The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-10-25
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During a winter that my husband
and spent in London we were pre-
scented at court and saw considerable
Of society. That season there were an
unusual number of debutantes at the
capital, among them Lady Gwendolen
ForteSque We met her at various
functions and made her acquaintance
but l cannot say that between US
Quaintance. In the first place. she was
dozen years our junior, and in the
second, her position was far above the
reach of untitled Americans. Never.
| theless / should have liked to know
her, for she impressed me as being a
superior woman.
Several years after this winter in
London while at my home in st. Louis
had occasion to visit a public school
in which my daughter was studying
Entering a room where class of girls
were reciting, there on raised dais
standing beside a desk and speaking
to her class with all the ease and Gig
counterpart Of the young lady ! had
met In London.
"What Is the teachers name" l
asked Of one who was with me.
'Miss Grandon."
What an astonishing likeness! Was
she or was she not Lady Gwendolen
FOrtesque? l have met many per-
son well known to me Of whose identi-
ty l was not at some time sure, and 1t
was natural that l did not feel certain
Of the identity of one whom | had
seen but few times Besides, how
could it be possible that member of
a select circle of the British aristocra
cy could be teacher in st. Louis
public school? l was at the door
when the class was dismissed and
went to the desk to speak to Miss
Grandon about my daughter.
Curiosity prompted me to inquire
about Miss Grandon, but no one APP
peared to know anything about her.
and the next autumn, when the school
opened, she was not there. l wrote to
friends in London asking Of the where
abouts Of Lady Gwendolen Fortesque
and was told that she was travelling,
supposedly in Egypt This was puz-
zling, but l was obliged TO be content.
for. could learn nothing further from
England At home asked where
Miss Grandon had gone and was told
that she had accepted a position in
England. The Lady Gwendolen For
tesque, or Miss Grandon, whichever
she might be- occupied a considerable
then gradually dropped out.
When my daughter had finished her
education l decided that she should
make her debut in London The intro
duction was successfully accomplished. |
and we were kindly treated by Lon |
don society One of the first questions
I asked was what had become Of Lady |
Gwendolen Fortesque. | was told that |
she was now Marchioness of Brockle |
bourne. All my confidence as to Miss
Grandon and Lady Gwendolen Fortes |
que being one and the same person
deserted me. Certainly | must have
been mistaken in thinking | saw q
recognition in Miss Gran
Ions face.
The time came when at a reception
we met the marchioness face to face
My daughter had been extremely fond
# Miss Grandon and when she saw
Ter double standing among a group of
aides was impelled to run toward her
She checked the impulse, however. or,
ather, did, and few moments later
he marchiOness saw U.S. She looked
way at once, but showed no especial
Embarrassment We saw her no more
hat evening, but the next day whose
ard should be handed us but that of
he Warehouses Of Brocklebourne.
You may imagine that both my
aughter and l lost no time In going
own to greet her, and the moment
lice entered the room she rushed into
er former teachers arms
Then, of course. we had the story
nd heir of the Earl Of Herendeen,
ad become involved in speculation :
nd had been proceeded against crimi-
ally and finally incarcerated During
lis trouble her father spent every
emit Of unentailed property to assist
Is son. Lady Gwendolen Fortesque
solved to turn her education to ad.
antage, secretly sailed for America.
ssumed the name of her mothers
lmily and secured a position in the
ublic schools az st, Louis While
lere her father, died. and under
ritish law that no peer Of the realm
IN be arrested or imprisoned her d
'other. who became a peer at his ia
er's death, was liberated Almost at
e same time the shares OF certain
'rporation In which the new earl was
'av1ly interested advanced In value
| the London Stock Exchange, and
was cleared Of debt. Lady Gwendo
q returned to England. resumed her
'sition without her friends knowing n
here she had been and married b
Don't tell" she said. las for me b
am not ashamed of my work. but ii
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