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I I WHILE MY LA V I X SL HAIR IS BRUSHED 1 S BT BY JULIA M MUNRO f r Of OC course Parker 1 know you YOt to b by tho the soul Bout of oC discretion or I should S never nc speak Croel freely of ot family affairs to you ou But nut It Is really vexing Isn't It that tat tho the quiet o of ot our home English home life should be disturbed b by a n mere mero slip Blip of oC ofa oCa S a girl It I would woul fret Cret one less tes I fancy If It It were ont only ways wy 8 different to our own But nut this American language puts one mo at a L disadvantage antage hourly if I one ono on only I khew Just what she meant but ut there Is Sir 01 Oliver I can an see sec It frets trots him ilm Into Quite n a temper tempel At tea ho was feeling ute rather Rental genial he lie really roath was and ho said Mi to her lier Were glad you ou enjoyed the opera Miss Grayson you have heard Melba before perhaps perhaps I suppose the line singers ers do sometimes some some- tim tm times s appear In America She looked at Sir Oliver oddly and replied Well el I should smile smie Now row I. I what did she mean If IC I she would only onh express herself herselt Intelligibly one ono ml might lit snub her but how is one to kno know tho the correct time to do so Why h should she smile smie It I real really Isn't an nn at all i is it One al 11 doesn't learn leorn b by It I whether she smiled because tho the sc great at singers er do not often ofen sets gets as far Car g as America morIca or because the they do It I is continually the same thing However her hel visit will wil soon bo be at atan nn an end and I only hope the thc Dusen- Dusen herons ma may not live l e to regret their In Invitation In- In to her If I she remains much lon longer or Cecil Ceci will certainly show his re remarkable remarkable re- re infatuation for Cor her In some someway wa way that tat will wIl give her an opportunity of or engaging herself hersel to him Silo She Is too clover clever er cle a girl not to Know ho he will wil be Lord some somo eo day I do rio not know wh what t his parents are aro areS aror r thinking of or You know Parker I am S entirely disinterested In this although there nr are those I am certain who be behove believe bo- bo hove lieve I would be pleased to see seo ono one of or my U fl dau daughters as Lady but bt S you ou know that I have never no cr given gl sucha such sucha 5 a a thing a second thought I S Do uDo Do you ou notice an any more gray ra hairs haIrs' over my mr temples Parker larker There Them just where you ou are arc parting It i now I hope hop not for tor although as you rou know I have ha e no van vanity I I rather dislike tho the Idenor idea Iden of or showing nn any signs of or age age Good Gooe night Lot Let my hair hall down Parker rind I bathe the m my forehead forhead with cologne water I have been through such a scene It ItIs I Is quite quite Quie beyond believing bele My I breath was taken away I What is there In that American girlS girl S to attract any one and ant yet ct oh m my nerves are unstrung utterly That m my myson son Ron Harold used to associating with S his well wel bred sisters slaters and all aU the bestS best S county count families should come como and ane ask mo to intercede for him with Sir Oliver Ol er for for permission to ask that girl to become be become be- be come his wife What is ho he thinking of of I 1 wo would M not have his sisters hear heur of It I for or the thc world They would b be beS sure suro he had quite lost his mindI mind S S I 11 told toM him plainly I 1 would not noton venture von ven on ture tUIO to suggest such an ld idea n to Sir Oliver Olver The shock might be bo the death o of him Mm S Why h the girl has his no fortune fortuno at a all aU that Is what makes It a tho the more singular ular Not that Harold needs to marry money but young people are often oCen dazzled ted b by the time fortunes of American Amer Anier- ican heiresses Harold is rather strange of late tate He says she sho is Jolly joty good od company never never- never bores a 0 follow tollow S like the other girls dr do knows what she shel l likes 8 and ant wh why she likes ItOh ItOh It Sir Oh I should never risk tolling telling Oliver 01 r what Harold s says 3 It I would shorten his days das I 1 foil fol a a bit bi calmer n now ow Y You u can leave the tho candles b tonight tonight and put tho cologne cologno where 1 Ican J I can reach it I and ane Parker toll tell tel the young OUI ladles to o go SO quietly by m my room ir 11 In f m nl so sn I r need rJ not be dis dis- t That's all Good night nl night I L This has been a remarkable