The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-05-07

Venables? Fair? Lady FleetP Mop Miss
Adair2 Mop then can't tell you till
see her.
'She is coming up now. There, with
the fair hair. NO-in front of the Braba-
IONS" Lady George had the misfOr-
tune to drop her bouquet and in the mo-
mentary confusion name was lost.
The lady who advanced behind the un-
heard name was fair to whiteness almost.
Her hair was of that peculiar shade of
yellow like pale sulphur, Her eyes were
of the lightest gray.
Lady George gave her hand and said.
'How do you dO?' The Brabazons occu-
pied her with some elaborate explanation
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 again--and now again. APP
parently 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
ers were not spolt. l didn't catch the
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
husband. George-George-go into the
room and tell me who the striking look
ing woman with the yellow hair is"
"There are dozens of 'em! Which?'
"Tll 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 daugh-
ters.
'Maud, had something to ask you
and forgot what. Oh, yes. Who isl
woman with the yellow hair standing by
the mantelpiece."
"In whiteP-I don't know"
But neither do l. l thought you
would be able to tell me-"
1t was twenty minutes before Lady
Georges second daughter appeared be
fore her. By that time the lldy haC
moved her place.
81 know the one you mean," sale
Joan, but l don't know who she is
She has very curious hair and she is il
white"
"Yes.n
"Well, don't know"
Mrs. Keith came up.
Lord George doesn't know" sh'
aid.
81 can easily find out" said Joan
''She has been talking to Charlie Vim
cent for the last ten minutes; l will asl
him "
She moved away as she spoke.
Young Vincent was leaning against
pillar and laughing merrily. He was tn
but for the moment of the chatf of twt
of his friends. Joan heard few of thei
remarks.
"He didn't mind, don't you know
awfully pretty woman like that. Neithe
would you
"Said she met him at Nice, and dea
old Charles never been out of the cOun
I try in his life"
Vincent caught Miss Athors eye.
"You are going to let me take yo
down to supper?" he said to her.
: 81 will see later on, said Joan. Jus
now want you to tell me something
What is the name of the lady you wer
talking to few moments agoY
He began to laugh.
"At what? said Joan.
D, "Well the whole thing. Those tw
chaps have been chatting me like any
z thing as it is. You mean the handsOm
4 woman with the fair hair?"
"Yes."
81 was standing near her when sh
y turned round and put out her hand. Sh
4 said, Mr.. Vincent, isn't itP' And | sal
q yes, and then she said that she hadn'
seen me for ever so long, and l didn
like to pretend that did not know hel
:. so | said that it was rather long time
3 and then we talked for bit"
1 "And you don't know who she isp''
Never saw her before in my lif'
Who is she?'
"Where did she think she had me
y yOu?n said Joan, without answering hi
& question.
1 "Well, you see that didn't come OF
II till quite the end. She said it must b
II two years since the days at Nice, and b
II that time was so stepped in deception
" and had allowed by "reminiscences {
4 our former acquaintance to go sue
n lengths in order to coincide with her
II That mad not the lace 10 tell ler JlldI
had never been at Nice in my life. 81
mistOok me for some one else; | kne
u that after the first half-dozen words; bI
4 you see had woven such a tangled we
n that | couldn't get out of it, even If l ha
wanted to, and those two chaps say
II didn't"
Joan laughed.
u "She is very handsome" she salt
a ''but am not quite sure that's is goo
nj style"
II And you won't come down to SUI
Il er?"
mot now"
81 would ask her II knew her name,
q S; i'd Vincent. 81 must get Lady Georl
n to tell me when see her"
HI 'You won't do that, said Joan, an
she left him with a smile that he failC
TO interpret.
" Miss Athol went back to her mothe