The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-10-24
LADY HERBBRrs ADVENTURE
Ia Story OF the London Of todsy.l

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Lady Geraldine Herbert picked up
the Times. 1t was indeed remarkable
that her ladyship should pick up the
Times; she usually had the news read
to her by her maid. or depended on Sir
Peters growls at dinner to inform her
OF the happenings Of the great worl" in
which she lived. But Sir Peters govt
had been 90 bad for the past two nights
that he only opened his mouth to curse
and cavil at the service; and Betty. her
maid. being engaged in buttoning her
ladyship's boots at the moment. Lady
Herbert. with lsnguid curiosity. picked
up the Times.
And this il what her lady ship read on
the first page OF that most conservative
sheet, in the column that contains per-
sonai items.
To the Ladies': Any young lazy. be-
tween the ages OF eighteen and twenty.
three, OF q middling stature. brown hair.
regular features, and lively. brisk eye;
of good morals and not tinctured with
anything that may sully SO distinguished
a form; possessed of from fl5.OC0 to
60 600, entirely at her own disposal.
and where there will be no necessity OF
going through the tiresome task OF
addressing parents and guardians for
their consent;-sucha one. by address
ing line to X. E.. care OF Briggs d
Bovine, 10 Finsbury square, E. G. ap-
pointing where an interview may be
had, will meet with a person who Hat.
tiers himself he shall not be thought
disagreeable by any lady answering the
above description.
Profound secrecy will be observed.
No trifiing answer will be regarded.
Lady Geraldine had never read such
an advertisement; as q novelty 1T ap-
peaied to her.
"What an interesting man the writer
must be-" thought Lady Geraldine; 81
must meet him" And Lady Geraldine
Herbert, aged thirty nine. a trifie passee,
more lassee aud utterly blase, pro-
ceeded to make an appointment with K.
E., Of 10 Finsbury Square. E. c.
Having dispatched her note by spe-
cial messenger, Lady Geraldine put her.
self in the hands OF her massageur, maid
and physician. each in turn, and, feel
ing equal to another night, commenced
to live the remaining hours OF the at
ternoon.
Time is dressing room for eternity.
wherein the mirror OF life il oftentimes
furnished, blurring our vision in max
ing I'D for another world. Lady Ger
aldine never dressed for a dance into
eternity; on the contrary, she undlessed
for the fashionable fast balls OF the
Corinthian and Kaleidoscope, which she
was 90 fond of attending incog, with
her numerous admirers. She had been
married twenty three years. She had
come to Sir Peter in all grace. beauty
and sweetness Of sixteen. and he, q
chi,dless widower OF fifty. had sacrificed
this more child on the altar OF an old
mans life.
Her mother taught her that women
diving maids led apes in hell; Lady Ger
aldiue had been forced to lead one on
earth. A boy had been born to them.
At the age OF i've that boy had been
kidnapped-stolen by lypsies while
playing with his nurse in the park OF
Sir Peters place in Bucks. Sir Peters
pride and hope suffered an awful blow
In the los OF the child. His girl wife
pr;eyed in silence. but ch liang under
Sir Peters continued moroseness. had
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