The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-17

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dressed and asked TO see some hats i
Jaw who she was, though i've never
net her ] don't want to meet her."
snvagely; e0ne secs quite enough Of
her In ali the shop windows
Zone does,r / remarked, soto yoce.
she wanted II hat the color Of this
1ne, so brought II out and showed Ii
70 her and told her tho price and ex-
planned why it was so expensive. oh,
| don't mind giving that for the hat
she said; 1t Is well worth t. am
quite Iva love with ii, Nine. Destrier,
bnt dare not buy 1t without letting
my husband see It. He IS 50 very par
ticnlar about what wear Could /
have Il sent round tonight fer him to
leois al? / would let yen know some
time Tomorrow whether would take
| Il or not. OF course said should be
Glad 70 send II, and she gave me the
lHdGrcss. and the hat went round there
that evening. Last night she sent il
oack End said she was very sorry, but
Bofd cddingtcn didn't think II suited
Tier ! thought II lookcda fittlc tnm-
hlsd, but one has to run those risks
wlcn one sends goods on approval.
She had determined to have that hat
just to wear for the ono day. and she
was too mean to get It honestly. Z
''Of course you'll have it out with
her--you'll expose bcr? ! said.
| was as angry and disguised as Nina,
who stood opposite me, with her pretty
| eyes and cheeks flaming with honest
INDIGNATION.
My dear boy, would IL dare |, but
! cant afford To. IT. would drive half
my customers away from me, and !
uluAt think Of Hugo and Giles. They
ltlcat cost much while they are TIMES.
but | want To give them every adyan-
taRe, tile darlings, and was left so
butlly OF, ind the business is Just be-
ginning to pay 50 we'll dare not run
Inc risk Of exposing Lady Loddington's
| inennncss.
~ had forgotten your children. No.
it would not do Trust me 10 give
her 4 niauyais quart d'heure, il / get
the chance. y
Promise you'll be careful. Think of
The little boys &
4 won't injure the dear chaps. you
best Of mothers.
Well, III that case, ! only hope for
| tune may favor you"
Fortune did favor me at last, but she
kept me waiting till the autumn, like
| the tickle Jade she always is. My
lchance came in this wise: My uncle
| asked Ine up TO his place in Scotland
for shooting, and went. The old gem
tlcman is a very connoisseur Of beauty,
and every pretty woman of note Is
bound TO he asked up TO D., sooner
or later ] got there in time TO dress
hurriedly and appear in the drawing
| room just MS my uncle was telling
! everyone whom he was to take in /
was introduced TO some grill have
not Q notion who she was. but ! gave
her my arm and took her down to din
ner, mufnuring commonplace on the
way. The truth is, | was half fam
ishei with my journey, and my one
idea was dinner. II was not until !
was we'll on with the fish stare that
looked at my left-hnnd neighbor. It
was Lady Lo6dington herself.
u haven't seen you since we met at
Ascot, she remarked, pleasantly.
She certainly is most lovely wom-
an, by the way. ! stared blankly, and
she went on with an air of we'll acted
reproach:
II believe you have forgotten we
ever met there
| Here was my chance; seized it.
'Forgottenl Why, l remember every
word yon aid, the color OF your gown
and even tie very hat yon wore the
lo7esieat and most becoming hat l ever
saw in my life.
The compliment told,
N don't believe you do. she pouted.
Upon my word lido 1t was sort
of big affy1r of amethyst velvet, and
4 featherYfo match. remember it with
double force because made cousin
Of miDs quite angry with the mere de.
scriPtion of it. | don't know If you
exsf met her? She has gone into
millinery, like everybody else. She
/ calls herself Nine. Destrier'n
i ] looked Lady LoddTngton full in, the
face and laid 4 peculiar emphasis on
the name | never saw anyone SO
/ thoroughly caught in my life. saw
in moment that she knew / knew.
She turned perfectly scarlet TO the
roots of her HAIR, and then quite white,
and didn't speak for atleast moment.
Then she pulled herself together, as
only q woman can, and adroitly
| changed the subject But she has
been very civil to me ever since, much
to the surprise OF my friends. / am
plain and uninteresting; i am not a
perspnage;I haven't n farthing not
| even expect tions and they can,
make Ont where the attraction lies.
They had better ask Nine. Destrier, Of
Y o.. eori atrnet- To enlicshtan Tier,