The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-23


ticular about what / wear. Could !
have it sent round tonight fer him to
look at? 1 would let you know some
time tomorrow whether i would take
it or not OF course / said should be
glad to send it, and she gave me the
address. and the hat went round there
that evening. Last night she sent it
back and said she was very sorry, but
Lord Loddington didn't think it suited
her. ] thought it looked little tum-
bled, bat one has TO run those risks
when one sends goods on approval
She had determined to have that hat
just to wear for the one day, and she
was too mean to get it honestly"
LOT course you'll have il out with
her-youIl expose herr" ] said
was as angry and Disguised as Nina,
who stood opposite me, with her pretty
eyes and checks flaming with honest
indignation.
My dear boy, would if dared, hus
l can't afford to. 1t would drive half
nay customers away from me, and I
must think of Hugo and Giles They
don't cost much while they are TIMES,
but want to give them every advan-
tage, the darlings, and l was left SO
badly off, and the business is Just be-
ginning to pay SO well dare not run
thu risk of exposing Lady Loddington's
meanness."
II had forgotten your children No,
IL wonld not do Trust me to give
her mauvais quart d'heure, if 1 get
the chance"
Promise you'll be careful Think Of
the little boys"
II won't njure the dear ehapA you
best OF mothers"
We'll, in 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 folxle jade she always is. MY
chance came IN this wise; Ny uncle
asked me up to his place in Scotland
for shooting, and went The old gen.
tleman Is a very oonnofsseur OF beauty,
bound 70 be asked up to D. sooner
or later. got there in time to dress
hurriedly and appear in the drawing
room just as my uncle was telling
everyone whom he was to take in.
was introduced to some girl have
not a notion who she was, but i gave
her my arm and took her down to din
ner, murnuring commonplaces on the
way. The truth is, I was half fam
ished with my journey. and my one
idea was dinner. 1t was not until 1
was well on with the fish stage that
looked at my left-hand neighbor. 1t
was Lady Loddington herself.
u haven't seen You since we met at
Ascot" she remarked, pleasantly.
She certainly is a most lovely wom-
an by the way. l stared blankty, and
she went on with an air of well acted
reproach:
Il believe you have forgotten we
ever met there"
Here was my chance; ! seized it.
Forgotten! Why, remem Der every
word you said, the color of your gown
and even the very hat you wore-the
loveliest and most becoming hat ever
saw in my life"
The compliment told
81 don't believe you do she pouted.
upon my word do. 1t was sort
of big affair of amethyst velvet, and
feathers to match / remember it with
double force because made cousin
of mine quite angry with the mere de-
scription of it. / don't know if you
ever met her? She has gone into
millinery, ike every body else. She
Calls herself Mime. Destxier.'"
Looked Lady Loddington full in the
face and laid peculiar emphasis On
the name. / never saw anyone SO
thoroughly caught in my life. saw
in a moment that she knew 1 knew.
She turned perfectly scarlet to the
roots of her hau, and then quite white,
and didn't speak for atleast moment
Then she pulled herself together, rs
only a woman can, and adroitly
changed the subject But she has
been very civil TO me ever since, much
to the surprise of my friends I am
plain and embarrassing; am not a
parsonage; haven't farthing-not
even expecAations-and they can't
make out where the attraction lies.
They had better ask Nine Destrier, of
Oxford street. to enlighten them
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