The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-23

Whea l reached Str Peters Aouse
abost nooa. ths saDs tall 40 insoasut
iootnaa thaf AaA sees o. NJ nrst
visit opened Tie door for ~. Lady
Havkshsu. wearing tAs came Mack
velvet gown aad tAs iaeatical ieath-
ers. received me. aaA sitting WITH her
we're Daphne CarnieAaal 80 the
glorious. the beautiful. The s.eha,tiug
Lady Arabella 6t0rDoat.
II had falIes nsdly IN love With
her vhen l Vas but IL. sad had only
seven and sixpenee. oas nay iuaasins
where found myself vhsa I was near
II. and had e2.oee in Q bag in nv
hands. Lady Hawkshav's gresting
was sti2. but far from unkind: and
she introduced me to the young ladies'
Who curtsied most beautifully To me
and. may say. looked at me not I'M
kindly.
rs that your prise-mooey In that
bag. Richard" asked Lady Hawk
shaw. Immediately.
replied II was.
.Jeames." she said. 20 and make
my compliments to Sir Peter. and say
to him that II he has nothing better to
do. l would be glad to see him ct once.
And order the coach
James departed.
sat In adoring silence, oblivious of
Daphne. but casing 1t Lady Arabella
until she exclaimed. pettishly:
Ia! Have l got . cross-eye or .
crooked nose. Mr.. Richard. that you
can't take your eyes OF met"
You have neither" l replied. gal.
lantly. And my name 10 not Mr.. Rich
ard. but Mr.. Glyn. At your ladyship's
service"
"Arabella." said Lady Hawkshaw
in . voice Of thunder. BE more par
ticular In your address to young gen
tlemen."
'Oh, yes. ma'am!" pertly replied
Lady Arabella. But such very young
gentlemen. like Mr.. Glyn, or Mr.. Thin,
or whatever his name may be. are al
ways dimcult to please in the way Of
address. II you are familiar. they are
a6ronted: and II you are reserved.
they think you are making game Of
them"
BY this speech I discovered that al
though Lady Hawkshaw might rule
her world. terrorize Sir Peter, and
make the lords of the admiralty her
humble servitors. she had one rebel in
the camp. and that was Lady Arabella
Stormont. l saw that her remarks dis
pleased Lady Hawkshaw. but she en-
dured them in silence. Who, though,
would not endure anything from that
cherub mouth and those dazzling
eyes?
Sir Peter now appeared and greeted
me.
Sir Peter" said Lady Hawkshaw in
her usual authoritative manner, you
will go In the coach with me to the
bank. with Richard Glyn, to deposit
his money. You will be ready in ten
minutes. when the coach will be at
the door"
II will 90 with you. madam" replied
Sir Peter: but shall order my horse.
and ride a-horseback, because do not
like riding in that damned stuffy
coach. And, besides. when you and
your feathers get in, there is no room
for me-"
You ride a-horseback." shifted
Lady Hawkshaw. Even the grooms
and stable boys laugh at you You are
always talking some sea nonsense
about keeping the horses head to the
wind. and yawing and lufing and
bowsing at the bowline, and what not;
and. besides, l am afraid to trust you
since Brown Jane threw you in the
park"
1t ended by Sir Peters going in the
coach. where the little man lay back
in the corner. nearly smothered by
Lady Hawkshaw's voluminous robe,
and pishing and pshawing the whole
way.
But I was quite happy-albeit was
the victim Of Lady Hawkshaw in hav.
ing my money kept for me-for on the
seat beside me was Lady Arabella,
who chose to 60 with us. She made
much game Of me. but l had the spirit
to answer her back. After placing the
money, we took an airing in the park,
and then returned to dinner at nve
o'clock. neither knew nor cared
what became of Daphne; for was not
with the adored Lady Arabella?
That night Lady Hawkshaw was at
home. and had my first experience Of
q London rout. The card tables were
set on the lower floor, for although
Lady Hawkshaw hated cards, yet it
was commonly said that no one could
entertain company in London without
them.
CTo BE coNT1NUED)
INTO 4ERE AND YELLOW LEAF.