The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-07
Continued from our last issue J

believe it. If it is true what we've
heard"
Bill repeated the outline Of the events
Of yesterday.
yes And Mr. Albeit hasn't
been found YETI"
No"
She shook her head in distress. 1T
still seems to have happened to some
body else; somebody we didn't know
at all Then. with a sudden grave
smile which included both Of them,
But you must come and have some
tea
ITS awfully decent of YOU said
Bill awllwardy. but we-er-"
You will, won't you?' she said to
Antony
Thank you very much"
Mrs. Norbury was delighted to see
them, as she always was TO see any
man in her house who came up to the
necessary standard of eligibility. When
her life work was completed, and sum
med up in those beautiful words: "a
marriage has been arranged, and will
shortly take ulace between Angela.
daughter Of the late John Norbury
80 then she would utter a grateful
Nunc dimmittis and depart in peace
TO better world, if Heaven insisted,
but preferably to her new sin-in-law's
more dignified establishment
But it was not as "eligbles" that
the visitors from the Red House were
received with such eagerness today,
and even if her special smile for pos
slbes" was there, it was instructive
rather than reasoned All that she
wanted at this moment was new-news
Of Mark. For she was bringing it off
At last: and, if the engagement columns
OF the Morning Post" We're preceded
as in the case of its obituary columns,
~ q premonitory bulletin, the an
nouncement of yesterday would have
cried triumphantly TO the world. or to
such part of the world as mattered:
a marriage has very nearly been ar
ranged (by MIR. Norbury), and Will
certainly take place, between Angela,
only daughter of the late John Nor
bury, and Mark Albeit OF the Red
House"
The girl was often amused by her
mothers ways; sometimes ashamed Of
them! sometimes distressed by them.
The Mark Albeit affair had seemed TO
her particularly distressing, for Mark
was so obviously in league with her
mother against her. II was a pleasure
to turn to Cayley. that hopeless inell-
gible.
But. alasl Cayley had misunderstood
her She could not imagine Cayley in
lcve-until she saw it, and tried too
late, 10 stop It, That was four days
ago. She had not seen him since, and
now here was this letter. She dreaded
opening It: It. was "a relief to feel
thot at least she had an excuse for not
doing so while her guests We're in the
house.
Mrs Norbury recognized at once that
Antony was likely to be the more sym
pathetic listener; and when tea was
over. and Bll and Angela had been
dispatched To the garden. dear Mr..
Gllingham found himself on the sofa
beside her. listening to many things
io him than she could possibly have
hoped
ut is terrible. terrible" She said.
And 20 suggest that dear Nj Alb.
lett
Antony made suitable noises
You've seen Air. Albeit, for YOUR.
self a kinder. more warmhearted
man
Antony explained that he had not
seen MIR Albeit
"of course. yes. was forgetting
nut believe me. Mr.. Gulngham. YOU
can trust q womans intuition .u these
matters
Antony said that he was sure Of
the
Think OF my feelings as "a mother
Antony was thinking OF Miss Nor
tSry's feelings as daughter. and won
dcring u she guessed that her affairs
were being discussed with stranger
Mark engaged. or about to be engaged
Had that any bearing ON the events OF
Yesterday That. for instance. would
Mrs. Norhury have thought OF brother
Robert. that family skeleton Was thi,
another reason Tor wanting brother
Robert out % the way"
Il never liked him. nQverw
Never liked" said Antony. be
wildsred
That cousin 90 his-Nlr. Cayley
How did Miss Norbury get ON will
him. Antony asked cautiously
There was nothing in that at all.'
said Miss Norbury's mother cmphatI
cally. Nothing / would say SO &,
anybody
"oh. I bss Your pardon. 1 noyo
meant"
Nothing. vau saw that for deal
Angela with perfect confidence. Wheth
e he made advance" She brot
off with a shrug Of her plump should
ers
Antony waited eagerly
Naturally they met Possibly HI
might have don't know But m,
dui, a. mother was clear Nr oil
hnghani
Mr Gillingham made an encourae
ing noise.
7 told him quite frankly ,hat-hov
shall put it9-that he was trespass
ing Tsctfully. of course. But frankly.
you mean" said Antony. trying Il
spsak calmly. "thst you told him tha
--er-Mr. Albeit and your daugh
ter"
Mrs Norbury nodded several times
Exactly. AIR. Cnl.ngham. ! had m,
duty as a mother"
There must have been certaii
awkuariness about the mex; meeting