Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03

time, and 1t fell over into the pew. There
was a moments delay. but the gentleman
in the pew handed it up to her again. and
1t did not appear to be the worse for the
fall Yet when l spoke to her of the mat
ter she answered me abruptly, and in the
carriage, on our way home. she seemed
Indeed! You say that there was gen.
tleman in the pew. Some of the general
public were present, Them
"Oh, yes. 1t Is impossible to exclude
them when the church is open.
This gentleman was not one of your
wifes friends?
mo, no: call him a gentleman by cour-
tesy, but he was quite communicating
person / hardly noticed his appearance
But really 1 think that we are wandering
rather far from the point
Lady st. Simon, then. returned from the
wedding in less cheerful frame OF mind
than she had gone to 1t. What did she
do on re-entering her fathers housey'
Il saw her in conversation with her
maid
And who Is her maid?'
Alice is her name. She Is an American
and came from California with her.
"A confidential SERVANT!
"A little too much so. 1t seemed to me
that her mistress allowed her to take great
liberties Still of course, in America they
Iook upon these things In different way"
How long did she speak to this Alice?"
"Oh. a few minutes. l had something else
TO think OF"
Lady ST. Simon said something about
Jumping a claim She was accustomed to
use slang of the kind. have no Idea what
she meant.
times And what did your wife do when
she finished speaking to her maid?''
She walked into the breakfast ROOM
"On your arm?'
little matters like that Then, after we had
sat down for ten minutes or so she rose
hurriedly, muttered some words or apology
and left the room. She never came back. "
But this maid Alice, as l understand
deroses that she went to her room, cow
cred her brides dress with long ulster,
Put on a bonnet and went out"
Quite so. And she was afterward seen
walking into Hyde Park in company with
Flora Millar, a woman who is now in Gus
tody, and who had already made disturb
ence at Mr.. Doran's house that morning.
"Ah, yes. I should like few particulars
as to this young lady and your relations
to her."
Lord st. Simon shrugged his shoulders
and raised his eyebrows. We have been
a friendly footing for some years. may
say on a very friendly footing. She used
to be at the Allegro 1 have net treated
her ungenerously and she has no just cause
of complaint against me- but you know
what women are. Mr.. Holmes Flora was
q dear little thing, but exceedingly hot
headed and devotedly attached to me- She
wrote me dreadful letters when she heard
that was about to be married. and, to tell
tSS truth, the reason why l had the mar
rage celebrated so quietly was that fear
ed lest Nlere might be a scandal in the
church. She came to Mr.. Doran's door Just
after we returned and she endeavored to
push her way In, uttering very abusive ex-
pressions toward my WIFE and even threat
ening her; but had foreseen the POSSIBLE
ity of something of the sort, and had two
police fellows there in private clothes who
soon pushed her out again. She was quiet
when she saw that there was no good In
making a row."
Ibid your wife hear all this?"
mo, thank goodness, she did not"
And she was seen walking with this very
woman afterwardf