The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-07-06
MY LADY'S MONEY
An Episode in the Life
of a Young Girl
By WiLkie Collins
I~NSTALLMENT NO. 8.
CHAPTER vi.

Nr ~ IN I
For a quarter of an hour the dra-
ing room remained empty. At the Ell
Of that time the council in the DO
DOR broke up. Lady Lydiard led tt
y way back to the drawing room, fc
lowed by Hardyman, Isabel being le
to look after the dog. Before the doc
closed behind him, Hardyman turne
round to reiterate his last medical d
rections. or, in palmer words, to tax
a last look at Isabel.
Plenty OF water, Miss Isabel, TO
the dog to lap, and a little bread o
biscuit if he wants something to cal
Nothing more, If you please, till l Sc
him tomorrow
Thank you, sir. l will take tn,
greatest
At that point Lady Lydiard cui
short the interchange of instructions
AID civilities. shut the door, If you
please, Mr.. Hardyman. l feel the
drNught. Many thanks! l am really at
q loss to tell you how gratefully / feel
your kindness. But for you my poor
little dog might have beer dead by
this time"
Hardyman answered, in the quiet,
melancholy monotone which was ha-
Ritual with him. Only be careful not
to overfeed him. He will do very we'll
under Miss Isabel's care. BY the bye,
her family name is Miller, is it not?
Is she related to the Warwickshire
Aillers, Of Duxborough House"
Lady Lydiard looked at him with
an expression of satirical surprise.
Mr.. Hardyman," she said, this
makes the fourth time you have ques-
toned me about Isabel. You seem to
take a great interest in my little
Don't make any apologies,
pray. You pay Isabel a compliment;
md as / am very fond of her, 1 am
naturally gratified when 1 find her
admired. At the same time" she
ldded, with one of her abrupt transi-
ions of language, IT had my eye on
vou and | had my eye on her when
'cu were talking in the next room,
nd | don't mean to let you make a
of the girl. She is not In your l
ne of life, and the sooner you know :
the better. You make me laugh L
o ask if she is related to gen. q
She is the orphan daughter d
{ a chemist in the country. Her re- L
haven't a penny to bless them 9
with, except an old aunt, who L
yes in a village on two or three hun ie
red a year. l heard of the girl by &C G
dent. When she lost her father and d.
other, her aunt offered to take her. u
said, No, thank you; l will not ~
} g burden on a relation who has 81
ly enough for herself. A girl can &C
IN an honest living if she tries, and ne
mean to try'-that's what she said. l
her independence" her Ia as
ship proceeded, ascending again to 10
3 higher regions of thought and ex-
ession. my niece's marriage, just SO
that time, had left me alone in lal
8 great house. l proposed to Isabel loi
come to me as companion and pr
der for a few weeks. and to decide Vi
herself whether she liked the life on
not We have never been separ- ioV
d since that time. / could hardly the
fOnder of her If she were my own set
5ghter, and she returns my affec- ope
with ALI her HART Che hoo sud
ent qualities-prudent, cheerful, eve
et-tempered; with good sense alIe
ugh to understand what her place aor
the world, as distinguished from strc
place in my regard. I have taken cha
!, for her own sake, never to leave Y
part of the question in my doubt. ing
ould he cr,,eI k;ndnass r. daoa,uo rece
as to her future position when she
ries. / shall take good care that ner
who pays his addresses to !
is a man in her rank of life. IN II
: but too we'll IN the ASA of ono then
y OWL relatives, what miseries er II
marriages bring with them. d &c
Sc me for troubling you at this So
b on domestic matters. I am very or sc
of Isabel, and a girls head is accol
silly turned. Now you know what thies
position really is, you will also them
what limits there must be to ing |
Kpression Of your interest in her. rose
we understand each other; to m,
say no more" on L
dyman listened to this long har- I eve
with the immovable gravity Lad
was part q HIS character-e. that