Show LAD I 1 LADY Y S G GUEST U E H by MRS I 1 neash jj br bir joseph 13 bowles lady isabel leaned back with ith it a des pairing sigh you see ee she explained to me Ver vernona aunt marian afarian has just writ ten to say eay she bho lit Is coming to us for two to whole months montha two months month 11 groaned lady idabel and one of 0 them will tx be in the height of the season it will please your husband to have hmyt her I 1 sold bold tenta tentatively nit will ill it I 1 echoed lady isabel you should have heard hat id a when I 1 showed him the letter N hy by do you have her th then on if neither of ou want her vernon nas a we must because she elie 1 Is awfully rich and has no one else dee to leave liar her mono to and of course I 1 have my poor darling daughter dab it B future to consider said bald lady isabel unselfishly poor you I 1 said with empathy Bm pathy she bho amblod itil it 11 be poor vernon she ha wont see ee much of me marjorie Marjor lei for I 1 dm am too ill really to come down tain stairs I 1 stared bared are you ill I 1 ady isabel leant back in liar her chair and sighed faintly no but I 1 am go inn ing to bo be that Is how I 1 mean to get her away before the season if I 1 can 1 dut you cant can t be ill it you arent ill I 1 said ld argumentatively cant I 1 IT said lady isabel ou wait and see eee I 1 felt rather sorry for lore lord atch ington whom I 1 met on the stairs going alias an bruther L he be has haa isabel told ou my aunt marian I 1 Is s coming to us ua for two lie ile laug laughed hod then sighed dejectedly d 4 0 1 ak 1 A most moat fearsome Fear tome looking old lady ashes sh a holy terror won t you coma around and help hell poor little isabel to entertain her it its a rathor a bore any one coming to her for so BO long find and she aha to bringing not only a maid but two to paige pugs and a parrot and poor isabel cannot bear puga or it a noise por poor p or lord hla his only ought nought was as for his cifes comfort and I 1 wondered as I 1 went a away ay after promising to come and take the old lady off their hands why this sort of woman always gets one of the few unselfish men there are in the world three daa da a later I 1 went round to call lady isabel it a husband was hai having ing tea with the aunt a most fearsome look ing old lad not unlike the parrot whose hose cage was at her tilde side lie he rose roe to meet me with the utmost inmost relief I 1 am so glad aou ou have come allas he said eald isabel does not seem eem at all N well ell not moll wella I 1 phoeb faintly no she bho saas she la Is ner er poorly I 1 hae sent foi dr parkes but I 1 wish ou would go up tip and see herl her of course I 1 will I 1 said now at once As I 1 turned to leave the room a metallic itce said al dear vernon ou oil spoil that young woman she was per feed well uell last lait night at dinner I 1 have no pa lilt lenco with these modern fits of ill ness now in ms daa IB oung women onion I 1 nast old cat added the parrot who must I 1 think have been down f fa the kitchen I 1 found babl lying on the sofa in a mauve chiffon and alse hovering oer her with much anxiety are ar ou going to ask dr barkes to order you iii awa isa Isabel 9 I 1 asked anticipating a little she shook her head no dear it wouldn t be any good aou QU see sho she would be sure to offer to come as well she hits has already alread upset the whole louse house acinto and her pugs bugs h had ad a fear ful fight last night and the head housemaid canie came to trie me in tears this morning and said she couldn coulden t put up with being took to task a and lid mrs mra green im a she call can t hai hae e that malj mal in and wit out of her kitchen all da for two months and she would rather go now it if it its a all DIP same to tile me poor lad I 1 ach icib sil 11 1 fi the tl lint aunt I 1 b arli gl it i lie beam cann i 1 fu cu tell 1 li r putt iu a 0 ii irin lai la id t II 11 int HI ill IK II 11 ip i mi r lion linn a i sugg suggested sted I 1 jady dy leibel le ibel shook her heart head tt it have the slig slightest hest t el 0 said aid despondently you ion t I 1 anotn know her she will mill probably kiy stay on and on until tuly ralth ni kiy ty tl L nove move mountains she alia ailed i viciously icly ily but I 1 im in certain 1 I i ve vernon a aunt shall I 1 come in to morion and take her out in the automobile lady isabel hesitated no she elie t get emmet those thoe sort of poo peo pie never do any way don t come to botrow