The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18

SHE DID NOT WISH TO COMMIT HERSELF
vanced before the vice regal people and
made an exhibition of themselves when
the lord lieutenant and his party flung
sixpences in the gutter for them to pick
up"
"And I have seen some of them do it,
your ladyship, on other Patrick's days
They used to dance and demonstrate in
the castle yard until we were tired
watching their fooling." "
"You gave me "a wrong idea Of an
Irish crowd, l must say" replied the
disappointed beauty. "I've seen people
at EPSON races behave like fantastic
idiots, and they were London people
mostly"
Major Lascelles looked little sheep.
ish. 1t was no light matter for him to
have the rich and beautiful Lady Mon
tagu, the cynosure of the court circle,
find that she had been misled even in
SO small thing as this by his assur-
ances.
appearances are sometimes mislead-
ing, your ladyship," he began to stam-
mer, when his confusion was relieved
by the stoppage Of the coach and the
sound of high pitched male voice, rich
with the raciest Of Litfey brogues, call
ing:
"Green shamrocks, sweet lady! Will
you buy q shamrock to make you pur
tier?"
He saw that Lady Montagu smiled,
while her eyes and her parted lips be.
trayed sort Of pleased curiosity. Men
tally he blessed the winsome face and
the musical twang which had brought
go welcome a diversion.
The extended hand-a small yet not
oyerclean one-held up temptingly Il
pretty bunch Of Irelands legendary
symbol. He looked inquiringly at the
fair face beside him.
eyes" said Lady Montagu, II will
take the shamrock, and, what's more,
I'll wear it today"
A look Of astonishment for an instant
flashed from the majors eyes, but there
was something in the face of the i'm
perious beauty beside him that checked
the exclamation he was about to utter.
1t was widely known that Lady Mon.
tagu was willful and in her moods did
freakish things that made the fashion
able world lift its eyebrows in mild sur
prise.
Opposite were the iron gates Of the
castle. Two scarlet coated soldiers held
them open, ready to close them as soor
as the equipage had passed inside.
The driver whipped his horses on, ant
the vender of the shamrooks was nearly
swept under the wheels, so sudden wa
the movement. She was agile, fortu
nately, and quickly sprang to the curb
stone, running after the vehicle till thu
iron gates and the peremptory Haiti
of the armed sentry stopped her.
"Please let the woman in, 4" said Lady
Montagu, speaking to the guard from
the carriage window as they prepares
to close the gates. II wish to have
bunch of shamrocks.
The guards looked at each other, smii
ing, but hesitating They had strict or
ders to admit none of the crowd.
"It is all right, men," said Maio
Lascelles authoritatively. "Do as tn
lady wishes.
His uniform, the rich one of fiel
officer of the Queens household troops
bespoke his rank Major Lascelles, toe
was known to be friend Of the colon6
Of the mems regiment. He knew wha
his order meant-transferenc Of rC
sponsibility from them to himself. In
moment the woman was inside, and tn
gates were again closed and bolted.
Lady Montagu looked around. 1t wa
the first time she had been inside Dull
lin castle. She saw great quadrangu
lar courtyard before her, with lines
scarlet coated infantry forming thres
fuurths Of hollow square In the oer