Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21

- lore | reached the Castle, the
gate to the park had not been
opened. the drive was deserted and
even the great door to the house it.
self was closed
And when in answer To my ring
ing. one Of the maids came after q
certain delay. wearing neither apron
nor cap, found the hall empty and
no sign Of life in the house, except a
shrill chorus Of laughter which came
from the servants quarters.
What's the meaning OF this?" |
asked but before the girl could reply
Price, who had come down TO take
my wraps. said
"I'll.tell your ladyship presently "
As we were going upstairs she told
me that the entire house party had
that morning gone on on a cruise IN
Mr. Eastcliff's yacht. that they would
he away several days and that Ma
dame had left letter for me which
was supposed 10 explain everything
I found ii on the mantelpiece in
my boudoir under an open telegram
which had been stuck into the edge
OF the beveied glass, The telegram
which was addressed to me, was
from Martin
Expect to arrive TO- morrow
evening Staying until Wednes-
day afternoon. II not convenient
wire Principals House, King
Georges College
To morrow ."
THAT means to-day" said Price
The telegram came yesterday. Ma
dame opened II and she told me 10
say"
Let me read her letter Arst," |
said
The letter ran as follows
Ny Dearest Mary
You will be astonished to nnd
the house empty and all your
rackety guests gone. Let me eX-
plain, and n YOU are angry about
what has happened you must lay
all the blame on me.
Well. YOU see, my dear. IL was
arranged ueraly a month ago
that before we left your delight
ful house we should make little
cruise around your charming is
land. But we had not expected
that this would come of so soon,
when suddenly and Unexpectedly
that silly Mr. Eastcllf, who has
no more brains than spring
chicken, remembered that he had
promised TO visit a friend who
has taken a shoot in skye. Re
suit, we had TO make the cruise
Immediately or not at all, and Yet,
behold our hostess was away on
an urgent call Of sickness and
what in the world were We TO do
without her.
Everybody was in a quandary
that wise Mr., Vivian saying il
would he Jolly bad form, by
love to SO without YOU while
Mr. Eastcliff's delightfully."-
wicked" little Camilla declared IL
would be ''Nilaynous,' and your
husband vowed that his Margs
ret Mary could NOT possibly be
left behind.
1t was then that certain friend
OF yours took the liberty OF re
membering that YOU did not like
the sea. and that even II YOU had
been here and had consented TO
20 with US il would have been
only out OF the sweetness Of your
heart which I've always known
TO be the tenderest and most up
selfish In the world,
This seemed 10 satisfy the
whole house. and everybody was
al ease. when 10, down ON rs
like thunderbolt came the tele-
gram from Mr. Conrad Thinking
10 might require 90 be repeated /
took the liberty OF opening H. and
then We were IN a plight. assure
you
What ON earth WAS he n think
OF our leaving the house when he
was on the point Of arriving
Ana. above all how were We to
support the disappointment Of
missing him some Of us. the
women especially. and myself I'm
particular being Just crazy TO
see him again
This nearly broke down our
plans altogether bu, once more
came 10 the rescue BY remember
ing that Mr. Conrad was not COM
ing to see US but YOU. and that
the very kindest thing we could
do Tor serious person OF his kind
would be 20 take our rackety
presence out OF the way
That conten,ed everybody eN-
rept my mother. would YOU
believe it, had gotten some
rrudish notions into her head
about the mpropriety OF leaving
You alone. and declared her inteu-
t'o0 81 stay ng behind 20 keep
2'u % Countenauce, We soon
laughed Ter out uf that though
aud now. Go relieve YOU 81 her
COMPANY Ne are carving her
aNaF NltH us-Vhich viii be lots