The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-24

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| Halfway to Ricksborough. Mrs. Hut
ton. who had at last recovered from
the shock, told the entirely Indifferent
Pollyooly that II she behaved yer,
nicely during the next three days. she
! would not tell the Duke Of her esca
pade at Waterloo. But had Pollyooly
behaved like Borgia during those
three days, Mrs. Hutton would not
have told 1t: for she would have 70,
Into serious trouble herself for letting
her charge give her the slip.
In this way 1t came about tina,
neither the Duke of Osterley, nor Lady
Salkeld, the widowed sister who kept
house for him, knew that there had
been any break in the continuity OF
their possession of Marion: and Miss
Harlow. Marion's goTerness, enjoyed
an equal ignorance.
Pollyooly enjoyed the drive In the
motor car from the station to the
Court even more than the railway
journey. But for all her courage she
went up the broad steps and Into the
great hall on faltering feet.
Only butler and a footman wera
in it; and they looked at her with
careless eyes II they had been men
OF any observation. they would have
been surprised by the behavior of the
half-dozen dogs Of different sizes who
were IN the hall They all came for.
ward TO greet Pollyooly: but thew
greeted her with the cautious SHIFTS
OF investigators rather than with the
tafl-waggings OF intimate friends
fortunately neither the butler, nor the
iootman, nor Mrs. Hutton we're OBJ
servant persons.
Polyooiy seemed In no hurry to go
10 her own suite of rooms: and that
was hardly to be wondered al. since
she did not know that she had a suite
OF rooms to go to, much less where II
was. She fingered till Mrs. Hutton
had given the butler her Impressions
OF the conditions Of London that day.
then she followed her upstairs: and
without knowing 1t that good woman
acted as guide to that suite. There in
her sitting-room Pollyooly found Miss
MARROW her goYerness, mild and sen-
tlmental-looking lady of thirty.flve
who greeted her tepidly. and enlarged
on the discomfort of a Journey to ION.
don on such hot day. Mindful OF
the odvice of the Honorable John Ruff
I'm, Pollyooly let her talk. an eyer.
else to which she seemed much In.
clined
Pollyooly escaped from her present-
M
she would have been entirely hannv
but for the thought that the LINN
was not there to share her delight.
Later a 1ootman summoned her in to
ner supper. which she took with Miss
marrow, who graced the meal with a
gentle now OF conversation. in which
she ala not seem to expect Pollyooly
70 .ake any active part Pollyooly
confined herself to saying Eyes" or
no, when Miss NARROW paused. She
went to bed soon after supper. and
was up and out betimes. She left the
Tim gardens for the home wood. and
was very happy exploring it. Hunger
informed her OF the breakfast hour:
she breakfasted with Miss NARROW. and
MADE a hearty and delicious meal.
Never before had 1t fallen to her lot to
spread Jam on her bread and butter.
Is much Jam as ever she wanted
md such Jam. Miss NARROW had in
iced reason TO remark on the excel
ence OF her appetite At ten o'clock
essons began; and there PolIyooIy
made Ter first slip. She had passed
III seven standards at the Muttla-
Jeeping school; and 1t never occurred
0 her that the daughter of Duke |
you'd not possess the learning she
iso acquired. She astousshed Miss |
darlow by display Of knowledge for
which there was really no accounting. /
'ortunately, Miss NARROW was not IN. |
and she set down this sud. |
en- advance to some unexpected and !
aoeed uncommon development of her
narge's Intellect But her astonish.
aent warned Poilyooiy of her mis-
axe; and she proceeded TO move aIong
az path OF learning at much slower
are
After lessons she went for q walk
18th Miss Marrow and several dogs.
ne dogs relieved It's duIness. gba
inched with Lady salkeld. who greet
! her with q teDidness Ike Miss
ARROWS. and since come friends han
.otored over TO lunch, paid no mora
.tsntion 10 her. Pollyooly was re-
eyed by this lack of attention: Il
aaoled her 70 deyote ali her mind 10
sr table manners, which. thanks 10
er aunt Hannah's acquaintance with
10 c1stons Of the Great were good
aough 70 pass muster. Tea and gup
or she TOOK With the unobseryant
les Marrow IN her ogn sitt.ug.room.
ne went 20 bed that night with an
.sy mind; 80 far, cha vas cure. no
ispicfon Whatever that she was a
langeiing had entered anyone's mind.
The nezt day also noting occurred
disquiet her. It was NOT unnztn-
!, Tor the last thing thar would oc-
II 70 anyone was that Nature had
;en peculiarly prolific Of LADY Deep
q. Besices, no one had been great.
interested IN Marion. II was not
II she had been boy and heir 70
e dukedoDl- PollyoolY began 10 un-
.rStznd that her double had Jed
mewhat lonely life.
This general lack ot interest made
y TASK much eagier, none the legs II
az difficult one for q child u
'elye. There we're 70 many things
learn the names u The dogg ami
% seryan,s, Of Lady Galkeld's czsz
T way about the Court, where ~,
on kept her things SIR had 10 lezrn
en- without letting anyone perceive