The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-12-24
The DRAGON
Observation-Disclosures Is & 4

IN ullNc' WIN Ahe hui'hA'
FC$ groom in attendance twen-
ty yards behind, she fiattered herself
on her phenomenal success as a.
dragon. She explained to Mrs. Barre
that,this was the third young relative
who had been sent down to that re-
mote part of the country to be broken
In.
"You can't imagine what nuisance
II is to be the one unmarried sister
of a large family l get despairing
little notes: Dear Jane-Would you
mind taking Evelyn for few months?
She has been seeing too much OF
young'-somebody or other out Of the
question, don't you know; and next
morning down comes the girl, with n
disgraceful temper and a fixed deter
mination to spend all her time writing
letters"
"You seem to have been very success
full with Lillian; she is quite cheerful
now"
eyes, think So" She rose and
looked out upon the distant hillside,
on which Lillian was accustomed to
take her daily ride; but nobody was to
be seen there yet--the girl hadn't had
time to get there, of course. She
turned away from the window, II
think it is almost time to write and
say the cure is complete"
Perhaps"
II think should wait till Lord
Banford has been here for few
days"
Lord Banford was one Of the deslr-
able people whom 1t was Lady James
duty to ask down to meet her nieces
when sufficiently tanned. He was COM
ing this afternoon.
"Did I tell you" said Lady Jane,
"that Lillian at first said something
about running away with the groom"
Mrs. Barre shuddered.
eyes, she really did, and was al
most afraid she might"
Mrs, Barre said "Is she such an
awful girl as thatT
"Yes believe in a wild moment she
might have done it. had a young
fellow, quite handsome, at the time,
and I had to send him away. l got
a most reliable elderly man, with side
whiskers and a very blue chin, in his
place"
1.-THE man who is riding with her
now?"
Eyes, and defy Lillian to run away
with side whskers and a blue chin,
She is a girl Of taste. He came with
the most excellent references, and l
have instructed him never to let her
out of his sight She grumbled at
first little, but l am accustomed
to having my own way"
And the conversation branched Off
to less gruesome subjects till the graf
ing OF the carriage wheels outside an
nounced the arrival Of the very de.
sirable Lordship.
He was ushered in and shook hands,
then glanced arourS the room, and for
a moment seemed little surprised
to find the two ladies alone. The
glance was not lost upon Lady Jane,
whose infallible powers of observa-
ton told her it was an excellent sign.
She smiled. Lord Banford delicate
~ hitchcd up the knees of his trousers,
sat down and prepared to describe the
speed of the train and appearance of
the country,
"You were wondering where Lillian
is?"
He did not wait to think out how
she guessed that-her intuition was no.
torious, He merely said:
"No; was /? I--er-didn't know Miss
Braiston was here, I-er-am very
glad to hear It,"
Lady James keen intellect told her
that If he were Indifferent, he would
not have pretended ignorance on the
very matter which must have been the
only reason for his coming.
II uppose-hee-heew said his Lord
ship, chat the country is very beau
tiful about here when seen from the
back of a horse?"
yes" replied Lady Jane. divinlng
Mt once the purpose of that remark.
eyes; one is rather apt to forget how
time is flying when one is really enjoy
ing it,"
"Hee-hee! said Lord Banford.
II am afraid my niece must have
gone rather farther than she intended
she certainly knew what time you
were coming"
"Ahg' said Lord Banford, much en-
couraged.
Are you fond of long. )onely rides
when the scenery is goodT
Long rides?S Yes" he replied; "but
hee-hee! one doesn't care to be alto
gether lonely, does one?"
After a few minutes footsteps were
heard in the hall, and Lady James