The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-16

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even that parting solace.
Meanwhile, with the pillow of her
spotless conscience to rest upon. and
deadened to fresh disturbances by the
despairing reflection that nothing for
the present could make matters much
worse between her n her husband,
Lady Standish. without attempting to
solve the fresh problem. determinedly
closed her weary eyes upon the trou-
bles of the world and drifted into SUM
Der again.
81 shall catch them red handed" said
Sir Jasper.
This time all doubt was over. In his
hand lay the proof, crisp and futter-
ing. He read it again and again, with
a kind of CHASTITY joy. Unaddressed,
unsealed. save by a foolish green
wafer with a cupid on it, the docu-
ment which Mistress Megrim's rigid
sense of duty had delivered to him in
stead Of to his guilty wife, was indited
In the selfsame dsshing hand as
marked the crulnpled rag that even
now burned him through his breast
pocket like a fly blister.
I never get a wink of sleep. dreaming of
you, dearest dear. so soon to be my own
at last The ebay shall be drawn by
horses such as Fhoehus himself, my dar-
ling, would have envied. And, SO you fail
me not. we shall soon be dashing through
the night-a world OF nothing but happi-
ness and love before us. / could find it
in my heart to bless the poor foolish indi-
vidual. who shall be nameless. since, had
1t not been for my lovely ones WEAKNESS
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the arms of her own devoted
RED CURL.
P. Sill have as good a team as there
is in England Cbarring the one that shall
bring us there) waiting for US at the
Black Bear, Devices. We ought to arrive
dainty trif1e of supper for your beauty
~ship-while the mass are changed All,
my dear, what rapturel
Indescribable were the various ex-
pressions that crossed Sir Jasper's
countenance upon the perusal and re-
perusal of this artless missive. Now
he CRASHED his teeth; now snorts of
whitening scorn were blown down the
channels of his fine aquiline nose; now
smiles OF the most deadly description
curled and parted luridly his full lips.
"Ha, ha,' said Sir Jasper, land per-
IldDS Tie pour IOOilsu 11tI Iuudl UIdy
give you cause for something less than
blessings, Master Carrots! And I
think, madam, your beautyship may
find at Devices something harder to
digest than that tri1e of supper! Till
then, ~patience!"
He folded the letter, placed it beside
its fellow and once more, with a sort
of below, he cried, "Patiencev
well, Lydia" said Mistress Bel
LARS. She had but just finished her
her pillows.
well, madam said Lydia, still
painting from her hurried quest, "'tis
safe delivered. 1 gave it into Mistress
Megrim's own hands and
"And can you reckon" said the lady,
smiling at the amusing thought, upon
her bringing it straight to Sir Jasper"
"Ah, Lud, ma'am, yes. I told b
sour, ugly old cat that if her master
caught sight of it Lady Standish would
be ruined. You should have seen how
she grabbed at it, ma'am"
Lydia" said her mistress, looking
her admiringly, Il question whether
I'd have risked it myself. You're a
bold girl, but, there, you know that
rose eolored pelisse remains hanging
in my closet"
"Never fear, ma'am," said Lydia,
smiling quietly to herself as she pulled
her mistress long pink silk stocking
over her hand and turned it knowingly
from side to side looking for invisible
damage. "the pelisse is as good as
mine already"
But, think you, was Sir Jasper at
said Mistress Bellairs after a
few moments reflection.
II made sure of that" said Lydia
peeling off the stocking.
Il thought it best to go in by the
news, ma'am, and 1 heard that Sir
Jasper had not left the house since
that little-that little affair with the
bishop, you know. ma'am. But all the
and all the morning he kept Will
and Joseph those are the grooms, |
ma'am) going backward and forward
with challenges to the bishops lodg-
"Oh." cried Kitty. and kicked her lit
tie toes under the silk counterpart
with exquisite enjoyment, land what
does the bishop answer. 1 wonder?'
Sends back the letter every time
unopened, ma'am, with a fresh text
on the bach of it. The texts
It is. William says, that drive Sir Jas
per mad"
"Oh, oh. oh.' cried Mistress Kitty
rolling about her pillows.
Child, you'll be the death Of me.
Well, then. to business. You know
what you are to do tonight?"
NO sooner are you u to the as
sembly room this evening, ma'am. |
han L take a letter from you for Lady
Standish, and this time deliver it my |
self to her own hand, and, if needs be, |
persuade her to follow your advice,
mann"
Right. child; thou shalt have the
,old locket with the Turkey stones
b you, ma'am. Well, then, /