Out of the Primitive

ive under a rattling fusillade of sleet from over the lake. At the entrance of the

was not so quiet, swung down to hand out the occupants. Before the servant could offer his services, Dolores Gantry darted out past him and in th

his mistress of their arrival, Dolores danced across to the door of the rear drawing-room and called in a clear, fu

lf. "Dolores! Why must you shriek out like a m

were one. You forget I'm a full-blown debut

lf, if you wis

ir of elegant languor. "Yes, mamma. This-ah-driving

ected, and raised her gold lorgnette. "Do not forget that the ball Gene

good-I mean, bad-measure!" cut in Dolores with enthusiasm. "You know,

er daughter with her cold stare. "You asked her to i

know, 'boys will be boys,' and we must not lose sight of the fact that poor dear Laffie will be worth twenty millions some day-if his papa doesn't make a

. Gantry. "The presumpt

s following he

orities at Ellis Island, and had him

to Genevieve's happiness. I'll not permit it. What a fortunate chance that t

ed, "why don't you root for me, instead? I'm sure a corone

them. Dolores divined this last from the sudden mellowing of her mother's face. She whirled up out

, smilingly permitting herself to

ller over me, simply because I said Jimmy

nevieve, moving to a c

lship, then-since

the room," sa

ted up the room and stopped to look at

nt Amice," said Genevieve. "And y

id not wish to break in on your enjoyment of those delightful English house parties; and crossing o

ondoled Genevieve. "I be

ng off with that globe

nds to her eyes. "The way that frightful breaker whirled the bo

l it happened before the sailors had time to put you in the same boat. Better still, my dear, d

ou never will. Except for that-for poor Lady Bay

annot you realize how very improper-

concealed?" asked Genev

er notoriety was quite sufficiently-It's most fortunate that Lord Avondale

t very well," repli

Lord Avondale-gentleman in our sense of the term,-refined, cultured, and clean. Were he one of the gentry who have reasons for leaving England,-who go

Avondale is, shall

s regards his extraordinary insistence u

rms my good opinion

ha

is himself man

mp hand, palm outward. "

ake-the real ma

l not receive him-nev

ever, wild beasts, from all the horrors of that savag

?" called Dolores. "Is

oe c

n New York. But it is very

s. Gantry. She looked

med you left us w

ed,' mamma. You sai

e the

into the rear drawing-room. As she passed the oth

Vievie," she remarked. "What fun it must have been!

his instant!" com

mother turned to Genevieve for sympathy. "That girl! I don't know what ever I shall do with

u should know Lord Avondale bet

lled; so I succeeded in getting the earl away from Dolores. We had a mo

g?" querie

his high sense of honor,-to an absurd but chivalrous agreement with that fellow to no

. "How could that be, when Tom l

the time, hiding in the steerage or stoke-hole, or

never came up for a breath of air all those smothering days! I remember Lord James speaking o

y he did not hasten to you at Lady Chetwynd's-all because of h

e, in a tone as incisive as it was quiet,

nette. She had never before known her niece

, that absurd agreement is now at an end. The earl intimated

ecture. The footman appeared in the hall e

antry! Didn't expect to meet you here, such a day as this. Most unexpecte

t down close before her. "I simply couldn't wait any longer. I felt I must call to

coldness: "Thank you, Mr. Ashton. I

me to that?-when we used to make mudp

came dancing into the room in her most animat

t turning: "I came all the way down from Mich

your congratulations,

ecided whether it's to

her mother. "I told

use now, is it? Unless you wish me to drag out La

dear," said

Lafayette, I observed your manner yesterday towards that-towards Mr. Blake

ardent eyes shifting their glance uneasily from hi

nd Mr. Blake,"

-a fellow like that!" A

ested friend,-which I cannot say

se, if you f

will remember that

en a gentleman!" s

ime any one goes to save you, shoo hi

" said Genevieve, her levelled glance fixed upon As

on. "He is a man of the type one so freq

an eminent civil engineer, we understand. As a fellow engine

y. Blake handed me the bridge plans that he afterwards claimed were lost. I tell you, I had nothing to do with them-nothing! I merely received them from him

. I thought you'd had enough of the simple life at Michamac to recover from the ef

. So bitter cold, this sleet! You'll understand, Mrs. Gantry-perhaps on

c you take it strai

ie! You'll make a wit yet." He bent towards Gen

rows ever so slightly. "'M

old always sends it to my head. That about Blake, too-I oughtn't to 've spoken

ronical graciousness. He shifted about in his chair, and sh

his handsome face flushed, and

t intended-

rs. Gantry with si

ush off so soon, Laf

led himself together, bowed gracefully, a

ppeared and announced with unction: "Th

ve greeting: "Mon Dieu! Such a fortunate chance, your lordship! So glad to me

ubs," called Dolores, as Lord Jam