Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-01-18
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must look up to her as 'chieftainess' Of
q great race"
He did not understand tho wistiul
look she gave him,
"You will think her very beautiful,
without doubt, Captain Flemyng."
Lawyers are given neither to ro-
nance nor to exaggeration, and Mr..
Clements tells me she is lovely"
"You will DO sure to think her tho
very incest girl you ever saw"
He looked up with an amused smile.
az cannot tell, Miss Dacre; / will lot
you know II the matter interests you"
"Of course II interests me-" she re-
piled, turning away with something like
faint envy OF the young countess.
Yet he did not acknowledgements
itself was not colder or harder, not
more insensible than he.
Meanwhile Leonie, Countess of Charm
leigh, was learning to fulfill all the du-
ties Of her station.
Crown Leighton had in former times
been justly celebrated for its magnif-
cent hospitalities Lady Charnleigh
was very anxious to resume them.
Imagine fete In these grounds !"
she said, with the ardor Of one Of whom
all such things were new. Imagine
colored Tampa amid these trees, fount-
aims scattering silver spray high in the
perfumed air, and music hoatlng over
the trees and Aowers--ladies in jewels
bright as the stars In the slnyl Oh,
Lady Fanshawe, do let us have one
tete -
mot until you have been presented,
my dear Lady Charnleigh. ] know
what is due to your position and rank.
There can be no objection to few
quiet parties, but your first public ap-
pearance must be at the court Of her
Most Gracious Majesty"
She had been to q very few quiet
evening parties, and Lady Fanshawe
had invited some young people to
Grown Leighton, but Lady Charnleigh
did not care for these dull entertain
ments.
II am so tired Of seeing young ladies
in white muslin, she said one day, with
u sigh; they all sing, and play, and
dance, and talk In low voices about the
last new fashions. Auntie"--for by
that name my lady" chose to designate
her guardian-"tell me, does not tho
mind require food as well as the body?"
Most assuredly, Leonie."
"Then my mind is starving. l
thought people talked so cleverly-
they do in books. No one ever says
anything trite or stupid there, want
food for my mind, and l cannot find 1t
in the society Of these white-robed
young ladies.
One day in April she entered the
drawing-room whore Lady Fanshawe
awaited her.
ooh, auntie," she cried, II wish it
were May You said we should go TO
London in May; am counting the
hours"
"You are to be presented in May,
Leone" returned the elder lady; so
we must decide soon upon your court
dress, OF course you will wear the
Charnleigh diamonds"
There came to the young girl, who
had been reared in the midst OF pow
erty and privation, kind of wonder as
to whether this was all dream
whether she would wake up suddenly
and laugh at her own folly. Lady
Fanshawe looked at the brilliant face.
"Leonie," she said, suddenly, you
ought to marry well-you are sure to
marry we'll"
A low ripple Of laughter came from
Lady Charnleigh, as she looked up
with the frank, sweet smile that char
acterized her.
MARRY" she said; "why, what can
marriage give me?"
Lady l'anshawe made no reply.
IL have wealth, continued the girl,
Jewels, rank what more does life re-
quire to make it happy"
"You will find out some day-that is,
if you are Of the same nature as other
girls. | am not romantic, nor do
teach romance, but at your age l
should have thought that love would
take precedence of all.
perhaps itmightif knew anything
at all about it; but Miss Templeton did
not allow such a thing to be mentioned.
Any young lady found guilty of receiv-
ing love letter would have been So
verely punished"
Miss Templeton acted rightly" said
Lady Fanshawe; girls at school have
no business to think OF such a thing.
"Of course" continued Leonie; with
an air Of charming candor, I'VE were
allowed to talk as much as we liked
about money; so that l understand that
better than love-"
But in the eyes of Leonie, Lady
Charnleigh, as she spoke, there was
something that belied her words.
ITO BE CONTINUED.