News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-12-06
A Woman's Way.

with Lefty Lane, bareheaded. The
duchess was bidding good-by to tht
last guest; she motioned Galorey t.
wait and he did so, and they fount
themselves alone in the room where
the flowers, still fresh, offered thei
silent company; the druggets strewr
with leaves of smilaX, the open piano
with its scattered music the dark rose
wood that had served for a rest fol
Lefty Lanes white hand. Galorey ant
the duchess turned their backs on tht
MUSHROOM, and went into a small
conservatory looking out over tA(
park.
Hes nothing but a cowboy" the
lady exclaimed. "He must be quite
mad, going off bareheaded through
London with an actress"
Hes spoiled" Lord Galorey said
peacefully.
She carried bunch of orchids Dan
had given her, and regarded them alb
sently. 1--WE made him angry, and
he's taking this way of exhibiting his
spleen"
Galorey said cheerfully: "Oh, Dams
got lots of spirit
Looking up from the contemplation
of her flowers to her friend, the Ouch
ess murmured with charming smile
Il don't hit it off very we'll witt
Americans, Gordon"
His color rising, Galorey returned
81 think you'll have to let Dan go
Lily!"
For second she thought so her
self; and they both started when the
voice of the young man himself was
heard in the next room.
"Good-by I'll let you make your
peace, Lily" and Gordon passed Dan
in the drawing room in leaving, and
thought the boys face was a study,
The duchess held out her hand to
Dan as he came across the room.
"Come here" she called agreeably.
EVERY one has gone, thank heaven!
I've been waiting for you for an age.
Let's talk it all over"
Gust what I've come back to do
There had been royalty at the must
Gale, and the hostess spoke of her
guests and their approval, mentioning
one by one the names of the great 1t
might have impressed the ear of
man more snob than was the Mon
tana copper kings son. 81 did SO want
you to meet the Bishop of London"
she said. But nobody could find you.
You look most awfully well, DAN" and
with the orchids she held, she touch
ed his hand.
He was so direct, so incapable Of
anything but the honest truth, that
Dan didn't know deceit when he saw
1t, and his lady spoke so naturally
that he thought for a moment her
rudeness had been unintentional. Per-
haps she hadn't really meant Ev-
erybody in her set was rude, great
and rude, but she could be deliciously
gracious, and was so now.
Don't you think it went|off well?"
Dan said that it had been ripping
and no mistake.
II like Lady Caiwarn; she's bully,
HII llhcu tic Nils liz OpNhO W ALS
as if he had known me for year"
She began to be a little more at
her ease.
II didn't care much for the fiddling,
but Lefty Lane made up for all the
rest" said Dan. Wasn't she great?"
"Ra-ther!" The duchess tone was
so warm that he asked frankly: "Well,
why didn't you speak to her, Lily?"
And the directness caught her unpre-
pared. The insult to the actress by
which she had planned to teach him a
lesson failed to give her the bravado
she found she needed to meet Dams
question. Her part of the transaction.
deliberate, unkind, seemed worse and
more serious through his headlong act,
when he had driven off, Drawing her,
in the motor of an actress. She didn't
dare to be jealous.
Wasn't it too dreadful" she MUIR
INJURED do you think she noticed it
too awfully? l was just about to so
UP and speak to her when the prime
minister"
Dan interrupted the duchess. He
blushed for her.
"Never mind, Lily" His tone had in
It something of benevolence. "If you
really didn't mean to be mean"
She was enchanted by her easy vic
tory. at was abominable."
Yes" he accepted, sit was just
that! 1 was mortified. You wouldn't
treat a beggar so. But she's got toe
much sense to care"
Eager to do the duchess justice,
even though he was little by little be-
ing emancipated, he was all the more
determined to be fair to her.
ct was too sweet of her not to
mind. l dare say her check helped to
soothe her feelings" the woman said
you don't know her" he replied
quietly. "She wouldn't touch cent"