The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-10-08

hove in sight 1t was the first break
ir the unending waves of sunburnt
yellow prairie since they had crossed
the State line.
The Hon. Tom MCGOWAN. Representa-
tive to Congress from Sunset and ad-
jacent settlements. strolled into the
drawing room car from the smoking
Impairment and smiled in .arge,
contented way at the two ladies oc-
cupying 1t.
wen be in Sunset in an hour and
',n minutes, girls he announced.
Mighty good to take look at the
Id peak, isn't it. Nell?"
Mrs Danforth Wickes laughed hap
PLY Her blue eyes were sparkling
with tears. and she searched with aim
less, Joyous futility around her chair
for her handkerchief.
ooh. Tom. it's so cookbook over
that side. dear, l think / dropped II
there-will. there be any one to meet
us? Why, my goodness. 1t made m"
cry the minute / saw the old rock loom
up out of the clouds. Look over under
those magazines. Tom, maybe I left i.
there. l was just telling Lady Scars
dale about the time we ran away from
the ranch and hid up there on the
side OF the peak until dad--oh. did you
find 1t, Tom thanks so much"
Tom handed her the bit Of linen ana
lace he had found wadded down be-
hind her chair. and turned to the occu-
pant Of the next chair.
Lady Scarsdale did not look up at
him. She was bending forward. watch
ing the sweep Of country, as the train
curved around the base of Devils Peak
MCGOWAN was silent also. Slowly. con
tentedly, his glance followe q the STEM
der lines of her figure, in its close
fitting crepe silk gown of semi-mourn'
ing Her face was turned from him.
but the small, perfect head. with Us
mass Of curli1g yellow hair, was dan
gerousIy near. He moved his big,
right hand away from the back OF her
chair quickly. 1t was almost impos-
sible to resist the temptation to lay
1t on her head caressingly.
DO you like it?" he asked. a trifte
awkwardly.
She raised her face and smiled, her
dark eyes dreamy and wistful
II had hoped there would be more
trees" she said. 1T looks SO baTran.'
well. there aren't many trees for
sure" MCGOWAN returned regretfully.
II suppose 1t does look pretty bare
when you aren't used to 1t. There's
cottonwood over the ether side Of the
scrub pines on the buttes. Guess Nell
| and you and me will have to take !,
camping trip through the Yellowstone
after we get enough of the ranch
She'll see trees there, won't she, Nell?"
PLENTY" said Mrs. Danforth Wickes
But she won't get tired of the ranch
Well keep her busy. You'll be all
Traced up and strong in no time. Lady
| Bell"
Lady Scarsdale looked from brother
to sister with quiet. amused apprecia-
| ticn. Then catching the deep, straight
| look Of love from Tom McGowan's eyes,
| she leaned forward again to the win
dow.
Well be in Sunset at three twenty
! five" MCGOWAN said. "TherelI be
wagon to NEE US all right" He ben
YOU want, Lady Bell?
Nothing" she said, softly, nothing
at ALL" and Tom went out of the car
| tingling, happy. proud of her and him
self and all Wyoming that had helped
to make him worthy of her. Proud o
Ler? Why, Lord Harry Johnson he't
| just like to see any woman in Wyo
ming or Washington either that coul,
| hold candle to her. Hadn't sh
alked in ahead of the whole crowd a
the Capitol ever since she had showe
up last winter? OF course shed had
start that gave her an advantage owe
the rest o. the women. Everybod
knew about her before the Julian Quin
tards brought her over from London a
their guests.
| 1t had all been in the papers a yea
| ago Isabel Varian was the last daugh
| ter John Varian left unmarried. whel
he had had the poor taste to die sud
denly out in Wyoming. Varian hat
done we'll with his cattle and copper
| but Mrs. Varian had done better will
| the reputation of the cattle and cope
| and three lovely daughters John hat
| never been content to leave his hom'
| ground When the money began to pou
in plentifully he had sent Mrs. Varial
| and her brood forth to Europe wei
equipped for the battle, and had stayet
al home and had fun in his own way
" h good humorN and a liberal hant
he had managed to pull off one Cover
norship term and a couple in the Sen
ate. In the meantime Rose and Stell;
! Varian had become the MARQUES
| d'Aigules and the Princess DZiria. Be
tween the Senate and the nternationa
| alliances the cold-storage fund of tn
cattle and copper industry had bee
considerably depleted, but there wa
| still Isabel to settle.
And suddenly John Varian had died
MCGOWAN remembered the crash in at
fairs that had followed. By the tim
| the debris was cleared away thee- wa
| barely enough left to bring Mrs Varia
| back to the land of her birth. and sh
had chosen to stay in Paris. where on
NAV live comfortably on small mean
and a reputation Even if Isabel ha
no fortune she was the youngest an
loveliest of the three girls. and tn
| princess Stella and MARQUEE Rose cam
readily and gratefully to the rescue
| There had been full pages on the las
| of the Varian girls when her marrlaS
| took place She had done very well 10
a nortionless bride. In marrying Lor
Scarsdale, last Baron Whittiford. sh
would gain a high position, an OLD tltit
and husband we'll past 10 who Ger
tainly could not live many years
Stella had argued:
| ..It you WORRY him good and plenty
ReIl he won't last any time. ana II
really the best you can do. And 70
| know YOU ought to do something 10
! moor. dear mammals sake ana ours
II would never do for you 10 MARI
rohodv at all. Boris would simply al
~ he had to be called brother-in-ia'
by nobody. Dor,
and poor. dear, mamma lsauti tai,
| had taken as her husband the stateiE
wbito-haired, courtly old man who wor
sbinned every hair on her golden heao
! There had been a semblance OF money
moon along the Rivera ana 'hrous
Algeria, and then, plac'diy an
u,ifbout annoyance to any one
I,ord scarsdale bad died on boar
his private yacht, and had left tw
I months' widow behind him who ma
nothing in the world except her titl
and her dowager portion in worm
less. worn out. lovely old rum OF al
estate. ,... 49,,
Much of this was private history un
known to Washington when the Julla