The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-10
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met, among other pedestrians, an I'M
perious young woman and tall, fair
Young man of whose identity, in COM
mon with that of the other pedestrians,
the Duchess of Portion was splendidly
unaware.
The imperious-looking person turned
suddenly from her companion and ex-
claimed "Millyp in a voice loud enough
to arrest the duchess attention and the
duchess progress. Turning, she beheld
the young woman-who combined with
her imperial air and proud aloofness a
wonderful and exclusive simplicity of
toilet-gazing at her eagerly. By the
side of this beautiful person stood her
young cavalier, obviously unprepared for
events.
Millieent, duchess of Portion, raised
her glasses and stared through them.
II beg your pardon, your grace" said
the beautiful young woman, shrinking
a little with kind of proud modesty
from the duchess stare, but ! knew
you at once, and I am afraid we all
think of you as Milly still, though the
happy days at Luton were over long
ago"
Happy days." said the duchess, still
peering euriously, at Luftonl I am
afraid"
81 am Rosy Phillips" replied the i'm
perial girl, and after pause added with
perfect dignity, Il expect you have for
gotten US all"
Forgotten you ALL" the duchess
cried. Certainly not. Buffet me see
you were the smallest / remember
Mary best. And how is Nary"
"She is married, your grace"
Dear me-" said the duchess, shat is
awfully interesting. You must come
and see me and tell me all about your
family. Tomorrow afternoon at 3. How
NIGEL Our house is in Hapley Square,
as you probably know. And have you
all come back to England?"
"Only me-" said the lovely person,
adding as an afterthought, with glance
At her escort, "and, as your grace sees,
Bob"
Really, really" said the duchess ami
IDLY, "and this is Bob? How grown!
let me see. Bob was"
THE fifth, your grace" replied the
young woman.
$50 he was" cried the duchess, who
lad obviously forgotten the fact. How
:harmingl The fifth
She kindly shook hands with him.
The young man and the young wom-
IN continued their way, which was to-
ward Emperor's Gate.
who is the LADY," said he.
'The Duchess of Portion, my dear
Charles" answered she
And who are you, Anna?" asked Mr.
Charles Captain.
You heard perfectly well. my dear
good Charles!" replied Miss Anna Stu
art reproachfully. Il am Rosy Phillips"
"And who am I?'
my brother Bob"
Indeed" said Mr.. Captain.
81 will ask you to tea" said Anna
Stuart kindly, "and explain matters to
Tou."
Charles hailed taxicab, and to hast
n the explanation drove Anna home to
her Emperor's Gate fat. She sat by
him, looking extremely remote, pensive,
desirable, and chic, swathed in a WON
ierful costume of white cloth with a
great stole and muff of incongruous
white chiffon and fox fur, and all that
she said to Charles during the drive was
Directly I saw the duchess it occur
red to me that she had a beautiful fur
coat"
This being indisputable, Mr.. Captain
answered nothing, but he became very
thoughtful.
They went into Anna Stuart's little
green sitting-room, where by the fire tea
awaited them in china whose color
formed the happiest combination with |
the colors of the soft silk hangings. |
Looking particularly charming, soft, and
feminine, Anna poured out tea.
She also indicated the latest number |
Of that popular weekly, Society Muir
nurings.
Opening this, Mr. Captain found that
the Duchess of Portion would shortly
have birthday, being now in her thir-
;y-fourth year. Beautiful and talented"
nurmured the weekly, "she is the daugh-
Ter of that wealthy American, Mr.. ]. B.
Luton, who bought Luton, in Derby
hire, twenty years ago.
"'She was indeed a sunbeam said
'ne ancient cottager to Our representa-
i've who had called upon her, and
hough she was so rich she was not
proud Indeed, the extreme simplicity
which marked the duchess childhood
:annot be better illustrated than by the
act that her dearest playmates during
Ter happy youth at Luton were the
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