The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24

Z tent OF hover decorated table amid
which candles cleaned softly. and sill
Yer lent its sheen to illuminate beds
OF maideni1air and cyclamen she dared
not look in his direction. All OF her
efforts were given to selt-control. The
man who took her in, q handsome blond
young Russian. with all the languages
OF earth seemingly at his disposal, de-
cided that the American heiress not
appropriated at this feast was as cold
as the SHOWS of his own Caucasus The
Roumanian prince on her other side
gave her up also as a person mpos-
siblc to interest She went through
1t like an automaton, her one de-
side to see Posey signal to the lady
with the pearls that it was time to
arise from table.
Lady Campstown, watching this lit
tie drama Of every day, felt worried
and puzzled. She had never given up
the idea that Clandonald had cared
for Miss Carstairs. and was only de-
barred from telling her79so from his
pride of poverty and the clog attach
ed to his career. Although her lady
ships secret heart yearned over Posey,
and she would have; given worlds to
i see Giants allegiance transferred to
her,Sthe American rival well disposed
d of in some other way. (nature not set
tied in her mind) and Posey becoming
70 member of their family, her very
ownSto cherish through ll1e,9the joyous
fregenerator OF her nephew's hopes and
fortuntes-she now felt this to be a
fairy tale beyond chance of reality.
4 Much as she had talked to Posey about
Clan that winter (and one must have
experience Of the wealth of conyersa-
tionBa lonely old woman laVishes upon
the young, strong, vigorous manhood
that belongs to her and has gone out
to the world, forsaking her, to know
lust how much that was) the girl had.
never in return given her o hintof in
terest in him beyond the common. She
Z had spoken Of their meeting on ship
board, had acceded to Lady Camps
towns appeals for interest in the chief
events OF his life, but had ventured.
nothing on her own account
Slowly, but surely, therefore, Lady
Campstown had seen the evanishment
< OF this hope, conceived in secret and
brought forth in fear, without a sug-
gestion of 1t Having been consigned
to- Miss Winstanley The arrival of Mr.
Glynn, duly presented to her ladyship
in form, had shown the dowager the
futility of her hopes The engagement
with Glynn was real tangible, not a
boy-and- girl fancy that might drift into
smoke-it was undeniably there to
stay
Lady Campstown, perhaps unwlning-
~, could not withhold from Glynn the
tribute of admiration his manly eX-
terror, his fearless earnestness OF char
acter were wont to eXtort from
strangers. She had failed, though, to
discern in Posey any Of the usual
signs and tokens by which Cir
takes the world into her confidence
concerning her JOY at q lovers coming
She maryeled Mt the child's mntter-of,
fact demcanor, her, off-hand bonhom
ME, her warm spirit of comradeshil
to Glynn. 1t must be, thought the oil
lady, little put out by these condi
lions. which; were not according to he
recollections or her views, that !
the way they do 1t in America!" IL
Thus, perforce falling bacA upon tn
Helen Carstars idea again, that youni
lady's arrival, In Cannes had SCENE
slittle short sof :Proyi DENTAL. Clandonal
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