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"She says," replied the sweet, musical voice, "that the Ashfords are well and thriving. She has taken quite an interest in them. Mr. Harker is rather weak, but cheerful, and so happy in the love of his grandchildren." "Ah!" said Lord Barminster, "I am glad they are happy, they deserve all the pleasure they can get." He sighed.
I want to revive a ball, just as it happened two or three centuries ago. It must be Barminster Castle or nothing." Adrien smiled across at her. "Your word is law, my dear aunt; but if I were you, and it comes off at all, I'd leave the arranging of it to Jasper." Mr. Vermont beamed.
Harker came forward with the note, he added, "Give this to a Miss Lester." "Yes, my lord," said Simpson, and taking the letter with a deep bow, he departed on his mission. Lord Barminster conducted Mr. Harker to the Octagon Room, so named from its peculiar shape. "If you will wait here," he said courteously, "I will have some refreshment sent up to you and the ladies, when they arrive."
"Oh, yes!" said Parselle; "Adrien might not like it, you know. It is a bore, though! The soup will be as thick as mud!" "By Jove! I'd forgotten," interrupted Standon suddenly. "I met Leroy yesterday, and he asked me to tell you he might be late, as he was off to Barminster Castle last night. We were not to wait.
You know I have never interfered much with your life; but though I am no longer of the gay world, I yet hear something of its doings. You 'live the pace, they tell me, and are the idol of the smart set. Barminster Castle, Adrien, looks for something higher than that in its lord and master. I repeat, sir, at your age I was married." "And loved," said Adrien softly.
Lady Constance purposely brought the conversation round to his estates, for, with all his dissipation and languor, Leroy was no indifferent landlord, and Lord Barminster invariably referred all complaints such few as there were to his son. "I'm sorry you would not renew the lease for Farmer Darrell," she said gently; "he is almost heart-broken at having to leave Briar Farm."
"He does know where the girl is; he took her from her home, and she hasn't been seen since." Lord Barminster glanced at him coldly. "My good man," he said, "you heard what my son said just. You had better make inquiries of the police. Mr. Leroy has not seen your niece." "That is not quite true," put in Adrien gently, "I have seen her."
Shaw to be soused." "He was good enough to souse himself this morning," volunteered Penelope. "I rather like him." "By Jove, Cecil, you're not afraid to meet him, are you?" asked the duke with tantalizing coolness. "You know, if you are, I'll go over and talk to the fellow." "Afraid? Now, hang it all, Barminster, that's rather a shabby thing to suggest. You forget India." "I'm trying to.
"I have become aware of the identity of the man who committed the actual forgery, and also of the fact that he is now preparing to bring further trouble on yourself and Mr. Adrien Leroy." Lord Barminster started as if to speak, but Mr.
In it he had begged Lord Barminster to grant him an interview on important personal business, hinting that by so doing he might avert future peril for Adrien and himself. In a very short time the man returned, with the message that Lord Barminster would see him at once; and Mr. Harker was shown into the Blue Room, in which Adrien Leroy had been arrested little more than a week before.
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