Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-10-08

should ind you here" said Lady OIL
VIA, when she had greeted Mrs. sa-
Vile. Il ann on my way to Contreve-
vile, to try and get rid Of my equity
rheumatism; So
How very unfortunate that Captain
Lumley should just have left!" inter
rupted Miss Dacre. "He started on
Notwithstanding regimenta1, I
believe"
Most unfortunate" returned Lady
Olivia, emphatically.
Where are you staying?" asked
Miss Dacre.
"At the Hotel d'Albe."
Well, I shall call late this after
noon. Now I am obliged to call on
the Comtesse de Suresnes So good
by for the present, Mrs. Saville. Good
by, dear Lady Olivia"
AS soon as she was gone, Mrs. Sa-
vile, looking very straight at her sis
ter-in-law, asked, What Is the matter
with your"
Matter! Matter enough! If I had
not been en- route for Contrexeville
should have come here on purpose to
to tell you what think"
And pray what may that be, Lady
Olivia?"
THAT you have allowed my unfor-
tunate boy George to fall into the
same scrape as your own son, just to
make us suffer as you have done. 1t
Is too bad, that while we were think
ing everything was on the point Of be-
ing settled between him and Mary
Dacre (such an excellent marriage) i,
there Is he falling into the trap of
that low-born, designing adventures,
your companion! You are not wom-
an to be blinded by anything, and you
never took the trouble to warn us or
save him, and I who always sympa-
thized with you in your trouble about
Hugh! I expected better things from
you Elizabeth. You are infatuated
about that woman, of whom you really
know nothing"
For a moment Mrs. Saville was ST
lent, too amazed to find words
81 don't understand you. Pray ex-
plain your meaning, If you have any,
she said, at last. bitter little smile
curling up the corners Of her mouth
why, our unfortunate mad boy
wrote to his father a few days ago
that he was going to make an offer to
that dreadful girl, as she was the sort
of woman to whom he dared not pro-
pose a private marriage; that we fear
ed we might be vexed at first, but If
we attempted to prevent it he would
go straight to the dogs. Oh, 1t is too
too bad l little thought, when I was
so Mortified at Hugh's conduct last
summer, that before year was over
I should be afflicted in the same way"
When you gloated over my disap-
pointment, you mean," cried Mrs. Sa-
Vile, her keen black eyes flashing. 81
have no doubt you thought to yourself
that your son would never be false to
the instincts of his race, which is arts
tocratic on both sides, but that mine
was impelIed by the plebeian vigor in
herited from his mothers people. I
know the amount Of gratitude you all
feel towards me for comforting wealth
for which he never toiled, on your
brother and his sons. But the blood
in nv veins has been strong enough to
keen YOU all in your places. Yes! as
the world we live in chooses to attach
Importance to rank and to worship a
title. I bought what was necessary Of
thn valuable article; but | know your
estimate of me and the yelled con-
Tempt of your commiseration when
tho hIov fell upon me. Now | am go
ing to return good for evil, and re-
1iave YOUR mind. Your precious son Is
nerfectIy safe. That low-born, design
ing adventures, my companion, has
defiantly and utterly rejected him"
.Impossible! Are you sure? May
this not be some deep-laid scheme?
How do you know"
1T is quite possible, I am perfectly
sure: it is no deep-laid scheme,
know. because l was in that room
there. unsupported, and heard every
word of the proposal and of the dis
tinct. decided rejection. Miss Des-
mond reproached your son with his
| perseverance in spite of her d1scour-
agement. and informed him she was
engaged to enthusiastically some
humble. struggling man, from whom
vour charming, distinguished SON was
nowerless to attract her. Miss Des-
mond acted like young woman OF
sense and honor, and in my opinion
she is a great deal too good even Tor
So high and mighty q gentleman as
CAPTAIN George Lumley
"Thank God!" cried Lady Olivia, too
much relieved to resent the undisguis-
ed scorn and anger of her sister-in-
law "But are you quite sure there Is
No danger of this-young person
| changing her mind"
"Re under no apprehension. Your
con Is safe enough so far as my young
friand Miss Desmond is concerned.
II am sure am very glad; but real
". Elizabeth, I am amazed at the very