The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-06-12
CHAPTER II.-continued.

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CHAPTER ll.-Continued.
HE was to have been home by |
noon she said "and | have been
standing here two hours. Sailboats |
are treacherous. and Harry is so reck- |
less. Ali"
The ejaculation was one of relief, as
a white sail appeared and headed for
the slip.
I'm coming to see you" called, as
We walked on, but the conclusion was
forced upon me that she had forgotten |
my existence.
why do you suppose they use that
.forlorn little Slip" inquired, when
there are plenty Of good landing
places further on"
But the subject did not seem to
interest Elizabeth, whom / had ad-
dressed. for she merely remarked with
a sigh:
81 just hate to go back to that old
hotel"
But OF course we could never rent
the cottage" said Gabrielle. the pru-
dent.
"Oh. of course mott" we agreed.
and assembled the steps Of the hotel
In gloomy silence.
In the hall there were mountains of
trunks. covered with a bewildering
quantity of labels. and subdued air
OF excitement prevailed, indicating
that the new arrivals were worthy OF
consideration. AS soon as possible
we investigated the register and found
that Lord Wilfrid and Lady Edith
Campbell of London, England, were
enjoying the hospitality of the house.
1t was no use pretending that we
were not impressed, for We were, and
we read the names over several times
aloud to see how they sounded. II
was our first encounter with British
aristocracy outside of books, and we
hurried upstairs to make fresh toilets
in their honor.
They did not appear until we had
nearly finished dinner. and we were
80 interested watching for them that
we forgot to complain about the food.
Lord Wilfrid was disappointing, al
though he had the dropping blonde
mustache and bored manner we were
familiar with on the stage. ] say this
frankly, because we learned later that
we had been unjust and that his un-
prepossessing appearance was simply
the result of unrequited affection,
which, of course, went very hard
with one who was accustomed TO hav-
ing the world at his feet-especially
the feminine world.
Lady Edith told us all about 1t after
we got to know her very we'll and
explained that they had come to this
quiet retreat, where they were sure to
meet no one, to allow her brother to
regain his usual poise before visiting
their uncle, the governor general oil
Canada. She added that the length
of their stay depended upon the ben
eft he derived from It, and hoped we
would do what we could toward di'
verting him. We said we would
or course all this happened quite
naturally as time went on, and only
mention II here TO show how wrong II
is to Judge by appearances, Tor we
thought Lord Wilfrid looked III
natured and grumpy. whereas he was
really suffering from broken heart
His sister, however, was all tha'
could be desired, and suggested Lady
Clara We're de We're In very satls
factory manner In fact, hearo
Gabrielle murmur: THE daughter
OF a hundred ears,'" as Lady Edit
swept through the doorway, and Eiiza
beth quoted. "'The languid light o
her proud eyes," when she inspected
the somewhat dlngy menu
/ don't think | said anything, Tor
was so absorbed In wondering whethe
the ripples OF her golden hair wer'
natural or acquired that iorso
everything else; but when we met ne
the next day and felt the charm OF ne
personality was ready to swear ina
everything about her was genuine
SO absorbed were we that evenin
In discussing the brother ana siste
that we almost forgot the cottage
but ! saw Elizabeth busily engage
with pencil and paper as we were pre-
pairing for bed, and was not altogetne
surprised to hear her voice from IN
next room after the lights were out,
III we got a competent woman WI
would do our washing" she remarNe'
1T would not be much more expensiV
than staying here. have ca'cuia'e
everything"