Show A WONDERFUL WOMAN I BY MAY AGNES FLEMING II XI XIII n. n I lime 1111 ho of or Bracken I Hollow Miss l audience hal hiJ been ben L Increased by still two more The Earl Eail I of oC Hu and amid Major Frank land sauntering up Ill the tilt avenue mid 1 also paused afar off to listen Against the rose ros and amid gold light of oC the time a I sunset Miss lIs tall tail 1 I and ammil striking lnA face faco made a n very impressive im im- im lve picture It was a tableau altogether Iod Lady Cecil fair languid 8 0 sweet t m my lael lady In her rich ieh obes and jewels Rose nose ODonnell O'Donnell with her small piquant il rice fine literally seeming all eyes and tho time accessories O of waving trees luminous sk sky tinkling lin fountains ann ana fragrant fit lowers flowers vers Ah Lord said when the spell shell was brol broken en and ho he an and 1 his companion com cm panion moved on once more what have lave we here hele A second rate actress s front from the tho Surrey sl side o of the Upon ii my 13 11 life so much histrionic talcut talent talent tal tal- tal- tal ent cut Is quite thrown away I Miss U S herr herr- castle castlo I l wonder If it her hel name was vas by hy the b bye c O J Is was wast vas lug ng lice her sweetness on In t a air h On ho time hoards of Drury DrUly Lane her hor ft render render- rendering Ing Ing- ng of would be he J good od for foi ut at enst t two rounds from th the lie pit and gallery allery Ml lory Bravo Bra lit Miss 1 iss th 11 hie mIe bowed before her now no with limo Iho at stiley stile stile- teI te- te I ly y courtliness of oC his youth I J e I real read of entertaining angels unawares are arc are we entertaining a mo modern Mais Mams lat s nil all 11 unknown until now The cov covert rt sneer that om- om everything this noble i said was so covert that only a very ear cat could cry ery have caught ft it Miss Ii s 1 caught it and lifted fled her great reat gray eyes for fOl one moment mo- mo lent ment to lo hi his face full face full steadily Something Some- Some timing thing in the time grave gla clear cleat eyes seemed to eli disconcert him ho him ho stopped abruptly abrupt abrupt- ly anti and turned tinned n. n away as a ay from her Gad he thought it is strange Never saw such an aim unaccountable likeness like like- ness in nil all my life liCe She Sho has imas looked at mo me a thousand times with just I such a look as ns Miss gave mo me now Confound Miss 1 What the deuce hOes does the young oung woman ornan mean I b by looking so horribly like other women dead lead and gone Ho lie turned from Crom the lie party amid ut walked walk walk- e ed with a 0 sulk sulky sense ol into hito th the tho house But nut all the he wa way up to hl his room all alt the time time tho time elaborate mysterIes mysteries mys mys- teries cries of the toilet were going on and the mysteries of or Lad Lady Dangerfield's Dangerfield's Danger Danger- fields field's herself were plain reading compared to this old daml dandy of or tho the ancient regime all the time the these e strong steady gray eyes pursued him like an uncomfortable ghost Hang Miss lIss again the noble earl larl growled Cecil doesn't look like her hel mother what mother what business then has an utter stranger to re resemble ye- ye her in this absurd way Its It's I I like living in the house with a 0 nightmare night night- mare my digestion is upset for the rest of the time lay day Its It's deucedly unpleasant un un- pleasant and amid ega egad l I think I must a ask l GInevra to dismiss her hel if she sho continues con con- to disturb me nie in this wa way Re Redmond mond ODonnell O'Donnell had stood a lItlIe lit littie little lIt lIt- tie lIe aloof stroking his mustache meditatively and gazing at the gov gov- erness A perfumed blow of or a fan fanon fanon on tho hO arm a soft sort little laugh in his hiscar car ear recalled him And still he saz gazed and still the wonder grow grew Is Miss lIss the Gorgon's head or is it a case of oC love ut at sl sight ht In either cither event let tel me present present present pre pre- sent you and exorcise the spell It was wa Lady Cecils Cecil's smiling face tace that ire Itc turned tinned to see Lad Lady Cecil who with a n wave save of that Cra fragrant lant fan aim summon summoned sum sum- mon el the governess to her si side e Miss s II-s take e compassion on oil this timis wretched exile of or J Erin and amid M say something consolatory to him lie He stands helplessly here and sl sighs hs and look looks sighs and looks si sighs hs and looks nn and looks a again ln Captain Redmond Redmond Red fled mond mood O ODonnell O'Donnell L Ie Beau Chasseur Chasseur- Ml Miss lIss s She Milted away as she spoke with it a. saucy backward glance at Le Beau Chasseur and up Ull to her cousin couin GIn Gln- evra e Oh if rr you ou please my lad lady with witha a little courtesy cO I have havo havea a favor to ask Dont Don't banish poor Miss l to mope to death In Inthe inho the tho dreary upper region of or the nur nursery ery and school room loom She Is a lad lady treat lady treat treat treather treather her as ns such such your your guest treat guest treat her as asa asa asa a guest Let her come to dinner Miss s to dinner din din- ner mier nort My 1 guest What Quixotic nonsense non non- sense onse you talk taik She is m my dependent not