The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28

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and Nicholas were well on thsir way
/" Yorkshire. she pictured her son as
returning 10 accept II position as head
master Of Westm.nst .r School.
AS soon as Nicholas was out of the
way. kindly old uncle Ralph used his
influence with Mrs Mantalini. a fash
ionable dressmaker. to set Kate . posi-
ton as milliner's assistant Kate had
| hoped to ind a position as teacher.
and Mrs. Nickla by had shared the hope
so far that she had. already. pictured
the schools proprietor as entering the
estate OF widowerhood and making
Kate his second wife. Mrs. NicklcLy's
first idea of milliner conjursd up
persons whom she had seen on the
streets carrying wicker baskets lined
with black oilskln. y timely refer
encc by Ralph to her mental acumen
as woman OF the world dispeled
this Image in favor OF a lars;., house
at the West End, a neat private ear
rlase and bank book.
Before Ralph had quite finished
speaking. she saw herself living with
her daughter, OF "Mantalini and Nick
leby," in mansion on the same street
with the house of her son, the heac
master IF Westminster.
Unfortunately. Mrs Mantaliiii failed;
and Mrs Nickl eby told Kate that. a.
she had said again ana again. q dress.
making business was the last to which
she should have attached herself. She
was too generous to make IL re.
proach to her daughter, but she did
feel constrained TO say that il Kate
had consulted her mother, things would
have been different.
Mrs. Nickleby considered the affair
IN all its minutest bearings till a new
opening gave her a new subject Kate
found position as companion TO
Mrs. Wltttterly. who was very nearly
in society. 1t was the very thing that
she always had advised. cried MSs
( Nicklcby.
Don't you remember hearing your
papa speak" asked she. "of the young
iacy who was daughter to the old lady
VINO boarded in the same house that
he boarded in once when he was a
eachelor--what was her namo again?
Know 1t began with B. and end ID
with a y. but whether II was Waters
or--no. IL couldn't have been that either
blu, whatever her name was, that
young lady went as companion to a
married lady who died soon aft lrward
ana she married the husband and had
one OF the finest little boys ever seen
and all within eighteen months"
Mrs. Wititterly was graciously pl>as-
ed TO engage Miss Nicklcby after
she and Mr.. Wititterly had explained
/
too much soul ana needed immense
consid Grafton On the way home, .lrs
Nickleby expressed her fear that the
lady was wearing herself out, and be-
Tore they entered their own door sh
was trying to decide whether She
would have the two pair back Of Mr.
Witittcrlys house for her bedroom or
the three-pair front. She adjusted the
matter at last by deciding TO leave 1t
to her on-in-law.
POOR Mr.. Wititterly, however soon
was east aside as Mrs. Niol.leby's som
/ in-law and she wondered that lie could
have dared to aspire TO such a position
even in her thoughts Sir Mulberry
Hawk and Lord Verisophi, Two OF
Kalph's clients whom he was running
with great profit to himself, pursued
Kate and as she would have nothing
to do with them. they laid saige to
the mother.
Mrs. Nickleby nodded to herself with
deep understanding OF kate's coyness
and considered it n Very good sign
indeed. She was much impressed with
Sir Mulberry. Both Sir Mulberry ana
! Lord Nersopht had superlative clothes.
superlative whisgkcrs and superla,iv,
airs of the world. but Sir Mulberry whG
was plucliing Lord Nerisopht very pa
tently and thoroughly had been oil
the town longer and was correspond
ingly skilful in paying court to Mrs
Nickleby.
Mrs Niekleby dispatched The cer.-
mony of marriage promptly in her
mind. 10 the Very wedding notice: "On
, Tuesday last, at St Georges Hanover
square. by the Right Revsrend the
Bishop Of LANDAU. Sir Mulberry Hawk
of Mulberry Castle. North Wales. TO
Catherine, only daughter of the late
Nicholas Nickleby, Esquire. of Devon
shire With the sam. facility of or
lg!nal discovery with which she had
invented the castle, she pictured tho
long train OF honors and distinctions
which would accompany Kate and her
self In their brilliant sphere. On thu
anniversary of her birth, which was
at ten minutes past three o'clock on the
morning OF the nineteenth July
SIR Mulberry would give a great feast
To his tenants and return them ali
three and ne-halt per cent. the
amount OF their rent. as would he des-
criped fully in the fashionable intel
liz snce Hates picture would appear,
III at least half dozen Ladies' Annals,
and on the opposite PAGE would appear.
III delicate type. Lines on Cont"mnla-
ting the Portrait OF Lady Mulberry
Hawk BY Sir Dingleby Dabber."
some Annual of comprehensive design
would probably contain also a portrait
oi the mother of Lady Mulberry Hawk.
WIN lines b. the father II Sir Dingle-
Hy Duhher. Less Interesting portrait.
had APPEARED, r,ilcctcd Mrs Nickleby.
WIN her native foresight. She plan
n"d every detail OF her noble snn-in-
laws household Her p.n,tration saw
readily through hcr daughter Rates
Expression Of lurjh.nE and contempt
'"t NOBLE r"ok. ana reminded he.
'".y ui Aer own maiden shyu .ss when
"a young tgutlouNur md. ..,,.r