da day S Pork r When we arrived at Du en- en L b o n IH I 1 v- v v f f un J amon the guests tho the Duko of ot T and his daugh ter No one denies denIeR that ho would S make a desirable J husband for any girl but I should never ne cr think of ot tore tore- I mc n a dau daughter of ot to Ills his hJ notice I 40 and hns' hns be boon on at I n Sn 1 Ho Ins hRs only old 5 ar old child H lie i 1 1 ng 1 tor stepmother for for her I Every Evory Evor one made mado such auch sch a a pet of th the child and toward lunch time all tho the young ladles ladies went to the boat hoat house taking her tot with wih them thorn Fancy their plight when the child chilil chie fell from th the Into the Ink which is ex extremely ox- ox deep M My Winifred screamed and nud ran towal toward tho the house for help I pony Polly eron cried Oh what shall I WP we 11 o 0 if I only some of oC the men men were wert I IL L here that American girl ex ex- claimed You Tou ou certainly are a helpless lot lot In my country the tho women dont don't tont let a baby drown because Lecause they dont don't don'tS S happen to he be men t. t With that Parker off ort she toro tore herS herlong her herlong long skirts skirts skirts-I I can cnn scarcely bear to S speak pf Qt such an unladylike ylko proceeding proceed ing and Ing and throwing Into th the water swam to where the child had sunk Bunk for Cor th the second time uM My Winnifred's calls caB had brou brought h l help belp In the meantime and tho the duko dukoV V arrived ed just as the girl laid his little Itle dau daughter ht r on the bank hanl Now whether from fatigue or pure perverseness the girl girt Cain fainted tell Winifred calls cals It her hel dramatic Instinct I J dont don't know whAt it Is but lut it I drew everyone's c attention ded to what they called her heroic S her wonderful t presence of at mind anti and r ant antI much else Cecil Ceci anti and ane m my Harold har hardS hard hard- lly l- l I ly glanced at one ono another though as S you ou know the they were th the tho closest chums all ali 11 th through Iou h college As I 1 ho have ve often otten told tole you OU Parker all nl Americans are f unaccountable beings There was a young at r hall hal toray today some one CecilS Cecil S had met antI and traveled with In Switzerland Switzer Switzer- i hac land at time the same time the I r. r became acquainted with that Grayson girL When Vien sh she e Cal fainted n tel today what wha t must he do elo hut but lift Bit her in his arms arm anti and carry cany her straight to tho the hall ball without with wih m. m out waiting to f find nd nut out whether his r host approved ed of ot it I or not not- not When remonstrated ted with Ith afterwards afterwards after atter- wards he lie said I reckon It wouldn't wouldn t do doto doto to wait wal until her clothes dried on her heri anti anu i while some somo ono one decided by whom In what hat manner she slie must bo convoyed conveyed to her roo room SUCh extraordinary Ideas arent aren't they thoy Idos mn makes Yel wlm I l heard tonight other othor events events palo Pao beside it How low It tal Cecil parents blame S parent him or wh need I upbraid harold when ben a man In a far higher position than either can ever n have and art o er o nearly twice their age does exactly what th the they each wish to do Yes for Ith there thero c can n Je be no doubt about It for Cor I. I myself that hat heard tho duke ask Grayson Iri son to GI TifiS become the DuchI Duchess Duch- Duch ess of dale I declare Parker I T i I l should scream out and they tho would know that I 1 was In ln the conVer- conVer y l. l com center center- r- r ator I had on one of V no Idea Idea of oC his offering course my daughters tl the tho tte title but but- butot ot or course no lowed 15 English girl eirl would wod be ale allowed al- al e by her parents to It had he so honored her reuse I confess to a feeling ot of curios a curiosity as to whether this girl would I show an undue eagerness s to engage herself hersel self to a n duke ruke Ho expressed himself him him- saying Miss Grayson Gray Gray- Gryson Gry- Gry son I feel teel I can never for tor you your saving own Margarot's lifo at the risk ot or plied Do 00 not give It i a n thought she ro- ro I 1 was pled repaid when I 8 saw the roses The again duko In time tho ones one's so Cheeks checks cou coughed and continued hee For n a fortnight I 1 have ha e weighed the tho question Ot Of SS Queston course cOUse I am Iwar waro your ways are aro not ours It I mIght be 10 some time before nie Bore you OU cou could accustom yourself to them but I h have havo lo you carefully and noted that you OU ar are arery