The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-12

--tnih, ror Juso ois V~o = So"Pio
and all seasons summer. And. man OF
war as he was. he had another saying
which was much in his mouth. aud lac
lived mp to it with considerable SINGER
ity, eStill in thy right hand carry gen.
tie peace to silence envious tongues.
He whispered TO his wife. IL would
have been hard to tell from her look
what she thought of the matter. but
presently sho changed seats with her
husband that he might, by holding his
newspaper at certain angle, shield the
girl from intrusive gazers.
At every station the same scene was
enacted. And inquisitive people must
have been surprised to see how monoto-
nously ordinary was the manner OF the
three white people In the compartment
Suddenly at a station near London Cen
eral Armour gave start and used Q
strong expression under his breath.
Glancing at the marriage" column.
he saw notice to the effect that ON
certain day OF certain month Francis
Gilbert, the son Of General Joseph Ar
mour, c. b., of Greyhope, Hertford-
shire and Cavendish square, was mar
ried to Lali, the daughter of Eye the
Moon, chief Of the Bloods, at her IA
ther's lodge in the Saskatchewan valley.
This had been inserted by Frank Ar
mour's solicitor. according to his in
structions, on the day that the Aphrodite
was due at Liverpool. General Armour
did not at first intend to show this to
his wife but on second thought he did.
because he knew she would eventually
come to know of it, and also because she
saw that something had moved him.
She silently reached out her hand for
the paper He handed it TO her, point
ing to the notice.
Mrs. Armour was unhappy, but her
self possession was admirable, and she
said nothing. She turned her face to the
window and sat for a long time looking
out. She did not turn TO the others, for
her eyes were full of tears, and she did
not dare to wipe them away. nor yet to
let them be seen. She let them dry
there She was thinking Of her son. her
favorite son, for whom she had been so
ambitious. and for whom, so far as she
could and retain her self respect. she
had delicately intrigued that he might
happily and befttingly marry. She
knew that in the matter of his engage
ment she had not done what was best
for him, but how could she have guessed
that this would be the result? She also
was sure that when the first flush Of his
anger and disappointment had passed,
and he came to view this thing with
cooler mind, he would repent deeply
for whole lifetime. She was convinced
that he had not married this savage for
anything which could make marriage
endurable Under the weight Of the
thought she was likely to forget that
the young alien wife might have lost
terribly in the event also.
The arrival at Euston and the depar-
ture from St Pancras were rather pain
full all round, for, though there was no
waiting at either place, the appearance
of an Indian girl in native costume was
uncommon enough, even in cosmopoli-
tan London, TO draw much attention.
Besides the placards of the evening pa
pers were blazoned with such announce
ments as this, "A red Indian girl mar
ried into an English county family"
Some one had telegraphed particulars
distorted particulars--over from Liv-
erpool, and all the evening sheets had
their portion Of extravaganza and sem
sation. General Armour became little
more erect and austere as he caught
sight of these placards, and Mrs. Ar
mour groaned inwardly. but their faces
were inscrutable, and they quietly con-
Quoted their charge, minus her blanket,
TO the train which was TO take them to
st. Adams and were soon wheeling
homeward.
AT Euston they parted with Lambert
and Mrs. Townley, who quite simply
and conventionally oade goodby to them
and their Indian daughter in.law. Lali
had grown to like Mrs. Townley, and
when they parted she spoke few words
quickly in her own tongue and then i'm
mediately was confused, because she re-
membered that she could not be under
stood. But presently she said in halting
English that the face Of her white
friend was good, and she hoped that she
would come one time and sit beside her
in her wigwam, for she would be sad
till her husband travelled to her.
Mrs Townley made some polite reply
in simple English, pressed the girls
hand synpathetically and hurried away.
Before she parted from Mr.. Lambert,
however, she said, with q pretty touch
of cynicism: 81 think see Marion Ar
mour listening to her sister-inlaw is
sue invitations TO her wigwam. l am
afraid should bc rather depressed my
self if had to be sisterly TO a wigwam
lady"
''But ! say, Mrs. Townley, rejoined
Lambert seriously as he loitered at the
steps Of her carriage, II shouldn't be
surprised if my Lady Wigwam-a rather
apt and striking title, by the way
turned out better than we think. She
carried herself rippingly without the
blanket, and / never saw a more beauti-
full hand in my life-but one. he add.
ed as his fingers at that moment closed
on hers and held them tightly in spite