The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-15


England's Princess at her weddi
February.
robe" said Nell. In pictures. I am
told, one needs even more clothes
than on the stage. We Will get one
of those little kitchenette apartments.
l can get our breakfasts every morn
ing and our dinners If I have time"
"Oh. Nell, dearest, l don't believe
that any man had as sweet wife
as you"
l stirred uneasily I'm my seat.
wished he wouldn't talk that way to
her 1t made me almost wish / hadn't
come Eddie Montforth had often
said to me that / was the sweetest
girl in all the world and | remem
bered the little soft glow that always
warmed my heart as I heard him.
Would I ever hear it again? Then
little imp at my ear whispered: OF
course you will hear it again. Don't
get chicken hearted now. You came
away because you didn't want to help
Aunt Virginia and the servants get
interminable dinners and breakfasts
for grandfather. You are going to be
a great moving picture actress. Keep
that In mind and let nothing deter
you from getting there"
1 was so interested in the snatehes
of conversation ! heard that | didn't
realize l was doing a mean and un-
demanded thing. / had even forgot
ten that l was hungry and that 1t
was dinner time until Mrs. Watkins
came through the car again.
what have you been doing with
yourself Miss winston? This is the
second day out and you haven't been
in to see the baby and me once. !
really should be angry with you. but
instead l am going to ask you to come
and sit at my table and talk to me.
I am horribly bored with only the
nurse for a companion. And beside,
l want to show you a real. live lord"
What do you mean, a real, live
Iord?' I asked stupidity.
''Why, there is a titled Englishman
on the train who is making leisure
tour of the continent They say he
is going to Colorado to spend the
winter and that he has half dozen
polo ponies with him. He has Just
gone into the diner. Do hurry! Per-
haps he will like your looks. Theo-
dore Stratton did, and you certainly
look better in these new clothes than
In your old ones"
confess I had great curiosity
to see a real, live lord. I had read
so much about them, in the old fash
toned novels which were the only
books of light literature that grand
father still kept in MS library, that
/ imagined a lord would be nothing
else than Sir Galahad. who went
beautiful Ia ms a n a
doing other acts of nobility and cour-
age.
To my surprise. found that Lord
Beacham. as later learned his name,
was a tall, lean, blond man of ordi-
nary appearance but with kindly eyes
and grave mouth. He looked like any
other well-bred man except that
there was something about him that
made me wonder If his compartment
had bath attached. In contrast to
all the others in the diner he had the
.@.k of man who had just stepped
cut of his tub.
TO MY unsophisticated eyes he was
no different from an untitled Ameri-
can until wishing to emphasize some
thing, he raised morocle to his left
eye.
learned that there was quite
party of Englishmen on the train and
as Mrs watkins piloted me to
table for two opposite them, heard
them discussing polo and golf and
other English sports.
"Oh. I hope ] can see a polo game,
I said to Mrs watkins. DO you
think there will be one in Los Ange-
les this winter? If there is one thing
I can do well it is ride. Grandfather
thought 1t was a very lady-like ac-
complishment but he insisted upon
me usir.g a side saddle and an ugly
old long skirt. He never dreamed
that when Eddie Montforth and rode
cross country I Invested myself of the
skirt and leaving 1t and our saddles
whore we could find them we raced
each other for miles. I brought my
knickers with me. Mrs. Watkins. but
I left that long skirt at home.
"I did not dare tell Aunt Virginia
and she will be very much shocked
when she finds it, for she will know
that I could not stay anywhere very
long without getting on horse
Mrs watkins seemed disappointed
that none of the English party took
any interest In me. until one of them,
noticing my suppressed curiosity in
their Conversations curiosity that
could not hide--said: 'Beacham, look
at that girl over there. I'll bet she
can ride
Lord Beacham raised his monocle
and l flushed under his gaze.
The color rose to his face and he
said. BEG pardon" at which bowed.
There, I knew it! I knew those
people would notice you. Ny dear.
you have something kind OF COM