Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-11-26
CHAPTER XVI.
Letter,

- LGAtSfs
"Good morning. Lady Carringtoni"
What a beautiful day!"
"Yes. the lake will be In splendid
condition later"
II wonder how our mysterious beauty
is this morning?"
And so they ratified on. In CHEEKY.
social fashion, a dozen or mor of the
guests of Blackcastle gathered togeth-
err in the cosy, oak-paneled breakfast
room.
A rarely comfortable apartment it
looked, this crisp November morning,
with It's warm, rich carpet, its chairs
Of carven mahogany, It's few choice
game and fruit pieces which draped
the walls.
A big, bright are burned In the wide
CRATE, and its CHEEKY light sparkled
upo nthe exquisitely appointed break
fast table, with its snow-white damask,
it's delicate china, Its ~glittering glass,
Its crested silver.
And 1t glinted, too. upon the charm
ing living picture which the old room
framed-upon the languid, graceful
group OF courtly, cultured men and
women who clustered round in gra-
cious, social greeting.
such a peculiarly lovely face-did
you notice it," Miss Dent uestioned,
with her air OF serious sentiment. l
dreamed of her last night-poor child
All. here Is Baby!"
The young lady referred to came
rushing down the stairs like a small
! cyclone. A snatch Of song. a swish OF
feminine draperies, a bang OF the door,
and beholdi-Miss Earle.
Good morning, Lady Darlington!
| Morning, every one! Am I late Gra-
cious me! Why did you wait? Where
is Cynthia?"
"Here!" laughed Miss Lennox-
She came slowly into the room. O
| queenIy, impressive figure in her
white, furtrimmed negllge. The rich,
dark color was truant from her cheek.
Even the full. proud lips had lost much
OF their deep crimson. There were
faint shadows, which spoke Of sleep
lessness. under the brown. brilliant
| eyes.
NOW that my school is all assem-
bled," grayely announced Miss Earle,
Two will proceed without further pre-
face to define In German, French,
| Spanish, Norwegian and old English.
the verb--to eat!"
"The definition IS precisely the same
in modern English" Freddie Lynn
laughed.
They drew their chairs closer
around the table ard talked, till
through the room reged q soft tempest
! OF speech, and Jest, and laughter.
Without. the world lay clad in festal
garb, rebed In ermine, ~glittering with
| jewels. crowned with a golden crown.
"such a beautiful day. said Vera
Cassard-
eyes. by far too beautiful to last
replied young Mr.. sedley. with a
, m~ourrfu, emphasis. Tit is very
| disagreeable to think that we shall
soon-aw--be condemned TO rain, and
wind, and-general unpleasantness-
aw-"
"Yes-it-is-aw!" chimed in Baby.
with q face OF most serene and guile
less innocence.
My lady glanced round the table In
nervous embarrassment.
A slow, ~repressed smile was visible
on every face. What a trial that girl
was. to be sure.
1T is beautiful, and for England
most exceptional weather" she hast
ened 10 say. taking. as 1t were. q
plunge into the conversational river.
II can recall no such autumn since
my marriage, t~hirty-four years age.
That Ii. no November In which we
could boast skating, sleighing, and
three days and nights Of snow and
FROST
The Honorable Reginald Sedly IA
vored the hostess with . grateful
smile.
let me see" said Eaby. lifting five
rosy fingers as an aid TO numerical
| calculation. "you were married thirty.
four years ago. How old 10 your son at
p~resentg'
Cynthia Lennox looked quickly rp,
In neryous disrnay. Bnt my lady's fine
| old face was absolutely unmoved.
"Thirty-one," aha answered. calmly.