Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-05-25
LADY MAJEND|E
CHAPTER XII.-Continued.

."fhe fitting indeed. / must beg Mrs.
Lowell, that you will not pack anything.
The tables and chairs here are not fit for
the scullery af Stafford Abbey. Every
thing must begin brand-new. Mr.. Smith
has undertaken to engage servants for
the whole establishment"
Mamie gave little gasp. 'How
many must we have"'
Here is the list
"A ladys maid! what can do with a
grand lady to wait on me?"
why, let her wait on you, to be
sure
'EAh. well, she can help me with MAX
ang Dita's things"
It was on the point of Andrews tongue
10 Say-"You must never make any
thing more for DIta;" bat he Suppressed
The words, comforting himself by think
ing that it would look maternal and
interesting; but poor Mamie it seemed
that everything she said or did was
wrong, how should she teach herself?
She took away the list to think over and
study.
In the kitchen Dita and Jacques were
sitting, the former making her slave tell
her stories Of the possessions she would
soon call her own; of pony to ride, and
swans to feed, cows to see MIXED, and
flowers to pick. They were all living in
n world Of unrealty, and Mamie began
70 long for the crisis to be over.
Up to the present time, about once a
year, Master Malcolm had written from
Dunmonaigh, asking for news of As
Sunta's child, whom he always called by
the ceremOnious name of Margaret Girls
elda, unwilling that her adopted parents
had changed her name; and Andrew had
been very careful always in keeping up
the illusion. The fact that any one
should know that his little Dita had
been taken by him from the workhouse,
was indescribably calling to him in his
new circumstances; and when the an
nual letter arrived, he saw way of cut
ting off the inquiries of the Minister,
and causing him to lose sight of them
altogether, as he carefully abstained
from answering it, and left a commission
with neighbor to write after he had
quilted Edgar Street, and say that Mr..
Fairdon and family had lett the neigh
borhood-that they had assumed another
name tnheriting a considerable property,
and had left no address. The Minister
was thus compelled to give up all inter-
course with them, and it seemed as If
every tie was cut Off between Perdita
and her native country.
At last the great day came; little Dita
was wild with excitement and delight.
Andrew more pompous than ever, and
poor Mrs. Lovel (for she had now fairly
adopted her new name) quite shaky and
tremuous. No one knew what it cost
her TO be dressed bv the weeping Betty
in that black silk gown which looked as
If it might stand alone, in the black lace
shawl and feathered bonnet; but the
dress became her we'll. ard the good
taste of the dress maker having come to
iifar aid, she looked quite as she should
40, aud was free from supertluous trim
mngs.
Dita was all in white. with daisies in
her hat The child had an innate look
Of noble race; and the difference of dress
did not alter her appearance.
It was settled that Mr.. Lowell and
Jacques should start first and that Mrs.
Lowell aud Dita should follow by a train
two hours later; thus Andrew could see
that all was ready for their reception.
he was very anxious that she should be
OleaSed-more anxious than he cared to
show, or even to allow to himself.
Mamie was met at the London station
by a footman, who touched his hat and
told her that he had taken their places.
She would fain have carried her own bag,
but it was civilly taken from her, aud
she followed in haste into the station.
1t was a comfort when she. and the
child, and Fluff were safe in the train,
and the footman had given her the
tickets. Dta could not sit still she
went from one window TO another, and
Chartered, and felt certain that every
station they passed must be the right
One.
At last the long-expected name was
shouted -Laugford Junction-and the
foutman threw open the door. A small
private omnibus with a pretty brown
horse was standing outside.
From Salford?" asked the man, and
ON hearing the answer in the affirmative,
handed in Mrs Lowell. and went back for
the luggage. The coachman did not
wait; the little omnibus was whired
away, and poor Mamie held Dita's hand
fast in her nervousness. injecting the
sensitive child with something like her
own sensations.
Meanwhile, the footman, sorting his
luggage, was accosted by very grand
lady, who asked him, condescendingly
what was waiting to take her to Stafford
A bbey, She told him that she was the
new housekeepcr, and was expected to
arrive by the train. Going out of the
station. Robert was astonished aud dis
mayed by finding that the omnibus was
gone and a brougham waiting; he saw
the mistake he had made, perceivng
that the brougham must have come for
she lady, and the omnibus for the house
keeper. However, it was too late to
remedy the mistake, and Mrs. Poole got
into the brougham and started on her
drive.
Andrew and Jacques were waiting at
the window watching for the travellers
to come: when the omnibus came in view
they were astonished that it should have
started first. A tootman came and told
Andrew that Mrs. Poole had arrived,