Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11
az meant going straight and tae
road looked smooth before me this OBJ
stackle is put in my path"
Ut Is CRUEL"
CHAPTER Xxx

hd1 OeeH presented one Hdl DeeH III
vited to state ball and state con
cert, and she had been entertained by
and had entertained in return large
portion OF the best section Of London
society.
She was a noted woman. Noted for
her jewels, her laces. her dress, her
| carriages and horses Noted for hav-
! ing brought flower into fashion In
| opposition TO a certain beautiful duch-
! ess' pet malmaison. Altogether, she
was very noted. proud and happy
woman, oyerflowing with affablity to-
ward the husband who had enabled her
/ to compass her hearts desire, and
ready to accede to all his reasonable
! wishes.
| She was crossing the hall on her way
to the carriage when he met her with
| the paper in his hand.
Where are you going, Maggie?"
he asked.
She ran off list of Bond street and
Regent street jewellers, milliners, silk
MERGERS and dressmakers glibly, and
then added, sweetly Unless | can
drive you anywhere? Shall 1? | have
the cobs out this morning"
For answer he handed her the paper
with the finger on the paragraph She
read 1t and with the words, Poor old
man. was about to move on to her
! stanhope.
you must go and call on that poor
old mans daughter this morning, Mag
| gle"
She lifted her starry blue eyes to his
without speaking.
you must go and ask the girl who
is to be your sister If we can be any
/ help in this trouble that has come upon
! her, Sholto ought not to have left us
/ to learn It from newspaper"
! She saw he was very much in ear
nest and a little displeased. so she
gave in peacefully to his wishes at
/ once
Poor Sholtol Certainly | will go,
as you think | ought to, dear. 1t
really seems as if there was to be moth
ing but trouble through this-this I'M
| Fortunate engagem emit"
Go and be kind, he said. emphati-
cally. TRY and put yourself in her
place, think how you would like to be
| treated by the sister Of the man you
have promised to marry. She is a
very dear young lady, but though she
viii treasure up the memory of every
word and look of kindness that Is Of
/ fered her now, she won't forget the
| other thing If that is offered her.
She's a hot-headed, highs spirited girl,
with good Irish blood in her Sholto
should be very proud of her"
! you seem to know a great deal
about her" Lady Gwenap said won
| derlngly.
II made II my business 10 find out
| all | could when Sholto seemed unwill-
! ing to offer me any information. He
ought to have known that q man who
can afford it can always get it, can
| afford it,"
Lady Gwenap mad thought OF saying
that she did not know Miss Laugh
1 erne's address, But she decided on
/ leaving this unsaid after Sir Andrew S
| last remark, and drove off on her mis-
sion of mercy without further protest.
On reaching the house and lnquiring
! for Miss Laugherne, Lady Gwenap was
! shown into the drawing-room and re-
ceiyed in q stately manner by an i'm
perial. blond young beauty, who knock
! ed all her preconceived ideas of Shol-
tos wild Irish girl out of her head.
I II came" the fashionabl lady began,
! Ito offer you my sympathy and help
/ II you will accept It, Miss Laugherne,
| have Just seen the account of the
! terrible shock your father has re-
/ ceived. and | can assure you, Sir An
drew aud | feel most deeply for you. "
Il am not Miss Laugherne; am her
/ friend May Thorburu. the imperial
/ looking beauty replied partly to Lady
/ Gwenap's relief and partly to her dis
/ appointment. As she said afterward.
THAT girl who looks like a Roman
empress would have crushed Sholto in
! to nothingness and made me feel small.
4 | am glad she is only the friend She
wants great deal of scope. | should
say. | should always in my mind
/ place her in marble halls and stately
/ palaces She was too grandly large
for me to feel of the slightest impor-
/ lance. She dwarfed that little room
and everything In t. Rut she Is beau
( THUR
This was Lady Gwenap's verdict on
May rhorhuru Mays on her was
less complimentary
No she's not like her brother"
] May said, In reply 20 an inquiry Ned
made about Lady Gwcnap; equally
selfish, no doubt. but I'm bright. da2-
cling graceful way that makes one
feel she is almost light, faultless in
manner anu dress. and well. what
mere do YOU want. Ned? Because
that's all there is about her I sup
pose she has lungs ana liver and
o heart but not one OF them will ever
trouble her They will perform their
necessary functions, which are 10 en-
able her 10 live pleasantly and other
people will not disturb them"
Miss IRuChfrua Is IN with nor