marjorie Marj orle como ono one day next ww wee monday will that suit yes all right goodbye good bye then thea dear and thank you so BO much and bo sure auro you come coma again on monday afternoon the follo following aing monday I 1 there therefore foie we t round early after luncheon lot 0 o see lady isabal and help her ente itala her aunt but I 1 found the house in a ata 0 o of great commotion and the hall full of boxes and parcels and pugs bugs and the parrot are you going away lady st al mofid I 1 asked the old lady as she came out of the morning room giving loud directions to her maid about her luggage and her pets yes es cs I 1 am going at once she replied hurriedly such a dreadful thing has happened miss anstruther Anat ruther she drew me into the morning mornin groom room dont don t bo be alarmed she said tragic ally looking exceedingly tightened I 1 elf don t bo be alarmed my dear etere put some of this on your hand kerchief sho she poured something ex ep edinel pungent on to my handset chief as she rho spoke with so slinking a hand that most of it unfortunately fell on my now new white blitte blouse there to in to no danger I 1 assure you none whatever N V hat Is it I 1 asked whatever la Is the matter poor isabel t I 1 am bony I 1 nila judged her I 1 joallyn thought hor her ill ness was fane but they say it Is inoa alea german measles the most virulent and contagious kind I 1 hope its hotl ing worse orse N doctors often make mistakes I 1 ani am not at all nor for myself said the old lady who was odiously in a state of the moat violent alarm but my maid Is quite a young girl and these infect blous things aie so trang I 1 thought 1 I had better return home at once my ly nephew Is unfortunately awa away she continued lie ile was nas obliged to go out of town morning so vey vety unfortunate for him 1 I wanted to wire but isabel would not hear of it I 1 will go up tip and see her at once isaid I 1 said buining to leave the room olif oh my iny dear the old la lady ly looked horrified pray do not run so needless need lesa a risk it would mould really be most unwise of au ou I 1 must protest dul du I 1 am not at all nervous ous I 1 I 1 10 e hor her she held out her hand very well i ell then if aou ou really will but it Is not wise ise of vou not at all wise alse how ever aou ou know best I 1 will say good bo though as I 1 daresay caresa ou will not bo be down benoie beffi e I 1 go olt oh I 1 can easily come down and see ou oft off no no said the old lady sharply 1 emust I must leally leg beg of aou ou not to do so there Is ma m oung maid ou on see I 1 for her sake I 1 must not run ana an need lest lesa risks Is our cab thoro there names barnes she was evidently in a fei fever er to depart but luckily inas aa not kept much longer in sus suspense suai lense ense for as I 1 turned up tho the tomaide tow aids lad isabela bedroom I 1 heard the list of the boxes bumped heavily against the top of the cab and the brougham drle drine up to take th aunt aitse carrie came to the door to meet me llois how la lad nobel isabel I 1 ailed 1 I tm im to hear sho she Is bo ill illse illse a conduct was certainly re it if not actually heat heartless alesi she passed rue me and leaning oer the stairs looked eagerly doi down n into the hall bolon below returning a moment latoi she ushered me with man apologies into lad isabel a bed room the blinds yere were diann dian n and the fur was carefully care full colored co erid with dust sheets but beyond a faint odor of some dt delicate licate perfume there was nas no sign of lady isabel h elise disc I 1 turned to the girl in utter amazement where here on earth hair aidt phlp la Is away to the sea side to said bald ull ulle elie e her ebes demut cl fixed on the tip of her shoo shoe llila she think it the wa iia to E eliso best bated to yes I 1 understand I 1 interposed inlet posed hurrle dh and so she go m awa a 3 estal adi in tile the moin moine ceng eng but I 1 telegraph her now this nion moment lent mademoiselle and she return in tile the moi leeng home again come back to narrow afternoon she ehe added acx bously yei I 1 will come I 1 replied As I 1 went slow I 1 down doin the steps and into the bunny aaion a car ariage weighted lie aNil with aith t two 0 Ilig luggage gage tuy tinned tied clu clum sll round the coiner and I 1 caught a last glimpse of the solemn face of i a black goed pug looking thoughtfully thought full out of the NIn window doi into the street |