Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1910-09-09
Woodstock, Virginia, Friday, September 8, 1910.

1T Is sad to lose ones illusions
about so beautiful woman!" he muir
INJURED, slowly; sad even for an old
man like me-but sadder still for poor
Birmingham, who Is married to herr"
He dropped his letter gently into the
heart of the blazing fire and put the
little handkerchief into a drawer.
Poor Birmingham" he repeated,
softly-"poor Birmingham. | wonder
II he has found her out? | don't like
to be hard on a woman, but | am
afraid il must be done" And he sat
down at his table and began to write
rapidly.
Lady Birmingham sat chatting In
the beautiful gardens of the Homburg
Hotel.
Isn't it delicious?" she said, with
a sigh Of deep content isn't it delici.
Gus? Look at those roses, Eunice.
and remind me of the dust and CRIME
of London, If you dare!"
The woman with whom she had
been chatting smiled Lucky woman
to have a sister-in-law."
Lady Birmingham made grimace.
"She's a terrible little vulgarian,
but"
She's a treasure" interrupted her
friend: "and you ought not to abuse
her, for she means much fun and
many roses"
And no Birmingham" laughed
Lola. "Yes, that's true-and nice"
1T was very clever of you, Lola"
Lady Birmingham shrugged her
shoulders. 1T was quite easy, almost
too easy as the man in the play said,
Half a dozen words. a few tears. -
Pah, what fools men are." she added,
impatiently; "grOwn-up schoolboys,
always open to the bribery and cor
ruption of a few sweetmeats!"
Hes a particularly easy person to
get over, isn't he?"
"Delightful." said Lady Burning
ham; IAN unsuspecting babe OF inno-
cence, and appalled,, perfectly ap-
palled. at the sight of a woman's
tears"
How long are you going to stay
here?"
"Oh, don't know. All the winter,
suppose. | am waiting for the rest
OF Miriam's checks; she only gave me
fifty pounds to go on with"
Lady BurnIngham's maid, carrying
q bundle of letters, came quickly to-
ward her.
"All bills, expect" she said, lam
quidly, "and not worth opening. Oh!
here is one from Miriam. and one
from Lord Brentwood. too. | hope
Miriam has sent the money" Then
she opened Miliams letter;
Dear Lola am bittery disap-
pointed to see by this mornings paper
that the appointment has been given
TO some one else. / don't know why
you told me Lord Brentwood had
promised It. because he is not the sort
OF man to break promise; and II you
made Il up to get the fifty pounds out
OF me. think ii was very shady OF
YOU. OF course shan't send the
rest: and | shall be very glad II you
can ask Birmingham Cor shall | write
him?) to let me have two thousand
pounds. as we want the money now
Yours sincerely. NJ. STEVENSON"
Fool. idiot. dolt. OF course. 1t is
only some silly newspaper mistake. II
must be-"
Still trembling. she tore open Lord
Brentwoods letter. The letter was
very short. and ran thus;
Dear Lady Burningham-l regret
10 inform you that | have Withdrawn
my letter recommending Mr.. Steven
son for the appointment about which
you spoke to me. Will you allow me,
as an old man, to give a word OF ad-
vice?
Should you wish in the future to
carry through an act Of diplomacy
with any measure of success, you must
inevitably keep your own counsel
Yours truly. BRENTWOOD" - T.
MESH.