New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22

BY HERBERT A MORRAH.

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there You can show your ingenuity BY Changing
its character, and excite the admiration OF your
neishbors by displaying the quality of your own
Lady Lydden. swtftest of thinkers. lifted a pair
OF dark eyes and looked very straight al the
speaker. And this man house agent. IL hardly
seemed possible She thought. as one IlIustrio1s
Parsonage did OF another. that she had never met
any one so amusing in her life But how pleasant
it to deal with a who did not cringe.
You can. Of course. take IT leave H." he
added.
On the other hand. fair mustaches We're among
Lady Lydden's aveTsiOns-
Yes" she said. Il think I must. Mr. Do6ree
1t won't do at all.
You haven't seen the stables yet
Ny Ladys interest revived.
$50 you guess my weak pOint?''
We call It strength in this country he an
swered We've first master The going last
winter simply smashed the record"
II was in Ireland then
"Chessington isn't BaIIy OF course but
for inferior island. its pretty fair. Here are
the stables"
But they're splendid: Why didn't you show
We keep the best to the last That you know.
is business.
Lady Lydden hated business.
she mad a book OF vows somewhere slowed away
t9pners death had reposed in dim reeesses OF the
n barrow ROAD and in this booA cherished relic
undertakings- Never to marry d for his looks
for instance. Sir Chrtstopher's vsage mad been OF
The gnarled or bossy tyDe-a Bit Of British OAK
hewn from the rough.
Never 70 marry q man in business: that was
= suppose you have TO think OF those things o.,
she mUrmured. with air OF complete detachulenr
Dobree smiled pleasantly
I am pioneer" ne said IF didn't take a
keen business view, shouldn't get very far
. a pioneer Ihst sounds as II you might want
SO do There is too much OF IT,"
They showed me a more idyIlic house near Bur
The Old Grange, I know all about that,' Do
quite new there. Hitherto It has been the peculiar
aPR9a ss1 Of Of damp M, and d d3oTTagsrs
speech ay y sa are Po9F bands at figures OF
en! ~ a,i,I y9 PHI. TO 90 to Rurs1gf0rd
He drove her back into OF the - town at clinking
pace Sne liked the LOOK OF the quiet Chessingron
scrtption over business house: Golden a Do
TFs be9 :opped hsr sSI: sh2s
was good omen IKE the sunshine.
They drove over the level crossing and reached
Il will think IL over she .spsatsd. he opened
For three weeks pobr.s heard nothing
-Chesstnston Place viii suit ne pertectly-syIvis
"A woman who never thinks thing, by halves
ssb enc e }o{2ss ne i0r 70 deal
might be some run IN aiding her notions-bettsr
still. perhaps; In breaking her opposition down.
Blu. this anticipating with a vengeancs. Was
Lydden hardly thought go So A-O'
AS matter Of fsct; Edward Martin DOoree knew
difference between his own status and that
life 'n vas a' sn i a o8 hs s nae A.s1 all
he was good sportsman who wore his
naur G9 a out that there 1 sSoad Be
tan amount OF f55sdity ,2saTa him n ..vsr,. -
probabilities he set to work 20 culeiVsts the wilder
The work went slowly.
Lady Lydden, once she appeared at Chesstnsto1
and she meant to get value for it.
And always think NJ nS5ree sne rsrnar id
months had dritted by. that where woman has
tb S9rs S SettsT tbnn n the Common mo crowd
Which Is stupii enough not q respect rs fQr
You are crf,icisfnx mel
WV Wen G-i thers /. some sense In that you
''' T think have match about me.
she saw the light in his eyes. and changed the
Il have decided on the electric light Please give
NE the benefit o. yeg5 saS gfte shp.haPe am
giving tea party here to-day love picnic
He glanced at the tea table and saw that the
Captain Blaine /, coming over from Bursting
f0 r. stated shf snid'
shan ag4srsd and 1. os.:yvs s9r the
Your calculations are raptd"
said After all business tfalninE cOunts for
Business. slways business, almost
immediately"
"He-he has never mentioned it
He Wouldn't We are not ~ on sPeaEs nv Sars
in his hearing They think too much or my 1eei-
He chose to speak IN enigmas
II will OF course. send YOU a proper estimate.
he said as he bowed himself out -,
Down the drive. Blaine and he passed within .
yard. but did not hail one another - ,,
made ee y Pi ioTe and when sylvia Lydden looked
him she wondered how she could resist him re
was
prohle. complexion: quite perfect And his posi-
And vet there were two queer things about her
ATTITUDE She did not respond 20 his declarations
except with rsillery She did not mention the naIIe
Blaine admired the house. the new plans. the
OF course you got London man 30 az this"
he said. An the people down here are aosoi"'e'S
LADY Lydden said nothing
He pressed her hand at parting She did not ex-
.of course of course she responded to his en-
II could imagine myself alive at Chessinston.
dead anywhere else he declared
wished the, things were different
There would be fewer chances OF meeting her after
that A chance might come In the hunting season.
acquaintance would shortly come to a natural end.
The reigning lady at Chessington Pace w9uIe
not have much in common with the junior partner
in the Arm Of Golden & D9bree- ~
u am an outsider by fact but not by nature ne
ut is always well TO look facts in the face. she
chose TO reply tFtgidy while inwardly she caleq
friends were worrying her. BY them her little
comedy was called farce They told her D92rss
the manifest duty OF any sane woman 10 lock with
Perplexing world! She resolved to see
The next day she Numbered through sort Of
7 shall Away. be so grateful for the trouble you
He was not Disconnected.