Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-05-25
AN ARCADIAN ROMANCE.
How Mrs. Redmayne Proved Her.
self a True Friend

"It's little bit of Arcade at this
time of year. The daffodils are going
off, but the orchards round our house
are full of white narcissus. They
grow like weeds, and the hedges are
simply thiclSly buttered with prim-
roses. Do come and stay few days
with me, Milly."
Tell me, dear, who is it makes the
orchards and hedges seem to you like
little bit of Arcade? You don't wan
der alone through them, I'm sure Of
that, or you would find them insuffer-
able dull You may just as we'll be
candid with me, for shall find out
what want to know, sooner or later,
whether you aid me or not on my voy-
age of discovery"
Then you will come down, Milly? l
am so glad"
Don't paw Guinevere's head while
you're talking to me, Ethel. That's an
irritating attention for one lady to pay
another. I've no doubt if was riding
Sir Lancelot-or even a Sir Galahad
instead of Guinevere, that the no.
BILE animal would submit to being wor-
ried about the head by your dear lit
tlerestless hands. But the mare OBJ
jects, and always study her feelings"
You're shamming; you're trying to
make me believe that you care more for
the mare than you do for me, but
know better. Aunt Carrie, Mrs. Red
mayne, always prided herself on never
showing what she really felt"
And you always show more than
you really feel" Mrs. Redmayne
laughed out carelessly; but at the
same time she backed her mare out of
reach of Ethel's restless hands. Mrs,
Hamilton am to understand that you
indorse Ethels invitation-that you
wish me to go and stay with her at
Lowndes?"
Miss Pemberton is mistress in her
own house, and issues her own invita-
tons"
1t certainly was not an encouraging
Endorsement OF the invitation, this one,
that issued from the firm, proud lips of
q handsome, distinguished, harassed
looking woman, whose age might have
been fifty that morning. but who, at
night, In her best war paint, might
have been taken by the uninitiated for
thirty-five
"Then, without further hesitation,
accept Miss Pemberton's invitation"
the lady on horseback cried out In ac-
cents that (unintentionally, pe-haps)
mimicked the elder womans tones
"Good-by, till we meet on your native
sod, Ethel dear, but you're rash girl
to have asked such very easilyb bored
woman as am down 70 your Garden
of Eden"
Even In Eden there was an attrac-
tive devil" Mrs. Hamilton murmured
GROSSLY. "She will conjure one up II
there Is one in the neighborhood No,
Ethel, it's useless to look at me in that
depreciatingly appealing way | do
not like your friend, and think Mar
Gus will dislike your intimate associa-
ton with her."
~ shall be wretched-wretched, II
Marcus doesn't like the dearest friend
| have" Ethel said, vehemently, as
they moved of to re-enter the-carriage
they had left, In order to interview
Mrs. Redmayne conveniently, over the
ratings in Rotten Row.
Mrs. Hamilton-the mother of the
man to whom Ethel, after much oppo-
sition from every other member of her
family, was just engaged-smiled con,
temptuously.
How long has this dear friendship
lasted, and on what is it founded@"
"Well, aunt, you know I've known
her for two years, and she has always
been sweetness itself, to me. Some
people say that she's capricious about
her lady friends, but to me she's always
SO nice. She's no pretty, too; don't you
think soy
"She gets up cleverly; but she gets
up"
"Oh, aunt She's much too young tC
need powder and paint"
"She doesn't use either, my dear.
There are much subtler adjuncts tC
faded beauty in these days than powder
and paint"
You'll alter your opinion of her be-
fore she has been three days at Lown'
des."
And so will you," said Mrs. hamil'
ton.
The girl, Ethel Pemberton--tall ano
straight-limbed, fair of face, but with
no exceptional beauty of either feature
or expression, beyond the latter being
honest-went back to her aunts little
house In very far-away West London
suburb, and spent the remainder of the
day In devising means by which she
could make l.owndes equally attractive
to her lover, and her friend, during
these coming May days which they
were to- spend with her
- There will be otter hunting fol-
lone thing; apd on off days Marcus
must jrive>Aklty about, and--I wonder
II either Of tn would care for little