The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-07

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"Where did she think she had met
you?" said Joan, without answering
his question.
"Well, you see, that didn't come out
till quite the end. She said il must
be two years since the days Mt Nice,
and by that time / was so stepped in
deception and had allowed my REM
| iniscences of our former scquaint-
ance to go such lengths in order TO
coincide with hers. that had not the
face to tell her that had never been
at Nice in my life. She mistook me
/ for some one else knew that after
the first half-dozen words; but you
see | had woven such a tangled web
that l couldn't get out of il, even il
had wanted to, and those two chaps
say didn't"
Joan laughed.
"She is very handsome" she said !;
'but am not quite sure that she is
good style.
Miss Athol went back TO her mother.
On the way, she passed the fair un-
known talking to Mr.. Brabazon.
al watched that" Mrs. Keith was
saying; "sho dropped her fan. Well,
Joan, what had Mr.. Vincent to tell
you?"
Nothing" said Miss Athol; "the
mystery rem aims mystery. She mis-
took him for some one else.
"!She bowed TO Lady Beckenham, /
think. Here is Lady Beckenham. /
will ask her"
"Not to me-" said Lady 3ecken-
ham.
Lady George explained the s:.aa-
tion.
"lf were in your case, should go
to her myself" said Lady Becken.
ham.
az must, Think" said Lady George,
and she sought her unknown guest.
"lou will pardon mo-" she said;
"but l did not hear your name, and
my memory is bad. l do MT recall
your face" 1
az am Mrs. Dsrhishire, ~ .:asS1. ..
lady; 81 was SO sorry not to return
your call on Monday. 1t was good of
you to come and see me SO soon"
''Darbishire CALI"
Lady George looked at her vacantly.
The lady caught something of her
hostess's expression.
Can there be any mistaken" she
said; 81 don't know you, of course,
because l did not see you when you
called. You heard from my dear
friends, the Van Lindens, OF New
York, aud you came to see me and
asked me to your party"
Lady George looked more vacant.
"lou are Mrs. Seton, surely" said
the lady.
"rhere is some mistake" said Lady
George; 81 am Lady George Athol."
Mrs. Darbishire started to her feet,
"How can | sufficiently apologize ?"
she said 81 am stranger in London.
aud | arrived from New York only last
week. | had an introduction to Mrs.
Seton. l do not know her personally,
so l did not discover my mistake. 1
came in hanson, and I suppose the
driver mistook my directions"
Lady George smiled graciously.
The mistake is easily explained if
Mrs Mrs. Seton lives in Barn
Square"
That is it, 1 think" said Mrs.
D2rbishire.
and this is Barn street"
~ am so distressed this should have
happened, said Mrs. Darbishire.
''Not at all" said Lady George;
''you found some friends here, hope,
and it 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 tixedly and hurried up
to his hostess.
"Will you tell me that lady's name"
he said.
Give minutes ago l might have
asked you, Colonel Weston. She is a
Mrs. Darbishire, | believe. Her cab
man mistook Barn street for Barn
Square.
"You know nothing about he=?"
Nothing"
Then excuse me.
Colonel Weston hurried down to the /.
hall. Mrs. Darbishire was coming
from the cloak room.
"Mlle. Lestocq will permit me to
see her to her hotel?" he said, quietly.
The lady started, then suiled aud |
bowed.
Monsieur est bien aimable," she
said.
He followed her to the hanson and |
got in. He spoke up through the trap.
''Drive slowly to the end OF the street
and l will direct you"
He turned then to his companion.
"We meet again, msdemoiselle.
"Oui, monsieur.
'Mademoiselle has, perhaps, few
friends in London"
"Not many, monsieur
"Mademoiselle, however. starts we'll |
under such a wing as that OF Lady |
George Athol."