Gordon Stables

As We Sweep Through The Deep Gordon Stables

Book Excerpt: ..."Come in.""Sir Digby has called, Miss Keane, and desires to see you for a moment. He is in the tartan boudoir.""Tell him, Smith, that I am sorry I cannot leave my room--that I have a headache--that--stay, Smith, stay. Say that I shall be down in a few minutes.""Yes, Miss Gertrude.""It is best over," she murmured to herself as Smith left. She touched the bell, and next minute she was seated before a tall mirror, at each side of which burned a star of candles, and her maid was dressing her hair."Mary," she said, as she rose and smoothed out the folds of her blue silk dress, "do I look my best?"...