The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-21
CHAPTER XXXIX.


THE NEWS.
Lady Kitty! Lady Kitty! lave
you hearG the news?
Thus, GREATNESS, the countess OF
Warrington, Lady Catharine's English
neighhor In exile. who burst into the
drawng-foo early In the morning
not waiting for announcement of heI
presence.
Nay, not yet, my dear" said Lady
Catharine, advancing and embracing
her. What is ii, pray? Has the
poodle swallowed u bone, or the baby
perhaps cut another tooth? And, for
sooth. how is the little one?"
The streets are full of IT," said she,
"llavc Won not heard. rcally?"
II must say, not yet. But what is
IT,"
"Why. the quarrel between the re-
gent and his dlrector-goncral, MIR.
Law"
No have not heard of IT," Lady
Catharlne sought refuge behlnf her
own fan. "But tell me" she continued.
'H0t tnat IL NOT all. TWAS the fpa-
son for the quarrel Paris is MI agog
Twas about n woman,"
You mean-there was-a woman?"
yes, II all happened last night nj
the PALMS ROYAL. The woman Is dead
died last night. IT'S said she fell in
fit Mt the very table-'twas at a lit
tie supper given by the regent
that when they came to her she was
quite dead"
But Mr.. Law"
"'Twas he that killed herr"
Good God, What mean you?"
cried Lady Catharine. her own face
hlanching behind har protecting fan
The blood swept hack upon her heart
leaving her cold AS n statue
why" continued the caller in her
own excitement TO tell the news scarce
noting what wont IN before her eft
seems that this mystcrious beauty of
the regents. of whom there has been
50 much talk. proved 10 be none other
than n former mistress If this same
Mr. Law. who is reputcd TO have been
somewhat given To that sort Of thing.
though of late monstrous yIr,uous. for
some cause or other Mr.. Law came
suddenly upon her nj the table of tho
recent. arravcd in some Kind of say
aye apcry-for twas in fashion 2
mask that evening as Won must know
And what doth INV dIroctor-gcncral
do so hiph and might've WHY. I'm
spitc Of the regent and I'm spllc of all
those present ne upbraids her. taunty
nor rcyilog brr demanding that sLc
fail ON her knees beforc him. rs II
eormg indeed she wnuld hoyr done
nc rnrsnnth half tho do,nps of paris
wouId do to-davl Theu MI Of n sud.
don my lord director changes and n.
graves nordop or the woman and nr In,
rapnpt and Gu etoIlfs off md lnoycs
tho rnomt And now tbnn thr moor
creature w,Il,a Ia tho tolln Womb Ii,t
class NJ wine and so.tis over,
Twas like MAY, Indeed all Paris Is
Il,o nIov NOWADAYS OF roursn won
,rnw thc rrst
A rosturn Of lucrative camc from tho
hand that law In LADY Coth,,Inr'e Ian
Tho husy rossin went on
"Tha rcrnnt he surr was anr,.,
onorrb ot this chn,pcninr NJ his own
v,,,,. bororo ali ,rd mariana 'tis ,ruo
no had a fame, far tho woman Alan,
rate Ills said that this very morninr
no r,orrcInl hotl, with Mr. Law Tho
Intirr rnyc hori words hot og no re-.
co,,,d and ga tLn,. b,d II ,ioiort
cpou.l 'Tis stated nm tho Ouiugpom.
roiv that apcthrr must take NJ, I.ow's
rI,ro put II Mr. Iov pors yybot will
hecnmr NJ tbo sysfcmo And what
w,rIJ ,hc eviction, ha without AIR Iowo
And what would paris Inc without tho
svstor,o WHY Iistcr lady Cotboripr,
I gained ~ QUO liyrrs Yesterday. and
my rnochmon tho rascal In some man.
ncr seems 10 have done unite AS well
for himself I doubt not he will vet
build n mansion of his own. and per.
hans nv husband may drive for him
These he strange DAYS indeed. ONLY
hone they may continue. in spito of
vhuf nv husband saws"