The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-01-16
lhe Scheming Of a Desperate
Woman For the Sake of a
Profligate Brother and the
Resulting Adventures Of
Winso1ne Virginie Ferrier.

~ engaged n that he only h~eSitateS
because he thinks that the young lady
should ut least have time to look
round her. This seems honorable,
though not what one would expect Of
a young man when so beautiful all
heiress is in the case. Indeed. l should
prefer a little anxiety lest 81 great Il
prize should be carried off by some one
else.
\ regards our dear girl. she looks
upon Maude rs her greatest friend.
n considers Maude's brother to be
all that a fond sister has painted him.
And, though l do not suppose that she
Is ut all what we used to call in love-
10 think that she waits but the
word. When that is spoken there will
be no other man in the world for her
but Captain Terrier.
You must not think that she forgets
her Palmiste friends. On the contrary,
Is always thinking of you all, and
for you and especially Of her brother
Tom. But she writes to you so often
that need not assure you any further
upon this point"
so she will marry her cousin. after
ALL" said Captain Kemyss. laying
down the letter. with a sigh. II do
not like him. But l may be wrong.
After all. 1t is satisfactory to think
that she will be Lady Terrier. Her
father would have liked it. And as for
Tom-her brother Tom, as Mrs. Hal
loves calls him-clever that
he must put up with his disappoint-
ment. What else could he expect?
Perhaps II things go wrong he nay re-
main as Virginie's manager. l would
rather he had been her husband"
So things We're planned for Virginte.
b was to marry her cousin. She had
been brought over from Palmiste for
that purpose. She had become en-
gagged to him out there. people said.
She had been Economically promised to
him In infancy, others said. Nobody
knew who started these reports or
what foundation Of fact they Dos
sessed. but everybody believed them.
and Maude herself when she was
asked If they were true did not contra
dict the statement
AS these three rode in the row on this
particular morning in June there were
many who recognized them and pointed
them out to each other.
Now, where the crowd was thickest.
opposite Hyde park gate. where the
chairs were ranged in a double row
and were all filed. there stood a lady
still young, being not more than five or
six and twenty, accompanied BY an old
gentleman and surrounded by a small
court OF gentlemen. She was we'll
dressed-extraordinarily we'll dressed
and was a most striking and handsome
woman. with regular. strongly marked
features, a strong mouth and chin and
rather a loud voice. Outside the little
Of her friends stood or strolled.
all looking at her, a noble army OF
martyrs-young men-who longed to
her acquaintance, but could not
because they had no one who would
them, for this lady was M
other than Violet Lovelace, the new
light OF the London stage, as clever
and sparkling as any who had ever
offered their beauty and their wit for
the admiration Of the public. And this
little circle round her consisted of
those who could boast Of an acouaint-
with her, in right of which thew
became her courtiers. And the old
gentleman-he was m%anifestly old,
his wig was black and curly.
because his lips trembled and his ewes
we're crowsfooted-was Paul Per1gal.
Tor many years attached to the Prin-
theater. He was, in fact, in his
seventy-ffth year. and he dressed care
FULLY after h fashion Of his thirty.
fifth summer, which was when her graz
cious majesty was still 4 youthful
bride and when the mode as regards
collars, neckties and hats differed in
some important details from the pres
snt. Violet Lovelace retained her old
friend and tutor in her house as her
companion. He kept the house going,
paid the bills. was her faithful stew.
ard. saw that the boy" was looked
after when his mother was at rehearsal !
and went with her wherever she went.
While they were talking the lady
half turned her head and looked ut the
riders. Their she stopped laughing
suddenly.
"What is 1t. Eiolet:" asked one of
her friends-everybody called her by
her Christian name. "You look as IL
you had seen a ghost"
Il have, my lord" she replied. II
seen a ghost whom l hoped never
see again. and l feel as II buckets
of cold water were being poured down
my back. So think l will go home.
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