Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-21
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Romantic Lows HI DRY Of the, n...s...
M st Of Portland.

Ihe duchess has certainH.. 90 ~
the most romantic love big, -
any woman IN England. IA !. a
very far from being "ancies, -
tory" IS yet, for she was martr.s
only about four years ago, ani.is
still far on the sunny side Of 30, She
was Miss Dallas Yorke, whose
father was well-known officer. She
was, and is, very tall and striking
looking, with remarkably sweet,
intelligent face, rather than q strict
ly handsome one. And she had not
very much money. One day, about
five or six years ago, she (then quite
young girl, full of fun and mis-
chief went with q party Of friends
to the Devils Dyke, near Brighton,
where there is certain celebrated
Gypsy queen" and fortune teller.
All the party got their fortunes
told, aud Miss Dallas Yorke was
greatly amused to hear that she was
to marry "a rich young duke.r She
thought this prophecy just as inn
probable as most young girls with
out much money would think IL, but
she "reckoned without her host
and the impetuo,is young duke Of
Portland, whom at that time she
had never seem And now the story
goes to the duke himself:
He had been one day TO Euston
station, to bid farewell to some
friends who were going away. He
had seen them of, and was about 70
saunter leisurely from the station,
when his eyes happened to fan upon
young lady who was looking from
carriage window in train just
about to depart. 1t was the Scotch
express, which leaves London about
two in the afternoon. oey ~
''By Jove!"i thought the duke.
That's the incest girl ever saw
I'll marry her, II she'll have me--or
I'll never marry mortal womanF' i
AS he so decided the train began |
moving out Of the station, and, with
out stopping fot further thought, |
he leaped on board. He would have
liked to get into the carriage where
he had seen the pale, thoughtful
girls face which had charmed him, |
but the train was going too rapidly |
for that, and he had to get in where
he could. At each station he looked
out, meaning to leave the train
wherever the unknown left il. And
again he attempted TO find place in |
the first-clsss apartment which held
her. But isrwasfslll and he.had to
depart discounted. At Edinburgh
the divinity got out with her party
The duke followed, but though he
Ought his way through the crowd,
somehow luck failed him. and he lost
sight of her. For more than a week
ne stayed. in Edinburgh; .looking
sverywhere, but never finding her
whom he sought Then he went
home, disgustedr with himself and !
ate. he could not get the face
which he found and lost out of his
lead. It seemed to him IDEAL And,
consequently, he was melancholy.
The 18th Of August came and he
vas due in Scotland, away up in the
North, at the moor of friend, who
lad been also a great friend of his
ather. But, for the first time in
lis life, Scotland and the 18th had
10 charms for him. He did not wish
20 go, and would have made some
excuse, had it not been for his
mother, the duchess, who reminded
him Of his old family friendship, and
insisted that he should keep his
promise. So the duke went off to
Scotland again, much hipped and
,ut Of humor. He arrived at his
riend's place just in time to dress
or dinner, and, going down to the ,
room, he found that he was
he first one there, save a tall girl
Who stood by the fire, with her back
o him. She turned, on his entrance,
md, to his Joy and surprise, he saw
hat it was the divinity who had
lied his thoughts for the past
month. They began to talk a little
were friends by the time the 9TH
rs had come down to dinner-and
n fortnight they were engaged to
'e married. So the gypsy's proph-
'cy was fulfilled. Boston Trans
.ript