Hutchinson gazette., 1901-03-21

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then suddenly and superclllously at
him, she found that he was the very
handsomest fellow she had over seen
--well-bred looking, too, and, In ap.
pearance at least, Just such one as
she had been accustomed TO 80 down to
dinner with even In the very best
houses.
He was staring across the table now
to where Mabel sat, laughing and con-
verslng merrily with old Younge, and
seemed slightly amused with the girls
gayety Was he going to fall in love
with MabY Very likely, she thought,
1t would be Just the very thing for an
aspiring cotton man to do--to 80 and
lose his heart ambitlously to their
beautiful queen"
Then Den2il turned to her and said!
"You were not In town this season,
Miss Trevanlon?"
mo; mamma did not care to 60"
she answered, reddening little at the
pious fb.
Il do not think you missed much
Denzil went on, pleasantly; 1T was the
slowest thing imaginable; and the OPP
eras were very poor, You are fond of
music, Of course? need hardly ask
you that"
II like good music, when | hear IT,"
Miss Trevanion said; "but | would
rather be deaf to all sweet sounds than
to have to listen to the usual run OF
so-called singers-p private singers,
mean"
zone does now and then hear a good
private singer, though" Denzil re-
turned There were several In town
last year"
Lady Constance Dlngwall was
greatly spoken Of" Mildred said; 81
have heard her sing several times"
80 have /, and admire her voice Inn
mensely; her pet song this season was
Sullivan's Looking Back, and II suited
her wonderfully Lots Of fellows
raved about her, and old Douglas Of
the Blues was said to have proposed
to her on the strength OF II. She re-
fused him, however Odd man, Doug
las; you know him, OF course-every
body does, He Is slightly crazy, |
fancy, BY the bye you have not told
me what you think Of Lady Constances
singing"
II would quite as soon listen to q
barrel-organ, / think" Miss Trevan-
Ion answered, ungraciously; there is
just as much expression In one as In
the other, She has good notes. grant
you, but she does not know In the
very least how to use them"
Poor Lady Constance" he said;
well, am not Judge OF music,
confess, but for my part would 90
any distance to hear her sing, Hel
brother has managed about that ap,
pointment-I suppose you know"
HAS heY am glad of that No
| have not heard, But what dlsa.
greeable man he Isl What a comfort
1t must be to his friends--or relatives
rather--to get him out Of the coun-
trY!"
rs not that little severo?" asked
Denzll. Poor James has an unfortu-
nate way Of not getting on with peo-
pie, but / put that down more to the
wrelchedness OF his early training than
to his natural disposition, which | be-
lieve to be good, though warped and
injured by his peculiar position when a
boy, 1t was lucky for Lady Constance
that the countess adopted her May
give you some Of these?"
mo, thank you" Mildred answered,
and then fell to wondering by what
right this cotton merchants son called
Lord James Dngwall by his Christian
name" James," She again recollect-
ed that "this sort Of person" generally
boasted outrageously about any intlm-
acy with the arlstocracy. Miss Tre-
vanion's hearings" upon this subject
had been numerous and profound.
II think Lord James very unpleas-
ant man." she said, feeling curious TO
learn how much more Denzll Younge
had to say about him.
Most ladies do" her companion an
swered, coolly; "but then do not con-
slider ladies always the best judges.
They form their ideas from the out
ward man generally, which in many
cases prevents fairness, Unless the
person on trial be lover or a relative,
they seldom do him the justice to look
within. You think Dingwall very OBJ
noXious because he has red hair and
rough manners, and yet have known
him to do acts Of kindness which most
men would have shrunk from perform
ing. In the same way you would con-
slider fellow down near us the great
est boor you ever met In your life, l
dare say, because he has nothing to
recommend him but his innate good
ness Of heart"
II dare say" responded Miss IRE
vanion.
But would you not be civil to a
man whom you knew to be beyond
expression estlmable, IL only for the
sake OF his goodness, no matter how
rough a diamond he might be?" asked
Denzil Younge, feeling somewhat eager
In his argument, and turning slightly,