The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-29

told her that Lydia. their youngest sis
ter, who had been on II visit 10 Colonel
Forster At Brighton, had eloped with
Wickhsm. and gone to Gfetnu Green to
be married. The second told her that
II was feared that the clipping pair had
not gone 10 Sco.land, but were somewhere
In hiding In London My poor moth"f
IL really very H." wrote Jane, and
father has gone up 10 London with col.
onel Forster to see what can be disroF.
cred We are all very miserable ana !
wish you would come home as soon ar
possible"
Elizabeth read these letters while she
was alone In the hotel room on,
where IL my uncle sho cfled hhn
rushed TO the door At that ycry moment
servant announced Mr. Darcy Her
pale face and sgitnted manner made
! Darcy start back In anxious manner. ana
before he could ,pelk she cr!ed out,
aeg your pardon | must leave you.
must find Mr. Gardiner | have not
moment to lose =" Good God. what IL
the natter" cried Darcy Then, rec
ollectlns himself, he said Il Will not de
| tain you n minute but let me send II
servant to find Mrs Gardiner or let me
go You are not well. You had better
cit down"
| Elizabeth felt her knees trembling uh-
der her and sank back upon a seat, she
| called back the servant and told MIN 10
fetch Mr. Gardiner AT once can ! not
give you a glass Of wins7' solicltousiy
! Inquired Darcy. You are very H. Shall
! / get YOU one" Not thank you re-
Piled Elizabeth There Is nothing the
matter With me But | have received
terrible news from LOngboufn IL can
not be concealed from anyone. Wy
Youngest sister has left all her friends
she has eloped has thrown herself into
the power OF Mr Wlckham She II lost
forever"
Darcy stood transr1ed In ns,onlsg-
J mant
When consider" added Elizabeth.
that I might have prevented THIS mao J
| explained what he was TO my tamily
Had his character been known, this could
not have happened But II IL all too
late" And what has been done7' n.
asked Elizabeth told him the giai OF
the matter-thst her father and Colonel
Forster were gone TO London. and thht
JaGe required the asSiftsnce of her uncle
Gardiner and herself at once ! hope,
said she, we shall be OF In half an
hou
The mis'Gk. was mine from io1 n", be. ;.
the real character OF WickhHm | should
have dared to do what I knew ought To
do, But pride kept me silent wa"
afraid Of doing TOO much Wretghrl
wr.tched mistake For time i'afcy
walked up and down the room In gloomy
meditation The power " flnabeth was
sinking: everything must sink under such
y proof OF family weakness, such an as
sutance u the deepest disgrace.
She could neither wonder ~ nor con-
denim the manner assumed now by Oar
cy He had made q self f-conquest-tha'
she had seen ever since she had met him
IN Derbyshire But that brought no con
ISOLATION TO her nosom, afforded no pal
listion to her distress. II was. on the
contrary, exactly calculated TO make her
understand her own wishes. And never
had she felt that she could have loved
him 40 much as now, when the disgrace
[ OF her sister must put all love AT ar
lend
! But self-,hourh II did intrude -coult
hot entirely engross Elizabeth The hu-
initiation which had been brought upoi
all the famlly-the condition of her pooi
sister-soon swallowed up every private
care. She covered her face with he'
handkerchief and thsre wa, SILENCE y
the room for some minutes. ~ lengtf
. Darcy spoke and said. II am afraid tina
, YOU have been desiring my absence 10
some time. Not have ] anything to eI
cuse my presence but real and unaysil
ing, concern This unfortunate nffsl'
viii. | fear, prevent my sister from see
, Ing you at Pemberley toda,."
| "Oh yes-ptay make my excuses t'
her Say that important business calls
~ss home"
! Mr.. Gardiner and his wife were scarce
ly less distressed over the news whicf
Elizabeth communicated to them thar
Elizabeth herself They came In )us'
after Darcy had taken his departure with
a very serious look upon his face The,
spent an hour In writing to all thei'
friends In Lambton notes reGrettinG tha
they must depart At once and In making
the necessary preparation for the Jour
tey. Mr.. Gardiner settled N'- bill Al IN.
inn and nothing remained but TO 20. AnC
Elizabeth, In Q shorter space Of tint
than she could have supposed, found her
, self seated In q carriage and on the roaC
, to Longbourn.