Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-09-29


a govemess. But all my efforts ia
trace her have failed!"
And you are still-?"
You internal idiot! OF course,
am stlll-as you gracefully put 1t,
Only, as you know, she refused mel!
"All right. Supposing | could tell
you where she is?"
'"You don't really mean 1t, Reg
gle!'
well, look here. You know the
Mandeville-Jones LOTT"
I've heard of them"
very well, That's whore Una
Carew is doing the Jane Eyre turn!
And the 'Balmy Bounder' himself is
trying to introduce a little sunshine
into her exlstence!"
The next day when Lord Langley
called in Berkeley square and asked
to see Miss Carew, tho pompous but
Ter informed him that she was walk
ing in Hyde Park with Miss Irene.
He jumped into a hanson and
dashed Off to see IL he could find
her there, but not before his card had
been secured by the butler, who in
due course laid it before Mrs. Jones.
Now it so happened that a friend of
the latter lady caught sight OF Irene
in the park, and bore her off to tea,
leaving Una Carew with the after
noon to herself.
By singular coincidence Mr..
BERTHE Jones happened to come upon
her in a solitary portion of the park
and seized the opportunity of being
more than usually pressing in his at
tentions. Things had actually got to
the stage when Una had begun to
raise her voice in alarm, when Mr..
BERTHE Jones suddenly found himself
seated in a freshly watered flower
bed, while a particularly athletic
looking young gentleman tucked
Unas trembling arm in his and
marched her off in another direction.
The next morning, however, Lord
Langley, in spite of the protests Of
the butler, insisted on seeing Miss
Carew. He then proceeded, as elo-
Quently as he knew how, to plead his
suit.
But Una was still firm in her re-
fusal, being convinced that it would
ruin his prospects in the eyes Of his
father.
Lord Langley was just beginning
to wonder whether by any chance
she cared for some one else, when the
door was thrown open and the but
Ter announced:
THE Earl Of Chedgrave!"
Una, my dear" he began, chow
dye do? Come and kiss me! Lang
ley, you Internal young soundrel,
what are you doing here, sir? What's
that? Do l understand you to say
that you are making an offer of mar
riage to Miss Carew? You dare to
tell me that to my very face?"
But, father, she has refused mel"
Refused you? Then, by CAD, sir,
she is a sensible girl! She evidently
knows you are a worthless young
fool, or you would have proposed to
her year ago!"
But l did, sir; and she refused
me then, tool"
Better and better! Hanged If I
don't marry the girl myself! Una,
my dear, will you marry me?"
Poor Una was thoroughly puzzled
by this new aspect of the old man,
but he went briskly on:
Now, look here, my dear, you
have got to choose between the old
fool and the young fool. Which will
you have? Don't mind saying that
you prefer to have me as father-in-
law, if that's how you feel about it.
Langley, you idiot, why don't you
kiss the girl, while I do the heavy
father in the background"
When this had been duly carried
Uuu, uansIey, VINO was sJlIl lost in
establishment, remarked, But l
thought, sir, you always said l must
marry an heiress?"
80 l did. Because l knew what
an Internally obstinate young fool
you were But I meant you all along
to marry Una! So now it is all set
tled!"
At this point the door was again
thro-n open, and this time Mrs.
Mandeville-Jones stalked in and at
once began:
"Mr. dear Lord Chedgrave-"
Pardon me, madam, for interrupt
ing you!" said his lordship, who was
now fairly bubbling over with ex-
element. you were good enough
to write me about my sons move
ments. Allow me to say that my son
is quite capable of taking care of
himself. And in the future he will
have the assistance o. the lady to
whom hitherto you have entrusted
the education of your doubtless
charming daughter!"-Modern So
cintV