The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-16
SYNOPSIS.
lCos1 1saGht, ~ B0bes-ksrsiil Co.

Al u years Of age Admiral Ar Pete,
dssply In love at first sight with Lady
Afabslis 6tormont, who spurned his at
tsntions The lad. an orphan; was gwen
. bsrth a. nidshlpHan on the Ajax by
his uncle. Giles Vernon. nephew OF Sir
Thomas Vernon became the boys pal.
They attended theater where Hawk
moo met Philip Oveston. next in line for
6ir Thomas Vernons estate. They start
ed duel which ~As interrupted. Vernon;
Overton and Hawkshaw's nephew found
themselves attracted by pretty Lady Ara
bella. The AJAX in battle defeated French
WNrstips In the Mediterranean. Richard
Siyn % got E2i@o pri.e money; He was as
NaS about to blow In" his earnings with
Vernon. At q Hswkshaw party Glyn dis
covered that Lady Arabella was Il poor
With her cousin Daphne. Lady Arsbella
AGsAn showed love for gaming. Later shs
held Glyn and Overton prisoners. thus
non duel. neither was hurt. Lady Ara
6ella humiliated Richard by her pranks.
Richard and Giles shipped on frigate.
PssSr arranged Tor his exchange, Dsph-
ne showed liking for Glyn, who WAS
then q years Of age Giles was released.
sir Peter oS5sctsd 70 the plan to we'd
ed elopsd with Lady AraheIis and
2phns 5sspsfaysly S1hy. The Latter pair
oauA ravsd " anger When the par
~ returned, Arabella aAked Sir Peter TO
aid In prosecuting Giles in court on the
b. CHATTER Ik.-Centinvsd.
euch dancing! It was Of the kind
that vas fashionable before the finer.
lean war, and introduced 20 many cuts.
capers. ptgeoo-vings, slips. slides and
Dirouettes. that 1t WAS really a art
In itself. And her agility was sur
DrisinG. With her train over her arm.
her tiara blazing, and her bird Of para
disc nodding violently, Lady Hawk
shAWis snall. high-bred feet twinkled
She was . large woman, too, and she
proved that her boast about her legs
Vas we'll founded. When she came
face to face with Sir Thomas Vernon
In the dance, instead Of turning him
she folded her arms and sailed around
him, carefully avoiding touching his
hand And he, the old sinner, being
acquainted with that ancient style of
dancing, made caper SO exactly like
her ladyship's, with SO grave q coun-
tanAnce, that the whole ballroom was
In . litter. But although the people
might laugh at Sir Thomas excellent
mtmtcry, the sentiment was totally
against him, and he found diHculty in
getting gentlemen to notice him or
ladies to dance with him. With Lady
Hawkshaw. on the contrary, it was
every mans desire to dance; she was
besieged with partners, young and old !;
but having shown what she could do,
she rested upon her laurels, and sat
In state the rest Of the evening, fan.
ming herself with vast dignity and com
posure, and occasionally swapping at
Sir Peter, who, it must be admitted,
made no great figure at ball
At last 1t was over, and We returned
to our lodgings. The next day but
one We Were on our way to the assize
hall for the trial Of Giles Vernon.
A tremendous crowd was present, and
there was difficulty in gaining an en-
trance; some one, however in the mul.
tftude set up shout of Way for Lady
Hawkshaw" and the people fell back,
leaving us clear path to the door
and into the hall itself.
Within that place Of judgment all
was dignity and decorum. The lords
justices in their robes and wigs sat
like statues; and, presently, when we
were all seated and the crier had pro
nounced the court open, Giles Vernon
was brought In and placed in the pris
Oners' dock. He looked pale from his
confinement, but thought had never
seen his plain features so nearly hand
some. His fine figure was nobly set
on by the identical brown and silver
suit which the poor fellow had bought
for his wedding with Lady Arabella
and, In a fash, came back to ME that
strange vision had had at his Lon
don lodgings on the night that this un
fortunate elOpement was first talked
of between us. My heart stood still
and l grew sick and faint at the recol
lection of the rest Of that dream, o,
revelation, or whatever it was.
Giles. meanwhile, had bowed re
spectfully to the judges, then to the
assembled people. who very general.
returned his salutation with ever,
mark of politeness. Turning to where
we sat, he bowed and smiled We al
rose. and Lady Hawkshaw and Daphn.
made him deep curtseys. A Jury wa:
soon selected and sworn, and the frs
witness called was Lady Arabelli
6torm0nt.
In . moment she entered, leanint
upon the arm Of Sir Thomas Vernon
aud was by him escorted to her plac.
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Her beauty was almost unearthly
She vore . black gown and . simple
white cap. under which the curIs O
her r1ch hair sh0as like Furnished
poll. Ohs was perfectly composed