The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-20

HlpnllOns cNIuuENtu lllN llllIlluuHS thhN
the patience OF his friends. and has been
cast of by the family OF hlE rich iianccc.
Al a conference between his guardian,
his mother, the family lawyer and hint-
self. It Is decided that there Is nothing
left for him to DO but to marry an
American helreRs His mother. the
dowager countess, bethlnks herself OF
nm American society lady whom she
has met, Mrs. Harvey Wing, and de-
cIdes to put her son In this lndy's care.
She writes a letter to Mrs. Wing, and
Lord Teviot sails for America,
PART II.
Many women. on receiving each
others letters, skim over the earlier
portions with an intutive feeling that
the most interesting part will be found,
like the snakes rattle, ut the finish.
Having assured themselves on this
point, they go back ana lmbibe at
leisure the information or dissertations
they have skipped.
Thus, Mrs, Harvey Wing, surprised
Mt an eplstle from I-ady Teviot, by
whom, although they had exchanged
protestntions OF friendship In the south
OF France the year before, abe had
fancied herself forgotten. made scant
wurk OF the dowager's dull paragraphs
about the times, the weather, the
Premier. and her own health. The exact
point at which Mrs. Wings eyes began
TO take on look OF animation, was ms
follows:
II suppose you remember me mem
tloning my son, although his engage
mcnts did not permit him to join me at
Cannes. He is going out In the Lucania
on Saturday, 10 see America; and !
have given him your address, which
| found upon Il card that fortunately
kept. l fancy there will be no trouble
in his finding you or your husband,
who, you said, was always in the city
when he was not on his yacht Either
one OF YOU would do TO put Teviot IN the
way Of seeing things bit; but must
beg you 10 recommend him to the less
expensive hotels, rs he Is rather down
on his luck Just now, and he has not
like you Americans, money to throw
away. have several times thought or
you. since Cannes, when I've met your
country people abroad, Squanderlng on
all sides. and running hotels and show
places for us-I wonder why they can't
lind something to amuse them at home.
without coming here in such troops,
ITO return tUTeviot: as you always
seemed so oblIGing and are mother
yourself, will tell you, In confidence
that II Is very important for him to re-
coup his losses In some way; and II he
should find n match suitable to him In
America l have made up my mind to
bear It. and TO pray that. in the end, It
may be saRetlfied 10 me. remember,
now, that we got your daughters we'd
ding cards; so, having just settled her,
you will be In the way OF knowing how
these things are done In your society.
] am going TO ask you TO have an eye
upon my boy. and keep him from max
ing any irreuedlable mistake. You
know you can't always trust younS
mans judgment 10 choose right, when
there are lot OF pretty girls-such as
l am told you have over there, though
for my taste, they are generally too
pale, and decidedly forward and over
dressed II Is quite impossible that he
should marry any but one OF your great
fortunes; a little one would not be
worth: and I hope she will be healthy
and prefentnblc. and not talk through
her nose. They would live chiefly here,
at Bcimorc, which Is one Of the finest
places in shire, and there Is u house
in Hin street, and u castle in North
Wales, and one or two little estates
where he rarely goes. ! am about re-
moving from here to Soaycote-two
hours out Of town-and II you ever
come to England. again. you must LEI
ne know that YOU are in are town, and
come out to take luncheon with me,
some day. Teviot, Us you will see. IS
one OF the handsomest young men OF his
set, and he has beautiful manners; and
although he has given us little nn%-
Fety by his Wild ways lately, he Is only
oil 1fInO too bn 1Ogt his
moor father Just as he was going into
Elton; and his guardian has proved very
eSnctInS and uncongenlnl with him,
so there Is much excuse for TeviOt. II
he marrIes Il decent girl-your women
are pretty generally straight, ! IND,
except when they are very fast, and
then they are quite too drcadful-there
Is no reason why my son should not
settle down, and reform altogether OF
his youthful lndiscretions. am writ
ing at greater length than Intended.
but the subject JustlHcs me. IT Is really
quite q comfort to think am sending
my dear lad out to one who might be
his mother-foT your daughter was
nineteen last year. think, and Teviot
ls. but three and twenty. No doubt you
will sec him soon. and Will leave the
reSt 10 you. n there should come n time
when you think ] could do any good, I
will not finch. viii 10 TO America
myself"
Mrs. Wing drew long breath. and
let foil the sheet. To her check. for
moment, sprlnE the good red American
blood Of Bunker Hill.
TITS too late In the day to expect the
British aristocrnt TO change her spots,
she said. holly But It vii 20 hard
with me II ! can't pay that old thing of
for her impertincnce. When think
how she used me and my carriage!
Who wants her lOrdllnE, anyway? As
II We hadn't enough OF them sponglng
upon us"
From anger. she subsidized into
thought. Many ideas trOoped through
head, many schemes were evolved.
dismissed. recalled. readJusted, before
she felt herself relieved by the sense OF
anticipated triumph. As for the con-
clusIon at which she finally arrived. to
disclose II will be he burden OF this
tale; but Mrs. Wings widest imagin-
inRs could not then have comprised
the measure OF her ultimate success in
getting even" with Lady Tcviot.
a characteristic feature OF the stu
alton was that ut the close OF her
reverie the wave Of patriotic protest
In the offended lady's breast had sub.
sided, to give place to a complacent sat
isfactIon in the prospect that. after all,
Cverybody--or almost everybody
would envy her the position OF bear
leader TO perfectly new young lord
The hrst thing needfut. was 10 write
letter to her husband, bidding him
seek Lord Teviot. and fetch him to
Newport for n week.
TITS good deal to do for any ono"
che thought, sitting down before desk
llttlrcd with silvcr-mOuntcd frippery.
"tO write to Harvey. on second
thoughts, dellcve | can Ect II NIL into
telegram. Harvey viii come, Of
course; he can't AFFORD just now, to
decline an overture from me"