The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-15
. synopsis of Preceding Chapters.


Frank Armour Is the son OF an English aris-
tocrat. General Armour. lie is a share owner
An the Hudson sBay Company and visits Brit
ish America on business trip. Julia Sher-
wood, a portionless girl, is engaged TO Frank.
but his family wish him 10 marry Lady Agnes
Martling. During Franks absence Julia
gives her heart 70 another and writes TO her
afianced for release. Frank blames his
people for the result and thinks they have
interfered In the Interest of their pet scheme
about Lady Agnee Out OF revenge he mar
ries offhand an Indian princess named Lali
and sends her 10 England under chaperon
giving instructions that sue must travel aId
appear before his family in native dress
CHATTER 1.-THE Armours live at Grey
hope. Besides General and Mrs. Armour
there are Franks brother Richard, aud
Marion, society girl, In love with Captain
NidalL The household Is thrown into con-
sternation by a letter Announcing the coming
of Mrs. Frank Armour. After considerable
show oftemper all agree TO swallow the bitter
pill without winclng. at least not in pubic.
Iii aud lV-Ihe General and Mrs Armour
meet the steamer al the dock and receive TIE
savage woman" In style becoming their sons
wife. Lali Is shy and digniiied. but yields
herself readily 10 her now surroundings.
N.--After tho novelty is worn of the Indian
nature bursts forth. and at times lali deserts
her civilized comp&aions for the company OF
the deer and birds In the villa park. Marion
goes 10 London and invites Captain Vidal 10
Greybopc to meet his prospective Indian"
sister-in- law. lie first sees her in her buck
skin garb riding horseback on the widest
hunter in the generals stud.
The remaining chapters tell OF the birth OF
a son TO Frank Armour. Lsli has snrmised
that her husband is using her To revenge him-
seIf on his people. She goes 10 London with
the Armours for the fashionable season and
is "a social success. Richard is dangerously
fond OF her, ana the affection is returned.
Frank arrives IN London. Lsali receives him
colaly, but over the chId's cradle an unspok-
EN- truce is made. The husband, repulsei on
every hand, sets TO work Inanfuily To win his
witos love.
linen, without any apparent relevan-
cy, he asked her if Mrs. Frank Armour
still wore her Indian costume. In any
one else the question had seemed imper-
tinent In him it had touch of conf
dence, of the privilege of close friend
ship. Then he said, with a meditative
look and very calm retrospective voice,
that he was once very much in love
with native girl in India and might
have become permanently devoted TO
her were it not for the accident of his
being ordered back to England sumnia-
rily.
This was piece OF news which cut
two ways. In the first place, it lessened
the extraordinary character of Franks
marriage and it roused in her an inn
mediate curiosity, which woman al
ways feels in the past 'affairs" of her
lover, or possible lover. Vidal did not
take pains TO impress her with the fact
that the matter occurred when ne was
almost a boy, and it was when her
al 80 LnI f,.o,
him, bit by bit, the circumstances of
the case, and she had forgotten many
parts of her combination service and to
preserve an effective neutrality in tone,
that she became aware he was speaking
ancient history. Then it was too late TO
draw back.
They had threaded their way through
the crowd into the conservatory, where
they were quite alone, and there, with
only little pyramid Of hydrangeas be-
tween them. which she could not help
but notice chimed we'll with the color
of her dress, he dropped his voice lit
tie lower and then suddenly said, his
eyes hard on her, II want your permis-
sion to go TO Greyhope."
The tone drew her eyes hastily to his,
and seeing she dropped them again.
Vidal had strong will, and, what is
of more consequence, a peculiarly at
tractive voice. 1t had vibration which
made some Of his words organlike in
sound. She felt the influence of it. She
said, little family. her fingers toying
with n hydrangea: II am afraid i do
not understand. There is no reason why
you should not 90 to Greyhope without
my permission.
Il cannot go without ii, y he persist
ed. 81 am waiting for my commission
from you"
She dropped her hand from the flower
with little impatient motion. She
was tired; her head ached; she wanted
20 he alone. "Why are you enigmat-
ical?" she said, then quickly: 81 wish
knew what is in your mind. You play
with words so.
She scarcely knew what she said. A
woman who loves man very much IL
not nufcL 10 taLa In tho ahSo1nta doc.