmixed ran
ture the prospect of whole week with
the British Association for the Advance
ment of Science. But Sir James had
been elected President for the year, and
his wife, as in duty bound, was Obliged
to accompany him.
= The town Of Manchester. with lis for.
est of tall chimneys and its perpetual
gloomy pail, may possibly represent the
sinews and strength of England, but it is
not exactly an ideal place in which to
spend the early days of September. Else
where there are blue skies, heather clad
moors and grouse on the wing, but Mud
chester, for some inscrutable reason, l~e-
serves the same gray and depressed ap.
pearance yearin and year out. SirJamcs
Loveday, however, full of the Temporary
importance which attaches to the emf.
nent scientist who is President of the
year, was delighted with the whole
thing, and especially proud of showing
of his pretty, young wife to his scientific
colleagues, whose spouses, though unit
ing in their persons the manifold virtues
of the British matron, could hardly Law
claim to either epithet. He had only
been married year. They had met on
homewsrd- bound Cunarder, and
though this particular ship had beaten
the record, there had been time enough
for Sir James to become enamored of
Miss Lena Gardner, who, finding no one
younger to her taste on board had smiled
on the elderly scientist until he had Of
fered her his name and his fortune. She
was sensible young woman, with nice
appreciation OF the good things of this
life, and, in six weeks tine from their
landing at liverpool, they were quietly
married in London.
Quite n little murmur of admiration
and a notable eraning of masculine uecks
greeted Lady Loveday as she made net
appearance in the Town Hall of Mud
chester on the night of the opening adj
dress. 1t was her first introduction ia
the scientitic world, and men of science.
much like other men, are apt to an.
preclate good looks. In her white 5rocade
mantle, boa OF ostrich feathers encir-
cling her threat, and some diamond
arrows thrust through her blonde hair,
she looked radiant vision Of youth aud
beauty III the crowd of dressed gawkv
women who made up the feminine nor
ton of the audience. devotion to the
toilette forms no part of the programme
to the ladies vino attend meetings of the
British Association, the advancement of
science being more important in their
eyes than the plating of hair and wear
ing of gold, And so Lena was able to
make her little sensation. She entered
the large hall alone, for Sir James wai
already in his place on the platform, and
was even giving the preliminary cough
which precedes the opening address.
''By Jove!" said bronxed young man
to himself young man who had
strolled in late, and now found him,
self in the very back OF the vast hall
elf that isn't Lenal Odd that | should
see her the first week arrive in England
What is she doing here2 Wonder if she
has forgottens Well, it's three years
ago"
The opening address was an enor-
nous success, as it always is. During the
week the popular enthusiasm, cooled by
many scientific lectures, may abate; but
on the opening night no Judge on the,
bench IS surer of laugh than the emf,
nent scientist who opens the meeting.
The mildest jokelets are received with
rapture, the feeblest SMILES get round
of applause. Lady Loveday was SUR
rounded by admiring chemists, biolo-.
gists and botanists by the time the large
audience was filing out.
"You'll come with our expedition on
Thursday, Lady Loveday, won't your
urged thin young professor from a
Scotch University, whose appearance
suggested the suspicion that he
had recently come out of an eye hos
pital,
Lady Loveday smiled, and made up
her mind to the inevitable. After all,
he was only little worse than the rest.
All the young men at the meeting wore
rundown collars, and coats which had
apparently been made for somebody
else.
81 shall be delighted" sac said, IN
her most cordial tone. "Where are You
going, and what are you going to do to
improve me9"
f0h, it's an expedition down salt
mine. We shall have to take you down
in bucket. You won't mind, will
your urged the weak-eyed young man
eagerly.
mot at all, if you will insure the
rope not breaking"
But, all the same, when Thursday
arrived, aud Lena found herself alone al
the railway station-for Sir james had
committee meeting that morning, aud
could only JOIN her later in the day
she ielt somewhat depressed at the
prospect before her. There was large
and somewhat weird looking crowd on
the platform. A slight drizzle was fall
ing, and the ladies of the party had
unanimously elected to appear in BAG.
like waterproof garments, though, to be
sure, their male kind ran them hard in
the matter OF curious rainlent. Most of
the travellers had invested in paper bags
full of Bath buns, for an expedition
with the British Association is generally
fraught with peril in the matter OF sup
plies. The weak-eyed young man was
In a state of excitement bordering GA
delirium. Lady Loveday sighed as her
eye ran over the mass of pushing, per-
spring, be-mackintoshed human beings
on the platform.
There isn't a soul here that l want to