The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-10

fiirt with Mrs. Armistead herself, I'm
sure. if that estimable dame, begging
her pardon, would give him cnance.
II am delighted, Mr.. Terhune, SAID
Mrs. Armistead. after we had seated
ourselves in the library, that you ana
Lord Wilfred have decided to stay
with us. and | think it would be Wen
tn nut off our other visitors who were
to come to us for this six weeks. 90
not believe in having more than TWO
or three young men at once. The time
is so very short"
1T would give us better chance
| agreed, and she turned toward tnS
/ secretary, who was evidently In tne
secret.
"My DEAR" she said, "as these gen.
tlemen are going to remain with us for
six weeks. | think it would be as well
if we put off the Percivale brothers
till the six weeks after that. Will yc.
wire them this evening to that erect!
Certainly" replied Miss Marsh, L
will see to it Immediately, Mrs. Arm
| istead."
At this a thought struck me and
turned to Vincent. And you had pet
ter wire the good people at Damers
farm l said, Ito inform them OF our
change of plan"
Indeed you must" said Mrs. Arm
istead, land. by the way, Mr.. Ternune'
If you and Lord Vincent wish, | can
provide you with copy of the will
it is difficult, l think, to remember all
its conditions
Perhaps that's good idea,' | an
swered. 1T is certainly an extraordi-
nary document: and what an extraor-
binary man this Fletcher Boyd must
have been, Mrs Armistead, to conceive
such plan as that
Mrs. Armistead laughed. Il think
he was" she said. Il 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, | imagine-and II
: was his determination that his step
!. daughter, the Honorable Agatha, in
spite of her English birth, should be
educated in America. To this heI
!, mother agreed, on condition that she
should be allowed to bring her daugh
, ter out in England and that she should
make that country her home when hel
schooling had been completed. Ac
cordingly, when Lady Wyckhof died
| the child being about IL years old
! Fletcher Boyd promised his wife t.
| carry out her wishes in that respect
\ A few years later he began the worl
1 of building up this old castle Of Wyck
hoff and putting in every modern con
| venience, as you see, so that 1t shoul'
| be ready for his daughter to live il
| temporarily, before he established he
| in London with some good lady Z
| oversee her presentation into society
according to her mothers IDEAS"
/ This was a long speech for tn
| good Mrs. Armistead, and she pause
for breath.
| Il see," / commented. HE made
| very excellent job of it. Then, as
| understand it, his daughter has neve
been in England since her early chilt
! hood?"
i NO. said Mrs. Armistead. Poo
| child. it's practically all new to he
But i mustn't pity her! The way sh
| and those friends of hers take hol
| of things passes my understanding.
\ And where did she find SO many a
tractive girls, each bearing the Chri
tian name of Agatha?" inquired. :
is an unusual name, and should ha,
thought that part of the will difficult
fulfill"
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