The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-05
CHAPTER XVI.

Eyre, in society. He had spoken very
little; and the result of his quiet scru-
| tiny was that he felt unfeignedly pleased
with her. She was graceful, natural and
| ladylike, and possessed a certain frank
| ness of manner which could not fail to
win for her liking and admiration.
One day he called on Lady Grace Far
quhar. She and Winifred were sitting
alone together in the drawing room.
"My DEAR" he said to Winifred, I'VE
must not be strangers any longer. My
| other granddaughters are coming to stay
| with me in Hurstshire after the season il
lover, and / want Lady Grace to spare
you. You will not refuse?" u r.
II think you would like to go, dear,
would you not 2" Lady Grace said, quick
".
Winifred answered a little hesitating-
| ly In the affirmative. She would rather
not have gone; but she could not bear to
seem stubborn, or as il she bore malice.
The London season was over, the park
| deserted, the handsome carriages gone
from the streets. Winifred was staying
at Hurst Manor with all her cousins
| Flora and Reginald Champion, and
Laura and Ada Fordyce, Lady Valau-
toms daughters. She had met the two
latter constantly In town, and been on
speaking terms with them; but nothing
more. The elder was rather plain, but
| aristocratic looking, and very proud. Ada,
the younger, was pretty, good-tempered
and unaffected. She took to Winifred at
once, and soon became very fond of her;
but her sister Joined with Flora in be-
sp1as Is,La Sell ao1I - h. pn- aye
daughter. There were two or three young
men, friends of Reginald's, staying in the
house, and Mr.. Maxwell, to whom Miss
| Champion was now formally engaged.
II have news for you, Laura" said
| Reginald one day, entering the room in
which were his sisters and cousins; Gin
| deed, news for you all. Hastings Is not
going to Norway in his yacht, but is COM
ing down to the Court, and has invited
several people with him, so we shall all
be enliEened little, hope, in this dull
hole. Lady Dora Amnesty is to play
hostess, so there is sure to be plenty of
: fun"
Some days after Lady Dora Amnesty
arrived at the Court with her husband, a
young, good-tempered man, very fond of
! ACLp anu AOb 4A tAC 4C0SL 4ACAIAGu " DE
I Jealous.
There had been very decided flirta-
ton between Mr.. Hastings and Lady
Dora some years ago, before she was
married or engaged; they sometimes re-
/ vived 1t even now. He let her have her
own hayward will in the matter Of com.
ing to stay at the Court and inviting
guests and turning the old house upside
down for private theatricals, and in re-
turn she was very bright and kind to
him and consulted his pleasure in every
possible way.
Lady Dora made all her plans and Err.
rol carried them out. He called on Mrs
Champion, gave her some hints about the
i tableaus and desire for her co-opera,
ton. She responded Immediately by
calling on Lady Dora, and two days af
terward Dora appeared at Hurst Manor
The ladies, especially the young ones
were charmed with her, she was sc
bright, so fascinating.
There were great many calls, CONVEX
sations, hints, proposals and suggestions
ami finally everything was arranged pre-
cisely as the mistress of the ceremonies
had intended it should be. Then, OF
course, there were rehearsais at thu
Court; lunches, dinner parties, all man
ner Of pretexts for getting the youns
| people together to perfect their parts
Scenery and dresses came down from
London. Mr.. Hastings spared neithe,
trouble nor expense, and the Court ball
room was transformed into an elegan
theater. All the country round was in
yited; there were to be two hundred
guests.
Winifred's heart beat fast for the frs
time she visited HAZEL Court. She re
membered how in the olden days tina
stately gray mansion into which she hat
never hoped to enter had been invested
in her childlike dreams with all the 70
nance which she had read of or fancied
Afterward it had been dearer still as thu
home of the man who had been to he,
a hero, a demigod. The time came to he,
when she had been the simple farmer
daughter, so proud, so happy to be no
ticed by the handsome master of Hazel
Court. How her heart had sunk within
her as she saw him paying court to tn,
beautiful, aristocratic women who seem
ed then so far above her; and how littl
she had dreamed of the advent Of tim,
when she should be more honored, NOR,
longed-for guest than they2
Mr.. Hastings came out to meet the par
ty of ladies who had ridden over to tn
Court. He went up to Winifred first
and took her in his strong arms and LITE,
her from the saddle.
!, WELCOMED" he whispered; ''this is
time have often longed for"
\ I a. Il - l. 80 Al
: Court to rehearse with Lady Dora. Nj
Hastings came in from asdrive and foun
his cousin alone in the morning room.
Pray, don't come in, Errol," she 81
|, claimed; Il must not be interrupted, I
g Winifred will be ready first"
Q SIS Miss Eyre here, then?" he asked.
4 "Yes-in the picture gallery, thin