Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-05-28

| Still In morning coSturoe, InouBn INC
afternoon was waning. There was
n flush of expectancy on her delicate
face and nervousness in her manner
which said, MS plain rs words, that her
| ladyship was ill-at-ease, n mood which
her maid, who was in attendance, evil
IDENTIFY looked upon with no very agree
BILE sentiments, for Lady Scarborough
had way of venting her discomfort on
her dependents.
"Are you, sure, Annette, that You
told the groom of the chambers to an
nounce Mr. Colburn us soon as he
called?"
"Quite sure, my lady"
"And it is nearly four, and he Is not
here"
Just struck four, my lady, by the
clock Of the Horse-guards. Think, per-
haps-"
do not trouble to think. It is bad
habit for a servant to have opinions,
and disgusting to hear her express
them"
II am sure, my lady, l."
"Wn.L you hold your tongue, An
nette? Your chattering makes my head
ache"
The girls lips parted, but no sound
came from them. She stood with
clasped hands, mute and motionless, rs
much a slave ms q Saxon hand-maiden,
who wore brazen collar round her
neck with her owners name on it in
the days of the Heptarchy.
"Now you are looking sulky,girl, and
will"
But what she would do to the unfor-
tunate maid, the world never knew, for
at that moment the groom of the cham
bers announced the attorneys arrival.
The frown cleared from the lady's
brow as the dapper little lawyer bowed
himself into the room, but there was q
tone of reproach in her voice as she
bade him be seated
lyon are late, SIR" she said, in quiet
reproof.
'For which accept my apology" he
replied, airily, not at all in the regret
full respect that a family lawyer usual
" displays to distinguished client.
The lady noticed this, and her hot
blood dyed her cheek.
1T seems to me-" she said, that
your manner has changed of late. You
forget, sir, what you owe to me. Had
it not been for me, remember you
would now be, rs you were for years,
the servant, not the head of the firm
you represent"
Quite true, my lady, but l think l
have given quid pro quo for your pat
ronage, and delightful rs it would be to
my vanity to suppose that you were
simply instigated in your kind services
to reward merit, I cannot but think
that you have called upon me to re-
deem my obligations. 1t was perhaps
for your own interests as well as mine
that YOU used your influence to pro-
mote my fortunes Your structures are
little ungrateful, when you consider
what am now asking in your behalf"
''In my behalf! You made hard
enough bargain to protect yourself and
salve your wounded honor. say your
manner has been unbcarable since
]
"Accomplices! Exactly, my lady.
You cannot play with the fire without
the danger of burning your fingers"
''Well, truce to this levity. sent
for you to discuss most important mat
ter. Lord Scarborough suspects tkat
there is something wrong; and, if he
discovers the plot ! am engaged in, /
shall die with shame. Yet, heaven
knows it is not for my own aggrandize-
ment, but for him and the children
that allowed you to allure me into this
mad project"
II know that his lordship has not the
enterprising spirit which you enjoy,
and might feel that there was some
slight stain on his escutcheon if he only
knew the extent of your ladyship's di-
plomacy; but rs for saying that in
duccd you to exploit the scheme, in
dignantly-"
'Pshaw! You would deny anything. I
say that you first brought me news of
my brothers illness, and pointed out
how easy it would be to promulgate the
statement of his death before he had
defrauded his family of their inherit
ance. Did not advance you q thousand
pounds to send this man, Archer, out to
hide him away till death, which you
told me was certain and immediate,
should relieve us of the danger?"
lyon did, my lady, and | think that
you will acknowledge that the thousand
pounds was well invested"
Eyes, that | acknowledge; but You
have deceived me concerning Harry
Grahame's illness: and, If he RECEIVERS
and returns to England, we are dis
graced and ruined"
You forget that Sir Harry GrahGme is
dead, my lady"
Dead"
swell, If not in the spirit, in the body