The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-08-25
LADY FAY.


clad shoulders shivered with delight
full excitement She tapped at the
French window. and laughed. II was
a pretty accomplishment, il suggested
sponlaneitv rather than practice. ne
man within, frowning over an easel
and sucking at an empty pipe. started.
He came forward and threw the VIII
dow open.
Lady Fay, by all that's wonderful.
he said.
Frank Derwent. by all that S..
You see. | know my Sheridan. Size
stepped in daintily, a very Ett!e h9ute
outrageously friiled and iiouhcea.
shall we establish a new ,Scho"i iof
Scandal? Ii we only could. btt
nowadays scandal requires 10 aoAooi-
| knew YOU were here. You long To
ask ne how but you can't get Word
in edgeways Ny maid. She Ieco8-
nized You in the yillaee-a1ter len
Really, maids have SO many oppor-
tunities. They are allowed oul nE
themselves until ten once every Week
And if they smile at the butler the
privilege is extended. should go
about grinning at him always she
said. The mysterious artist, Mr.. Jones
at The Den. is Mr.. Derwent- Don |
trown. No one else knows.
But a woman and a secret
That's unworthy of you Don you
know that we only tell secrets when
they are to the disadvantage or "'her
females? And ! wanted 10 keep thla.
and Elise wants to keep her place.
Why do | want to keep this secret?
Oh the country gives me primitive I'M
pressions that it is improper. ! come
to see you in a studio-horrlbly nhtldS
place. Frank-alone. And you are
here incognito. It's thrilling-and dear
Lady Jane-haye | told you am stay
ing with the Holiingtons? ! am. its
my penance for season wickedly de-
lightful; my doctor said, You re run
down (Which sounds like something 70
do with motor car, which IS aDSufd'.
go and be as dull as you can be 30
naturally | thought of dear Lady Jane.
I've been a thorn in her fiesh-she has
so much that one has to be huge
thorn to be at all impressive-and no"
she has her reward. She will be
shocked, Think of it, Frank Isn't
it Cranfordish? Shocked. She will
sermonize, and | shall be fiippant. and
both her Nonconformist conscience
and her droll, evil thinking heart will
rejoice."
But | am your cousin Frank Der
went interposed. He was tall lazy
looking man, young to be an Associate,
old enough to be interesting. Many
people said that he was handsome,
some that he was ugly, difference Of
opinion which invariably suggests dan
ger
When was cOusinship bar to scan
dial? Don't you want to know why
/ have Gomez"
No"
why not? That's horrid remark.
She pouted picturesuely.
Il know He looked at her stead +
ily half quizzically, and she looked
away Her hair. as light as spun silk, !
had brought memory of sun into the
studio.
You DON'T she said, hastily.
I'VE naturally gravitate toward each
other. In other bodies it is called the I
law Of attraction" He gave the sen
cred over her face. Ever since you
came out we have obeyed the law You
have confessed to me as many of your
sins as you could remember. | have
invented as many peccadilloes as my
Imagination could compass to match
been engaged l have been the first to
experience desolation. How many
lines have you broken my hearto You
have even criticised my work frankly.
very frankly, and | have quarrelled
with you over a frock''
Yes. we've been chums. good chIms
or long time" she said, pausing in
'ront of the easel. Don't you find
painting monotonOus. Frank? You are
shocked. But | should get SO tired OF
anvas-and oils smell like d garage
Why don't you do things like Max:
Hes much funnier. | am sure his
aricatures are lovely-when you know
Who they are. Did | tell you Lady
ane won't allow me out alone?'
But
"Oh. | started with a girl She's
laying with Lady Jane, too She (the
irl, not Lady Jane) has passion for
iews-one of those extraordinary be-
ngs who go to Dayos Platz for the
er the view from the Beacon is love- s
VT is, isn't it? 1t ought to be, it's ,
UGH steep hill. She went at it