Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-03


Its really beautiful place for people
who like that oid-fashioned. queer kind OF
thing, with a lovely garden. full of all
kinds of flowers such as you see at home
and quite tropical ones, too. There were
a great many well-dressed people walking
about. for the charity bazaar was on. and
no doubt everybody was glad of chance
to get into the house and talk about
it afterward as If they knew Sir Eve
lyn and had been his guests There
were tables set out under the trees,
and tea was being carried round
Suddenly l heard Miss Randolph exclaim.
"There's dad and at the same moment
she ran ahead of U.S. across the grass 10
where a tall. big man with short. curly
gray hair and smooth-shaven race STOOD
under a tree talking to another man whose
back-which was turned TO us-looked
tiny bit familiar.
said eagerly. Lady Brighthelmston. the
man Brown is here. He has got hold or
Miss Randolph's father Heaven knows
and confront him with a question about
your SON
With a sort of gasp the poor old lady all
lowed herself to be hurried across the
lawn and | begged pa to come along quick
because didn't want to miss MI Payne
great moment.
haired man and was holding out her hands.
without a word when Mr.. Payne said in
sharp voice Brown The other man
turned. 1t was the courier l snap-shotted
Jack cried Lady b. And then it was
our turn to be surprised.
We supposed at first that she'd gone mad;
but. my dear girl. it was true. The muir
derous chauffeur was the Honorable Jack!
But | do believe he was ashamed of him
self for the silly trick he'd played. for all
he laughed and showed his white teeth.
hnr he W. \ a a
his brown skin. and pulled his mustache:
trying to talk, when his mother interrupted
him by exclaimng and asking questions
which she never gave him chance to an
swer. And while he talked to his mother.
attempting to brazen it out. he looked at
Miss Randolph, but she kept her head
As for poor Mr.. Payne, I was sorry for
him He had meant so well: and worked
50 hard for everybody's good, and now it
had come TO nothing. He did his best TO
friend saying. "NTr Randolph at all
events, this man has insulted your daugh-
der false pretenses What do you intend
to do about it?''
But the big man answered. in a slow.
ORA wiling way as if he were Just ready TO
laugh. "Well | guess | won't do much.
Mr. Winston and I met here accidentally,
and talked to each other awhile before
either of US knew who the other was; and
when We did know. why. he was able to
give me pretty satisfactory explanation.
I guess there's nothing much that's wrong:
and hope Mr.; Winston will introduce me
to his mother"
Aren't Americans queer? I will say.
though, that the girl didn't seem inclined
to take things so calmly, Her cheeks were
too big for her face with anger or some
thing like It.
Pa and l were rather out of the dur
bah for like the bat in the fable. We were
neither bird nor beast. and had to stand
aside while the fight between the two kinds
Of creatures went on, By-and-by Mr.
d.i what l could to console him, tell
Ing him that was always the way in this
world, with the well-meaning. unselfsh
people. He was awfully grateful for my
Kindness. and when lie heard that pa and
had Just that very minute been talking
things over and deciding we'd had enough
OF being abroad, he asked If we'd mind his
he might stop for few weeks. and drive
about in his motor car. OF course I said
we wouldn't mind: so l may bring him to
the dance at Kensington town hall if he
isn't too big swell for that set.
OF course Sir Evelyn Haines soon found
us out. and was very kind: but Mr.. Payne
would go. and I've hare y seen anything
of Lady v. since though it's now after
dinner | suppose the Honorable Jack is
by way of being in love with Miss Ran
dolph, or else he wants her dollars. which
is most likely. considering the foxy way
he seems to have gone about the business.
But these American girls think such a lot
of themselves that they don't like being
played with; and. -iging by the look on
her face this afternoon when she heard
the truth, she was hurt and angry all the
way down TO the quick. | shouldn't wonder
IL She refused To have an. thing more TO do
with him. for all he seemed to have got on
the soft side of her father; and I must
say. in my opinion. it would serve him
right if she did.
Goodbye. my child It's late, and I'm
tired. | don't care a rap how the thing
does turn out. 1t isn't my business.
Your az tiunate SYB.