Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-01-12
CHAPTER v.-(pntinued5

did not really care mu for music as
music; but she liked Unpleasant. sOoth-
ing effect it had upon b SO she went
to the opera two or thri times a week
and in the Intervals wlpered scandal,
ate ices, drank coffee, orDzed gracefully
behind the curtains FIR box. This
evening Mrs. Seton and \ were scarce
" settled in their seats btre Lord Sum-
mers begged admission
The good-natured old ltleman look
ed rather worried, asj he pix the chair
behind Pauline and exchked civilities
with both ladies.
81 have had a visM frql1ennoir this
afternoon, Pauline" HIS 1dship began.
"The poor boy is terIiblyps@t by your
refusal"
"He will get over it."
But, my dear girl, bayou no heart
at all? To my knowled this is the
seventh most satisfactoryIer you have
refused. l dare say you Re had quite
as many of which l have bird nothing,
l begin to think you are hSless."
perhaps you are righthe said, in
differently. But you mqallow there
are two sides to the quein. On the
one hand, you ask why l not marry.
l answer your question by king, on the
other, why should l mari l do not
love these men who prop to me.
am my own mistress; | everything
wish for-and l am hapls l am"
There is the estate, know, to
think of. The succession S between
you and your Cousin Eth The sweet
faced child pointed out tob the other
day. If you die unmarri$he estate
will revert to her children tpur death.
Of course, there is nothing inst that.
But l am sensitive about TRUST i'm
posed on me by my old frieSir Paul.
As l read it, his will lays whole re
sponsibility of this questiof success
sion on my shoulders. In hr words,
he leaves me the power tdlck and
choose a fitting head for tHouse of
Mailing. Now, in the eyentgOur not
marrying, the next heir will the off
spring of this Ethel and hetist nus
band, Mr.. DOrnton."
Pauline had kept herself under
control but she could not al an ex-
clamatiOn as Lord SummeHlt this
point before her.
"That Mr.. Dornton, to whofu have
been kind, is engaged to your fn, you
know. Well, he is a very young
man-clever, we'll looking, niSanners
and all that; but l don't thinf Paul
would have chosen him as thSpetuA'
tor OF the Mailing family"
why not?" The questions put
quickly-almost, it seemed, lite OF
herself.
well, it seems to me that tllestiOI
answers itself. Who is he? WIS he
Whence comes he? Who are hOplei
What were his father and grather
OF course he will make an exec hus
band for poor little Ethel, for bound
to come to the front"
"Do you know, whenever york OF
that child, l fancy you regard IS al
interloper? l am sure your syhies
are with her."
mot at all-not at all! You too
sensitive. l am glad to knqhat
GeOffreys child is not likely tffel
hardship. This Dornton seems hly
honorable young fellow, and Wake
good care of that pretty little are
/ shouts not like to think that old
friends daughter was fated to srheI
life in copying from the old ma OF
the Kensingt on Museum, as she ms
she does now"
1t was we'll for his lOrdship's Ior
of his wards disposition that aai
sitting with her face turned tOwhC
stage during his kindly little spec t
was a shrewd old man, and, had n
the hatred and malice in her eyer
he spoke of Ethel, his previous juht
of her character might have beth
siderably shaken.
The next day Miss Mailing d.
the Kensington Museum, taking II
with her. 1t was a students da !
the visitors made the round Of til
leries in Quietness, Pauline stopp'
apparent interest by the side of
lady student. At last she found
she sought. She passed on unit
reached a quiet corner, and then
Oned Babette to her side.
''YOu see that very young girl
gray dress with her holland apron
is the person whose address l want.
her in sight until she leaves; folio
home, get her address, and then
some of the shops close by and fiji
her name"
"Mademoiselle does not even kno
name?"
al know her real name, but n
one she is going by just now. VIII
you do, don't miss her"
Miss Mailing returned to her ca
feeling that she had accomplish
good afternoons work.