Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-24
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diregarded the nghtest wish OF 50 low
ing, beautiful, bright and rich sister
Then she slipped back into the draw
,ng-room, where a woman, sparkling
from the shoulders to the edge OF her
train in hite-bugle-studded satin
was lying back like sparkling snow
Aake among the deep crimson-silk
cushions OF a long, low chair.
Sholto has come, Lena" Lady Give
nap cried, exultantly. Il am glad Sir
Andrew is out; he would have bored
the poor boy with awkward questions
about the girl with the Irish name,
who persuaded dear Shoho that he
was engaged to her" l.'@8
Il think Mr.. Graham IAN be trusted
TO parry awkward questions" Mrs.
cumberland was remarking when
Sholto came i'm and, after being heart
ily Rugged by his sister,. was ,recog-
nized by Mrs. I Cumberland, with an
apparent effort that struck sickness
, into hisfsoulr, giffrgf
Z 4 II have been IN town for the lost fort
night and-F don't think have seen you
anywhere. Mr.. Graham. | took it for
granted that you had gone off TO the
war after ALL she said, setting all
her bugles jangling as she slightly
moved to hold out her hand.
"Sholto was besieged by the claa
Graham. Having caught him they
kept him as long as LEY could" Lady
Clwenap said, quickly. Then the an
nouncement was made that dinner was
served. and the three. went down the
wide staircase without ceremony.
What shall we do tonight? We are
too late for a theater. are we not?
Lady Gwenap asked, when dinner was
over,
TOO late for anything amusing at
any of the theaters but If your
brother liked he could take us to mu-
sic hall Chevalier sings at the Em-
pire at 1920. We could do that east
ly." ~
But isn't it rather--rather fast for
ladies to go to music halls?" Lady
Gwenap asked hesitatingly.
you dear little provincial! Don't
you know that smart women can 80
anywhere in these days If they are
properly escorted? You make the s,lg-
gestion to Mr.. Graham when he comes
up b1tA&ii-
II don't think Sir Andrew would like
it," Lady Gwenap said, more hesitat-
iigly than before. FH4 re
Nonsense! HeA must be. prepared
TO see you doinghwhat other women OF
your class and generation do. Besides,
81. .,yhy,,sslae4tld. now..any thiIsr about.
it?" Mrs. Cumberland asked in
good tempered rbnt gsltgatlyl patr2hlz-
ing and interruptions -itonsl thai net
tied her less worldly wise and expert
enced friends ~
'If he comes home before we are
back he must kI.pw it.
"Why? You won't eonide to your
servants where you SO, ~ suppose2
And if he asks you, say you've been to
q concert. 1t will Pc; q concert OF q
THE coachman will know Lady
Gwenap protested
'eMy dear child, you won't take your
own carriage! Wen have couple OF
hansoms. You and / will go in one
and Mr. Graham In another until we
get to the Naval and Military CLUB III
Piccadilly, where we will pick. up
friend Of nTire Then We can rear
8 range, ourselves, and go on, Sholtp
came iii and JUST then Mrs Cunber-
land put her plan before him without,
delay
"A capital Ideal" Sholto said, rath-
er more heartily than he felt. Not.
for the world would he have allowed
Mrs. Cumberland totsee that he had
two or three old.Fofld serdples sthl
left. In his hesrtlhe neither apPsroyQesd3l
Of his sister going to the Empire, nor
OF keeping her husband In the dark
as to herg doing Sd, But he was infirTil
Of purpose when Mrs. Cumberland
will and wishes were opposed to MS
slight instincts for right.
The prosramr1e as arranged by Mrs.
Cumberland was carried out to the let
ter. They picked UP her friend at the
4sIn-and-Out'' club in Piccadilly, and
again against such small better 1udg-
ment as he had, Shoito deferred to her
decree that the stranger should take
S1er place in the hanson with Lady
Gwenap. white she Mrs. Cumberiand)
should go on with Mr. Graham for her
escort.
you needn't look grim" she SAID,
laughingiy. as Sholto took his place
by her side. "Mr. Vereker Is a cousin
Of mine-at least. he is cousin OF my
late husbands. He's a very nice fell
low, his only fault is poverty, but ne
is a master Of the fine art OF showing
a fair front to the world. He never
offends ones sensibilities by looking
poor" s,.-.rg s-
which service is ne in?"
Gle Is in the shire, but he could
not live on his pay and the allowance
his people made him, so he got into
the arnny-service corps and now ne
can lust scrape along hone your
sister will be kind to him and help him
to find a passable. heiress. On. By the
way. though, she can't be expected 10
look after any other mans interest u
that direction until yours are assure1.
iTMine do not lie In that way ne