The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-06-05

HER LADYsHIP's REUBEEs s
BY JOHN H. RAFrFRy

7" Was hcl VrGuN chQFnlicf and Lad
pcen seen IN her phacton in the pafg
~ least q dozen times. II must hayo
beeh Captain Merton who stood Tor
hifn, because the captain was reckonpd
en- authority on questions OF social
prestige az that time. and mllady Ian
such matters wholly 70 his judgment.
AZ all events she made quite a pet u
Iedtord. and half the men about toNn
we're asking me another. who IA DE
teiloWFf Merton said he MAS OF a
beautiful Scotch mother VI old family
by one Of the Lancashire bran~h II tha
ledfords; that he was rich a. butter.
rlsht ~ q triyet and better for a friend
than an enemy.
Ills home Is somewhere in che.
states, explained the languid captaia
and Major BeIknap OF ours writes IA,
from New York that he's not Ia ,rafs
n that he keeps up q town and euun
~ house. a stable d for q duke and al
encourage that would make the Ceciis
look like p~arvenus. That's all / know
butt like him"
Donald did the rest himself. He Was
handsomer than most Of his lordly new
friends, brown Of skin, with blue eyes
and curly yellow hair. He had the
bFusque gailantry OF a soldier and tie
blaze air Of q beau. he knew a lot
about everything. and the women went
Wild Owe him. OF course. they couldn't
understand what be sew IN Lady
Tankerville." She was older than nc,
not oYerweaithy, Gnd-yes, she was
beautiful and ~cieYer-even the most
enyious Of her friends admitted
that
Ny, my. Master Donald. what a boy
you are, che was saying one morning
as she pulled OF her gauntlets. You
shall spoil our ride With your eyerlsst-
Ing talk about that Rubens."
But you font know how i've set nv
a on ~ LHdy T~ankervile" He
Was standing before the old patntipR
IN rapt admiration. He was a nne
ngnre Of a fellow. 6 feet 1 Ia his rialaa
2 and 1.-THE as q college athlete
Your heart, poohi' she simpered.
To hear you talk one would Amos,
think you had one"
Wei. heart o. no heart I'd give a
year OF my life for that old yard OF
taded paint and canvas lady. Come
now ! know you don't Wantt the money.
bpt IN double ny oGeE."
Tut TIT Donaldi Don't bargain
With ne like that II you ever get that
hobenA Il must be-. Gene. str. 1
forbid you 70 mention that hateful sub
3eot agAin-let's see, ten days Aud
Q swept out into the p~orte-cochere.
smiling But he Wes wondering why
she did not hnish that sentence. "If
you ever get that Rubens. 1t must be-
"Thst would be an heroic measure
be thought. mounting ghis horse and
cantering away 90 catch her.
II wasn't more than three weeks
after this that the burglary happened.
10 was the OCCASION OF one of Lady
Tsnkeryiils's famous theater psTIeA
They had risen from the dinner table
and Eere swariuiug insthe conservatory
VIXEN the ervan handed her q card
and saie that M. de Cruise OF Paris
wished % show madame an art tVsH-
orNa
DE Cruiser Donald. Colonel Merton.
Who Is De crusef
n rich. eccentric amateur. said the
colonel "He paints a Tot ~ lmpossgble
hinER and IS a demon for antiques.
I'd sex him--noxt week"
TELL him 20 come Monday-or say
say ] have gone 70 The play and ges.
al see him tomorrow morning az H."
Add they forgot all abont ~ Sc
Cruise tiii the nex morning. when poA.
ala Tedford called and found Lady
Tankeryiile 70 a fearful state uf ox.
eitemenL
gMy Rnbens. ponaldl" sho cried.
leading him % tbs empty frame staring
from Che wall. that yllleinous man
Who called last nlsht must have cut Il
cut What viii ! do. DonAld9 Tale-
phone 10 The pollces
Leave Il q me don't say q word to
the police nor % anybody" He vas
greatly wrought up seized HIS hat aud
started for his hurre Il think ! Gan
get Il back I'm sure | can. Just leave
Il 10 me, Goodbye III send word ins
nomeut l sat a elow
And be rode out Of The place like
fury. She got a note from him that
night saying. Gone 70 Bordeaux.
harBeilles perhaps Paris Sure 81 my
nlAR. nont frs4 Three weeks after
waad, 10 the forenoon. while Lady
Tsnkerviile WAS taking her late break,
fast Donald MSS announced
Right here abe commanded. "bTiRF
hin rlgAt hers 70 breakfast
lie had 3 ron under his arm ana she
saw By his iacr that hs had brought
AhAA AAh AhAaHAh HWA tHhA thaN HAN"htt
him. Dat she uniy ran % his side AMI
putting her tremhilng hand ia hia.
said
God bless you, npnald. you've got
IT, ] knew you WOULD
That seemed 10 IN matters between
them. lady ~Tankeryllles frieads aald
they had never suspected her pf -
much giriish snthuaiasm That ths
was 10 love with Teafora melody
doubted. But be Kept his own counsel
Not even Merton could sex a word oal
of BIN. When u became known that
DO was going back % New York no.
body was surprised thai there was q
DO a glorious farewell party IN Euing.
BAN place
$50 you're determined % 81. Don
ald1 said Lady Tankeryilo 70 his
one faggy afternoon.
"Goa Catherine he answered
dreamily \ must 60. Ny Affairs 81
home are IN q smart I'm tired of oFera.
thing here but"
But Whatg she whispered, sittinl
beside him. paler and pretiieg thai
ever. Her hend Las on The tuttea haii
arm between them. lie locked tepder
~ AZ u and then into her upturne,
eyos. "nat what" she repeated, he.
lips apart and q lost look IN aer bis
eaggr eyes
sRut you-and-s Tbs smile on I'D
Rr,prn face Mas wfsfhtf aaa tender