Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-04-01

ever 50 much nicer here. May conner
"Oh, yes, II you like"
$50 YOU are going to help my cous-
in Richard with his-dictionary-
what do you call it?"
II really do not know what its name
is to be. Yes; If l can find time
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 Dacre Is rather pretty for an
heiress. and rather jolly girl. You'll
like her"
Very probable, were to meet her;
but shall not dine with you"
mo? What a shame!"
II do not see that 1t Is. 1t would
give me no particular pleasure to join
your company, and / shall have that
| precious time to myself"
Well the dinner will be all the dull
er. My aunt win be as black as thun-
der. You know she wanted to marry
Hugh, her second son. to Mary Dacre.
You never met Hugh?'
why, am not yet two months in
Mrs. Saville's service"
What a very unvarnished way of
putting It'll" said Lumley, laughing.
II never object to the truth" re
turned Miss Desmond. "Why should
I not serve Mrs. Savill0 for the time
being7"
II am sure / don't know. WE'LL
Hugh is capital fellow, but awfully
headstrong; so, after he was sent
ashore last time, he went wandering
about the Continent. and fell in love
with q charming girl, or a girl he
thought charming, without asking
leave. Rather imprudent, chr"
ut was more" said Hope, looking
dreamily far away. "It was wrong. A
good mother has right to be consult.
ed"
j Perhaps 50; but II fellow IL very
much in love he Ia apt to forget these
things. Anyhow, Hugh has been
chivied away from the maternal roof.
It seems my uncle Lord Everton In.
troduced Hugh to the fair one and her
father. 80 he has been tabooed, too;
but he IL remarkably plucky old boy,
20 he came down here to plead Hugh's
cause. and caught 1t pretty hard, /
fancy"
Eyes, saw him. and imagine he
had a trying time Of It. Pray do you
II mean your special family-talk of
each other to every one In this candid
fashion,
II doi and why should mott say
nothing that every one doesn't know
and talk about"
poor Lord Evertoni" said Hope,
with . laugh. a. II she enjoyed the
recollection. He did look a. II he
were being led to execution when he
was leaving the room"
"oh. he did. did hef He's no end OF
fun"
II can imagine he il. Good-morn-
Ing. Captain Lumley."
Must you go?"
1 II must do not know whether
Mrs. Saville may want me, and have
no business to wander about the
grounds with you"
Perhaps you may be At dinner
after ALL"
cit is not probable. II Lord Everton
were to be of the party I might wish
to intrude myself. As It is-good-b,
for the present"
With pleasant nod and smile, Miss
Desmond turned into a path which led
directly to the house, and left the gal
liant hussar lamenting.
"She is handsomer than thought .
he mu1ed. what eyesI-and such 8
smiiei She has rather taken to me. ]
can see that. but there is something
unnatteringly self-possessed and frank
about her. Treats me as II 1 were q
mere boy. I must be very civil to the
heiress. If my father thinks am
making any running there, dare say
. he win pay some Of my debts"
Lumley's wishes were fulfilled, fol
Mrs. Saville, shortly before the dress
ing-bell rang, commanded Miss Des
mond's presence at dinner. That young
| lady hesitated. and said, with her US
! ual good-humored frankness, You ar,
always SO good to me. that you maj
. possibly ask me to dine as civility
4 but assure you would prefer tn,
t evening to myself"
J, "You are quite mistaken. wisl
you to dine with US to-day. Why, is o
J, no consequence. 1 may not Away
g ask you. but when do. be SURE
r mean It."
9 "oh. very we'll / am glad you hay
Il made matters clear"