The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-07-08

The secretary smiled at his enthus.
1asm, end Vincent must have thought
her Smile very attractive, because he
drew aside and began to talk to her
In low tones, while discussed the will
with Mrs. Armistead, who seemed per
fectly willing to impart whatever in.
formation we desired. 1t was just like
Vincent to begin Irritation with the
secretary, just as if there were not
Six handsome girls of his own station
In the castle. But anything feminine
will do for him as long as she has
sweet smile or soulful eyes, or some
other equally trivial attraction. He'd
dirt with Mrs. Armistead herself, I'm
sure, If that estimable dame, begging
her pardon, would give him chance.
Il am delighted, Mr. Terhune," said
Mrs Armistead, after we had seated
: ourselves in the library. that you and
Lord Wilfred have decided to stay
with US, and think it would be we'll
to put of our other visitors who were
to come to us for this six weeks. / do
not believe in having more than two
or three young men at once. The time
1s SO very short"
1T would give us a better chance"
agreed, and she turned toward the
secretary, who was evidently in the
secret.
MY DEAR" she said, "as these gen.
tlemen are going to remain with us for
six weeks, think it would be as well
IL we put of the Percivale brothers
till the six weeks after that Will you
wire them this evening to that effect?"
Certainly" replied Miss Marsh, y
will see to it Immediately, Mrs. Arm
istead"
At this thought struck me and
turned to Vincent And you had bet
ter wire the good people at Damers
farm" said, ito inform them of our
change of plan"
Indeed you must said Mrs. Arm
1stead, land, by the way, Mr.. Terhune,
If you and Lord Vincent wish, l can
provide you with copy of the will
1t is difficult, think, to remember all
its conditions"
Perhaps that's a good idea," an
swered. 1T is certainly an extraordi-
nary document; and what an extraor-
binary man this Fletcher Boyd must
have been, Mrs. Arm1stead, to conceive
such plan as that"
Mrs. Armistead laughed II think
he was" she said II saw my brother
in-law only once In my life, but that
was enough to impress me with the
strength of the mans character and
his eccentricity. He was intensely
American-what they call self-made
man over there, l imagine-and it
was his determination that his STEP
daughter, the Honorable Agatha, in
spite Of her English birth, should be
educated in America. To this her
mother agreed, on condition that she
should be allowed to bring her daugh-
tier out in England and that she should
make that country her home when her
schooling had been completed. Ac-
cordingly, when Lady Wyckhoff died,
the child being about II years old,
carry out her wishes in that respect.
"A few years later he began the work
OF building up this old castle of Wyck-
hon and putting in every modern con-
'venience, as you see, so that it should
be ready for his daughter to live in
Temporarily, before he established her
Tin London with some good lady to
loversee her presentation into society,
according to her mothers IDEAS"
This was long speech for the
good Mrs. Armistead, and she paused
for breath.
Il see," commented "He made
very excellent job of it. Then, as /
understand it, his daughter has never
been in England since her early child
hood!"
NO" said Mrs. Armistead. Poor
child, it's practically all new to her.
But I mustn't pity her. The way she
and those friends of hers take hold
OF things passes my understanding
And where did she find so many at
tractive girls, each bearing the Chris
tian name of Agatha?" l inquired ut
is an unusual name, and should have
thought that part of the will difficult to
fulfill"
They're all Americans" replied the
accommodating lady-"even my sec
Rotary. She was at my niece's board.
Ing school, and by my arrangement
ohaperoned the party of girls on their
trip over When met her she seemed
such a bright, capable little thing en-
gagged her at once for my secretary,
rs my eyes are bad. AS for the Agath-
a., one Of them roomed with my niece
at school, another she met while visit
ing her friends in holiday time, anoth-
e she became acquainted with quite
by accident on the train, and the 9TH
ers came in answer to an advertise
meat"
Wonderful that so many girls could
be found who were all SO attractive"
sad again.
''They are attractive, aren't they?"
she assented; "and their frocks are
pretty, too. ] made them get colored
thiags to wear this second year of
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