St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12

own. The people thronged up and up
| The current appeared amending. and
| she felt almost as if the circle must
| be complete, and the string of guests
| must be revolving, as in child'S toy
| the figures that are gummed on tape
and go up to the mill move in endless
succession up and up and up.
Her tongue was tired, too, and so was
her smile. but each was kept in active
do?" "Your son not with you? No?
am sorry" what lovely flowers!"
"How do you do?'' mo, almost cold"
How do you doP' Eyes, sitting"
"Ah, Mrs. Keith scarcely thought
you would get away. Dull-was 1T?
What, none of the right people? Didn't
suppose for an instant there would be-"
"Let me stand here for one moment.
/ want so much to know who some one
is who came in just before US. A beau
titul woman. Quite too lovely"
Mrs. VeDables, probably. Not Mrs.
Venables? Fair? Lady Fleet? No?
Miss Adair? No? Then l can't tell
you till see her.''
"She is coming up now. There, with
the fair hair. No-in front of the Bra
bazons." Lady George had the mis-
chance to drop her bouquet, and in the
Il nam = Wdo lOol.
The lady who advanced behind the
unheard name was fair to whitenesS
almost Her hair was of peculiar shade
of yellow, like pale sulphur. Her eyes
were of the highest gray.
Lady George gave her hand and said,
"How do you d0?' The Brabazons oc-
cupied her with some elaborate eXplana-
ton about why they had been unable to
dine in Barn street, and in the mean
time the lady, with murmured word,
had passed on. Lady George looked
after her. She was bowling to some one.
She was bowling again and now again;
apparently she had many friends in the
room.
Mr.. Brabazon was talking to Mrs.
Keith, who, as soon as he had moved
away, turned to her hostess.
'She is handsome. | hope your flow
name" The lady was lost in the smart
crowd. "Neither did l." said Lady
George blanklY, land l don't know her
from Adam. She must be some friend
of the girls. Joan or Maud must have
sent her card my memory is so bad.
can't leave this; if you come across
either of my daughters will you send her
to me, Mrs. Keith? Oh, here is my hus-
band. George-George-go into the
room and tell me who the striking look
ing woman with the yellow hair is"
There are dozen of 'em. WhichP"
"I'll show yOu," said Mrs. Keith. She
was interested.
The two moved away, but, like the
raven from the ark, they did not return.
Lady George. after ten minutes or so,
felt that she had done her duty, and she
left the top of the stairs. She forgot the
unknown lady, and it was half an hour
before she came across one of her
daughters.
MAUD, had something to ask you,
and forget what. Oh, yes. Who IS
l can't see her nOw-yeS, there she is
that woman with the yellow hair, stand
ing by the mantelpiecew
I'm white? | don't know"
"But neither do /. lsthought you
would be able to tell me. Find Joan
and send her to me-"
1t was twenty minutes before Lady
Georges second daughter appeared be-
fore her. BY that time the lady had
moved her place.
Il know the one you mean," said
Joan. but l don't know who she is.
She has very curious hair, and she is in
white"
Eyes"
swell, don't know"
Mrs. Keith came up.
Lord George doesn't know" she
said.
Il can easily find out" said Joan.
She has