The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-20
PART Ill.

Many women, on receiving each
Others letters, skim over the earlier
portions with an intuitive feeling that
the most interesting part will be found,
like the snakes rattle, at the finish.
Having assured themselves on this
point, they go back and imbibe at
leisure the information or disserta-
tions they have skipped.
Thus, Mrs. Harvey Wing, surprised
mt an epistle from Lady Teviot, by
whom, although they had exchanged
protestations of friendship in the south
of France the year before, she had
fancied herself forgotten, made scant
work 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 as
dollows:
'T suppose you remember me mentioning
my son. although his engagements did not
permit him to join me at Cannes. He IL
going out In the Lucania on Saturday. TO
see America; and l have given him your
address, which found upon card that
fortunately kept. i fancy there Will be
mo trouble In his finding you or your hus-
city when he was not on his yacht Either
.one of you would do to put Teviot in the
way OF seeing things a bit: but must beg
you to recommend him to the less expen-
,sive hotels as he is rather down on his
luck Just now, and he has not. like you
americans. money 10 throw away. have
several times thought of you, since Cannes,
when I've met your country people abroad.
lsouanderina on all sides, ana running notes
and show places for us--I wonder why they
,x.pA Md n 4tt.r~ 10. aN
home. without coming here in such troops
ITO return to Teviot; as you always
seemed so obligfng and are mother your
self. will tell you. In confidence, that II Is
very important for him to recoup his losses
In some way; and II he should find n match
suitable to him In America / have made
up my mind To bear IT, and to pray that.
IN the end. II may be sanctined to me.
remember now, that we got your daugh-
ters wedding cards: so. having Just set
tied her, you will be In the way OF knowing
how these things are done I'm your society.
\ am going to ask you to have an eye upon
my boy. and keep him from making any
nrremediable mistake. You know one can'r
always trust a young mans Judgment 10
choose right. when there are lot of pretty
girls, such as j am told you have over
There. though for my taste, they are gen.
orally too pale, and decidedly forward and
overdressed. II is quite impossible that he
should marry any but one of your great
fortuneo q little one would not be worth
while, and / hope she will be healthy and
presentable, and not talk through her nose.
They would live chiefly here, at Belmore,
which is one'of the finest places in shire.
and there is house IN Hill street, and
castle in North Wales, and one or two
little estates where he rarely goes. 1 am
about removing from here to Cosycote-
two hours out of town-and If you ever
come TO England. again. you must let me
hot ra N fnxV n
to take luncheon with me, some day.
Teviot, as you will see, Is one OF the hand
soonest young men OF his set and he has
beautiful manners; and although he has
given US q Little anxiety by his wild ways
lately, he Is only a boy, after ALL Then.
too, he lost his poor father just as he was
going into Eton; and his guardian has
proved very exacting and uncongenial with
him, so there is much excuse for Teviot-
IL he marries a decent girl-your women
are pretty generally straight. find, except
when they are very fast. and then they are
quite too dr. dreadful-there is no reason why
my son should not sotue down, and reforIa
altogether of his youthful indiscretions.
i am writing at greater length than in
tended. but the subject Justifies me. 1t Is
really quite q comfort to think am send
dng my dear lad out to one who might be
his mother--for your daughter was nine
teen last year, think, and Teviot Is but
three and twenty. No doubt you will SEQ
him soon, and will leave the rest TO you.
II there should come a time when you think
= 4 could do anyigood. 1 will not innch. Will
go to America myself.
Mrs Wing drew long breath, and
let fall the sheet. To her cheek, for a
moment, sprang the good red American
blood of Bunker Hill.
''It's too late in the day to expect the
British nristocrat To change her spots"
she said, hotly. But it will go hard
with me If can't pay that old thing of
for her impertinenee. When L think
how she used me and my carriagel
Mho wants her lordlIng, anyway? AS
# we hadn't enough of them sponging
upon us"
From anger, she subsided into
Thought. Many ideas trooped through
ner 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 IL will be the burden of this
tale; but Mrs. Wings widest imagin-
tngs could not then have compassed
the measure Of her ultimate success in
"getting even" with Lady Teviot
A Characteristic feature of the situa-
ton was that at the close of her
reverie. the wave of patriotic protest
I'm the offended lady's breast had sub
sided. 70 give place TO a complacent sat
isfaction in the prospect that, after all,
eyerybody-or almost everybody.
would envy her the position OF bear
leader TO n perfectly new young lord!
The first thing ,needful, was to write
O letter 90 her husband, bidding him
seek Lord Teviot. and fetch him TO
Newport for "a week.
''It il n good deal 60 do for any one"
she thought. sitting down before a desk
Uttered with Silyer-mounted frippery,
"towriteto Harvey. ON second thoughts
i believe 4 can get ~ all into tcle-
gram. Harvey viii come. OF course;
IN can't r;iord. Just now. TO decline an
eyerturc from me-"