The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-01-06
CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VI.
As matters fell out, the task Of enlight-
4 enlng Lord Staines was thrown upon my
shoulders, in addition to that with which
! had already saddled myself; for scarcely
had l finished my breakfast when Mr..
Turner arrived, trembling and 5reathless,
TO say that he really did not feel equal to
encountering the brunt of his patrons
wrath.
Indeed" he added, with ludicrous
effort to regain his accustomed suave
pomposity, 81 am not sure that it would
be right on my part to do SO, have not
forgotten the very improper terms in
which Lord Statues chose 10 address me
when ! called npon him once before on
era somewhat similar errand, and both
for his sake and for my own, any repeti-
tlon OF such a scene is-cr-to be depre-
Gated. To you profanity of language
would be less shocking-at least. | mean
That You must he more accustomed to
hearing it: and-er--ln shuFt'--
IN short," interrupted, no. over re-
spectfully-for really the Rev simeon's
aspect at that Iaoment was not calculated
TO induce respect-''you want me to do
Your dirty work for you6 Very well; |
don't particularly mind; may as we'll be
hanged for a sheep as for a alainb. Only
don t propose to prevent Lord Staines
from going down to the fectory later in
the day and shocking you with profane
iangnages~ ltraay uot be altogether youf
fanlt that your daughter has disgracel
herself and inveiglel bracknell into dis
graeing himself with her, but you NAV as
wen be prepared to'be told that it is. If
were in Your place l should be a good
deal more frightened Of Jim Leigh than of
Lord Staines. +"
Gently, my dear young friend.
eentiyP' returned Mr.. Turner with dig
nifty, "Gou are excited, and do not
blame you for it; but to say that nv
daughter has disgraced herself is TO saw
700 much-a great deal too much. That
she did very wrong in engaging herself to
James allow and he will not find me
SLOW to express my sincere sorrow and |
but we must bear in mind that
her affections were given in the first place
70 Lord Bracknell. / will not say that |
the young people were justified in taking
the law into their own hands; yet NAV
doubt whether Lord Staines motives for
them to marry were of tie
highest kind. Now do not answer me. |
beg Of YOU | can see that you are not
yet master Of yourself II you will allow
me Will go up stairs and sit with your
lear mother while you walk over to
Staines Court" ~"
Evidently Hilda had been talking to
hin, and it would be absurd to waste
rood indignation upon such hopeless in
,ptitude.
Pray do so, Mr., Turner" answered.
my mother will be very Flad to see you.
)niy hope you will kindly refrain from
xpouhding your views with regard to
our daughters marriage to her, because
he Is rather subject to attacks Of
Iausea."
With this valedictory shot set out to
ertorm the first and least painful of the
uties which | had accepted. | found
ord Staipes in his study, and apparently
A a rather bad humor.
"Oh, how do you do, MaynardYn said
e, looking up from the letter which he
'as writing. "Do you happen to know
nything about that fellow BraeknellY ,
When was his age 1t used to be consid-
red the civil thing just to let your father
now when you proposed to leave his {
ouse or return TO it, but NOWADAYS the c
oung men seem to think that they i
eednt take any notice Of their fathers, d
Scept when they want money. Here il il
facknell gone OIL, nobody knows where. 6
the very moment when | am making !,
asiness arrangements for which his sig-
ature is required | told him about IL y
Yo days ago, but of course nv convent. 9
ace countsfor nothing when it is q oties- b
on OF gong to some confounded steeple- a
iase or otAern II
! thought there was nothing to be /,
lined by putting of the evil moment. 4
can't tellyou where Lord Bracknell ii I
ord Staines,n ! replied, "but have \
me here to give you some very unpleag- \
# news about him. He was married (,
sterday ats - registrars office at Stock /.
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