The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-18
IT, Besides, he'll probably dhnnge i, h vs.
mind. and fall us at the last minute. = feI

IulIN- HllU 1911 US ~
Send l'nole 10 Tho Firs with tbs car
rage, and cgier to come withh,Gnnt s,yans
my special reason. Ism sne nor, nanx SHE'S
alone there. and ii would liver her up,
It's showing harder every n, minu y, I'D
popl She wont m nnlv 'aa short two
miles this side tho village; -.
well. iii write the note. and men ~,
MUST ask The housekecpcr to see thaL W.
got an extra good dinner. It'll impress
her To hear thai we've n nitrous con- CON-
ings,s i, , 4, &, n, o,d Mrs. Mackeller.s
Il heap more used TO the istocracy tha ~
lie iero ' at N eight. said eight because It's
sneE aeg hfhn nt S was oa ssGf o. YOU
dear. ITS long after i've now, ana 'nu y
This she proceeded to do. The house ,',na,,
Keeper an awc-insprlng person m D ,,lie
written. or the crested envelope me
conchman took charge, and was tod ~.
whit at The FRS for an answer. or ! OF
Mrs Seaforth 10 return In the carriage
Now that Mrs, ogilvy had made UP her
mind to send. she began TO hope thal t ~.
lady would accept Her renl reason ls a9.
which JlmrnShad put forward IN favor OF
Il the Invitation. 1t was exactly hecnnsc
Mrs. SeatOrth was young and prettygtha l
8Cnrrie had wondered whether her pres
5encc would be desirable or the reverse;
but now that the time for Lord borrow
dalc's arrival was drawing near her cor
and she thought with rellcf,of Mrs, sea
Z forth as m adjuthnt! Besides, whatever
Mrs. Senforth's antccedents might be
Carrie had no aGauaintance IN t .ne n negh-
she, was evidently accustomed Ito good
E society and despite her freservt:. had that
arn oets tans fSr Se ssr H Gxn
\ Ogilvy vaguely associated with the
smart Set sa
AS Mrs. seaforth had lived quietly. for
some months at least Carrie fancied from
words dropped here and tlnre) on AZ, In.
significant estate in nre,notc part Of
I. Scotland. IT was Impossible that she really
could be Smart invertebrates. even the
ar might have good r effess w1h l had
been mice" to Mrs Ogilyy ever since an
accident 10 the latter's carriage In front
of The Frs. Carrie felt tina she owed ?, We
There was no Mr.. seaforth but as the
local parson and his wife were known
to be friends q hers,.Sit q. Vas
apparent to ti,c- ,asa2ne st = int S'nd
a aunse prop hai @ the s Quiet liz
tie tenant OF The FRS vas a suitable
enough lelowgGss rEIe hd ,Se at
Mrs. Seaforth would come.
Time went on however, and the CAR
rage did not return. though, according
TO the OGilvys' calculations. It might
easily have done so. At last an ancestral
clock struck the hour of eight, and the
last stroke had not sounded when one
4 Carrie and J I'm jumped up. and trying
mot to appear nervous, went fusslly for
ward to greet tall slim: brown W clean :, can
four or I'VE. E. S IA n. aa
He had d delightful voice, which; some
how put tile nose fidgety people at their
meeting across the aqullne nose. sug-
gested q temper by no means iinperturb-
able, his gray eyes were At ather5 humorous @
now. W M 5 SSs .,9k z 8il.s S6
He had q kan II ny fro1, the inn, t
snow storm had increased SO tremendous
back. saying that d ater return might
be dangerous. but finally the man had
been persuad ed 10 proceed, Lord Borro qs;
Gale did not say how but It was vas. not DIM
Dear me! suppose that's the reason
from The Firs!" exclaimed Carrie, We
and didn't know the YEA Their was getting
worse, but II poor ~ Nj. Z
Mrs. scafort i, q the footman's voice i'm
serted In the right place. and a. youthful,
giriish looking figure A. iilmy black a q :
Eranced across the hall! 7, !y5
Lord Borrowdales lad been standing
with his back towards the entrance door,
and as a shrill exclamation OF JOY from
Carrie OgilYy broke 1.-THE announce
ment Of the newcomers name. It could
have conveyed no meaning TO the ear OF
q Il stranger AZ x n
Mrs. seaforthE was slenderly'. petite,
pale and golden haired; Mrs. Ogllvy was
8of a4.sumptuous personality: therefore,
In rnssng 70 as
y COMING wave OycrWhelms q pebble. IT
WIS not until n volley of WELCOMING
words had been shot forth, and Carrle
Others hand in hers that either. OF the
men had more thania glimpse of the late
arrival.
mrs. seaforth, the Marquis OF Borrow
dale breathed Mrs. ogllvy, .,mio l,,,is
tie Introduction lin the right way Y, II.
The tall man and the slim girl lshe
seemed little more) turned. faced each
Mrs. seaforti must as suddenly have
Stl,uwed, for she burst out laughing, show
Ing two delightful dimples, Z.
At this Lord Bolrowdalc bit his lip,
looking as III he would have given any
thing for q noustnche to pull; but al
last Il spark Of humor klndleed In his eyes.
He did not laugh, put something IS ,ne.Ween
ga grin and II smile gave q 4 glimpse 4 OF
white teeth. 4, i
do you do Mrs. Scaforth?" he
said. and held out ~ brown hand
Her little white one hesitat 9, for the
into his palm where Il was va Era a ye!s sha-
Then Carrie Ogilvy, tinglne with tho
the, ar SAD exacty = tns
she said IT, OH have you, met before 2" .
5.l-cr--bclleyc we s hnve--somcwherc,'
replied fBorrowdale.ss {.
IA long time ago added Mrs. Sea-
forth II had--almost forgotten, " u y
You have not changed, remarked the
"Sot in any way replied the lady.
5"What weather!n
'Rather bleak, & 8 y.
"Rut sea sonable. camc very car not
getting hero. This last sentence WAS for
The 4 benefit OF her host and hostess, 70
whom Mrs ssafopl c, m9w gaye IN hfr +
Na bfs { hnt he Goldm HIS h byS
At was until we had arrived, or would
not hays dared 3!o come On; luckily. ne !,
Isn't The depth Of the snow y, that matters,
II Is the wind and tho binding storm.
Ei.Ihat,s not saying much for their Size :