The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-21

rived Yesterday on L0e SeTVla, ana R1Cer q
few days stay at the Murray Hill hotel
will proceed Immediately to Lenox, where
he will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Aspin-
waIl-Jones at their charming country
house there"
Mrs. Aspinwall- Jones in particular was
delighted with the catch she had made. A
real live English baronet, whom her
daughter had met in Tuxedo last year, was
coming to visit her. 1t was a feather in
her cap And when "Sir Henry Barford-
shire" made his appearance one evening in
his travelling suit of tweeds, accompanied
bv two men servants and innumerable hat
boxes, bundles of very English walking
sticks and two huge dogs, she was gracious
ness personifed.
She thought be was awfully nice and ad-
mired his huge pair of reddish brown whisk-
ers, and wondered if all English baronets
wore such huge blue glasses and spoke in
such muffled tones. She asked him about
it and be remarked:
law, yaas, vewy gweat bore, you know,
vewy-these glawsesl Eyes weak and all
that sort o. thing These Amewican rail-
ways of yours, you know, vewy twytng-
dust and all that sort O. thing. Chawm.
ing up here, though; awfully pretty place."
And the baronet made haste to get up
into his room as soon as possible, for be
thought certain girl had eyed him rather
sharply as he jumped from mis- trap TO the
ground and walked up the piazza steps.
Gould she have guessed so soon," be
muttered to himself. "Gadi I mustn't
overact. But how awfully pale she looked.
was a brute to force her into that quarrel.
How Miss Aspinwall-Jones did laugh when
that Internal pug of hers barked around
me and seemed to know me-"
Lockwood's troubles had only begun
though. When he went down for dinner
that night he found himself seated next to
Adele Van Zandt.
"How love England" she said.
Really" he replied in a shaky tone
which was muffled and husky. He feared
every moment she would recognize his
voice. His eyes wandered across the table
to Miss Aspinwall-Jones, who was eating
her salad composedly and with the most
demure air in the world.
81 think saw you there several times,
although didn't meet you"
"YaasP"
"Do you stay in England very much"
she asked
"All the time-that is, you understand.
when 1 am not away. Gweat many Anne
wicans in London when left"
Ibid you happen to meet a Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, there last year,"
"Yaas, vewy chawming woman, hand
some and all that, don't you know"
"Oh, how very NIGEL She is in Lenox,
and you must see her. I'll ask Mrs. Aspin-
wall-Jones to have her here for dinner TO-.
morrow. Oh, come to think of it, she will
be here tonight at the dance, and I'll be
sure that you see her. How delighted you
will be to meet an old friend"
Lockwood thought he would be delight
ed, but he didn't say so. He knew Mrs.
Van Rensselaer,, to be sure, and he knew
her for very clever woman.
She had known him ever since he was q
small boy, and he could never hope to de-
ceive her so we'll as these people whom hs
had Just met that summer. And he has
tened to say shat after all he wasn't quite
sure; he met so many Americans he couldn't
possibly remember them all, and really he
wouldn't care to trouble Miss Van Zandt;
he thought he could get along very well
without bothering her to hunt up people
for him to talk to.
His long beard began to trouble him and
he had narrow escapes from pouring soup
down his shirt front instead of his mouth.
and the wires where it was fastened to his
face hurt his ears; he was very hot and al.
together the dinner was the longest he
ever went through.
"Oh, Sir Henry" said bis fair neighbor
presently, "what an awful pretty ring"
and she looked toward his left hand at q
handsome seal.
Lockwood thought she fingered on the
"Sir Henry" with tantalizing emphasis;
he looked up quickly and then cursed his
stupidity for leaving that ring on.
81 had friend this summer who had
one exactly like it. How very oddl"
"Veryl" commented Lockwood, groan-
ing inwardly. 1.-The deuce!" he muttered.
"She doesn't seem to be feeling very sadly
| about this matter. One would think from
! that letter of Angelca's that she was near
| ly dead with grief Iwish were well out
of this"
He had a suspicion that one side of his
beard was slipping down, and with fimsy
excuse he left the table hurriedly.
"Your Englishman is a great bear and
very rude" said Mis- Van Zandt 70 Mrs.
Aspinwall-Jones presently.
"You mustn't judge him too off hand"
was the reply. II have looked him up in
| the 'peerage,' and he comes from one of
the SWEETEST old families in England. lam
very sorry that you do not like him"
That evening at the dance it was noticed
that Sir Henry was very retiring and cared
very little about meeting people, and when
| Miss Van Zandt brought him up to Mrs
Van Rensselaer, and said she would find in
him an old friend, she merely laughed and
lugged the supposed Englishman off into
| the inclosed piazza.
'What are you trying to do, you absurd
boyi" she said. tugging at his beard.
"Don'tl Stopl Let me alonel What do
| you meanf" Lockwood was Mortified
But she said she knew him from the
| minute be walked across the floor, and she
made him tell her the whole story and
gave him some good advice, which he fol-
lowed at once, for Miss Van Zandt was
soon out on the piazza in place of Mrs. Var
| Rensslaer.
There were once two people who loved
each other very much" he said, but
they had a foolish quarrel, az the bottom
| of which was q scheming woman who
wanted TO do the man a wrong in revenge
for wrong she thought he had done her.
And the girl was very angry and listened
TO this woman. and the man went away
and resolved to keep away. Now, suppose
the man was very sorry, and said so, what
DO you suppose the girlwould say to himf''
1t was not Sir Henry Barfordshire speak
ing now. but young Lockwood, and tie
English drawl had changed it soms way to
voice Adele Van Zandt knew well and
| had heard before.
If she was a very nice girl and really
| loved the man. think she would tell him
| r,or to 90 away aoair-uhr what are Won