Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-04-18

tvo QUE Souiu iio5SliiS iSts ln@y 1919
imitation, she added with conviction
- at least, not unless he were an eA'
pert
Isn't it rather shame to take her
H., / began lamely
Il shall not take her in said Lady
Isabel with slight show of indigna'
tion-''as though | should; why she
will know Immediately"
But Lord Robert" | began
ION! you need not bother your
head about poor old Bob said his
sister. Il am doing him the best of
turns in all the world. The widow
lady is thoroughly INSCRIPTIONS; and
not in any way suitable for him; and
he is nearly drowned in love, poor
dear; and / am only acting as use.
full and valuable life preseryer!"
AS we Turned out of the Burlington
she stepped into hansom-"R Ruben
STEMS" she said to the man.
more pearls?' | asked, as l settled
myself by her side.
No. dearest" she answered, deity
arranging her dress as she spoke.
only a case to put them in!
It was a fortnight before Isabel and
met again She was staying for
few days in the country with my
mother, and it was while she and |
were lounging over a late breakfast
the morning after her arrival that
asked her about her fayorite brothers
.ove affair.
"Wel, what about the undesirable?
the widow you know-Isabel, don't
be silly-Lord Roberts widow, |
mean | added. as she stared at me.
"Oh! | had almost forgotten her"
she answered gaily
You managed to successfully get
rid of her, them"
She shook her head. mo, she went
away entirely OF her own accord, she
answered simply.
Went away-why?"
We'll, you see," said Lady Isabel,
leaning confidentially forward as she
spoke, Il sent her the pearls-you re.
member, Marjorie, the ones we bought
in the Burlington Arcade-and | en-
closed Bobby's card with a suitable
message l write just like he does"
'Yes?"
And she did exactly what | knew
she would do. She went at once to
Rubenstein's and asked them if they
were real. You know those sort OF
women always ask if things are real.
Perhaps it is quite as WELL" | said,
drily.
"Of course" she agreed otherwise
she'd have upset all my careful plans.
When she heard they were false she
was perfectly furious, and cut poor
Bob the same night at the play, and
when he went round to her fiat the
next day to ask for an explanation
she had gone away and left no adj
dress
'she must have left very quickly"
/ said.
Yes, but Bob could not go round
the same night, although he wanted
&C. rush off there and then, because,
YOU see, / wasn't feeling very we'll,
and of course he had to wait and see
me home and stayed quite late until,
In fact, | felt less dreadfully faint
and ILL.,
Poor dear Isabel, and what was
the matter with you?" asked,
touch of skepticism marring my pity.
Fright, | think" she replied de-
murely. You see, | was so afraid he
might be going to call on her. Poor
Bob! He wanted SO to stay in town
and make inquiries and find out
where she had gone, and | have no
doubt he would have done all sorts of
rash things; but he was obliged to go
back to his regiment. The colonel
wired for him the same day. Dear
old Col Ingram" she added reflect
lively, he has always been such
friend Of mine
I laughed. "And you have heard
nothing of the widow?"
Nothing" she answered cheerful
w, "and | am perfectly sure | never
shall! She was only the usual type
of itleseeking adventures, and when
she found she received such valueless
gifts, I suppose she thought he was
not any good. You see, she had faith
fully promised to marry the poor boy,
so she gracefully withdrew from the
scene without a row."
"All's we'll that ends WE'LL then"
I said tritely, "and dear old Shake
speare suits himself to every case.
III by the Wy" / added, as a sudden
bought came into my mind, what
.Dout the money, Isabel? You told
,ne Lord Robert gave you check for
G750 with which you were to buy the
pearls.
She nodded.
Didn't that make it rather awk-
ward for you? I mean having to tell
him you only spent e1Q. How did
even you manage that part of the
matter?"
She stared at me in amazement not
unmixed with faint contempt. But
did not tell him, Marjorie-of course
I didn't. How can you think ] should
be so silly?''
"You did not tell him." echoed