Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-17

way or another; but, do you know, the next month when was back in Rich mond, and your aunt lilly had that 1 young English lord to dinner, I watch l ed everything he did and noticed that
 he dropped his napkin in his chair when he left the table I have since
 learned that it is quite customary over l there We don't do it, you know, but
 really they would look nicer in the
 chairs than lot of linen wads stuck l about among the finger bowls and salad dishes. They would be less sug gestive of the lavatory of crowded sleeping car early in the morning.
 Kitty Cosby drew full breath when
 Mrs. Cranston paused.
 And on top of all that you say he's l good looking" she said, with a pretty smile Well, I'll tell you, you'd bet ter send me back to Richmond. My folks have certain vague matrimonial l plans for me, and don't know whether l I'm safe here or not. always did love to kick over the traces"
 l "Oh do be sensible, Kittyv
 "Well, you certainly have got trouble l ahead" said the girl, more seriously. 1 Lydia would hate to cause discord in the family, I know, but nine girls out 1 of ten would fall dead in love with that 1 sort of man under those circumstances, and they would want to stick to him 1 too"
 "Oh, Kitty, how could we-how could | we possibly write back that our only l child was to marry a man like that? 1 What would the Parsons, the Wood burys, the Delmars, think? And Aunt | Hallie, who at once gets the particu- 1 lars. and if the name were not down in l Bishop Meades "Old Families and l Churches" she'd have a it. It won't do, Kitty; it won't do. Something has l got to be done"
 "Yes, but what?" said the girl. You l can count on me. TIT earn my board while I'm here if possibly can. How l does Governor Telfare like his rival?"
 He's simply crazy, Kitty. He is 1 just at the age to want to do things l in a hurry too. Folks say he never cared for his dead wife, and suppose this is really his first love affair. He confided in me and said he simply
 could not bear a refusal. Then, just as have explained to you, told him what we feared in regard to Lydia's l sympathy-L called it that-for George Buckley and advised him to handle her cautiously. He turned as white as l sheet, and his proud, thin lip curled l like an angry dogs.
 "'Do you mean to tell me, Mrs. Cranston.' he said that have rival in that man, the son of Georgia con
 vict-I, the only living Telfare in the I no hx1,, hxyv state as the Telfares before me have
 been honored? Am to meet on equal
 ground, under the roof of the most aristocrahc family of the Old Domin- ion, a man of that rank?'
 II was awfully frightened over his manner, but simply held to the
 ground that Lydia had a good heart
 and was loyal to her unfortunate friends, and that if he wanted to lose 1 her by being 1mprudent and rousing
 her anger I should feel that I had 1 given him due warning He cooled down little, and my talk didn't do the cause a bit of harm, for he simply dogged Lydia's footsteps all the rest I of his visit, and when he went back to
 Atlanta he sent her fully $50 worth of l roses. The major says ought never l to have mentioned Georg Buckley's
 name to him-that Cover or Telfare is
 most dangerous man, " n a violent temper. He says he'd actually be 1 afraid to have the two men meet here,
 but I wouldn't. Buckley is a brave
 man, I've no doubt, but I'd venture
 anything that he'd control himself un- der any circumstances"
 | &ha loT4 hnA NTy to the house and parted in the big hall
 Miss Cosby turned into the parlor,
 where our heroine sat at the plano, idly running her hands over the keys I T declare, you are lucky girl, Lyd- ia," said Kitty
 gro have you with me. dear. in this quiet placer smiled Lydia, looking up.
 "No." The visitor bent over the speaker. Guess again"
 .I'm not good at guessing. It's tire some, like playing whist when one is out of practice"
 l Lydia, every girl in our set simply
 went wild when we heard about the
 marked attentions you were receiving from Governor Telfare. You know there are piles and piles of marriage able girls in the south and very, very few young, unyoked governors"
 That's quite true,' said Lydia, with noncommittal smile.
 Tt would be nice, dear," went on Kitty, ito be the mistress of that man sion in Atlanta and preside at every function of state. in the town. That's about the nearest approach we make | [T.N FsrTE ISssSg sssE4F5 -l ,TE@E.N