Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-07
CHAPTER XXI.
Weak and Wayering.

after she had returned from her
drive, in an impulsive way that be-
tokened angry excitement, and pre-
pared her ladyship for having some
thing administered TO her OF an un-
pleasant nature for her good.
What ON earth were you about, TO
be driving Vereker?" he began, an
grily; "a fellow you only saw last
night for the first time; man your
husband does not know; a striking
looking beggar, whose presence in
your victoria will make you a marked
woman before you're known III the
right way! You N ust be a fool, Mag
gle, to have been led into making
such a bunder."
She laughed coolly and paused to
rearrange some La France roses in q
silver bowl before she answered him.
Then she said:
oh, wise young mani Oh, good
young judge, you are laundering far
more awkwardiy than / am. Sir An
drew introduced Mr.. Vereker to LIE,
and IL was at Sir Andrews request
that Mr. Vereker got into my VIC
toria and drove with me to Lena
Cumberlands lodgings"
'Nonsensel
But truth nevertheless Sir AM
drew and | we're doing Darby and
Joan in the park and we saw Mr..
Vereker leaning against the rails.
The very man wanted To see. said
Sir Andrew, SO we pulled up, and Sir
Andrew introduced him to me and
we were as affable as possible. Need
less to relate, | didn't mention the
Iact of having met Mr.. Vereker last
night, and he was equally reserved.
lie said he was going to afternoon
tea with his cousin, Lena Cumber-
land, who is, | understand a great
friends of yours, Lady Gwenap?' Sir
Andrew said for me, Yes. she is,
and suggested that | should 60 on
with Mr.. Vereker and have tea with
Lena, too, and | did 1t. That's ALL"
Was she at home?' Sholto asked,
e5, she was expecting Mr. yere-
ker, but she was not expecting me.
and ! must do her the justice OF say
Ing that she didn't profess amy ex-
amount Of delight at seeing
me"
Did you say lodgings? / Thought
you told me she was immensely rich /? /
Does she live in lodgings? Did she
tell you that she had been at the
academy with me?'
THAT was her business, was it?'' /
Lady Gwenap laughed. mo, she said
about you. She is only in
these rooms in Hill street while she
IS arranging gem of house in
Dover street. She just keeps these
rooms to see people in who come ON
business while she is furnishing.
hut she will be my guest again till /
her house Is ready as soon as she has
got things well in train"
she wouldn't give me her adj
dress, Sholto grumbled
why did You want lt?"
Il wanted to call on her. natur-
ally"
All. well, | have no doubt she will
permit you to call as often as you I
Hike when she gets into her house. II /
YOU want to write to her You can adj /.
dress her here. But do you want to
write to herr"
Yes, he said, CURLY.
Ilh0h why take am injured tone
about her having refused to give you
her temporary address? Sholto, II
you're too precipitate you will ruin
everything"
What on earth do you mean, Mag
gie?"
- mean that II YOU want to marry
her you must be very cautious. She
has told me repeatedly that she will
be married for herself not for her
Want to marry her? You know
very well that I'm engaged, though
you choose to ignore my engage
mcnt,"
Not more completely than you do
Yourself, my dear Sholto | thought
II must be all over as YOU have said
nothing about the young lady. and
have been Mrs Cumberland's shadow
since meeting her again last night !"
MaSgie, you are heartlessi"
Did YOU think had much heart
leit for myself when | married Sir
Andrew Gwenap? Hut have il warm
and true one for YOU. Sholto. want
to see YOU in tlrst-rato position,
with i fortune that viii enable sou
70 FIN Il wen II YOU play Your cards
properly YOU may marry Mrs Cum.
bertrand, she is wealthy woman
and u woman OF the world. she's
too, she will always spur
You on and she's pretty enough to
please any mans taste"
she's not SO pretty as my Patrtee.
he sand. lapsing into loyalty 10 his
leVe for moment.
Lady Gwenap gave WAY 10 A nn-
mentaty burst OF Impotence.
Your Patrice, indeed! she viii be
Your rain unless you got ON IL the
enianglemcnt Han perad with no
nady for Wife Il Will be impossible
tor Won To soar
shial have rs soar into some