Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-04-08

''ConscntS''
Twas reverberating in Pegs ear ana
a-knocking at her heart for the hun
dredth time when, returned to the
ard room. she learned that Mr.. Brum- |
mel was inviting the company for the
Thursday to his seat Ivy Dene. Twas
to be a gentlemen's party only, out on
horseback, the twenty miles, leaving
the White Horse at 10 In the morning,
with luncheon en- route at the Merry
Rabbit at Market OssOry, look over
the stables and paddocks on arriving
at Ivy Dene, quiet game, maybe, ana
such dinner as only, the Beau swore,
his country cook could get up, with
the ride back to town by the light OF
the near full moon.
Lady Peggy was soon made aware
that this festivity was solely in her
honor and succumbed to it as cheer
fully as she might.
God keep her! All the while staring
at the ribbon of her twins wig. along
ing to cast her arms about his neck
and pray him cover her up in his wrap
rascal and fetch her home, vOwing
she'd run away from 'en all the next
minute. But where? How? Which
way could it be done SO that capture,
discovery and humiliation would not
follow? Peggy could contrive no meth
cd, and the girl was literally terrified
both at the prospect before her and by
the realization that, easy as it had
been to jump into mans attire, 1t was
well nigh impossible to get out of it
again. Should she on returning to Pc
ter's Court lay off her satin suit, wig
and rapier, and resume her Levantine
gown, hood, peticoats, patches and
retcule. how and Of what hour Of the
day or night could she in safety leave
the mansion and find her way I'M
suspected to the Kings Arms and the
coach? 'Twould be out Of the Ques-
ton. Servants were up and about at
oil hours, and We're woman seen
emerging from her room. what piece Of
scandal would not the next day ring
from one end Of the town to t'other!
With consents" tattoOing in her
brain, my lady recklessly put all the
heart there was left in her into the
present moment, lost hundred pounds
to EscOmbe with fine grace, won five
hundred with no more ado, laughed,
drank a little wine. went home with
her host at In the morning and fell
heavily asleep.
At of the afternoon the Beau usually
held an informal levee attended by the
more noted of the bucks and macaronis
Of the tOwn-vastly entertaining half
hours, wherein. while soundly abusing
the newspapers for their being stuffed
with lies, the company still eagerly de-
voured every scrap Of gossip they con-
tained; where the amount Of fritz tow
ering above Lady This brow was
measured and scanned, the better ap-
| pearance Of Lady That in the new
| fashioned gown discussed, and the hOr-
| rid aspect Of the Hon. Miss SO-and- SOS
toupee and her general resemblance to
q malt sack tied in the middle talked
over. This couplet and that comedy
were torn to pieces by as many pretty
wits rs CHANGED to be present, while
Tempers dressed his masters wig in
corner and fOotman and q negro page
handed chocolate round In silver trays.
The Beau himself reclined on his
great bedstead with its fine tester, a
half dozen Of pillows richly laced at
his head, q lowered gown about his
shoulders, his nightcap on, a coverlet
embroidered by the Chinese over him.
his snufYbox at hand, reading aloud
from the damp and freshly arrived
print whilst Sir Wyatt, Lord Escombe.
Mr.. Jack Chalmers and a dozen more
sat or stood, cup in fingers, 'twixt lip
and saucer, hardening, eager. to the
| news.
"'Tis by this on the tip Of every
tongue in town that there occurred last
night at Lady BIDS rout an encounter
1.-THE second within a se'ennight) be-
twixt Sir Ply de BIN and n certain
| young gentleman from Kent, whose
handsome face, genteel manners and
dashing behavior have sconspired to
place him in SO brief time at the very
height Of favor in society and more
especially in the eyes Of Lady D-a
| W-n. Il had been supposed that the
affair recounted in these pages as hav.
| Ing taken place In the chambers of
Lord K-n Of K-n was on account
| solely Of the above mentioned adorable
| young scion of q noble house. We are
In a position to assure the world Of
| fashion that such Is not the case and
that both the unfortunate disputes be-
twixt these two gallants are to be laid
to the door OF Lady Ply BE, sister
to Lord k-n. Report hath it that her
iadyship Is In London; rumor contra
diets report and AYERS that the fair
one has not stirred from home. The
issue Is awaited with interest, as the
verbatim account Of an unsupported
| elopement may be looked for at any
moment. Safe to say the vivacious
Lady Ply BE, whom the town hath
never had the pleasure Of beholding,
has succeeded in stirring Mayfair to
Its depths and has been the cause al
ready OF very pretty pair Of quarrels
between two young gentlemen of the
first quality"
"Slife! cried Beau Brummel. "Who,
now, the devils Lady Ply"
by the dragon himself, l never
heard that Kennaston had a sister,"
said Lord Wootton and Mr.. Vane at
| once.
"Yes! exclaims Sir Wyatt, tapping
his forehead recollectively. II do re-
call that Sir Robin Mozart, the night
we were at Kennaston's chambers, en-
tered with the presentation of letter
OF introduction from Lady Peggy Bur-
goyne to her brother and, 'sdeatb,
twas, believe. she about whom they
fought too"
"Ha! IT'S not only Lady Di. then,
that's at the bottom of their quarrel
after ALL" says Mr.. Brummel refec-
lively.
Where is the fair one! asks Es-
cOmbe. who knows tbatT"