The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-24

YOU. Lord Bahfordl You can't Aimag-
ine how bored aunt has been with me.
She has been longing for your arrival"
Lord1Banford saw what that speech
meant. and in his Joy nearly split the
cup of tea he was handling.
enc! Really? Hee-hee! l hope you
have enjoyed your ride"
Immensely! Best ride I've ever
had" .......-. .....sr nd. ...
'Iyhere ala you 60 my dear7' said
Lady Jane. II didn't see you on the
hill"
NO." she replied. "For once the gate
Of the prison yard was unlocked, /
And she laughed merrily-indeed,
adorably, thought Lord Banford.
Lady Jane thought the new groom
had been disobeying her orders, but
1t didn't matter now.
"And where did you go to?" she
asked, while Lillian descended upon
the toast apparently much tickled by
this anxiety.
ITO Warrington" she said.
Lady Jane was surprised.
"All that distance?" she said. "What
did you go there for? It's a very
dull road"
ITO get married." replied Lillian,
cheerfully, with her mouth full. Lady
Jane received rather n shock, but Lord
Banford hattered himself that be en-
tered into the Joke.
"Hee-heew he said. "How amusingv'
eyes; isn't 1t funny" said Lillian,
waggng her head at him. Her levity
was Irresistible, though Lady Jane
thought it hardly in the best Of taste
under the circumstances.
"But what did you really do there,
my dear|
"Got married." said Lillian abrupt
~.
Lord Banford chuckled hugely-he
thought he had never met such a de-
lightfully humorous girl. And while
he, in his innocence, chuckled, hor-
rid fear began to creep over Lady
Jane. But she tried to enter into such
joke as there appeared to be, and
said, with a weak smile: And who
did you marryT
williams" said Lillian, lightly, pass
ing her cup for more tea.
civilians" was the new groom's
name Lady Jane 'clutched her chair
tightly. to avoid screaming. Mrs. Barre
look up in alarm. Lord Banford didn't
know who Williams was, but he began
to feel that there was something the
matter Lillian ratified on, uncon-
cerned:
$50 funny, It was-by special license,
you know. Have you ever been mar
rled by special license, Lord BanfordY
Do, If you have not. 1t is most in
teresting. You've got to go into a
funny little room, and everybody looks
at you with interest as If you were
doing something awfully wrong; and
please, the toast; yes-I wonder
where my husband is? told him to
come in and have some tea as soon as
he had given the horses a bran-mash,
or whatever It is. I'm sure you will
like him awfully, If you haven't met
him already. You've always thought
him a splendid man, haven't you,
aunt2 He showed me his references,
and they were simply perfect so l
knew It was all right"
"Lilianw she almost shrieked-when
the door opened and Williams entered,
preparing himself for the drawing
room by rubbing his mouth with the
back Of one hand and busting bran
mash from his trousers with the other
He grinned and pulled an oily fore
lock, while Lady Jane sank back and
moaned:
Lord Banford-oh-turn that-that
awful creature outl l. Oh, Lillian,
Lilianw
Lord Banford moved a step toward
the intruder, but hesitated when Lillian
said; "Come in, Jack, dear; the tea
is getting quite cold, Let me intro
duce you. This Is Lord Banford."
"How do, my boy?" said the groom,
taking n chair and beaming upon him.
Lord Banford rose and glared furi-
ously, all his face turning the color Of
his mustache.
"Go out--felloww he began but Lii
ian, with an air Of sweet pathos and
reproof. checked him;
ooh, Lord Banford! My husband"
He turned in despair to Lady Jane,
but she was beyond giving any help,
and was staring in establishment at
Williams, who. having drunk one cup
Of tea, carefully and deliberately re-
moved first one whlsker, then the
other, then the greasy wig, and finally
rubbed off the healthy glow upon his
nose and the unhealthy blueness upon
HIS chin. The colors did not come off