Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-05-01
than all. he feared she did not care
FOR him

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than all. he feared she did not care
for him. =
John saw her. too. His heart gave
no leap-it was not Of the leaping
kind; but he thought he had never
seen her to such advantage as now,
as she stood in the soft light of the
shaded lamps. her dark red dress
edged with sable at the throat nd
wrists, fitting her to perfection. nd
showing every curve of her grac
figure. John remembered his faith,
advice, and. like dutiful son, PROM
ly rushed into conversation with
Miss Green. who was among the
guests assembled. and who was fav.
ored by fortune to the extent of$5OOo
a year. and who thought John one Of
the most charming men of her ac-
quaintance.
He was not pleased later in the
evening to find himself next Dorothy
at dinner. while opposite him sat Gill
bert Hurst. who already seemed on
the very best terms with his neighbor,
Miss Green. After answering some
question of Lady Harley's respecting
his Journey he looked across the table
and said:
"By the way. Hurst. did not see
you in the train. Did you get in at
Euston?"
EYES," answered Gilbert. 81 came
by the two-10. and was close to you
on the platform some time
"Oh, yes. l remember now. l
saw you get into third-class car
riage with my servant"
Lady Hartley looked up. and Won
dered why her husband had asked
John Beasley to stay with him. But
John did not wonder at all. and he
felt a glow of satisfaction when his
servant opened the shutters of his
bedroom next morning and his eyes
lighted on his coronet worked in red
wool on the blankets. and he thought
of the society he was going to dis
tinguish himself in during the next
10 days. In the half hour devoted to
his toilet he made three resolves
first, that he would make himself so
agreeable to every one that he would
be asked again to stay at Harley; Sec
opdly, that he would make the run
ming" with Miss Green. with a view
to matrimony and the possession Of
$4,000 year. at the same time anus
ing himself with Dorothy. whose looks
pleased him nightly; thirdly. that he
would write to the South Kensington
widow, omitting in his letter any men
ton of either Dorothy or Miss Green.
He attired himself with great care,
in shooting clothes that were a great
deal too new. and a soupcon of scent
hung about him as he walked with a
self-satisfied air into the breakfast
room. He cast a sharp critical eye
over Gilbert. hoping to find that want
of means or want of taste would be-
tray itself; but not fault could be
found with the shooting suit that
looked worn. but was we'll worn. and
John realized as he looked that there
was IN indcscrihable something about
the wearer that he. John. could never
arrive at.
He played his cards very we'll. he
thought, during the days that followed
days in which Gilbert had plenty OF
opportunities for finding himself with
a bad headache. as he watched John
making secret love to the girl he cared
for so much.
The men started early ono morn
ing for an outlying cover that was
generally supposed 70 produce rock
eters. and that -as kept as a bonne
bouche for the end Of the weeks
shoot. The ladies were to drive out
20 llnch, and Dorothy and Miss Green