The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-08-20

-SSeJ otaSo Va Oottus Aitl tuObItE WAS MIS-
Linn's youngest sister ; but as different from
her as the sweet flower from the noxious
weed. She was more like her brother, the
gentleman who had adopted Florry and she
was his favorite sister. In early life the three
had been orphans. A kind lady, distant rel
alive, undertook to raise them, and instruct
them in the principles of religion. Two of
them, in early life, became earnest Christians
But to Mrs. Linn, the religious instructions
and duties eDjoined by her kind benefactress
were irksome in the extreme and as soon as
possible she released herself from them, and
entered millinery establishment where the
society and intercourse Of her companions
soon developed her vain and triflng nature
She married Philip Linn, gay, fashionable
exquisite, and together they started in life =
Mr.. Linn had no special business. He engag-
ed himself for short space of time to one
firm and another. He had good business tai
ents, and the lapse of fifteen years found him
in the very centre of upper tendom
Bill Manning's mother, whose beauty of
face as we'll as form, far exceeded Mrs Linn's
attracted and won the affections of middle
aged gentleman, the scion of wealthy fam
lily. He died a short time after his marriage,
but the wealth of two or three bachelor uncles
and maiden aunts descended to his orphan
child. Upon the death of her mother Bell
came to reside with her aunt. The young
girl found it hard, in the gay worldly home,
to do her duty as a Christian. She was often
obliged to endure chidings from Mrs. Linn,
concerning her strict notions of right and
wrong. And Florry not unfrequently regret
ted that she had no patron saint that she
could have framed and hung up in her room.
"Perhaps you will be canonized yourself, If
you continue SO perfect" she would say, after
Bell had raised her voice against some of the
sins SO popular in Florry's circle, st. Bella.
won't that sound sweet p She would have chos-
en- another home, but Mrs. Linn was her sole
surviving relative, and she felt reluctant TO go
among strangers. Her aunt in other respects
was very kind to her, as she was to all persons
in affiuent circumstances. But Florry was
the morning star of her home, daughter af-
ter her own heart, and she had determined
that to her should be the honor of securing
Horace Maynard, spending his thousands and
becoming mistress of his palatal residence on
9th avenue.
The young lady herself had come to the
same conclusion, and the best method of ac-
completing it, she was revolving in her mind
as she reclined in her crimson velvet chair be-
fore the glowing CRATE.
She looked up indolently as Mrs. Linn en-
tered. How did you sucoeedp''
''Oh, admirably, I have her word she will
apply to no more charitable societies."
You were fortunate in discovering her SO
soon."
eyes, with her dangerous face and winning
manners there is no telling who might have
taken a fancy to her, and few pointed quos-
lions might have placed us In an unpleasant
position"
"a little investigation you mean Pr
Well, yes, although Mr.. Linn is sure moth
ing could be discovered. But now that she
has shown such spirit, confess sometimes
feel uneasy. Who would have thought she
would have been so shrewd to get alongs But
she is under my thumb now she will not
think to investigate matters. In the spring
she has promised Mr.. Linn to leave the CITY,"
Hush there comes Bell" The entrance
of that young lady silenced the conversation,
and Florry finding her reverie broken, went
to dress for the evening. Mrs. Linn dropped
into the easy chair she had vacated, and turn
ed to Bell. "Did you have pleasant call
this afternoon, my dear?"
"Oh very the Ruskins are very sweet
girls"
! "They have gone down wonderfully. How
foolish their father was to give up everything
to his creditors
"Dila told me they lived very comfortably,
and she was glad her fathers property was
sufficient to cover his liabilities She said, no
one suffered by their loss.o
"What ridiculous idea 70 exclaimed Mrs.
Linn. 'Tbey might have maintained their
position, and been worth their thousands, if
their father had taken advantage of the law"
"Mr. Ruskin was too honest to do that"
ssHonest Fiddlesticks Florry has decid-
ed not to visit them again, and think she is
right. If they expect to go with people like
us, they must initiate our style little. But,
If they enjoy living in four-story brick and
seeing to their two servants, I'm sure shall
not quarrel with them, nor visit them either"
Mrs. Linn had forgotten how short the time
since she could not boast two servants, much
less one to superintend them. People who
grow suddenly rich have very poor memories.
CHAPTER III.