The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-08
CHAPTER ILL

(V IR JASPER came striding back
nj to the house. In the morning
|. vi room he passed his wife with
~ out a word
Ten minutes later he sailed forth
again. She heard his steps ring out
they sounded very desperate. = She sat
on the pink striped settee in a misery
too deep this time for tears. How
puerile, how far away, seemed the
mornings storm, She sat with her
hands locked and her eyes starting
revolving terrible possibilities and fruit
less plans for preventing them. Dinner
was served in vain. Her ladyShips
woman brought her dish of tea. This
poor Julia drank, for she felt faint and
weary Then a sudden thought struck
her
''Tis Mistress Bellairs who made the
mischief" she thought; now she must
mend it, She dashed off a despairine
note to the lady and dispatched her
black page with all possible celebrity.
I have followed your advice-ran the
quiverfng lines-to my undoing. You told
to make Sir Jasper jealous; tried to
make him jealous and succeeded far too
we'll He fancies there is something be-
tween me and Lord Verney. Poor young
man, 1 have spoken to him but three
times in my life! There will be a duel.
and they will both be killed Come to me.
dear Mistress Bellairs, and what is
to be done. for 1 am half dead with fear
and anguish.
The dusk was falling when, with in
credible celebrity, the sedan chair Of
Mistress Bellairs rounded the corner
at a swinging pace. Her bell-like
voice might be heard from within rat
ing the chairmen with no gentle tone
for their sluggishness.
In a storm she burst open the door !;
in a whirlwind tore through the pas
sage. Lady Standishs obsequioCs foot
men she flounced upon one side. Into
that afflicted lady's presence she burst
with undiminished vigor.
$50" said She These are fine GO
ings on! And why Lord Verney, may
/ inquirer
.'Oh, Mistress Bellairs," calculated
her friend, with a wall. .''Tis indeed
terrible. Think Of Sir Jasper's danger,
and all because of my folly in listening
to your pernicious advicer'
"Come, come" cried Mistress Bel
lairs, needless Of the presence of foot
men with tapers and lady's maid with
twinkling curl paper. .Sit up this
minute Julia, and tell me the whole
from the beginning. 1t is no use your
trying to extenuate, for I will know
all that has happened"
But before her friend, whose back
was beginning to stiffen under this
treatment, had had time to collect her
thoughts sufficiently for a dignifed re-
ply, Mistress Kitty herself proceeded
with great volubility:
And so, madam, not content with
having new young husband of your
own, you must fix upon Lord Verney
for your maneuvers. Why. he has
never so much as blinkeds the same side
of the room as you. Why. it was but
yesternight he vowed he hardly knew
if you We're tall or short. Put that out
of your head. my Lady Standish. Lord
Nerney is not for you. Oh, these coun-
try girls
Lady Standish rose, quivering with
rage. =.
BE silent. madam she said. "Your
words have neither sense nor truth +
was in advised enough TO listen to
your rnwomauiy counsels / tried to
deceive my husband, and God has pun
ished me-"
All" said Mistress Kitty. Deceit
is grievous sin. 1 wonder at you
that you must fix upon lord verney
Oh. Juliat" Here her voice grew melt
ing and her large brown eyes sufused
You Lad llsBath.n she said. land you
must fix upon Lord yerney Ths
one man Fl thought-the one man J
could have-Eoh. how dds you dare
Is "A = hIixd. p.--N,ae cried