Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-07-06

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uuaintance. He invited her to go to the
Lyceum and promised to call for her
at the Metropole that evening with his
mother and sister
He did so, and Miss Rodney enjoyed
the evening thoroughly After the thea
ter the young fellow proposed supper
at the Savoy Miss Rodney, who felt
like laborer after hard days work
when she reflected on her weary climb
up the Matterhorn, was bent on restful
pleasure and gladly assented
1t was a gay little supper with cham.
payne. The American palate is nowhere
more pleasantly entertained than at a
well ordered dinner or supper
Near them at table sat man with
a handsome young woman The girl
was fine type of the British female at
its physical best. There was suspicion
of coarseness about her, though she was
a sleek, well groomed animal creature
The man was red faced, with blotchy
complexion, large nose and a scraggly
mustache His hair was thin and his
general appearance dissipated and blase
He did not pay much attention to the
girl Every now and then he felt of his
mustache in an absentminded way that
suggested the wandering mind of a
shattered good liver He stuck his mon
ocle into his eye and inspected Miss
Rodney with = cool air of appraisal that
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in moment She gave one contemptu-
Gus glance at him, which did not have
the effect of visibly disconcerting the
man, although he transferred his atten.
ton for half moment to the rest of
the party
"Who is that?" she asked in low
indignant tone of Mr.. Ramsay
"That." he answered with halt
sneering smile, lis the Earl of Caring
ton, one of the biggest blackguards in
the United Kingdom. He had stroke
of something or other two weeks ago
and | am surprised to see him SO much
on deck again But it is hard to Kill
that sort of a reptile. y
"Who is the girl with him2 in
quired Miss Rodney.
'That is a young woman from the
Gaiety named Ethel Camperdown. She
ustd to do skirt dance there very lad
ly. But she is, as you see. a very pTetty
gill. She is not doing the dance now .
81 shouldn't think they would lei
that sort of people in here, said Miss
Rodney disgustedly.
"What! A lord and well behaved
young woman who acts like perfect
lady!' retorted Ramsay "They ar,
glad to have them. They add to tn,
general attractiveness.
Miss Rodney could not refrain from
stealing another glance at the MAJ
whom her aunt had proposed as he,
husband. Eer detestation of him in tn,
abstract, when she knew nothing O
him but what rumor had to say, wa
considerably enhanced by the spectacle
he presented He was evidently littl
the worse for liquor and was drinking
champagne freely
During the course of the converse
ton Mr. Ramsay spoke Miss Rodney
name clearly enough for the noble lore
to hear it, He braced himself M anC
stared at her ag"in with considerable
interest Miss Rodney CHANGED to lool
his way at the moment He raised hi
champagne glass with a slightly un
steady hand, and without withdraw
ing his glance, held it moment ant
then raised it to his lips He had tn
air of drinking to her
With curl of her lip Miss Rodne,
turned away her face with a fresl
movement of disgust They wer
through to her relief, and Mrs Ram
say rose AS they passed the tabl
where the earl and his companion wer
sitting, Miss Rodney carried hersel
with hauteur which seemed to affor
the noble lord not little amusement
With some remark to the girl, h
rose and followed them He spoke to
man in the hall, and then returned an
told his ruddy faced Gaiety girl some
thing which he and she both foun
rather laughable
The man to whom he had spoken too
it on himself to open the carriage doc
for Mr. Ramsays guests, and heard