Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-25

one stared harder than usual, and this troubled him. Itopened mp a possibility. He began indefinitely to see that they were not the only factors in the equa- tiun. He was probably little vexed that he had not seen it before. for he wished t0 be a just man. He was wont to quote with more or less austerity- chiefly the result of his professional life this. For justice all place temple and all seasons summer. And, man of war as he was. he had another saying which was much in his mouth. and he lived up to it with considerable sheer ity. Still in thy right hand carry gen tie peace to silence envious tongues.
 He whispered to his wife It would have been hard to tell from her look what she thought of the matter, but presently she changed seats with her husband that he might, by holding his newspaper at a certain angle, shield the girl from intrusive ga2ers.
 At every station the same scene was enacted And inquisitive people must have been surprised to see how monoto- nously ordinary was the manner of the three white people in the compartment. Suddenly at Il station near London Gen. eral Armour gave n start and used a strong expression under his breath
 Glancing at the marriage" column, he saw notice to the effect that on certain day of certain month Francis Gilbert, the son of General Joseph Ar mour, C. B., of Greyhope. Hertford- shire and Cavendish square, was mar ried to Lali. the daughter of Eye-of- the Moon, chief of tho Bloods, at her fa- ther'S S lodge in the Saskatchewan valley This had been inserted by Frank Ar mour's solicitor, according to his in. structionS, on the day that the Aphrodite was due at Liverpool. General Armour did not at first intend to show this to his wife but on second thought he did, | because he knew she would eventually come to know of it, and also because she saw that something had moved him. She silently reached out her hand for the paper. He harded it to her, point. ing to the notice,
 Mrs. Armour was unhappy. but her | self possession was admirable, and she ] said nothing She turned her face to the window and sat for long time looking out. She did not turn to the others, for hCr eyes were full of tears, and she did not dare to wipe them away, nor yet to i let them be seen. She let them dry there She was thinking of her son. her | favorite son, for whom sho had been so | ambitious, and for whom. so far as she could and retain her self respect, she | had delicately intrigued that he might happily and befttingly marry. She knew that in the matter of his engage ment she had not done what was best for him, but how could she have guessed
 that this would be the result? She also
 was sure that when the first flush of his
 anger and disappointment had passed,
 and he came to view this thing with
 cooler mind. he would repent deeply
 for whole lifetime. She was convinced
 that he had not married this savage for
 anything which could make marriage
 endurablc, Under tho weight of the ! thought she was likely to forget that
 tho young alien wife might have lost
 terribly i'll the event also,
 Thr arrival at Huston and the depar,
 turr from St. PauCras were rather pain.
 full all round. for, though there was nC
 waiting at either place, the appearance
 of an Indian girl ill native costume was
 uncommon enough. even ill Cosmopoli'
 tan London. to draw much attention.
 Besides the placards of tho evening pa
 pCrs were blazOnCd with such announce
 mcntS as this. "A red Indian girl mar
 ried into m English county family.
 Some one had tclegraphed particular.
 -dIstortcd particularS-over from Liv
 orpool, and all tho evening sheets haC l fbt,5,- nrll
 satiOu, General Armour became a little
 more erect and austero as he caugh
 sight Of tACso placardS, and Mrs. AT
 nsour groaucd inwardly. but their face:
 were iuscrutable, and they quietly con
 ductcd their charge, minus her blanket to the train which was to take them t. St AlbanS and were soon wheeling
 homcward.
 At EuSton they parted with Lamber
 and Mrs, Townley, who quite simply and coDvcrtionally hade goodhy to then and their Indian daughter in law. Lal had grown to like Mrs Townley, anc when they parted she spoke few word: quickly in her own tongue and then i'm mediatcly was confused. because she re mCmherrd that she could not be under stood. But presently she said in haltinl
 English that the faco of her whit, friend was good, and she hoped that sh,
 would come ono time and sit beside he in her wiGwam. for sine would be saC ! till her husband travelled to her.
 Mrs. TOwnley made some polite rcpl, ill simple English, pressed the girl hand sympathctically and hurried away Before she parted from Mir. Lambert however, sho said. with pretty toucl | of cyniCism: II think sec Marion AT mour listening to her siSter-iulaw is sue invitations to her wigwam. ar afraid should he rather depressed my
 self if had to be siStcrly to a wigwar lady.
 But say. Mrs, Townley, rejoine Lambert seriously as ho loitered at tn steps of he- carriage, II shouldn't surprised if my Lady Wigwam-a rathe apt and striking title, by the way turned out better than we think. Sh carried herself rippingly without tn blanket, and never saw moro beaut ful hand ill my life-but one, '" he ado ed as his fingers at that moment close on hers and held them tightly in spit of tho indignant little effort at witl drawal. She may yet be able to giy them all points ill dignity ard that kin
 of thing and pay Master Frank back his own coin. I do not sec, after al
 that he Is the martyr.
 Lambert's voice got softer. for ,. still held Mrs. TOwnley's fingers. u
 footnan not having the matter in h o eye. and then ho spoke still more ser ', ously on sentimental affairs of his owl fl in which he evidently hoped sho woul n take some interest. Indeed it is hard n tell how far tho case might have bee if pushed if she had not suddenly looked n little forbiddinS and imperious. f. n even people of no notable height. wit
 soft features, dark brown eyes and d