The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-09
My Lord eu,10 His
Daughter
By CONSTANCE Tyler
Copyright. 1su. by T. c. Mcclure

the owner Of three or four factories
and thej recognized business head OF
the town, but he was president OF three
or four societies and charities and OF
high standing as church member.
Whatever Mr.. Thomaa Hope said or
did Yves always the correct thing. He
and his wife could have existed with
out Chelmsford. but had they departed
for other climes that town would have
.died-socialIy.
1t happened that Mr.. Hope had to
make a trip to Paris In financial In
terests. He spoke to no one OH his way
over. Several strangers dropped re-
marks to which he could have replied
consistently, but he hs:a himself aIoof
with true British reserve. When Brit
ash reserve har money behind 1T, 1t is O
stone wall. Mr.. Hope might have re-
piled to an earl or lord had such q
parsonage addressed him and had he
been certain that there was no impos!
ton. The banker shuddered as he look
ed over the common travellers.
Mr.. Hope was not impressed with
Paris. He had been there! before. It
was his duty 20 impress Paris instead.
and when he departed, after stay Of
three or four days, he felt sure that he
had done SO and was very complacent
over it. This self complacency serv-
ed to certain extent to thaw out his
reserve. That ia, he deigned to show
himself among his fellow passengers
on the boat instead Of locking himself
up in his stateroom, but at the came
time he let 1t be seen that his dignity
was not 10 be trified With
Suddenly something happened to the
great man. A good looking young wo-
man approached him and, addressing
him as my lord" asked the privilege
of speech. Never before In his life had
he been addressed by young woman
"a strange young woman. His dignity
would have received fatal shock had
she not used the prefix. His fattered
vanity Offset the shock. His wife had
several times averred that he looked
like ali earl, and now here was living
proof that she was right. He put up
his eyeglass and gave the young wo-
man critical glance and indicated
by cold bow that she might proceed.
She had story to tell. She was an
Nnglish governess who had passed the
last three years In 6 Parisian family.
AS she had, great property expecta-
lions the family wanted her to marry
one Of the sons. Because she wonld
nct-because she had said that as an
English girl she would not marry an
enemy Of her countryside had been
charged with purloining certain articles
OF jewelry ami driven from the house.
The incensed family might even seek
her arrest. =, s
It was pathetic story, with many
Embellishments, and Mr.. Hopes heart
was touched-his British heart. It
wasn't touched because the young wo-
man was good looking, but because
she had continually addressed him as
s'My lord" and had appealed to him as
the British lion itself. She wanted his
protection while landing. That French,
family might have set the minions Of
law at work and she might be arrested
and hailed back to Paris and thrust
into dungeon for years without trial.
Under the protection OF "My lord"
what officer Of the law would dare look
twice at her2 IF they looked many
times it would mean war between the
two countries. y AZ "a
Thomas Hope listened, was flattered,
and his .iror bound dignity became as
putty. For the first time In twenty
years he had some human feeling about
him. He came out Of his she'll ana dis
covered that there were joints In his
backbone Had that young woman
made the mistake Of appealing to him
as 'Mr." or even as ssViscount', her
petition would have been ignored, but
that little trick OF t.Dsy lord" worked
like miracle. She should land under!
his protection, and II interfered with
grim war and all It's horrors would
burst on the country within two hburs.
Thanking him over and over again aid:
with tears III her eyes as she repeated.
her thanks, the young woman returned
to her stRteroom and made some tri-
fling changes In her attire. Shortly afa-;
'erward the boat reached Its dock on
the English side OF the channel. t:,55
Mr., Hope was read to- rise to, the
occasion, and the girl walked ashore
leaning on his arm. Hc had a cane In
fNe Other hand, his monocIe In his eye
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While the baggage was being inspect
ed there was a delay that Is, others
were delayed. h. .As for Mfr. Hope and
the young woman han cling On his arm.3
they walked MP to q customs Inspector.
a card was produced and thrust Into
! his hand, nIong with d Bank Of Nrig.
land note and there was mo insps psction
Of the sYoman's four trunks. 81 It never.
occurred TO My lord that e girl flying
from enemies would shart iyS have four
great trunks along with her. He saw
them. load led into q van which was aus-
piciously convenie and was about to;
hand his prctagee Into q cab md res
sumo his tntesr1pt ted digntty 81 when they
Were. approached by d common looking
British subject with whist looked like: a:
. Excuse me. please, ne had begun
4 when Mr.. Hops interrupted him With:
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