The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-18

A young man rode up the approach
to the hall lodge. His mare was a
beauty. He sat her well. He was per-
fectly dressed for the exercise. His
features were clear cut and handsome.
There was as fine an air OF breeding
about him as about the splendid New
foundland dog which ran behind him.
Julia looked as she was hidden. Hes
handsome" she said. "Why"- she
laughed low-"I believe / know who II
isl think I've seen him somewhere"
Have your Sophy's question was
breathless.
yes. / know. When we were ut
York! He was one of the officers there.
lie was In a box. Sophy. it's the Earl
of Dunstanburyw
Sophy did not speak. She looked.
The young mamie could be hardly
more than twenty on. Sophy
suddenly hid behind her friend c'ro
| save my pride. not her own" generous
Julia explains: Sophy herself advances
no such excusel. but she could see. She
saw the riders eye rest on Julia. Did
II rest in recognition? Ii almost seemed
so. yet there was doubt. Julia blushed,
but she forebore from smiling or from
seeking TO rouse his memory. Yet she
was proud IL he remembered her face
from across the footlights. The young
man. too. being but young man,
blushed a little as he gave the pretty
girl by the gate such a glance as dis
creetly told her that he was of the
same mind as herself about her looks.
These silent interchanges Of opinion on
such matters are pleasant diversions as
one plods the highway.
He was gone. Julia sighed IN salts
fed vanity. Sophy awoke to stern re-
alities.
Gracious" she cried, "he must have
come to lunchl They'll want a salad!
You'll be here tomorrow-do." And she
was off up the drive and around to
her own regions at the back OF the
| house.
Il believe his lordship did remember
my faed." thought Julia as she wander
ed back TO Woodbine cottage.
But Sophy washed lettuce in her
scullery, which, save for its base pur-
poses, was a pleasant. airy apartment.
looking out ON path that ran between
yew hedges and led around from the
lawn to the Offices OF the house. Dill
gently she washed. as Mrs. Smilker
had taught her, whether rightly or not
| Is nothing to the purpose here. but bow
many miles away was her mind7 SO
far away from lettuces that it seemed
In no way strange 10 look up and see
Lord Dunstanbury and his dog on the
path outside the window at which she
had been performing her task. He
began hastily:
"Oh, say, I've been seeing my mare
get her feed, and-er-do you think you
could be so good as TO find bone and
some water for LorenzoT
"LorenzoT' she said.
"My dog. you know" He pointed to
the handsome beast, which wagged an
expectant tail.
why do you call him thatT'
Dunstanbury smiled. Because he's
magnificent. l dare say you never
heard OF Lorenzo the MagnihcentT
mo. Who was her
"a duke-Duke of Florence, in Italy"
He had begun TO watch her face and
seemed not impatient for the bone.
FLORENCE? Italyr The lettuce drop
ped from her hands She wiped her
hands slowly on her apron.
do you think you could get me oner'
Yes; I'll get It."
She went TO the back OF the room and
chose bone.
"will this doi" she asked, holding II
out through the window.
''Too much meat"
ooh" She went and got another
This one all rightT"
Capital! Do you mind IL stay and
see him eat III"
mo" bh
"Eere, Lorenzol And thank the
LADY,
Lorenzo directed three sharp barks nj
Sophy and fell TO. Sophy filed and
brought out a bowl of water. Lord
Dunstanbury had lighted a cigar, but
he was watching Sophy. A new light
broke on him suddenly.
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