Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-04-02

"Oh, yes, II you like"
80 YOU are going to help my cous
In Richard with his-dictionary-
what do you call TT"
II really do not know what Its name
is to be. Yes; II l can find time I
will do some writing for him"
Richard has more sense that
thought"
AT all events he is desperately In
earnest. and that is always respect
able"
Exactly; that is just what he is.
Miss Dacre is coming to dinner. and
the vicar and vicaress"
"Oh, indeed" said Hope.
Miss Dacro Is rather pretty for an
heiress, and rather jolly girl. You'll
like her"
Very probable, were I to meet her;
but l shall not dine with YOU
mo? What shamel"
II do not see that 1t is. 1t would
give me no particular pleasure to join
your company, and l shall have that
precious time to myself"
We'll the dinner will be all the dull
err. My aunt will be as black as thun-
der. You know she wanted to marry
Hugh, her second son, to Mary Dacre.
You never met Hugh7"
Why, l am not yet two months In
Mrs. Saville's service"
What a very unvarnished way of
putting I'll" said Lumley. laughing.
Il never object to the truth" 70
turned Miss Desmond. Why should
not serve Mrs Savills for the time
bsingf"
II am SURF don't know. Well.
Hugh IL a capital fellow. but awfully
headstrong; 80. after he WAS sent
ashore last time, he went wandering
about the Continent, and fell in love
with = charming girl or a girl he
thought charming. without asking
leave. Rather imprudent. chr"
J ut was MORE" said Hope. looking
good mother has a right to be consult.
ed"
Perhaps SO; but II . fellow Is very
much in love he is apt to forget these
; things. Anyhow. Hugh has been
chivied away from tho maternal roof
1t seems my uncle Lord Everton In.
troduced Hugh to tho fair one and her
father, so he has been tabooed. too;
) but he is q remarkably plucky old boy
80 he came down here to plead Hugh .
cause, and caught 1t pretty hard.
. fancy"
yes, I saw him, and imagine he
> had a trying time OF It. Pray do you
Il mean your special family-talk OF
+ each other to every one in this candid
! fashion,
3 II do; and why should I notr I say
nothing that every one doesn't know
: and talk about"
8 Poor Lord Evertoni" said Hope
r with q laugh. as II she enjoyed the
/. recollection. He did look as II hs
8 were being led to execution when he
s was leaving tho room"
"Oh. he did. did he7 He's no end Of
fun"
+ IT can imagine he is. Good-morn
: Ing. Captain Lumley."
= Must you go7"
D II must I do not know whether
+ Mrs. Saviils may want me, and have
r no business to wander about tn,
] grounds with you
) Perhaps you may be at dinner
5 after ALL
9 1T Is not probable. II Lord Evertor
were to be of the party might wish
: to intrude myself. As II is-good-b b,
' for the present.
Z With a pleasant nod and smile, Mis-,
r Desmond turned into path which LEI
Q directly TO the house, and left the gal
liant hussar lamenting.
"She Is handsomer than I thought,
q he mused. What eyesi-and such
D smilel She has rather taken to me,
: can see that but there is somethin,
l. unfatteringly self-possessed and franl
/. about her. Treats me as II were
|. mere boy. l must be very civil to tn
heiresa II my father thinks I an
o making any running there. l dare sa.
/ he will pay some Of my debts"
I. Lumley's wishes were fulfilled. 70
, Mrs Saville, shortly before the dress
ing-bell rang. commanded Miss Des
mond's presence at dinner. That youni
u lady hesitated. and said. with her US
u ual good-humored frankness, You ar
always so good to me. that you ma,
s possibly ask me to dine as a civility
a but l assure You I would prefer tn
IT evening to myself"
e. You are quite mistaken. wis
you to dine with us to-day. Why, is o
s. no consequence. l may not Away
lie ask you, but, when l do. be sure
IT mean It."
lie "Oh, very well. l am glad you hav
ii made matters clear"