Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-13
To-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.

TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.
Twenty sixth Chapter-Contnued.
The lady vas his maiden aunt,
Lady Margaret Anslem, fair wom-
an Of about forty, fashionably
dressed, r~dolent OF perfume, and Tex
eept to me, to whom she talked quite
an1tcably) rather reserved and
naughty, as II the marriage Of her
nephew into our family were a bitter
pill which she had compelled herself
to swallow.
The gentleman was tall young
man wearing very high collar and
cravat, and using a handkerchief
with embroidered initials in the cor
ner OF 1t. He turned out 10 be the
Hon. Edward Eastcllff ~ the great
friend who, being rich enough to
please himself, was about to marry
the professional beauty.
/ noticed that Aunt Bridget, with
something OF the instinct Of the fly
about the flame, Immediately fixed
herself upon the one and that Betsy
Beauty attached herself to the other.
Lord Raa himself looked as tired
as before, and for the first half hour
he behaved as If he did not quite
know what to do with himself for
wrechedness and ennui
Then the deeds were opened and
spread out on a table, and though the
gentlemen seemed to be trying not 20
discuss the contents aloud | could NOT
help hearing some Of the arrange
ments that had been made for the
payment OF my intended husbands
debts, and certain details Of his an
nual allowance
Looking back upon that ugly hour.
] wonder why, under the circum-
stances, ] should have been 80 wound
ed. but ] remember that n sense of
discomfort amounting TO shame came
upon me at sight Of the sorry bar
gaining II seemed 10 have so little
10 do with the spiritualsunion OF sous
which | had been taught to thiuk
marriage should be. But ] had not
time to think more about that before
my father, who had signed the docu-
ments himself I'm his large heavy
hand, was saying:
Now, gel, come along, were wait
ing for your signature.
"A Lucky Girl"
can not remember that read any
thing. ] can not remember that any
thing was read to me. was told
where TO sign, and ! signed, thinking
what must be must be and that was
all I had do NTH ha
was feeling a little sick. neverthe-
less, and standing by the fire with one
foot on the fender when Lord Raa
came Up to me al the end, and ga.
in his drawing voice:
so It's done"
Yes. It's DONE" I answered
After a moment he talked Of where
We we're to 1--we, saving We must. OF
course, pass most OF our time in Lon
don.
But have you any choice about the
honeNmoon. he said where We
should spend it. I mean"
answered that he would know
best but when he insisted on M
do so ! remembered that during my
time in the convent the one country
the world | had most desired 10
see was the Holy Land
Never as long as ] live shall
forget the look in his lordship's gray
eyes when ] gave this as my selec-
ion.
You mean Jerusalem Nazareth -
The Dead Sea and all that he asked.
] felt my face growing red as al
4 fr1ghtful faux pas but his lordship
only laughed, called me his little
nun" and said that since 7 had been
willing to leave the choice 10 him he
would suggest Egypt and Italy, and
Berlin and Parts on the way back,
with the condition that VIC left Elan
FOR London on the day OF our mar
riage
After the par from Castle Raa
had gone, leaving some of their fam
ily lace and pearls behind Tor the
bride TO wear AZ her wedding. and
after Aunt Bridget had hoped that
that woman" inca lE Lady Mar
garrett didn't intend to live at the cas-
lie after my marriage. because such
thing would not AZ IN with her plars