The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-02-02
CHAPTER XII,


and there was a general expression OF
disappointment on the mems faces round
TIE breakfast table at Mallingford Park
But you know it is really too bad, u
Cecil Danesford observed to Miss Mall.
ing. "Your head man had fixed to-day
for the north end covers, and he says
| they are the best on the whole estate
and now this rain comes and spoils the
| whole thing. 1t is annoying, You must
| allow"
poor reimbursement" said the Hon
Miss Collins, rehectively. The comfort
| of their lives depends upon the one
amusement of the hour. Deprive them
| of that and they are stranded helplessly
| Glad I'm a woman
"Well, l hope you will have got over
! the first rush of slaughter by the 18th,
Pauline interposed, bringing the CONVEX
sation back to the original object
"Why by the 17th?" several asked,
Because l shall then attaih my long
| deferred majority, and dear old Lord
+, Summers insists that there will be a big
| affair on the happy occasion"
"A ball? Delightfulr' exclaimed the
ladies.
And 1 shan't be here! mu>fered Ce
| Gil.
| His attention was suddenly arrested
by an advertisement in the Times, which
he held in his hand.
by all that's mysteriousv' he exclaim
ed; and then he sat gazing at the news
paper in mute establishment.
Bertha Collins leaned across, and look
ed at the place he was pointing at.
| How extraordinary" she exclaimed
| For PHYS sake, let us into the mys
tery! Pauline said; and Bertha read oul
the following advertisement:
| Mallingford Park-If this should
meet the eye Of Sir q. NJ, he will hea,
OF something to his decided advantage
by applying to Messrs. DAVIS & Raven
16 Leman street, e. c."
| There was general establishment and
various were the surmises as to wha,
1t could mean. Jack, glancing at Pau
line, was surprised to see her ag.tated
and white to the lips. She motioned &c
him not to notice it, and fought deter
minedly with her emotion. The Others
were too much absorbed by their curiosity
to take much heed, and she bore herself
as usual until breakfast was finished.
Twill you help Mrs. Seton and me
10 finish filling in the cards for the sew
enteenth!" she asked Jack, as she lef,
the breakfast room.
| Jack promised to join them in the
boudoir in quarter of an hour. He did
not like to think of Pauline's look. He
was a poor struggling artist. who had
hitherto lived by the exercise of his nm.
aided talent, and Pauline was rich
high-borh woman, his superior in mos,
things that count in this world: vet bo
would not make her his wife. if he did no,
believe her life to be spotless and with.
OUT nav. Ihls was the idea that haunt.
ed him as he recalled her look ar tho
breakfast table. If ever a woman's face
expressed suddenly aroused fear. MS
hancees had done so when Bertha Col.
ms read that advertisement in the Times
he went back to the breakfast room be.
fore he Joined Pauline, read the adver.
tlsement again, and copied ,no address
into his note book
| II am III the neighborhood with q
lie" moments to spare, l may look them
| up ana see what it MEANS" he decided
| Then he followed the ladies to the
| poudolr. Pauline, still looking unlike her.
self, was sitting with Mrs. Seton. Jack
said nothing to them, but went straight
70 MS work of filling in the invitations
from the LIST of names given him. Mrs
Seton left the room after a time; and
Pauline, turning to Jack, put her hand
| entreatingly on his arm
| Il know what you are going to ask
me; but l can't talk about it just now
not to-day. l will tell you tomorrow
or the day after; but don't speak of il
now. l ask it as favor"
| Jack felt perplexed. He had expected
the moment they We're alone together
that she would tell him what had caused
her disquiet. He felt unhappy and wor
fried. yet he could hardly force her t,
speak upon a subject that evidently dis
| tressed her.
"Of course, don't want to worry you
darling" he answered; but l must con