The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-20
CHAPTER, w.

The journey from Liverpool to Grey
hope was passed in comparative silence.
The Armours had compartment to
themselves, and they made the Indian
girl as comfortable as possible, without
self consciousness, without any artificial
politeness. So far what they had done
was matter of duty, not Of will, but
they had done their duty naturally all
their lives, and it was natural to them
now They had no personal feelings to-
ward the girl one way or another as
yet. 1t was trying to them that people
stared into the compartment at different
stations. 1t presently dawned upon Cen
eral Armour that it might also be try
ing to their charge. Neither he nor his
wife had taken into account the posi-
bility of the girl having feelings to be
hurt. But he had noticed Lali shrink
visibly and flush slightly when some
one stared harder than usual, and this
troubled him. Itopened up possibility.
He began indefinitely to see that they
were not the only factors in the equa-
tion. He was probably little vexed
that he had not seen it before, for he
wished to be just man. He was won't
to quote with more or less austerity--
chiefly the result Of his professional life
this, "For justice all place temple
and all seasons summer. And, man Of
war as he was, he had another saying
which was much in his mouth, and he
lived up to it with considerable SINGER
ity, "Still in thy right hand carry gen.
tie peace to silence envious tongues" "
He whispered to his wife. 1t would
have been hard to tell from her look
what she thought of the matter, but
presently she 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 station near London Gen
eral Armour gave start and used
strong expression under his breath.
Glancing at the marriage" column,
he saw notice to the effect that OH a
certain day of certain month Francis
Gilbert, the son of General Joseph Ar
mour, G. b., Of Greyhope, Hertford-
shire and Cavendish square, was mar
ried to Lali, the daughter of Eye-of- the
Moon, chief of the Bloods, at her IA
ther's 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 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. 80 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 no came to view this thing with
cooler mind, he would repent deeply
forawhole lifetime. She was convinced
that he had not married this savage fol
anything which could make marriage
endurable. Under the weight Of the
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