Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-16
THE FAIR UNKNOWN.
by RICHARD pRYcE.

WA -SSesS llyfE&% Barn street was
@Ss<eTS!SHsY blocked with cur
sn.sssa~ riagcs. Lad Y
George stood on the big square land
ing at the top of the stairs, and gave
her hand so often that, after time,
it seemed no longer her own. The peo-
pie thronged up and up. The current
appeared amending, md she felt Ms if
the circle must be complete, and the
string of guests must be revolving, rs
in n child's toy the figures that are
gnmmed on to tape and go up to the
mill move in endless succession up, and
up, and up.
Her tongue was tired, too, and SO
was her smile, but each was kept in
active work. Glow do You do?"
GLOW do you do?" How do you do?''
"Your son not with you? No? I nn
sorry" "What lovely flowers -
"How do you do?" Glow do you do?''
"No, almost cold" Glow do YOU do -
eyes, sitting" "Ah, Mrs. Keith
scarcely thought you would get away.
pull-was it? What. none of the right
people? Didn't suppose for Nh in
slant there would he"
''Let mo stand here for one mo-
mcnt. want SO much TO know who
some ole is who came in just before
us. a beautiful woman. Quite too
lovely"
"Mrs. Venables, probably. Not
Mrs. Venablcs? Fair? Lady Fleet .
No? Miss Adair? No? Then can't
tell you till see her"
"Shc is coming up now. There,
with the fair hair. No-in front OF
the BrabaZons. Lady George had
the mischance to drop her bouquet,
and i'll the momcntary confusion II
name was lost.
The lady who advanced behind the
unheard name was fair to whitcness
almost. Her hair was of peculiar
shade of yellow, like pale sulphur.
Her eyes were of the lightest gray.
Lady George gave her hand AMI
said: GLOW do you do?" The Bra
bazons occupied her with some clab-
crate explanation ms to why they had
been unable to dine in Barn street, and
in tho meantime the lady, with n muir.
INJURED word, had passed ON. Lady
George looked after her. She wa.
bowling to some one. She was bowinc
ngain-and now again. Apparently
she had many friends in the room.
Mr.. Brabazon was talking to Mrs.
Keith. who, MS soon as he hnd moved
away, turned to her hostess
"She is handsome. | hope yuui
flowers were not spoiled. / didn't
catch the name" The lady was LOST
in the smart crowd.
Neither did /, said Indy George,
blandly, "nnd I don't know her from
Adam. She must he some friend oi
the girls. Joan or Maud must have
sent her n card-my memory is so bn 1
cant leave this; if you come acros.
either of my daughters, you will send
her to me, Mrs. Keith? Oh, here i.
my husband. George-George
into the room and tell me who tn,
striking woman with the yellow haii
u.s."
''Therc are dozens of EN-. Which. >
"Ill show you," said Mrs. Keith,
She was interested.
The two moved away, but. like III.
raven from the ark, they did not re
turn.
lady George, after ten minutes OF
so, felt TINT she had done her duty
and she left the top of the stairs Sh,
forgot the unknown lady, and it wa.
half an hour before she came acros.
one Of her daughters.
Maud, l had something to ask vo,
and forgot what Oh. YES. Who i.
i can't see her now--ves, there sh.
is that woman with the yellow hal,
standing by the mentlepiece?'
'In white? / don't know"
"But neither do I. / Thought vo,
would be able to tell me. Find Joa,
and send her to me-"
1t was twenty minutes before Lady
Georges second daughter appeare,
before her. BY that time the lady hat
moved her place.
II know the one You mean" sai(
Joan. "but I don't know who she is
She has very curious hair AMI she is
in white
Yes
"Wel', 7 don't know"
Mrs Keith came up
Lord George doesn't know sh.
sail.
II can easily find out" said Joan
"shs mas been talking to Charlie Vim
cent for the last ten minutes; Ill asl
him.
She novel away as she spoke.
Young Vincent was leaning eseins
O pillar anl laughing heartily. II.
was the butt for the moment of tn.
chaS OF two o. his friends. Joan hear,
few OF their remarks.
&c didn't mind, don't YOU know :
owiuliy pretty woman like that
Neither would yoa.'
''onid she met him at Nice, ana dear
old Charles never been out OF th.
country in his life
Vincent caught Miss Athol's eye.
Are yon going to let ms take you
down to supper?" he said to her.
81 will see later on" said Joan.
Just now [ want you TO tell me som G.
thing. What is the name of the lady
You were taking 10 few minutes
ugo:"