The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-28


father say? What would Lord Acres
say?"
I listened moodiIy, not caring to
give away my secret. Il don't know
l responded, and under my breath 7
added, 'and 1 don't care
My Dear Herbert" went on Mrs.
CaVendish, "the woman you need to
marry-in your POSITIONS a woman
OF the world, a woman with social in
huence, woman with an independent
income, who will not ruin you with her
extravaganza, and who can afford. ont
OF her -oWn purses to be one Of the
leaders of fashion, woman too, with
personality, which will be of infinite
value to you in your political career.
not girl who bushes and trembIes- If
you look at her!''
1t is just the bushes and the trem-
bles,' l returned, that man would
career"
4 have no patience with YOU" she
exclaimed contemptuousIy
Come" / said automatically. s'don't
let US discuss hypothetical case"
All! Now you talk with sense, HUI
And she became once more g. SYM
palmetto and agreeable companion as
We discussed various other topics. I
felt very out of sorts when we sat down
70 lunch without Miss Rosie but Mrs
CaVend1sh invited me to prolong NV
stay indefinitely, which raised my spir
IT'S somewhat in anticipation.
The week slipped by. bringing in turn
post card and letter from Miss
Roste. The eighth day brought a sec
ond letter. Mrs. Cavendish read ont
parts of it. She said Miss Lennox was
returning that day.
What train is she coming by?" in
quired
''She will be here in time to ioin us
at dinner" said Mrs. Cavendish poring
over the letter, so it must be a late
tram, and sha'n't go to the station"
Directly after breakfast | tore ont
and dispatched a telegram to Miss
Rosie, entreating her to wire me her
train, and l would meet her. I was
fever1shiy anxious to meet her and
longing to know my fate. So instinct
warned me / should do well to settle
matters, IL possible, before she re-en-
tered the house. The rest of the morn
ing / spent entertaining Mrs Cavendish
or perhaps should say she entertained
me, for she was in brilliant and witty
mood. In the afternoon / went into the
town to execute various small commits
sions for her. / was chafing with i'm
patience for the answer to my telegram
On my return 1 thought it could hardly
fail to have arrived, but when I cot
back | saw nothing for me on the hall
table
AS 1 opened the drawing room Mrs
Cavendish rose to meet me- She held
small, official looking paper of some
sort in her hand. She invited me to
look at it, and l read the words of nv
own telegram. Please wire me time
of arrival. 1 am anxious to meet you.
Hubert Abercromby." The Apaper also
hxaVs ~.fF7A AfaI zcr,,v
that Miss Lennox had left that address
before it arrival; it was, therefore, re-
turned to the sender.
| looked from it to Mrs Cavendish
and she met my gaze angriIy.
You sent that telegram to Miss Len
nox!' she cried. What right had you
to send ito"
Pray, pardon me-" murmured, "but
-er, surely this telegram was return
ed to me. By what right"
Exactly. | opened 1t because I
thought II might be news of impor-
tance, and I might need to send a mes
senger after you into the town.
/ bowed; the excuse was lame, but it
had to serve.
where is Miss Lennox? You see this
telegram reached it's destination before
midday. She had already left She
does not arrive here till evening, after
couple of hours journey. Where is
she in the meantime ~
Il don't understand it," 7 returned;
its a puzzle"
"She has eloped, cried Mrs Caven-
dish, and you'll see by this evening if
I'm not right
/ tried to calm her. I did my best
not to accept the quarrel she tried
to fasten on me. To tell the truth,
was myself much perturbed Was there
love affair at the bottom of the mys-
terry? l did not believe it, When / saw
her again-if ever I saw her again.
felt must risk everything to speak to
her at once, else much mischief might
be made.
As we sat down to dinner / could
scarcely conceal my impatience, but