quick has hns very ery Besides Margaret fon a n fondness noss for Cor you OU and I esteem you H for Cor your read ready assistance In the hour ormin of oC id danger I have therefore de determined de- de to ask ash you ou to continue to take tale care cre of ot the lifo Ifo you fa ed saved and anti beCome the tho Duchess or of f S You ou never evor le er know Parker what an A i American girl Irl Is 18 going going to do Her face eo was as red as ns though sho she was an angry r nit HIt I suppose sho she was blushing Hor voice olce was calm when she spoke You ou ol I seem seam to have ha carefully weighed I your our ide ot of the lie e Question but whore where where do I on come In it was really I senseless Parker I 1 expected to see him turn and and leave her I l h hoped ho would I diLl cIU Instead of ot which he act actu- actu tHy t- t thy Hy looked Ill il at ease case he hc the Duke of oC f clale She looked him him straight In the eyes and md ne he said hesitatingly I fear I have ot got expressed myself w well ll Sho gave ave a little laugh I think vou you might havo have done eone It bettor letor if I you youad youad ou oual ad al taken a n little longer A fortnight seems to have only given hen time you OU to weigh one side of oC the queston question In anther anther an- an ther fortnight perhaps It ml might ht have havo occurred to you ou to weigh whether I be he hap happy In a foreign land lanel among persons who misunderstood me mc me I II I I I all aw al 1 I 1 I love lo c could coull with be 8 satisfied to leave thO BeR rolling beI bc- bc tween n I ys s. for the sake salo of or being t toler ate a as a n duchess l 1 have no Idea Idea- P Par Parler er what else tho the duke hIke said as I heard Sir Oliver calling me mc and I hastened d through the ho palm house to meet him hini All men arc are to fools tools Parker If I a girl is 1 yount youri an and has as a ar pretty face race I told Sir 0 Oliver Iver Vi what 1 I Iliad had d overheard and he remarked er 01 Tid dies dales dale's done ilone the right thing but lies nos too to late Jato perhaps perhaps Cecil tells me mo he lie feels sure luro that lint Miss Grayson and that American chap we ve met at tho ho hall are In love with each other el Well hal well wel re I fancied Harold would have hove brains enough to see that tho the little Grayson was worth a n dozen wax puppets like tho the sisters anti and tho time girls then lion i n wo could have kept her among us Now Parker can you OU fancy tancy what 0 my feelings s were Of OC course not No Noone ono one could su pose Sir Oliver Olver would have so far taken leavo leave of oC his senses as to his to a only son marry that American girl I repeat repeat Parker all allmen allmen nI men arc are fools 1 Why h my dear fancy Cancy having a dau daughter law that ono one could never novel know what she Rho meant by what sho she said I dont don't o a word about her being In love lovo with wih that young oung man who carried her to tho the maIl hall al after her faint faint And If It she had been of course courso any previous attachment would give wa way wi when she sho Iho was given gh-en the opportunity opportunity tun It of ot becoming tho Duchess ol ot I caught the end ent of or tho dukes duke's conver conversation aton with her and ant you will wil n not nt t credit It I Parker but ho was lowering himself to persuade her to tomar mar marry him and aie remain in England The color cotor had bad faded from Crom her face faco and her ier eyes ees had hal a far owa far away look as sho answered gently enough this time I 1 1 have haxo enjoyed m my summer In England very much an and I 1 like It I here but but I 1 reckon America Is size size Now ow Parker you OU are a sensible oman woman and I J leave 10 0 It I to you OU whether that was an Int Intelligent answer What That dl did 1 she menu mean b by America being about her size It I Is a large country Parker Parker Par Par- ker and It might be sob she was using It ItIn Itin itin in a sense That Is to ex express express ex ex- press it was about her size sizo because she felt so elated so puffed up b by tho the honor she sho had received Do brusa brus 0 my hair vigorously It I may help mo me to sleep for ever since Ince that girl came among us I J have havo sic t poorly Indeed I keep puzzling constantly constanty over o er what she sie can cn mean by hor her barbarian Janu lan lan- u e. e I havo have already turned ever every available l light ht on en the meaning of ot her remark to the duke What hat most Par Par- vexes me mc though Pr- Pr kor Is 18 that I cannot determine by It I whether she has hus accepted him or not not Can you 1 I |