The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-07-08

this means. il any proposal OF mar
rage were made to her IL would be
from { man whose motives were NO
. uz-re1sry. but purely those Of natura
a=-c-.un. which vas the s-erfather 5
. object in making the VII.
The will closed with the appoin:
uer- Of executors and trustees and
/ then came the Witnesses, the date, and
/ the place Of residence.
Then We can stay in thus bully old
/ place for six weeks" said Vincent
'Hgoray." He's such a kid,
TIE secretary smiled at his enthus
F iasn. and Vincent must have thought
Z her smile very attractive, because he
drew aside and began 10 talk to her
II low tones. while discussed the VIII
with Mrs Aruis-ead. who seemed per.
fec-ly willing 70 impart whatever in.
formation We desired. II was just like
Vincent 20 begin Irritation with the
secretary. just as if there were not
six handsome girls Of his own station
il the castle. But anything feminine
vii DO for him as long as she has a
Other equally trivial attraction. He'd
firt with Mrs. Armistead herself, I'm
sure. II that estimable dame. begging
h. pardon, would give him chance
i an delighted. MI Terhune," said
Mrs. ArmisIead. after we had seated
ourselves in the library, that you and
Lord Wilfred have decided to stay
with US. and l think it would be well
70 put OF our other visitors who were
20 come TO US for this six weeks. | do
lot believe in having more than two
or three young men at once. The time
Is so very short"
1T would give US a better chance"
I agreed and she turned toward the
secretary. who was evidently in the
secret.
My dear" she said "as these gen
tlemen are going to remain with us for
six weeks, / think it would be as well
if we put off the Percivale brothers
till the six weeks after that Will you
wire them this evening to that effect?"
Certainly" replied Miss Marsh, Il
will see to it Immediately Mrs. Arm
istead."
At this a thought struck me and
turned to Vincent. And you had bet
ter wire the good people at Damer's
farm" | said, ito inform them Of our
change Of plan"
Indeed you must" said Mrs. Arm
istead, and, by the way, Mr.. Terhune,
If you and Lord Vincent wish, | can
provide you with copy of the will
it is difficult, | think, to remember all
it's conditions"
Perhaps that's a good idea," an
swered 1T is certainly an extraordi-
nary document; and what an extTaor-
binary man this Fletcher Boyd must
have been, Mrs Armistead, to conceive
such a plan as that"
Mrs. Armistead laughed Il think
he was" she said Il saw my brother
in-law only once in my life, but that
was enough to impress me with the
strength of the mans character and
his eccentricity. He was intensely
American-what they call 'sef-made
man over there, / imagine-and it
was his determination that his STEP
daughter, the Honorable Agatha in
spite of her English birth, should be
educated in America. To this her
mother agreed, on condition that she
should be allowed to bring her daugh-
ter out in England and that she should
make that country her home when her
schooling had been completed. Ac
cordngly, when Lady Wyckhoff died,
the child being about II years old,
Fletcher Boyd promised his wife to
carry out her wishes in that respect
A few years later he began the work
of building up this old castle of Wyck-
hof and putting in every modern con-
Venience, as you see, SO that it should
be ready for his daughter to live in
before he established her
In London with some good lady to
oversee her presentation into society,
according to her mothers ideas"
This was a long speech for the
good Mrs. Armistead, and she paused
for breath
Il see,' | commented. He made a
very excellent job of it. Then, as
understand it, his daughter has never
been in England since her early child.
hood?"
NO, said Mrs. Armistead. Poor
child, it's practically all new to her.
But | mustn't pity her! The way she
and those friends of hers take hold
OF things passes my understanding"
and where did she find so many at
tracIive girls, each bealSlg the Chris.
tian name of Agatha?" inquired. 1T
is an unusual name, and l should have
thought that part of the will difficult to
fulfill"
They're all Americans" replied the
lady-"even my sec
rotary. She was at my niece's board
ing school, and by my arrangement
chaperoned the party of girls on their
trip over. When met her she seemed
such bright, capable little thing | en-
gagged her at once for my secretary.
as my eyes are bad. AS for the Agath.