Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-27

CHATTER XII.
adv Raymond had given her bali,
her one bail of the season. and now
thought it time to have something
else. and, it being the end of June. her
ladysbip presently fixed on straw
berry tea. with recital. or lecture,
Or concert, or something of that nature,
by way of food for the mind. Eventl-
ally a recital was on, the proper per-
son for the sane engaged, the ices,
cakes, cream. and strawberries or.
dered, and two or three hundred invi.
tatlOnS sent out.
:. l asked Bellenden yesterday" an
noGnc d her son one morning, as the
family sat in conclave. Il say. mother,
think he has been rather neglected
among Us. for when gave him the in
vitation. though | a ded that l did not
think these sort of things were in his
line, he laughed and said he w:s far
too proud o. being invited to refuse"
Il am sure L should have in tied
MIN If had ever t ought he wO Id
have cared TO come" said she. But
he never called on us till this summer,
and | only took his doing SO once to be
beca Sc he had taken Ethel in to din
ner at Fit wilbrahams.
''Pe; haps it was" said Cecil, signi-
fican;iy. ~ all events" he added,
and | should say we might ask hun TO
dinner. Did Nou not say We had
place vacant, that some one had failed
for Thursday"
He would ney er come on so short Q
Goticc my dear"
Il don't know about that. Judging
from to-day. | should say he would.
He does not go out half SO much as he
used TO do and it might happen he was
uisengaged. At all events he could
not Oh ect to being asked"
1t ended in his carrying off the note
In his pocket and the same evening
saw il accepted.
really don't know what has come
over the fellow" Cecil privately in
formed his mother. 1T was no fancy
of mine, he really did look delighted
when he read your note. and said he
would come strai ght away. without re-
ferring to his engagements or any
thing. l dare say he was engaged,
b he 5 not the man to stick at that;
be would tnd an excuse sharp enough
if he wanted one: and he evidently
meant to come TO US. Do you tn nix
can lie Ethel! How long did she
have Of him: And did it strike you
that ne was taken with her?
Il certainly observed that he went
up TO her Is so as the gentlemen ap-
peared after dinner" replied her LADY,
ship. but we had such very short
time in the drawing-room before We
had to leave, and as Ethel said moth
ing. and we met so many people that
same evening at ady Marion's dance.
forgot all abo ( Sir Frederick Bel
lenden. He Is a Iemarkably fine look
Ing man, and. | am told. opular In the
cou try. He is, | suppose. res. e ta-
ble:' and she looked in .uiringl at her
son. for the same idea was in both their
minds. and up to her lights La y Ray
mond was good mother. and 1t was
sine a. non with her that any appli-
cant 20 the hand OF either da ghter
must be res ecta' le."
"Oh, srolld say particularly so
re -oined Cecil. L have ah -leen
maxim in ,uiries about him once or
twice lately. He lives now almost en-
tirely upon his own place. and has gone
in for being the country gentleman.
and all that. He seems quite diL erent
from what he used to be in several
WAYS: hardly cares enough far appear
ances, on know. whereas he used to
be such a very great swell. He still
goes to the same tailor, but his boots
Yesterday were simply disgraceful.
Made by some village shoemaker down
at Rellen ell. | she, Id say
And very right if they were" sa q
Lady Raymond briskly. "a landed
proprietor ought to encourage his own
people. And he has stood for Parlia-
ment. too. hear? Very right, very
prorer | did not much care for him
as Can't Belle den. ] own; he was too
n.u h the man of fashion for me. bat
since he has. as you say. turned his at
tention to a more sensible ana rat onal
mode OF life why. there Is no reason
no reasOn''- and she drew herself up
emphatically why he should not
come TO our house as often as ever he
pleases.'
Ierhaps it was in accordance with
tn onclusion that 1t was arranged TO
give Rellcnden the agreeable Ethel as
his partner at the Thursday dinner
party.
Ethel if not strictly good-looking,
was charming and accomplished
enough and had enough conversation.
and resence. and department to make
her ute sun ciently attractive. her
mother felt, for any sensible man. es-
pecialIy for one who had now settled
Gown on his own Estates. and was not
ashamed 10 be seen in Pail Mall in
boots made by his own village shoe
maker.
1t is impossible TO say to what the
indescribable p easure she experienced
I'm the mental contemplation of those
boots can he attributed. They seemed
to her to be a landmark in the young
baropet's life In them she felt she
had something tangible, indisputable
to point to. something TO take hold o.
The formed distant line of demar-
cation between the past and present In
her ewes. A man who could wear
stout village boots. roughly toei and
broadly heeled, at his club. and up ami
down It. James and Piccadiliy, must
be. let who would yainsay it-a man OF
fiber. a II an of resolution and pr1nc!'
pie: Il man. in short worthy OF herself
her family. and her daughter.
She pre- AIRED for her THURSDAY din
nnr-party with sense OF unwonted e&
hilarat on.
Geraldine was TO e present at 1t, but
not Mrs. Campbell. who was TO take
her grand laughter on to very grand
raception at some foreign embassy
and who Considered she would not re
equal to more on one night. Granny
had sometimes been a little overcome
Of late. AMI now husbanded her
strength more .ealously. She would,
she said. call for Geraldine little be-
fore ii o'c ock.
And Cecil goes with them," sald
Lady Favmond, informing her nus
band. He has secured an invitation
Tor himself, although he could not get
one forts II is q Ditv the girl "a shOpld