New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-13

ave already had you 10 stay III Hi''"""'' wv
then Lady GrcatoreX and Sir Marmaduke CAME
too. and my sister came down to 40 h"S'os7
We we're never alone except now and then Tor
a quarter Of an hour after an hour OF mutuai
endeavorinS.'
THANK you" ln:erjccted with some as?ef-
ty, the lady.
"Uba, 7 sbould like would be to have You
tbus Cor 4 time all to myself. You would IND
me nluoh nicer than you imagine. | nave muoh
NOR. to me as the Yankees say, than you
would think"
you are not. in fact, such fool as you
!ook?' ...,o,o,.o. 81 ,,is
frivolous interruption)
"Well" added the lady. ION one condition
yilI come DO not look frightened; don't mean
10 insist on a prior engagement iou heen ho'
promise 10 marry me. But | will come Tor
whole year to Markham Tiff may bring Lord
Mendip with me-
Lord Mendipn Mr.. Markham released what
he had been holding and laid 1t back in the
young lady's lap with something OF the ar
vherev.ith one puts down again upon the coun-
ter an article that one has been lingering IN
saleroom when one discovers it is marked
Sold" He resumed his position on the hearth
rug. but without again accommodating his back
I
presently. Every nice Of you to inform me OF
,.our enragement in that way. You can do
things when you try, very gracefully. a more
awkward woman might have told me natly hall
an hour ago"
81 was going to tell you just nov. But you
begged me to wait as you wished to finish your
Delightful conversation. | concluded that you
thought yol were shining. After all you do not
affect 10 ignore your reputation as conVeiSd-
tonalist."
81 am sure" he said after the briefest posi-
be pause. you will be extremely happy. mat
is certainly my wish-that you may be as happy
as you deserve Lord Mendips happiness OF
course, goes without saying II is interesting
to think that he was my grandfathers flag at
Eton."
lie told me it was your great -grandfather
All | think ne mistaken. My great
grand:athe died quite two years before LORD
Mendip was born and he not at Eton.
Where there is any disparity of years.
between Lord Mendip and myself there is
come disparity"
quite so. But it is on the right side take
1t Lord Mendip is not more than eighty
Scarcely so much" declared the young lady,
with admirable temper He is but seventy
four"
and he is a pee: 1t is better than anything
[ could have offered You"
AS to that, when your uncle dies you will be
i duke"
"My uncle does not contemplate any public
event so little as his Own decease And he is a
wear Younger than Lord Mendip he will doubt
less marry again"
Yes I thought Of that, | took that into my
considerations" the young lady asserted, staring
full up into Mr.. Markham's face, with an eX-
preston he rather failed TO understand There
vas something unusual also about her voice.
There was "A slight sound behind her.
Here" remarked the young man. looking
over her head to the suddenly opened door,
comes Lord Mendip himself to receive my con
gratuations in person
Miss Greatorex leaped to her feet.
Don't, Tor heavens sake, DON'T" she cried in
a smothered voice. ut was lie. did it to
gee if could shake you at all"
Lord Mendip ambled forward with a keen old
look in his faded eyes, and much cooked" eX-
precision about his haf-deaf old ears.
congratulations Ell? Who am to congratu-
late? think | heard something about con-
gratuations in person.
"Yes, Lord Mendp | want yours" Mr. Mark
ham sighed heavily. Il have just proposed to
Miss Greatorex. and she has been good enough
to accept me-"
Lord how intrestn." cried the old gentle
man. Il rcclect your father my flag at
Eton--Tm talkin'. yer know, Of the year thirty
nine. BY Jove, you're a lucky chap, Markham,
and do congratulate you
Mr. Markham received these fluctuations with
some emotion and sighed again not less heavily.
-Blacl and White
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