St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-18

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"Oh, Effie, it is good to see you again,
dear. 1 only came back yesterday from
Cromer, where have been taking in
ozone by the ton-but 1 could not wait
another minute, so escaped from old
Parker's please ma'ams' (the accumu-
lation of whole monthly and here I am.
How jolly it is to feel we are neighbors
only mile apart"
sit was good of you, Gerty, to come
over so soon. / thought of going to
you this morning, but Philip had some
tiresome grand jury business in Ole
stone lis it not shame, and we have
only been home fortnightD but L
hoped if waited till the afternoon he
would be able to accompany me-" >
You shall keep to your programme,
Effie, so far that you shall come to
Compton Basset this afternoon. 1 will
lunch with you, and you sLall drive
back withsme, and if Philip does not re-
turn before we go. leave word for him
to fetch you later. You must see baby.
l have hardly forgiven him yet for
making such an inopportune arrival. and
preventing me from going to your we'd
ding-but | spared Harry to you, which
was very good of me as baby was only a
week old; but, as Philip officiated as
best man at our wedding. / thought
Harry ought to go and see him turned
off"
ut was good of you. dear, and how is
Harry?"
every fit; he's gone into Olestone,
too. This is your 'den,' 1 suppose.
What bijou Of rOom-and is Philip
we'll now, and got all his good spirits
back again?"
Eyes. Why?"
because l haven't seen him since
our wedding two years ago, and then he
seemed terribly down-hearted and
looked so ill. After his fathers death
(Which was so sudden), he went off to
travel for year, he said, but he stayed
away more than two. Harry had to
write most peremptorily, and insist on
his coming to our wedding. We were
quite shocked to see him looking so al
tered and miserable. He told us he had
had fever In Italy, and he meant to go
and winter in Canada and freeze it out
of himself"
s'He told me all about his Canada
frolic," observed Effie.
I'VE only heard from him once or
twice till he wrote from London early
this year. and announced his engage
ment to you. Oh. Effie. was so pleased
when / heard my dear little cousin was
to marry Harry's cousin. 1t seemed
quite poem"
"What is it, Benson?" said Effie, as
the butler entered the room.
"If you please, my lady, James has
brought this note from Sir Philip, and
he's to take the answer back directly
he's had his dinnerO
Every well, Benson. Is it not con-
venient, Olestone being so near? Pill
ring when it is ready. Philip and can
| keep up correspondence during the
| day if he is detained there. Oh, he
wants me to find memorandum book
in his escritoire. Let me see, his den is
on the right hand OF the billiard room
door, isn't itP'
Haven't you been in Philips den
YETI" asked Gerty.
| "No."
"Where does he write, then?"
| "When he wants to write he always
comes to my den. but we haven't done
much in that way since we came home"
You spoil Philip. The first thing 1
did when l arrived at Compton Basset
see if could find any secrets-but
couldn't. 1t was so disappointing.
! There, Fife, you go and find out Phil
| Ups skeleton and Pll 60 and talk to
Lane about my orchids. l don't think
we quite understand them"
Fife stood before her husbands es-
ciitoire. (Which drawer did he say?'
said she, thinking aloud. II have left
his note on the table. Oh, here's the
book" and she drew out thin morocco
case. "Ah, his mothers portrait! He
told me he had miniature of her. No,
strange face. Who can it be? But
how beautiful-a foreigner, am sure
How those dark eyes seem to look into
mine!" Fife stood gazing for some
minutes at the portrait, which fascin.
ated her. At length she put it back,
and, opening another drawer, found the
required book.
She left the room just as the gong
sounded for luncheon, and met heI
cousin in the hall.
..Well, Efhe," said Gerty, 'smade any
awful discovers in Blue Boards
room?"
81 have found the book all right" re
turned Effie. Lunch is ready"
81 am very glad-I am so hungry
We must start directly after luncheon
| All through the meal-all through the
pleasant drive-through the greer
lanes to Compton Basset, those haunt
ing dark eyes TO seemed to meet Efie's
At length Gertrude rallied her upor
her absent way Of answering to hel
lively remarks.
my dear. have you seen ghost?'
she asked, laughing.
"Oh, half a dozen, of course" sait
Fife with an effort.