The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-03-08

wish very much TO nave these people
here, they must be asked" said Lady
Caroline, regarding her husband at
tentfvely through the handle of the
tea-urn. The children had Just left
the room. so she thought 1t good OPP
portunity0 OF finally learning his wishes
on this subject without the interven-
ton OF Mildred's rather vehement
opinions. at is dreadful nuisance,
she said-''and don't suppose they are
the very incest people In the world
for the girls to know! but, If you see
no way out of the difficulty. OF course
there IS nothing more to be said"
Nothing, 1t cannot be helped now
at als events" Sir George returned,
running his eyes ruefully over a let
ter which he held in his hand. He
was an old schoolfellow OF mine, you
know; and, when he expresses wish
to come and see me. what can do
but write and say how welcome he
and his family will be?"
Exactly So" assented Lady Caro-
line, "hut it is a horrible bore for all
that And how they are to be amused
Is more than l can tell you. There is
8 son. Is there not and a daughter
Eyes. a son and a daughter. AS TO
amusing them, the young gentleman
VIII hunt, suppose. and probably
ruin one. OF my best hunters before he
leavesy and The girl-oh, l should think
size wflkdo.very WE'LL" said Sir George,
eavalierly. mildred will manage
about that, and will get some fellows
10 meet her."
How did he make his money!"
Lady Caroline asked presently. and
then began to think with dismay of
what theswhoIe countryside would say.
II was eminently aristocratic, the coun-
frysids, and never had it as yet intro
duced within the sacred boundaries of
fits circle SUCH a horror as family
polluted by trade.
Cotton" answered Sir George brief
Iy; and then indeed his wife felt that
che cup'of her affection was full.
''If 1t only had been wine," she said,
hopeIessly. II am sure don't know
what the Deverills will think; and of
course the girl will be unbearable. Be-
sides"-wfth a sight will be such
an additional expense"
'"True," returned her husband, and
the lines laid by care upon his face be-
came more clearly defined; 'but, as l
said before, darling 1t can not be
helped, So we must only make the best
of it,
But. Lady Caroline could not make
the best OF It" Just then, and so went
out OF the room toconsult with Mildred.
'ot whose sympathy she was certain,
4. - C:rl being more opposed to the
coming of their visitors than even she
could be.
Seven children had blessed the mar
riage, or Sir George Trevanlon and
Lady Caroline. First, there was
Charles. the heir, a great, tall, good
looking fellow, with a careless, sweet
temper-"as like his father ut that
age" said his mother. cas- ever boy
could be" He was about twenty-six at
this time, and held q commission In a
cavalry regiment. After him came
Florence. who resembled nobody in
particular, and had married during her
first season-verY desirably indeed
Mr.. Talbot, of very prepossessing ap-
he had any express
sion IN his face. which was seldom-and
the owner Of considerable property
about twelve miles from Kings ABB
bott
IL was always great source Of CON-
fort TO Lady Caroline's anxious mind
that Florence had 'got off" so we'll
before Mildred was old enough to
make her bow to the world. Had
Harry Talbot dallied in his love-mak-
fng for two years longer-as some
young men are in the habit of daily
ing-instead Of coming to the point
at Ouce-like a much-to- be-applauded
gentleman, as he. was-Lady Caroline
would not have answered for the con-
sequences. Mildred, her fathers darl-
Ing, was so much more beautiful-such
q slight. exquisite girl she appeared.
with the darkest violet eyes and the
most enviable golden hair imaginable.
And yet. IN spite OF all her beauty,
she had not half the number Of lovers
her sister Mabel could count, who was
barely eighteen. and not nearly so
handsome, Mildred being cold and
proud, and almost naughty in her man
ner to strangers. Pride of birth was
the rock on which she stumbled. Any
family without pedigree. no matter
how rich and how well received by
society In general. was as an abomina-
ton IN her sight.
In between these two came Eddie,
who was about nineteen at this time,
n merryreckIess fellow. handsome as
an Apollo. and the acknowledged pet
amongst all the women in the county,
far and near, old and young
Eddie and Mabel were something like
each other, both being much darker
than the rest OF the family. who were
rather Saxon In their general appear
spce. Mabel, or Queen Nab" or "the
queen" as she was unfortunately
called. on account OF a little stately