The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
CHAPTER VII.

Lady Hope Greville was bored with the
Continent Her ladyship was tired of
Egypt. had drowsed away empty days on
the Riviera, had tramped endless miles
over the smooth roads Of Switzerland. and
had wasted prodtless and duh hours on
the Paris bOulevards. Young. handsome,
fond Of life, pleased with adventure. she
determined to seek new scenes and pleas
ures. Athletic. enthusiastic, pushing. she
had soon explored those hooks and cram
nies Of America where women are safe
and are respected. She had even been TO
Jackson's Hole, Wyo.. and had there
killed an elk. She had shot at the disap-
pearing legs OF a grizzly bear, and had
hit the of hind leg of an inoffensive pack
mule by mistake. She had been thrown
of a bucking broncho, and had caught a
salmon in the Frazer River She had
talked with Joaquin Miller, had gone
through San Francisc0's Chinatown. and
had watched the geysers in the Yellow
stone. Now she wanted a little tame
pleasure. after shooting the rapids of lie
Grande Discharge in Canada with one
fearless Indian guide-and so she decided
upon two months Of following the live fox
al Warrington
Lady Hope Greville owned a charming
country residence in England Lady Hope
Greyine did not care TO live at oxen
Park. Leicestershire. There were no men
there. and then-the hunting had been SO
poor of late. Wire-wiTe-yards of in
offensive. Yankee wire. barbed and
meshed, had been put up By the prosper
Gus yeoman farmers In place Of the
straight, tangled hedges Of yew were now
these yards of more efficient wire. And
as for her ladyships hunters, they We're
not from Australia and were not trained
10 jump the murderous strands. oxen
Park without the Melton hounds was DOT
oxen Park TO Lady Hope Grevllle, and
as for the hounds they couldn't get
through the wire.
When Lady Hope Greville came to the
States. Brother Tom had to come along
too. Brother Tom said that & was a
bore. Brother Tom said that he much
preferred the front window of the Life
Guards Club to these ''damnable sleep
ing cars, where they roll you up into q
coffin over night and bump the living
breath out of one to boot" Brother Ton
s2id that the Scotch and soda of America
was bad. Brother Tom sWore AT the eli
gars, refused 10 smoke the cigarettes. and
carsed at the yellow headlines of the
papers. No stability, no age, no conser
vatism. doncher know said Brother
Tom
Brother Tom had been miserable enough
at the noise and jostle of Chicago
Brother Tom had swallowed sufficient
alkah dust, in going across the plains, Il
make him a sand man." as he expressed
IL Brother Tom had called the COW
punchers cads. and had told the Senator
from Nevada who wore d sombrero and
cheWed tobacco. that he was the worst
looking ruf1an. for a politician, that h,
lad ever met The only time that Brother
Tom had been really happy was wheT
lie had sat IN the beautiful centra
court of the Palace Hotel. in san Fran
cisco. and had smoked a fresh cigar df
rect from Burma-an English province
He had just had bath in crystal watel
and the Scotch and soda seemed To b,
less diluted than the FIRE water of III,
last stop at Denver
When Brother Tom reached Warning
ton. because. dear Bet" wanted TO "'un
a biz he had been so jostled by rail
road porteTs. bell boys and ticket agents
that he was ready for anything. HI
was quite willing 10 rest up term,
as he expressed il. and 10 ride a hoTsl
over the winding country roads for recre
alton. This is the last time I'll ever. ge
away from dear old London he EaC
said. "and confound il. Bet. if you wan
90 travel any more after this. I'll bi
hanged if you won't have to DO It witt
your husband. Travelling with a woman
OF your disposition is worse than weel
al Aldershot, under canvas
All Warrington had been stirred by thr
arrival Of Lord and Lady Hope Greville
All Warrington was English-a genera
tion or two baeE-and all Warrington va!
partial 10 quality. as all Warrington fel
that it was part OF England still. Al
Warrington had seen much English qual
ity in It's days OF impecunlosity; ali War
rington was delighted 10 see Euglisl
quality In the days Of its prosperity s.
all Warrington threw open its hospitabi
doors 10 the newcomers and welcome,
their participation in the life OF the com
munlty with warmth that was not un
natural. Warrington people liked 10 hav
visitors who hunted All Warrington
bred hcrse-hesh. and al Warrington va
willing to further the stay Of those wis
were interested in this noble animal
Narringtons annual hunt ball was t
take place at 10 o'clock. OF course, tn
Grevilles had been invited and. of course
the Grevilles were to be there "Rathe
unlike our own hunt balls, I s'p0se,
Lord Hope bad said. mo decent orcfes
IRA or any of that sort of thing. Devilisl
nice fellows here. though. Find a coun