Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-08-24
CAPTURING AN EARL

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daughter.
Il wish / could say he was" said
Mrs. Jenkins. "No, Matilda, tits no
less than member of the British
nobility"
How do you know. mother?'
Because l happened to be in the
postoffice few minutes since, and
with my own eyes | saw letter up
OH the wheel directed Earl Spencer,
Jonesboro hotel. So / went right
over to the hotel and found that it
was SO. The landlady pointed out
the young man to me. Oh, Matilda,
he is such an elegant young man,
and all that air Of high breeding and
so on, which you only find in the no.
bility.'
Really, mother, you quite excite
my curiosity"
But I've got more to tell you,
atilda. I've managed to get an
yitation from thelandlady tocome
yer and take tea, so that we shall
introduced to him. Only think OF
att And if-only think-he should
he fancy to you, and, Matilda,
ugh | ought not to say it, you
very pretty-just the very pict-
Lof what | was at your age; as |
saying, don't think it at all
robable, at least impossible, that
should attract his attention,
think what q fine thing it would
you should become countess.
}. jenkins paused to take breath
this long and rather loosely
I'd speech to see what effect it
have upon her daughter. The
seemed quite MS much affected
as shf couid WISH. one was IKE hef
mothEr, not only in form, but in
mind and her mothers words had
stirred her ambition.
ala how fine that would ben' she
exchanged. Il guess Ellen Hawkins
would not show her airs any more.
The mean creature, / wouldn't take
any notice OF her. except just to in
yite herto the wedding SO that she
might pave chance to envy my
good LUX
..yerv true" said her mother, APP
proyin1ly; ''but you know good
deol mist he done before this can be
accomplished You must endeavor
to look Eour pref siest to night, so as
to produce an impression upon the
Young. nan, if possible. think you
had hettei wearyourg green de laine."
'sNo mamma, that doesn't become
me. | shall wear my plum-colored
silk, and you must lend me your
gold chain
ly. az was going to wear that my
ssi was
~ don't see,'' said her daughter,
tossing her head, that it is Of much
consequence how you look. | pre-
sume Won don't expect the young
lord will marry you, But IL is very
Important hpW look. II can 60
LOOKING DECEIT won't go at all. OF
course an tile ladies in England have
mold and iewSls to wear, and | know
he won't saw y word to me unless |
have something of the kind =
..Perhaps YOU ought, Matilda,
said har mother. II am sure it is
nv sole aim ia life to promote your
Success and {fI could only live to
see you the vile OF 1iie carr l siloulu
die in peace"
Observation-Disclosures apparent dis
interestedness bf this remark, it is
nrohahle tbat unless Mrs. Jenkins
expected to shhre IN ahe prosperity
other daunhter She would have cared
considerably les Tor her alliance with
the nobility.
That was q bufy day for Mrs. Jen-
l,ins and ber dandhter. 1t took them
m 10 the very ntoment Of departure
to arrange thei,t toilet. At length,
resnlendent with the best their ward
robes could furnish, they went over
ia the hotel. I'll may be remarked,
nv the way. that Mrs. Jenkins with
t6e cnnninn natI1ral to such an ad-
mirable managerH had not whisper
ed q word of her ulterior designs to
the landlady. SHE even cautioned
her daughter not| TO address the
nobleman by his ii tile IN the hearing
of any one else.
Six o'clock found them seated at
the hotel table. It'll so chanced that
Earl Spencer was THE only guest (the
reader must remember that it was a
small country inn VI, and accordingly
Mrs. jenkins and her daughter had
the distinguished stranger quite to
themselves If suitkd Mrs. jenkins
to appear auite ionor lint of the earls
station-eyep Of his nationality, I'M
less he should himself reveal 1t.
1t would have been somewhat diff
cult to decide wherein ky the marks
of high birth which VI Jenkins
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protested to find IN stranger.
lie looked much mord thlrd-
rate clerk. He wore d Si!st-
coat. an extensive CT
gorgeous watchchain
lhaye been gold, but loo
lie Snowy articles whic