Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-04-29
CHAPTER XX.-Continued.

happy; but you will do better; you VIII
n make him glad that I could not do so.'
Presently she reverted to the Duke.
u May l say one thing to you about
n him ?" she asked rather shyly. HE has
Y haen 90 very open in his admiration of
M. that l feel sure that he has been
equally open in his lamentations over my
refusal to accept his admiration in the
way he wished me to accept It,"
Agnes could not but smile, and Den
zilia, smiling too, continued
yes, see he has told you all about
it; and somehow fancy it would not be
so very long before he gets completely
over it. I gather from little things let
fall by Mrs. Matthieson, coupled with
little things let fall by my friend Fran
cesca, that he is already nearer to get
ting over it than he quite realizes him
self"
and you also gather, am sure" in
terpolated Agnes, that mamma is carry
ing him off to be out of Miss Vanbrugh's
way?"
Denzilia laughed little.
'Well, yes" she confessed. 81 did
fancy that there was something of the
kind connected with your sudden move.
And it is Just that which l wanted to
touch on Naturally / don't want to in
terfere in Mrs. Matthieson's views for
her son. l only want to say that Fran
cesca is at heart as good as gold. and
that if by any chance she and the Duke
should meet hereafter, and he should
wish to marry her, Mrs. Matthieson will
find she has got daughter in-law after
her own heart-far more so than l
should have BEEN"
No more was said on the subject, but
Agnes remembered what Denzilia had
said, and it was in consequence of it
that when they left Zermatt the next
morning Mrs. Matthieson gave Miss
Vanbrugh a very gracious invitation to
come and see her if she should come to
London.
Upon her own affairs Denzilia did not
touch at all. The Duke and Langrishe
both were admitted to bid her Good
bye"
The Duke emerged from the interview
suddenly convinced that he need not
have been afraid to remain in the vicin-
ity of Miss Vanbrugh's charms He was
in such desperately low spirits for some
time after they had left Zermatt that
Mrs Matthieson was brought to the
verge of wishing that she had remained
here and allowed Francesca Vanbrugh to
console him.
Langrishe, on the other hand, came out
from his visit to Denzilia feeling that,
though he admired her and esteemed her,
she had been right when she told him
she was not the woman for him. Mon
tresor and Miss Vanbrugh accompanied
the party to the railway station and
saw them off.
Mrs. MatAhieson seemed little con-
Cerned when at last it dawned on her
that the former meant to remain at
Zermatt.
1T appears to be rather a mistake,
my dear boy" she said to him in last
aside after all, Miss Lavenham and
her friend are two unmarried and very
attractive girls without any chaperon.
am afraid people will talk"
Il don't see why they should" re-
turned Montresor composedly. at is
not my fault that they have chosen to
come to a Swiss public hotel unchap-
eroned. l came here before they did,
and | did not know they were coming.
1t is little unreasonable to expect me
to 60 away on their account"
Viewed in this light, Mrs Matthieson
could not but admit that it did seem a
little unreasonable
We'll, don't be always dancing at
tendance on them," suggested the kind
hearted lady. But I don't suppose you
will That does not seem to be much in
your line"
When the train had moved away Miss
Fanbrugh turned to Montresor and
asked
What does Mrs. Matthieson think is
not IN your liner"
When the train had moved away Miss
Tanbrugh turned to Montresor and
asked
What does Mrs. Matthieson think is
not IN your liner"
Montresor considered moment before
answering. Then he said
Dancing attendance on young ladies'"
Indeed" replied the lively girl, "you
viii have to make it your line for the
future. AT least as long as you remain
IN this place with us. You will have to
90 all the work of the Duke and of Mr..
Iangrishe."
Montresor thought good deal before
replying. At last he said slowly
Mrs. Matthieson seemed to think that
/ ought not to have remained here with
Eou-l mean in the same hotel with you.
She implied that it might somehow com
promise you-and Miss Lavenham."
Mrs. Matthieson is a dear old lady,
out she is talking nonsense. Does the
motel belong to us, and are we to ask
every unmarried man to leave it because
We happen to be in itf"
Montresor laughed a little at this.
linen he went on more seriously
4 do not desire to intrudc in any way
on You and Miss Lavenham, but want
You to bear in mind that am always
available in case you want a mans help"
see" returned Francesca, nodding
heT head with smile. "You may de.
pend upon me in so far that if we ever
90 need mans help you shall be tie
nrSt man / shall call IA; but you know
mat both Miss Layeanam and / are very
Independent young women. Perhaps you
nave never heard that DenziIia once lived
al London for aIv he ,,nIar al epr4s