The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-02
The Lady With
The Yellow Hair.


On one Of Lady George Athol's . first
/ Thnrsjsy vs. her rooms were filing 10 over
flow. Bzrn street was blocked with car
risges. Lady George stood on the
big square landing at the top Of the
stairs, and gave Der band 50 often that,
after time It seemed no longer her own.
( Ths people throLged up and up. The
current appeared unending, and she felt
Almost ss if the circle must be complete,
and the string Of guests must be revoly-
ing, as in the child's toy the figures that
are gummei on tape and 20 up to the
mill, moved OF il endless succession up,
and up, and Up.
Her tongue was tired, too, and SO was
her smile, bat each was kept IN active
work. How do you do - How do
you do @Yo1r son not with you? No :?
l an sorry what lovely flowers -
sHow do you do?7 How do you do p
yes, sitting" cab, Mrs- Keiih-I
scarcely thonght you would get away.
DuIl-Ess it, What, none Of the righ;
people? Didn't suppose for an instant
there would De-"
@Lst ne stand here for one moment.
I want 50 much 70 know who some one
Is who cane in Just before rs A beau
tiful women Quite too lovely"
Mrs. Venables. probably. Not Mrs.
Fair lady Fleet? No? Miss Adsir?
No? Then can't tell you TIM see her
she's coming up now There with
the fair hair. No-in front ofthe Bra
bazons-T Lady George had the mis-
chance to drop her bouquet, and il the
momentary confusion 3 name Vas lost
The lady who advanced behind the
unhe2rd nsme Vas fair 70 whiteness al
most. Her hair vas 5 peculiar shade Of
yellow, Ike pale sulphur. Her eyes
we're Of the lighisst gray
Lady George gave her hand and said
~HoE do you do?7 The Brzbszl oc-
cupied her Eith same elaborate explAna-
ton IS to Why they bad been unable to
dine IN Barn street, and in the meantime
the lady, with murmured word, had
passed On LAdy George looked after
her. She vas boEing 70 some one. She
was boEiug sgzin-snd nov again Ap-
parently she had many friends in the
room.
Mr. Br2bAzon Was talking to Ms.
Keith, who a. soon as he had moved
away. Turned 10 her hostess.
she Is handsome. hope your how-
ers Nere not spoiled. 1 didn't catch tie
name The lady Vas lost IN the smart
crowd
Neither did /" said Lady George,
blzndly, -and I don't know her from
Adam. She must be some friend Of the
giris- Joan or Maud must have sent her
a caTd-my memory Is 50 bad. l can't
leave this; fyou come across either Of
ny daughters, viii you send her to me,
Mrs. Keith? Oh, here Is my husband
George-George-go into the nom and
tell ne who the striking woman with
the yelloS hair Is"
There are dozens OF EN- Which -
~I1l show you said Mrs. Keith. She
was interested.
The tEo moved away but ike the
raven from the ark, did not return.
lady George, after ten minutes or 50,
felt that she had done her duty, and she
left the top ofthe stairs. She forgot the
unknown lady, and II vas half an hour
before she came across one Of her dsugh-
ters-
~Mzud, had something 10 ask yoa and
have forgotten what. Al, yes. Who
isl can't see her MOVIES. there she
is-th2t woman with the yellow hair
standing beside the mantlepieoe -
an white? Idont know"
BAT neither do l, Ithought you would
be able 10 tell me- Find Joan and sand
her to me"
II was twenty minutes before LADY
Georges second daughter appeared be
fore her. By that tine the lady had
moved from her place.
7 know the one yen mean, said Joan
''but don't know who she Is. She has
very curious hair and is in white
Yes
@Well, don't know"
Ms. Keith came up.
"Lord George doesn't know she said.
i can easily fnd out said Joan;
she has 5sen talking to Charley Vim
cent for the las. ten minutes III ask
him.
She moved away as she spoke
Young Vincent vas leaning against
pillar and laughing heartily He was
the butt fo- the moment Of the ehzff Of
two Of as friends Joan heard few Of
their remarks
"He didn't mind, don't you know
zEfaIly pretty woman ike that Meth
er would yoa-7
said she net him at Nice, and dear
old Charles never been out Of the eoun-
try il his life
Vincent caught Miss AthoIs eve
you 2re going 10 let me take you
down 70 supper he said 20 her.
i viii see later OF" said Joan aust
now want yoa 70 tell me something.
What is the name Of the lady yOa we're
talking TO a few minutes sgo?'
He began to laugh.
AT what - said Joan
well, the whole thing. Those two
chaps have been chatting me ike any
thing, as II Is. YOu mean that hAnI-
some woman With the fair hair -
YES"
4 was standing near her when she
turned ro1nd and pat out her hand She
said Mr.. Vincent, isn't it, and said
Yes and then she said that she hadn't
seen me FOR ever 80 long; and didnt
like 70 say that did not know her, 80
said that it nas rather long time and
then ge talked for bit"
And Won don't knos wh0 she Is -
"Sever saw her before in my life.