The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-01-15
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dragon. She explained to Mrs. Barr,
that this was the third young relativ,
who had been sent down to that re
mote part Of the country to be broker
in.
"You can't imagine what nuisance
It IS to be the one unmarried sister
OF a large family. l get despairins
little notes: Dear Jane-.Would yor
mind taking Evelyn for few months.
she has been seeing too much oil
young'-somebody or other out of the
question, don't you know; and next
morning down comes the girl, with a
disgraceful temper and a fixed deter.
mination to spend all her time writing
letters
You seem to have been very success
full with Lillian; she is quite cheerful
now"
eyes, think 500 She rose and
looked out upon the distant hillside.
on which Lillian was accustomed to
take her daily ride; but nobody was to
be seen there yet-the girl hadn't had
time to get there, of course. She
turned away from the window. st
think it is almost time to write and
say the cure is complete"
Perhaps"
II think I should wait till Lord
Banford has been here for a few
days.
Lord Banford was one Of the desir-
able people whom it was Lady James
duty to ask down to meet her nieces
when sufficiently tanned. He was COM
ing this afternoon.
Did [ tell you" said Lady Jane,
that Lillian at first said something
about running away with the groom 2"
Mrs. Barre shuddered.
Yes, she really did, and I was al
most afraid she might"
Mrs. Barre said: 'Is she such an
awful girl as that?'
Eyes, believe in a wild moment she
might have done it. I had a young
fellow, quite handsome, at the time,
and I had to send him away. I got
a most reliable elderly man, with side
whiskers and very blue chin, in his
place"
"The man who is riding with her
now?"
Yes. and I defy Lillian to run away
with side whiskers and a blue chin.
She is a girl Of taste. He came with
the most excellent references, and
have instructed him never to let her
out of his sight. She grumbled at
FIRST little, but 1 am accustomed
to having my own way"
And the conversation branched off
to less gruesome subjects till the graf
ng of the carriage wheels outside an
the arrival Of the very de-
sirable Lordship.
He was ushered in and shook hands,
hen glanced arour, the room, and for
moment seemed a little surprised |
o find the two ladies alone. The
glance was not lost upon Lady Jane,
whose infallible powers of observa-
ion told her it was an excellent sign.
'She smiled. Lord Banford delicate
y hitched up the knees of his trousers,
at down and prepared to describe the
peed of the train and appearance of
he country
ssssyou were wondering where Lillian
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He did not wait to thinl, out how
he guessed that-her intuition was no.
orious. He merely said:
"No; was 1? I-er-didn't know Miss
sraiston was here I-er-am very
lad to hear it,"
Lady James keen intellect told her
hat If he were Indifferent, he would
ot have pretended ignorance on the
cry matter which must have been the
My reason for his coming.
81 unprecedented" said his Lord
hip, chat the country is very beau
iful about here when seen from the
ack of a horse"
yes" replied Lady Jane, divinng
t once the purpose Of that remark.
Yes; one is rather apt to forget how
ime is flying when one is really enjoy
lg it,"
"Hee-heep' said Lord Banford
Il am afraid my niece must have
one rather farther than size intended;
be certainly knew what time you
7ere coming"
"Ah!' said Lord Banford, much en-
Are you fond of long, lonely rides
hen the scenery is good?" ;
Long rides? Yes" he replied; "but
ee-hee! one doesn't care to be alto
ether lonely, does oneY'
After a few minutes footsteps were {
card in the hall, and Lady James {
row rose little higher as she real {
led that the groom had come into [
le hill as we'll which waS s11rnris- /