The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-09

tthis vas cruel thrust. for Sir rhcm.
as Vas notoriously touchy about his
ase) anc I would no more hsye run
away with You than ! would this !zht
and God knows no woman in al the
three kingdoms would 20 vtth yor
now"
The delight of the crowd vas e1.
traoedinary. believe they would
have mobbed Sir Thomas, EXCEPT hat
they felt that Lady Havkshav could
infict the more exquisite misery On
him. The judges. still going VI the
steps slowly. probably heard every
word Of this controversy. The crowd
then parted. and taking Sir Thomas
horses by the bits. forced them to give
place TO Lady Hawkshav's coach and
she descended amid the loudest cheers
Of the populace.
Within the splendid ballroom Lady
Hawkshaw's triumph vas even more
marked. Numbers Of great people
fiocked around her; many of theu, had
been Witnesses Of her battle royal with
Sir Thomas. and the story had qu !c KY
spread to the rest. Lady Hawkshav,
in spite Of her oddities, had alxays
maintained the respect Of all who
knew her. and never saw I Q woman
who bore, under all circumsta nces.
more unmistakably the air Of 4 great
lady: whether squabbling with Sir
Peter. laying down the Law to the
world at large. or speaking bad FIR nch,
she was invariably the woman Of
quality.
The scene OF the ball was 80 gor.
geous that even my sad heart took
note Of 1t. The hall was ablaze with
wax lights. and huge band Of Iausi-
clans brayed and trumpeted. The lords
justices, the lords lieutenants OF the
three Ridings. and many other persons
were In full court costumes, and the
ladies' trains Of brocade and velvet
were sight to see. And I may be par
doned for saying that Mistress Rich
ard Glyn was by NO means the least
handsome Of the women present
By Lady Hawkshaw's command We
were all to look cheerful. and. when
saw the outpouring Of popular ap-
proval upon US n Giles vernon's next
friends. my heart grew less heavy.
Lady Hawkshaw seated herself in q
large chair At the end of the hall,
where she held q kind of court She
wore . gown Of some sort of crimson
stun. with . great tail to 1t. and on
her head was . turban with . bird Of
paradise in it, and on top of that her
huge diamond tiara. Everybody nocked
to pay her court. and the lord Heu,en-
ant Of the East Riding asked the honor
Of her hand to open the ball. She
promptly agreed. with the added re-
mark that she had not danced for 30
years. Sir Peter attempted to inter-
pose.
You can not do 1t, my lady" he
said. You will trip up and break
your leg"
Not unless you trip me up. Sir
Peter" responded her ladyship, who
was totally unable to keep up the tur.
tle-dove style toward Sir Peter for any
appreciable length of time. MY legs
are ~ food ~ the lord lieutenants.
thank God! and shall have pleasure
in dancing with his lordship."
Obeying look from her, Daphne &C.
cepted partner, and 1 secured one in
the lord mayors daughter. Sir Thomas
Vernon. who was then in the hall, had
the ineffable impudence to wish to
dance in the country dance with Us,
but he was met everywhere with cold
cold looks and refusals. The ladies
Of the lords lieutenants were all en-.
gagged; 30 were their daughters. It was
\ picture to see him going along the
line Of ladies' sitting against the wall.
being repulsed by all, and his com.
posure under these embarrassing cir.
cumstances was the most extraordin-
ary thing ever saw. He wore a smile
upon his sickly. but handsome face all
the time. and. at last, he found a part.
ner in the person Of a monstrous ugly
woman, whose husband was in the
hides and leather trade.
We took our places, Lady Hawk
shaw and the lord lieutenant, . fine,
handsome man. many years younger
than she. at the head Of the room. And
then the musicians struck up, and
Lady Hawkshaw began to dance.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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