my tOY Tl That hat ts is her misfortune not her I fault Miss n Is a lady to toler I and times cleverer ier zer fing finger l' l lips tipS fifty lifty U n you or I. I Sec See how she sime Interests sill all the gentlemen Issue your our commands com coin mands 0 O Empress of or She will our heavy family dinner go o off Interest t the gentlemen Yes I should say so go She Size seems to Captain ODonnell O'Donnell all and amid Sir Arthur Tregenna pretty prett thoroughly at this moment I dont don't understand you vou you should be the last on earth to 10 ask for tor much o of Miss are your e eyes es Jn Un Jl their o old lei situation You ont don't und understand me Lady Cecil laughed a little and glanced o over at the two gentlemen to whom the taU tall governess govern e ess talked No perhaps not per not per perhaps haps I X dont don't quite understand myself Never Ct mind that perhaps I like Miss ts perhaPs perhaps the spoil spell of the enchantress s Is 18 over o me rime too We Ve wont won't ask questions like a n good little lUe cousin wo we will wH ask al ll Miss to lo dinner tola today tomorrow al and all aU the time tomorrows Well Wel certainly QueenIe If IC you OU really realy wish it I but J 1 con confess I cant can't 11 1 mm understand 1 e rata n Dont Deat t. t try ma chere where ignorance Ignorance ance nace Is bl bliss H ts is toll folly to be bc be wl Wise e Once a lidy I alays a lad lady I Ls Is it f ot and amid though Miss be lie a L governess govern govern- vernes vern- vern ess es tolla today sho has been Iten n different in lii days ays gone by Thanks for this favor fa Let your our Invitation laton In be bc gracious ra as your invitations I can be he when you oU IIa like Sho She turned away and walked Into the time house Her cousin louk looked d after her with a perplexed face What could Queenie mean h it Why I wu jt plain as the time rose roc light yonder in the time west that Sir Sil Arthur Tregenna was going oln to fall fallin fallin al in love Joc with wih her Sir Si Arthur Tregenna who had imad come down lown here hare expressly to lo lofall Cn fall I In love lo with Lady Cecil Ceci Clive Sir Arthur In whom all Lady Cecils Cecil's al Cecis Ceci's hopes and ambitions should be lie centered And here heie wn was Lady Cecil now be begging this Inconvenient Incon lO governess might be brought forward tin lit own Into 1110 his so society so- so o- o ciN treated as nn an equal and left leC to work her spells Its lt's the Iw stran strangest t timing thing I e ever JUC heard of its of-it's or IR Its It's preposterous preposterous However us mis iS I ha have promised 1 I suppose sup sup- pose I am must mist And what will wil Undo Uncle say I shall l keep an eye lye upon you OU this first evening e Miss ls and If IC I find timid you OU attempt to entrap Sir Sim SI Arthur first frt evening even even- ing lug will vill wi be your last 01 Miss two tto cavaliers ca fell Cel back as m my lady appeared The lime other other oth oth- er Cr gentlemen had gone gono to their thel rooms to dl dress S tot for dinner those two followed follow follow- ed now Captain O'Donnell's shame shaie e In fn Inthe the tue conversation con had been sl slight ht but butI there therl was a look of conviction cOI on his I face as he ran up to his room 11 It I Is 15 sh she he lie aid ahl to himself there is js not hot a doubt about it f. f A nursery governess s Rather Hather a disagreeable disagree disagree- able abic change I should imagine after aCer the lie life ICo she hn has left leCt What hut In the tho name mime of all nil that Is mysterIous can canhan have han brought her here Miss listened In grave surprise as my lad lady tersely and curtly curty issued her hel commands It I is my mn desire at the solicitation o of Lad Lady Cecil Ceci Clive CI c Miss I s that lint you YOl dine with us today tollay she sho said sid snappishly There Is no necessity for Cor an any chan change e In your OUr dress You are aro wen well enough Miss was robed lUte like a in gray gra s1 silk a pearl brooch fm fastening her lace luce collar colar and a knot of blue ribbon in her hair halt She looked look look- ed el doubtfully at my lady as she list list- 01 ened C ci Lac Lady Cecil Cure Clive e Cl wishes me to dine line with wih you tuda today m my lad lady she re repeated repeated repeated re- re I as though not nol sure she sue had heard aright I I have said so so 80 m my lady Jady replied still sti m more re snappishly I dont nt pre pre- tend Loud to understand only emily she does docs oc re that thatIs Is enough Lady Cecils Cecil's Cecis Ceci's wishes ae are Invariably In mine mimic And then lien my lily lady with her silken train sweeping majestically behind her hel sailed aled aw away avay and the tho governess who had so signally come to honor walf vas as left lf alone alone alone-alone alone with wIh the paling splendor of or the sunset with the time soft sort flutter Huter of oC the tho Jul July wind with wih the twitter twitter twit twit- twi- twi ter of the time birds In iii the branches and the peacocks with wih their stately strut and am outstretched tails bore an al absurd surd resemblance to my lady hoi herself self and Miss dark darkly thoughtful face faco aco broke into a smile smie as she saw sa sait i it As the time queen pleases she said with wih a shrug And