Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-01

trihe too nashy to be real.
Lady Flora received her cordially and
performed several introductions In sue
cession before she left her to Few &C
qnaintance. or claim it. with two or
three people she had met once or twice
in her brief sojourn in town: and by
this time dinner was announced.
Aurelia was taken down by q Major
Thorne, and had on her other side the
live baronet. Sir Maurice Durant,
young, handsome, rich, who had for his
partner pretty Justine Granger, daugh-
ter of the live Honorable Mrs. before
mentioned. Happy Mrs Dexter, of New
York! And being in that much to be
envied mental state which we call
shaking hands with ones self" she
was in high spirits, and though. per-
haps, therefore, trifie too much en-
evidence, she made herself very agree
able, both there and in the drawing
! room, and amusing-a really valuable
aid in entertaining. She had plenty OF
light and lively talk and superficial
cleverness which is useful, and passes
current too often for gold just because
it glitters. And that evening nothing
but lounging and chatting was attempt
ed, for everyone was little tired,
which fact eventuated in a general re-
tirement rather early; and soon Mrs.
Dexter slept the sleep, not of the just,
! certainly, but of the satisfied, which, SO
far as she was concerned, answered
the same purpose to nicely, her con-
science being very, expansive, not TO
say nearly nil.
Breakfast was on table from nine to
ten, but it still wanted quarter to
nine when the American, directed by
one of the servants, made her way TO
the breakfast-room, which was on the
east and south corner Of the mansion,
and had two windows, one facing east,
the other south; the latter therefore,
commanding the grounds before the
frontage and the avenue through the
park by which the grand, or south, en-
trance was approached.
Finding the room empty when she en-
tered it, Mrs. Dexter went first to the
east window. This overlooked big
tennis lawn, now bathed in sunshine,
and beyond it lay strawberries and trees
Then she crossed to the south window,
which stood open, and Aurelia stepped
out on to the terrace and looked about
her.
81 guess it's all worth a powerful
sight of dollars" she muttered, envious-
ly; that was all, nothing of its pictures
que beauty, only its value. "Hullo!
who's that, l wonder?'
She caught the light dress between
the trees in the direction Of the postal
box down the avenue.
"Ho! no! | do believe it's one of the
young ladies been to mail letters on the
sly" said she, with disgrceful lit
tie laugh. 'I'll cross her track and
see what it is
With which kindly intention the ami
able "Mocking- bird" lady descended the
steps and strolled across the grounds
at right angles to the direction the
young lady was taking. In few min
utes the figure came out from the
shadowy trees into the open.
No, that tall, slight girl, whose every
movement was so graceful that it fas-
cinated ones gaze to watch her, was
no one. Aurelia saw, whom she had
yet seen. But at that very moment she
was startled into little cry of alarm by
the sudden rushing up Of two dogs, one
small, the other gigantic, of a breed
strange to her who stopped short with
suspicious look of disfavour as they
regarded her. Instantly the distant
lady whistled, clear, musical whistle,
of which any boy might have been
proud, and rich. ringing voice called:
Kaiser! Scamp! Come here at once,"
And both dogs bounded away to the
whistle.
"Horrid brutes." muttered Aurelia
angrily. But their mistress is coming
this way to me, to apologize, l guess.
Yes, and for dollar She is real hand
some. too, and looks bit foreign. "as
Mrs. Saviie came towards her. a dog
on each side
Il am so sorry" Clare said at once
guessing from her appearance who the
woman must be. Il hope you were
not much frightened.
ooh, thank you, not much replied
Mrs. Dexter. Il don't affect dogs, and
really but keeping a side
eye on Kaiser-"that brute of yours is
as big as young donkey-quite for
Inidable."
'Oh, he is not at all to peaeeable
folks, said Glare, amused; "only If
those he knows are threatened. Both
of the dogs are fine tempered. They
have been with me to post letters" ca
ressing the hound with her left hand.
which vas nearest to it, and Aurelia
saw the wedding ring to her surprise.
/ saw you coming but not the dogs"
said, or rather chanted, the American.
But perhaps you arrived too late to
Shpu 1oct d;d