Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12

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/ lord Pyna
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! I4ady Paget
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ORD PYM was an aristocratic
democrat. His watchword was
''social equality and he talked an
grily of the criminal selfishness of
the governing classes. There was
no end to his pedigree, and his in
come was magnificent. Lady Paget
was an aristocrat, pure and simple.
She had no ideas about the democ-.
racy, except that it was dirty ana
despicable. She was annoyed with
Lord Pym. Here was man, young
good-looking and well educated with
estates as large as her own, ana ne
must needs go about trumpetlng out
abominable doctrines and disgraclng
the whole class to which he-and she
belonged.
Lady Paget felt tina, had Lord
Pym been reasonable ran, she
might have married him; indeed, she
would have done it but it was impos-
sible to marry man VINO called
himself democrat and sat on the
platforms beside crea lures who had
grimy finger nails and wore woollen
''chokcrs.'
Lord Pym admired Lady Paget.
He thought it pity that so charm
ing woman should be so callous
and narrow minded. If only she
could be persuaded to see the beauty
that was in the doctrine of social
equality what a help she might be
to him in his worl1-his life mission!
He knew how hopeless such wish
was, and he could do no more than
sigh over it.
AS the day was cooling from
scorching afternoon to delightful
evening, Lord Pym met Lady Paget
on the river bank, somewhere below
NARROW.
"Strolling?" asked Lord Pym.
81 love it, replied her ladyship.
''Better than rowing?'
Sometimes"
'What do you say to row now?''
he suggested.
"Where's the boat?" she asked.
.Why not hire one? / dare say I
could find one that isn't likely to
spring leak"
81 don't like hired boats. The
cushions are always dirty, and you
don't know who has sat on Them
..Try not to think about it," he
said, with twinkle in his eye.
She made little grimace., every
well,' she agreed. " F.> 49,
They walked to landing stage,
where there were a row of canoes
and skiffs bobbing against the bank.
"That one looks safe-and fairly
Clean" he said, pointing to smart
boat, with new paint all over it.
"You don't think the color will
come off onto my dress?" she quer-
led, obviously.
II guarantee you against damage"
he assured her.
They stepped on board. She held
the tiller lines and he pulled Wig
orous oar.
"Don't you think it's better on the
water than on the bank?' he said.
"Much," she replied, unhesitating-
ly.
Certainly Lord Py:n was remark
ably good looking. and there was
-'breeding" in every line of his face
and every bend of his body and
there was an undeniable charm
about his voice. How stupid of him
TO stuff his head full of such de-
testable nonsense! Lord Pym was
thinking that Lady Paget was the
-,nrettiest woman between Reading
and Gravesend.
81 shall be busy next week. he
said.
"Politics?" she replied, pulling her
mouth down at the corners.
"The elections he reminded her.
'Oh, yes; how exciting! You are
canvassing, suppose? What sort OF
clothes do you wear when you go
canyassing? Corduroys? 1 have
heard that those people stone de-
cent hat whenever they see one
which isn't often. I suppose"
Lord Pym laughed. I'm afraid
you're incorrigible. You'll never I'M
derstand anything about the people
while you regard them in that way"
.srhank goodness" said Lady
Paget, devoutly, dipping her hand
into the water.
..Why.'' he asked, with note of
,,etulance in his voice. "Why is it
better to be ignorant? Ignorance
on any subject cannot be virtue"
"Perhaps not" she retorted; "but
1t can be very pleasant"
For a few minutes he rowed in
silence.
Lady Paget steered the boat to-
wards a little wooded island.
Suddenly she asked: DO you
know Mr.. Stempenny?'
"Of the social democratic fedora
ton? Yes. Why?"
"Do you like him? .
.He's a splendid, earnest fellow.
But why? What do you know about
him."
.Oh, / know him. He asked me to
marry him.
vrd pvm stared at her "Asked