Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-08

presented them to the Queen"
Her majesty already possesses
a cup of that ware" replied Lord PeVensey. 1T
was one of her New Year gifts, from Robert
Cecil. Hers is, believe, not quite so fine as
either of yours; but then, they tell me, there is
not the like of this pair in England, indeed
on the hither side of Cataia."
He set the two pieces of Chinese pottery
upon the shelves in the south corner of the
room. These cups we're Of that sea-green tint
called celadon, with a very wonderful glow and
radiance. Such oddities were the last vogue
at court in this year of grace 1898, and Cynthia
could not but speculate as to what monstrouS
sum Lord Pevensey had paid for this his last
gift to her.
Now he turned, smiling a really superb crea-
talre In his blue and gold. II had another
message from the Queer" -.....,..
George" Cynthia said, with fond concern
sit frightenS me to see you thus fOolhaFdy in
tempting alike the Queens anger and the
plague .s-.5t... . 49,. H., -s.. 49,.
En- as goes the plague, 1t spares nine out
Of ten," he answered. lightly. THE Queen, I
grant you, Is another pair Of sleeves, for an
irritated Tudor spares nobody 49,, 1z.,y,s.
3 But Cynthia Allonby kept silent, and did not
exactly smile, while she appraised her famous
young kinsnaan. -, She was; flattered by, and q
little afraid. OF, the gay self-coniidence which
led anybody, to take such chances. Two weeks
A@O It was that the painted terrible old Queen
had, named Lord sPeyensey to 20 straightWay
into France, where rumOr had 1t, King Henri
was preparing to renounce the Reformed re-
ligiOn, and making his peace with the Pope,
and for two weeks Peyensey had fingered. on :
one pretenee or another, at his house In, LOn-
don, with the plague creeping about the city
like an Invisible inSalculable AAmes and the
Queen asking, questions st windsor OF al the
ntOndrchs that had ever reigned N england,
Elisabeth was the least used TO having her or
de4s df5reSarded.S Meanwhile Lord Pevensey
came every day to the Marquis Of FaimoUth's
lodgings at Deptford, and every day Lord Pc
Vensey pointed out to the marquis daughter
that >Pevensey, whose wife had died In child
birth year back, did not intend to 30 into
France, for nobody could foFeteh how long q
stay rs a widower. :" Certainly 1t was all very
nattering. -: -.'-.. h.. .i -; =. y
tHVES, andsyou- would be an excellent match"
'--t1 said Cynthia, aloud "if that were all
And yet, what must reasonably expect In
marrying, sir, the famous Earl Of PeVenSey2.i,-
"a great deal OF love and petting, my dear.
And II there we're anything TO which you had
. fancy. would get 1t for you" -.
!. Her glance went to those lovely cups and
fingered f0ndly. YES dear Master Generosity,
II 1t could be purchased or manufactured you
would get it for me" . a'-'' -
IF it exists win get 1t for YOU" he de-
cIaTed. 80: ~ .r''. =
II think that it exists But am not learned
enough to know what it is. George, II mar
xAeo you would nave money and nne clothes
and soft hours and many lackeys to wait on me,
and honor from all men. And you would Be
kind to me, know, when you returned from
the days work at Windsor-Or HolyrOod
or the Louvre. But do you not see that would
always be to you only o rather costly luxury,
like those cups, which the Queens minister
could AFFORD to keep for his hours of leisure?"
He answered: you are all in all to me- You
know It, oh, very well do you know and abuse
your power you adorable and lovely baggage,
who have kept me dancing attendance for a
fortnight without ever giving me an honest yes