Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-08
Chapter III

Lady Mary Dombey was a younl
woman of very pleasing appearance
but there were occasions upon which
she could look stern. This was one Of
them
81 am never surprised at anything
that Gerald does" she told Christopher
who was seated next her at the dinner
table, but l must say that I should
never have expected you to have been
mixed up in one Of his escapades.
What are you going to do with the
girl p
1--WE hoped" Christopher ventured, a
little doubtfully, that you might be
able to make use of her as q kind Of
under sewing maid, or something of
that sort"
''Thank you,' Lady Mary replied,
without enthusiasm, 81 am perfectly
satisfied with the services of my own
maid"
Lord Hinterleys, who had taken only
languid interest In the conversation,
interviewed for the first time.
"Where is the young person nowT
he inquired.
''In some rooms one of the house
keepers at the hotel found for me, SIR"
Gerald replied.
Lady Mary rose to her feet
81 can't decide" she said (which of
you two has lost his heart to this
paragon of village lovellness. How
ever feel sure that my advice is the
best. Send her back to her people"
Gerald strolled to the door with his
sister and returned to his place, finger
ing his cigarette case irritably.
Lord Hinterleys slipped his wine
thoughtfully.
Il am not suggesting for single
moment" he observed, that your atti-
tude toward this young woman is not
and will not always be entirely ire
proachable. but at the same time you
must remember that we are In a coun-
try where such adventures are likely to
be misunderstood. / feel inclined,
therefore, to indorse your sisters adj
vice. I should do all that. could to
encourage her to return to her people"
"We1l talk to her In the morning,
sir" Gerald promised.
II shall retire to the drawing room
and persuade Mary to sing to me, and |
you two young fellows can smoke to |
your hearts content. Give me your
arm, Gerald"
"Don't think we shall stop long, IL
you'll excuse US, SIR" Gerald confided,
III.
piers first night in Monte Carlo and
l want to show him the ropes. Come
along, old chap, and make your
he added, turning to his
friend.
Lady Mary made room for Chris
topher by her side. She was scarcely
possessed Of her brothers good looks,
but her complexion was good, her fea-
lures unexceptionable, her eyes clear
md as a rule sympathetic, her tone
and manner attractive Her figure, es-
)ecially in riding habit, was unde-
liable her skill at golf and tennis far
lbove the ordinary amateur. 1t was
Tot for lack Of offers that, at twenty
our years of age, she was still I'M
married..
They talked for some time with In
crest. Lady Mary's wit was keen and
Ter insight unusual During a pause
q their conversation, Lord Hinterleys
ooked across the room through his
orn-rimmed eyeglass.
"Your friend seems to get on very /,
yell with Mary" he remarked.
They've always been pals" Gerald Y
cquiesced. /
Doing pretty well at the bar, isn't b
ef" Q
LAUNDERING we'll They say he's
ertain to be one Of our youngest c
I. Cs." t,
Lord Hinterleys said nothing for IL
.veral moments.
MARY has her aunt's hundred thou G
md pounds" he said at length. "She e
difficult young person TO marry.
nows her own mind, though. L 81
ould never interfere" II
"(lhris is good fellow. but don't y
ncy he has any thought of marrying
ct yet" Gerald remarked. 'You
on't mind If take him Off now. sir? pi
9 shall meet for lunch at the Golf al
lb tomorrow"
Christopher obeyed his friends sum- re
pms without enthusiasm. Gerald,
viewer, was both insistent and Inn Ia
tent, and the two young men took
cir leave few minutes later LIE