The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-11-24
CHAPTER T.
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II was = fine afternoon in the middle
OF May. The sun shonc brightly inio q
light, large, gayly furnished room. cyi.
IDENTITY the boud0ir OF private sitting.
nom ct a woman Of means, Il not ~
VERY cultivated taste. Cultivation, re-.
iincmcnt, educated taste, were. indeed.
most conspicuous by their absence
from all the arrangements Of this room.
Everything IN II looked rs II il had cost
u good deal a money, but there was
everywhere IN odd mixture of the vul.
gar and elegant -inconguitics which
here and there almost attained the rel.
alive he'ghts Of the sublime and tho
Ridiculous. There was n velvet car.
pet. light in IL general effect, brilliant
and varied Of hue; il had n dazzling
blue ground. adorned with moiauions
81 drab, more Ike tca-trays than any
thing else; garlandcd with flowers
81 every hue. aud Of species both
known and unknown TO scientific class
liication. il was q carpet which would
have caused n laticr-day yo,ary of blue
aud white china and neutral tinis 10
tear bis hair and wall aloud. Il wa.
the Kind Of carpet which challenged
the beholder 10 ignorr Il II he could,
with n triumphant CONSEQUENCES that
he could not. High artistic authorities
inform rs that the carpet should be the
lcast striking thing In y room. In this
case. u was the most striking one. Pos.
sibly that was ono reason why H. own
err had chosen Il. She was q person
who did not love the hcnuty IT r%rtiring.
ness In any shape or form. This was
abundanily testified. not only hy the
carpet nlcady mentioned. hut by all
the rest Of the furniture Of the room.
The hues werc. IN all cases where II
was possible. lively, and. ~ that mo.
notony might not pail. they wen Va.
ricd Colors and shapes and style. were
massed together Ia n bold and daring
way which bad at least the merit Of n
defiant originality about tan original.
iiy which dciied conventional IDEAS Of
silnsss.
One OF the principal features In thi.
room was the profuslon Of tables, little
and big. which pcnaded IL. Jus,
where the uuinitlatcd visitor might rea.
sonahly have expected 10 find a FRYE and
open passage ~ the door, or she win.
dow. or the piano, there, without fail.
would b. planted some rickety. spindle.
legged structure. covered with spcci.
mems OF the latest and most grotc sue
shina monster or pafisian gimcmck
IIhey werc bought uy the lady of The
house as articles ~ tsrfn. Il was hor
unruly son Tom. and his no less nnrul,
ally. Margaret harrington. who persist.
Ell IN calling them gimcracks) They
were a great nuisance 10 all her friends
ran away with n gruat deal II her
pin.money. and werc universally voted
bore; therefore. she chung 10 them
with a fondness which only increased A.
the disfavor 81 others augmented.
She, Mr.. Robert Pierre. was. Al tb,.
moment Of this bright afternoon. alone
IN The room "A stout. fair. mairnnly
woman, Young still. and only promising
~ he enormous nnd unuirIdv In urur,
some time. She was dressed In A Kind
II tea gown Of some flowing white stuff.
a ia Wnffeaa. which. with IT, frills ana
ribbons II blue. suited her. Her fal,
facc wore a somewhat high color. and
she threw herself back Ia A luunglne
chair, and closed her EYES. sirhlnr
YEARLY. and clasp.ng her hands upon
her knee.
"oh.' she murmnred. half aloud. 81,
everything ready. | wonder7 I do wish
he would come, and relieve my mind
about that champagne. know there,
no, enough In the house. and Il we wer.
70 iali short at the last. good graciou.l''
Alter q moment given 20 ponderins
On The diru possibility. she snddcnl,
started up. again In an agile manner.
and pulled the bell. Then she said 4
The servant who answered her
Bring some tea, end tell Mis- Bar
fington that II she Is at liberty | shoult
like 10 speak to her"
With which she again sank into he
chair and waited, her lips moving nov
and then. as II she mentally apostro
rhized some loved object. II wa. mo-
-, however. az those who knew h.l
would easily have surmised. Could he
nsdlsaiioas have been heard. they woul,
have Fnn.
II suppose I must trust 10 hls n.
~membering u. hut men are 90 c~arplos.
unlsss their wives look after them The,
really Do behave Ike Imbeciles in .om
eninE<. Men AMI cooks-I don't know
oyht1-& - Al. - n''