Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-10-24

lou are gong 10 let me take you
down 20 supper?" he said to her.
II VIII see later, said Joan. aJust
now want you to tell me something.
What is the name OF the lady Won
We're talking to few minutes aeo?V
lie began to laugh.
AT what?' said Joan.
"Well, the whole thing. These two
chaps have been chatting me like any
thing ms IT Is. You mean the hand
some woman with the fair hair?"
"Yes."
- was standing near her when she
turned around and put out her hand.
She said, Mr.. Vincent isn't in? And
! SAID yes, and then she said that she
hadn't seen me for ever so long, and
! didn't like TO pretend that did not
know her, so ! said that it was rather
long time; and then we talked for a
bit. j"
And you don't know who she is?"
Never saw her before in my life.
Who Is she?"
Where did she think the had met
your" said Joan, without answering
his question.
Well, you see that didn't come out
TIL quite al the end. She said il must
be two years since the days at Nice.
and by that time was so stepped IN
deception, and | allowed my reminis-
cences Of our former acquaintance
20 80 such lengths in order TO coincide
with hers, that had not the face to
tell her that had never been at Nice
~ my life She misrook me for some
one else: knew that after the first
haii,dozen words, but you see had
woven such tangled web that |
couldn't get out Of IL even II i had
wanted 70, and those two chaps say
didn't"
Joan laughed.
She is very handsome she said,
but ] am not quite sure she is good
style"
Aud you won't come down to sup.
| PERI
Not now
II would ask her Ill knew her
name said Vincent II must get
Lady George 10 tell me when see
[ her
You won't do that. said Joan,
and she lett him with smile that he
< lhlled 70 interpret.
I Miss Aihol went back o her mother.
On her way she passed the fair un.
known talking 10 Mr. Brabazon
\ III watched that, Mrs Keith was
+ saying she dropped her fan. Well
Joan. what had Mr. Vincent 10 tell
4 YOU"
/ Nothing" said Miss Athol The
mystery remains mystery. She mis-.
/ took him for some one else.
4 "Shc bowed TO Lady Beckenham,
\ think. Here il Lady Bcckcnhnm,
\ will ask her"
Not To me, said Lady Beckcnham.
| Indy George Is planned the situation,
N we're III your ease ] should 70
to her myself, said Lady Beckenhnm.
4 II must. think. said Lady George,
and Sic sought her unknown guest.
You will pardon me, she said;
"bu, did not hear your name, and
my memory u bad. do not recall
Z your face"
II ana Mrs. Darbishire, said the
7 lady ~ was so sorry not 10 rctur:N
Z your call on Monday. II wa. good OF
I you 10 COME and see mr so soon
"Darhislirc'--cal''
f.ady George looked ~ her yacnntly.
Tho lady caught something Of her
( hustDss's expression.
Can There lie any mistake2" she
said. II don't know you, 81 course,
because did not see you when you
called. You heard from my dear
friends. the Van Iindens, Of New
York. and came 10 see me, and asked
me to your party
Il Lady George looked more vacant,
You are Mrs. Seton, surely, said
tho lady.
There Il some mistake" said
Lady George. = am Lady George
! Athol
Mrs. Darbishire started to her
feet.
How can l sufficiently apologize"
she said. II am stranger in Lon.
don. and | only arrived from New
York last week. had an Introduce
ION TO Mrs. Seton. | do not know
her personally, so did not discover
my mistakc | came in q hanson,
and Isuppose tho driver mistook my
directions"
Lady George smiled graciously.
"Thc mistake is easily explained II
Mrs. - Mrs. Seton lives in Barn
square"
THAT is it, | think, said Mrs.
Darbishiro.
and this is Barn street.
~ am so distressed this should
have happened, said Mrs. Darbl-
shire
Not at all" said Lady George.
"You found some friends here ] hope,
and il has given us the pleasure OF
your company"
The lady with reiterated apologies,
bowed and took her departure.
A man who passed her on the stairs
looked at her ixedly and hurried up
to the hostess.
"Will youtell me that lady'sname?'
he said.
Five minutes ago | might have
asked you, Colonel Weston She is a
Mrs. Darbishire believe. Her cab