Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-13

governess was made to feel that she was dis
sinct failure AT the end of that time Roger
malnWailng called He talked some time with
ur. Setton Browne, and then the two men went
70 the diawing-room, where Mrs Seton Browne
GOV III soiltary state; for most assuredly she could
'ot cultivate the society of so depraved a person
as u was evident Miss Wildman must bel
Nhen her husband and Roger Mainwaring en-.
'ereu the room, Mrs. Sefton.Bro was turning
W., W. III her mind how best to intimate to Miss
Nhuman that her services would no longer be
required and, at the same ime, to let her know
conduct generally 'P'i'"
Mr. Seiton'B Browne glanced quickly round the
room as he entered
NO, she is not here" he said
u am here, DEAR" replied his wife
ana not mean you Here is Mainwaring,
VINO would like to see Miss Wildman | suppose
she is somewhere in the house?"
Il suppose so returned Mrs Seton Browne.
81 should like few words with YOU first. Mrs.
Seton Browne. il you can spare me the time" nut
in Roger Mainwaring quietly.
Then III leave you and take turn with tn,
hose; this hot weather ruins the garden" said
Mr.. Sefton-Browne. cheerily.
fle left the room, and. during the conversation
that followed. could be heard a.swishing of water
II was about quarter of an hour later when
his wife joined him. She had a lcttcr in her hand
il was from Fanny.
Well she said, despondently, "I suppose you
know all about it?"
Quite romance, isn't t?" returned her hus
band
"He has known her for. years" continued HE
wife in the same gloomy tone
Ever since she was a child, he told me-"
DO you think they will be married soon?
If Mainwaring has his way he is not likely to
chance losing her again"
and all this time I thought he was in love
with poor Fanny he was engaged to Miss Wild
man. continued Mrs. Seton Browne
Her husband refrained with praiseworthv effort
from saying: What did tell you?" and said
instead: Oh Fanny will be all right. never Won
fear. She will be marrying duke some day,''
Duke, indeed!' snapped his wife; "iust read
that thrustng the letter she carried into his
hand 1t announced somewhat lengthily that
Miss Fanny had decided to bestow her charms
upon certain Mr.. Potts, who kept grocery es
tablishment
Hubert Seton Browne whistled softly as he
read the letter, At the end was this postscript:
How awfuy funny that you should come
across that awfuy proper Mr. Mair,varing again.
had forgotten all about him until he came into
the hotel one day last winter. As he had evidently
completely forgotten my existence | did not in.
troduce myself. He might have been shocked to
find me here! / believe he is no end of a swell"
Il think, said Mr.. Seton Brown, carefully
folding the letter. that it will be as well not to
mention Fanny to Mr.. Manwaring again"
II should think not indeed" retorted his wife.
vehemently. "The ungrateful girl and after all
I've done for her l hope Mr.. Mainwaring really
did not recognize her. nice thing it would be
for us if the story got about here"
That night Helen sent letter to her cou.
sin, Lady Worsley
Read that said Lady Worsley, handing the
letter the breakfast table to her husband
the following morning.
"Humph! It is quick work, isn't it?" returned
Sir Roland. "If did not know better | should
think you had put Mainwaring the track"
'Well my dear, and what if did ?" replied her
ladyship; chat in no affects my wager, does
it?"