The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-14

49, A. 4ASA NtOOs
was perfect, and hcr words, whom spoken,
worc all that tho most fastidious could
have desired. Moreover, sho WIS not prot
ty, Tut bcautiful-the most beautiful girl
present. There WINS nj good Disgusting
tho fact-if Miss Dornton's first appear
ance was to be taken as typioa1?of Miss
Dornton, Lady Whlchols' plot had failed.
That night when sho sat in her dressing
room before the fire, talking 60 her favor
ito son, tho widow cntnos nearor Crying
than sho had done for years.
"She isn't farouoho ut all, Philip she
muttorcd dlsconsolatoly. *"Shef 9is-prc
postcrous as 1t sounds when I admit IT,.
sho Is roalIy good style. Whero does sho
got 1t fro,n-tho daughter, of alinon dra.
per! 1t is awful They initiate our clothes,
these people, and our phrases, and now
they ovon manage to acquire our style.
Nothing Is loft to u~s-nothing."
"Sho is n very charming girl" said tho
baronot, "that Is the truth. What on
Garth sho saw in Bortic beats mel"
"Phillpl''
81 don't SEQ that you nave any chance
of preventing tho marriage now, at any
rato," ho observed. after q pause. .Sho
won't call me Sir Whichels,' or como
down to luncheon In gloves, or make hcr-
self ridiculous Mt oil, I fancy. You had
~ Rop - eoo AhS Ol 4 v LII u 1OCTUlO
think you were sincere from the begin
ming. In fnct, you'll havo to do SO.
There is nothing else for it."
Leave mo-lot mo go to bed!'' said
Indy Whiohcls tartly. II am too angry to
sit UP, and to tnlk about it makes mo feel
worse. Good night"
But just after Miss Dornton's visit came
to q termination sho Ind cause to feel
worse still, for something horrible had
happened. 1t began Where did it be-
ginp 1t maturod In tho smoking room
ono ovoning. 1t eliminated in Lady
Whichols' dressing room ut 8 O'Clock ono
CHASTITY morning, when shs was hnlf dead
with misery and sleep.
For ten days Bcrtio hnd boon feeling
less sure OF himself than he had dono.
Opposition was tho breath Of life to him;
and, with tho course of truo love running
smooth, ho began to ask himself whether
1t was truo love, after all.
In tho meantime tho baronot's first I'M
preston of his brothor's fnnoec had boon
moro than confirmed, and, tickle on the
young lady's part as it may look, she up
peared to find moro pleasure In Sir Philips
society Ii in Bortie's.
VOL, ono night, when tho brothers were
alone together in the smoking room, tho
younger man unbosomed himself. He
told tho baronot that his engagement had
boon n mistake, and he wished to goodness
that he had never Numbered into It. Sir
Philip, who had been mixing himself n
whisky and potash, dropped tho glass,
which shivorcd into 80 pieces in tho Alb
botsford stove. AS a man not given to
dropping things, the aooident was note
worthy and suggested that his norves wore
not properly undor control.
O have treated the girl ID
bndly," no said sharply.
You think TINT 1 ought to marry hcrf''
II think that you oughtn't to nave asked
hor IL you weren't suro of yourself. What
are you going to dor"
Tin going to jilt her, said Bcrtie
sulkily; that's whit I'm going to do, and
1 don't believe sho likes mo us much as
sho did, Philip"
"a good thing for her If she doosn't!'
opined tho other.
Il daro say. Anyhow sho leaves us to-
morrow morning, Gnd 1 shall write to hcr
rooms in town, saying l feel that ] made q
mistake, and-and-tlat 1t hnd better end.
If she wan u check, I dare say my
mother'-
oh, don't be such u confoundcd young
cadI' exclaimed Philip. "A check !"i
"You seem to lave n very wonderful
opinion of Miss Dornton. L wonder you
ont marry her yourself"
Perhaps 1 may, if 1 got tho chance of
asking hor and slio will have nc. an
swercd the ba-onct. Whom you havo
written your elegant cpistle let mo know.
Now I'm going to turn in"
1t was ON the morning of the next day
but ono that Sir Philip, who had spent tho
previous afternoon In London, disturbed
his mothers rcposo In the fashion alluded
fnE VIn fft1 In. ,I,nt L.. IL. =
married. Indy Whichels, wrapped in q
dressing gown, listened to him with ashen
cheeks.
"To Miss Dornton, mother. Bcrtio,ha
Tilted her, md l proposed yesterday. L
don't suppose you'll be pleased, but she is
tho incest girl ever mot i'll my life, and
1 mean to make her Lady Whichois.'
"Bcrtic has Tilted Lor!'' gaspcd tho wild
ow. And you-you"-
"Yos. Evon II Last month 1 Gcoffcd;
today l fall Perhaps it is q Judgment on
mo. Perhaps 1t is u Judgment on you for
plotting hor downfall AS you did. 1 Ger
tainly should not have had tho opportunity
of falling in lovo with her II you hadn't.
Anyhow 1 worship tho ground she walks
on and wo nro engaged"
And what Is moro no married her, q fact
from which an interesting moral mn he
drawn by ladies who fancy thor abilities
for diplomacy. THO Opposed dowagor never
forgnvo him, nor herself, and when sho re-
fleets Tint 1t was nll entirely duo to her
own brilliant interference she feels thorc
arc certain emotions which Language Is
wholly inadequate to convoy.-F. G. Phil
Ups in Madame.
"A Chinese Dinner Party. =
"Whcn q Chinese minister at Washing