The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-06-07

A girl was passing up the broad
staircase Of GLADSTONE hall one Octo-
Der afternoon when she heard heI
named called, and answering the sum
mons, she turned into a pretty little
room. half boudoir, half conservatory
Il have just had d telegram from
Cyril; he Is coming tonight. Mary"
Mary Sebastian smiled at her hos
tess radiant expression.
Il should not have imagined the at
mosphere Of "a musical festival quite
cOngenial TO Mr.. Dunstan," she said.
'.Oh. it isn't" Lady Lillian Snowe
answered promptly. "Cyril does not
know the difference between a from
bone and symphony; he is coming
to look after the guns. You see my
party : a little mixed"
Mary laughed and SAID Very" to
this, seeing that the party comprised
couple Of guardsman, u popular
tenor, baTrister, a middleaged prima
donna and her mother, two society
beauties and the daughter of a pros
porous tradesman. Just a little mix
ed, certainly. dear Lady Lillian" she
repeated lightly.
My dear" Lady Lillian replied
quickly, your father is not a trades
man"
Nv hat is he them"
No one can call Mr.. Sebastian a
trade5man. 4 great tinancier, if you
like, but not tradesman."
Mary Sebastian looked doubtful.
He began by hawking chips on d
barrow; now he contracts largely for
the sale Of timber | call that trade.
don't you? But it is an honest word,
after all, and | am not ashamed of it.
| am, in fact, exactly like the old but
terman i'll the play, for l never see Il
tree that L don't feel inclined to make
a courtesy to it. You don't want me
for anything Lady Lillian No Then
| think | Will go ana remove some OF
my muddy garments"
Lady Lillian froWned just d little
when she was alone.
Mary is charming. Of course, she
SAID to herself. ''but She is almost OBJ
jectionably frank. | dislike people
who are so gratuitous with the truth.
Howeyer,be being adaughter OF amillion-
aire, she can afford to be eccentric and
truthful as she likes. VIII Cyril be
sensible this time. [ wonder! She
would accept him tomorrow If he
would only be wise and ask her. But
really, Cyril is so odd: he always does
exactly The opposite to what one eX-
poets OF desires. Perhaps" Lady
Lillian said, frtefully. as she went to
dress for dinner. ''perhaps if he could
/ be made to know how desperately nee
! essary it IS to me that lie should marry
a rich woman. he would be . little
| more cOnsiderate, instead Of disap-
pointing me so perpetually. He could
have married End Donnithorne a
year ago if he liked although, of
course, there IS no comparison be-
| tween the Sebastian millions and SiT
Williams fortune; still she would
have Deen very far from a bad match.
| Cyril infuriateS me sometimes. He is
so difficult: so miserably foolish; 50
despairingly unworthy. : # If
| he fails me in this chance with Mary
Sebastian he will drive me into a
| lunatic asylum OF a debtors prison.
But added Lady Lillian to herself
with quiet emphasis. but he shall not
fail me this time He shall not leave
here until he has proposed to Mary
and everything has been fixed for an
early wedding; the earlier the better
The confidence which her know
ledge Of her own strong will aWohc
within her put Lady Lillian into the
best Of spirits. She embraced her
nephew warmly when she came down
stairs.
Your uncle is in bed with the gout.
| C'est tOujOurs la meme historic" she
sad, he gets more unbearable every
time Cyril; really, his language to
day would be disgrace TO any parrot. .
Lady Lillian was furious with you.
You know, when she heard you were
not coming to GLADSTONE" Mary Sc
bastian said contidentiaily to Cyril
Dunstan, when they We're seated be
side one another at the dinner table
He smiled as he answered her. L
should think she was, She wrote me
such letter, But, to tell the truth,
the very idea Of this festival business
frightened me- l thought | should
he so out OF it with all these singing
people staying in the house"
Mary smiled as their eyes met The
girl colored and then looked away,
her heart beating little irreguIarly.
She knew quite we'll this was not the
real reason for trying to escape a visit
to Gatestone Hall just now. and,
though the knowledge hurt her in one