I 1 am am to dine with ith wih the Right Honorable tho the Earl Ear of the Lad Lady Cecil Ceci and t two baon l. l Some of us lS are born great some achieve greatness and some som have greatness thrust upon them I 1 Iam Iam am am nm ono one of the time latter It Jt appears I thought the time power to wonder at anything al- al any any- thing timing earthly had hail left lef me forever butI but II I won wonder onder I I el I wonder what Lady Cecil means b by this Miss the he governess half an hour later sat t flown down among this very ery r elegant company at dinner Sit Sir Si Peter field scowled through his glass eye as he took tool his seat What hat tho the deuce does this mean ho lie thou thought ht sava savagely oh brIn bringing tho the brats brats' governess to dinner To an annoy no me 00 nothing else that's thal's her Imer amiable motive always to annoy me inc Miss ls found herself placed between the Earl of and Sir Arthur Tregenna re enna The earl carl Immaculately got up spotless ruffled rufed snowy now linen tall tail tal coat rose lose In his button button but but- ton hole diamond ring on his linger Inger hair hall perfumed and hands hand white and delicate as his daughters daughter's own 1001 looked ell tho time whole patrician peerage of England Eng Eng- land personified in lii himself And with all the suave gallantry of oC al a day latter later day Chesterfield he ho paid compliments antI and made muade himself eminently agreeable anc to the la lady h by be whom he was seated His digestion might be bc upset his peace reaco of or mind destroyed ed b by the tho proximity but his handsome faco face was sas placid as a summer lake al Your rea reading ing of that poem was something quite won wonderful erCul Miss 1 hem hem- casUl castle I 1 give gl you OU m my word I have I heard some tome of oC tho the best elocutionists of oC I th the day day on on the time sta stage c and oft off or It but it-but It but upon my life lre m my dear young lad lady you ou ml might ht make the best of them look to their laurels laurel I wonder now nos' wilh wih your youl Ol talents and and pardon pardon an old man mon manyour manyour your your personal appearance you ou have ha never no el turned your our thoughts in that di direction di- di the the the stage I mean It I Is our gal gain at present but it is tho the loss los of ot tho time theatrical world Miss smiled supremely smiled supremely at her cn ease case c. c Your lordship is Js pleased to be he com com- I or the latter I greatly fear It I Is one timing thing thing to read rend reada I Ia Ia a poem decently and quite Iulo another to electrify the world ivorid as Lady Macbeth I ma may teach tench children ren of nine to spa spell words of ot two syllables and the time nine nino parts of speech but I fear 1 would woul receive more hisses than titan vivas ivas Ivas on th the boards of ot the time Princess PrInces By 1 some chance she looked up a ashe as ns she sho finished speaking and anti met meta a pair of or dark keen e eyes es looking at her aero across the table with the strangest most look Tho Those o cynical blue eyes eye belonged belonge to the Irish Url can soldier ODonnell ODonnel Ho lie Ie smiled as he Ime met her gaze Miss I does herself helf lr less Jes than justl Justice ho lie said vel very slowly rA rA t great reat actress she might never nc be we be-we we have o no great actresses cs nowadays l. nowadays but but ut 1 l a clover er actress I am ammi very sure As s Asto Asto sto to Ld Lady Macbeth l I have no menus means o of knowing but hut butin in in tho the character o of oC Ophelia now I am am quite certain she would bo he charming Miss I tc's steady llad ha hand nel was wa lUn lifting a n gl glass of champagne Time The suid- suid ud udden den anti and great start she gave gae av over over- net Mel tho the gla glass o and nod spilled he the WilI wine How awkward I am an she he said willa with will wih a n laugh If I such H Hf f ns as tilts this I fear fem Lad Lady Dan Dangerfield lc will wil wil repent ilA ha having Invited h her imer r govI O ln s q to dinner Thanks m my lord don dont trouble yourself my dress iress ha has e eap ap- ap ed cd In 11 time the trifling confusion of the time accident acci- acci dent ent Captain O'Donnell's remark passed un unanswered IH and It Il wa was as notIceable that Miss ls tool care not to meet tho those steel blue crl c eyes eye ye once aln until the tho ladles left f the table It 1 was he lie who sprang pra up tip and lucid heh the time door loom open for Cor them and as she 11 swept wept b by last she lifted her large eyes suddenly and shot him a piercing glance 1 lie 1 boWed I Ie e 11 slightly sl slightly hU then lien the door elo closed d and awl th lie gentlemen drew up lP charged am and toasted It I was rather remarkable that lint Si Sit Arthur u usually the most niost ab nh- of men drank much mor wine urine than any one Imie ole there hall hail f ever Vcr seen sen him drink before beCore Major ajol lanel from rom his place at the time end of the th table saw sav It I. I and shrugged hl his hiu shoulders shoulder with wilh wih a a. sotto soto voce comment to to hi his neighbor ODonnell Used to be he absurdly temperate temperate- a ver very er anchorite er whatever an anchor anchor- He lEe may be I don't dont know I you ou have |