Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-04-06

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lorgnette, as they ros from the
luncheon table, "or the burglary has
been a greater shock to your nerves
than 1 should have suspected. / do
not like to see you wearing that pat
lid and constrained expression. Your
sister will be quite concerned abour
you. She arrives, you remember, by
the evening train"
"Dianal" said Mr.. Lambe. II had
quite forgotten that she was due here"
Georgina started slightly, and looked
perturbed.
"She is coming" said Lady Erythea,
ito investigate the Jervaulx ghost.
Certainly, she might have done it be-
fore. But I believe she has only re-
Gently become a member of the Psy-
chical Research society. She is quite
enthusiastic about it-sO far as Diana
can be enthusiastic about anything.
Indeed, her letter is so technical as to
be unintelligible to me-"
81 did not know there was a ghost
here" said G%eorgina, wide-eyed.
81 should not like to say that there
is. But it is a tradition in the family,
and has been well vouched for. /
have never seer it. Diana seems TO
imply" added Lady Erythea a little
acidly, that only those who are aA-
vanced, and in tune with the infinite,
see such things. If she thinks she is
more spiritual than 1, she is welcome
to try. She will discover nothing
whatever" Lady Erythea turned to
her nephew. Bertrand de Jussac is
coming also"
de Jussac?" cried Alexander, star
ing at her.
eyes. You know him, 1 think"
81 have met him, of course" said
Mr.. Lambe dryly. 81 should have
thought this was the last house that
so frivolous a person would wish to
visit. Why is he coming? Surely he
is not interested in the ghost?"
"In the ghost-no," said Lady Fry
thea, with a faint yet serene smile,
but possibly his interest may arise.
I approve him. A young man of excel
lent standing and irreproachable de-
scent"
Descent is the word,'' said Mr..
Lambe rather CURLY, and left the
room.
SLOW long is-Diana going to stay
here?" Georgina asked a%nxiously.
1.-TWO days-but it is possible she
may be persuaded to prolong her
visit" said her ladyship p~lacidly.
"What is the Vicomte de Jussac
likef'
"D'Artagnan-in the flesh. With a
touch, perhaps, of Porthos. The type
which it is a good woman's mission 20
reform. But this is outside your prov
ince, Aimee" she said abruptly, and
laid a hand on the girls shoulder.
$50, my dear child, and get your
cousin away from his books. Take
him for a drive and some fresh air."
Georgina left the room o~bediently.
But instead of seeking Alexander, she
hunted, with an agitated face, for
Aimee.
"Hullo! What's the trouble nowt"
exclaimed Aimee. II say, George,
dear, I'm beastly sorry about being
in the arbor. I couldn't help
"Oh, never mind that now!" broke
in Georgina distractedly. "a much
worse things happened. 1 knew how
it would be. Lady Diana Lambe is
coming; she'll be here in an hour ar
rwo."
Rapidly she repeated the news con-
corning the two expected guests.
Aimee received it with CONSERVATION.
"Cold Lambe!" she exclaimed.
Coming here? AS if 1 hadn't 81
to bear without that! It's the woi.
news YETI
"Wh-what did you call her?"
"It's what everybody calls her i
London-Cold Lambe. 1t fits her Ike
a glove. A beautiful, frigid beast!"
"Aimee! She knows you, doesn't
she?"
"Of course. She lives in town
She's the only one of the Lambes l do
know. And Diana hates me, anG-
well, I've never pretended to like her,
either. She's perfectly pitiless; she'll
give me away like a shot, and tiatten
me out. She'll be all over it,"
LET US hope" said G%eorgina breath
lessly, that Monsieur de Jussac will