Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-06-11

Dreadful" declared Lady Mallow-
dale, latter all your sacrifices p,
Lady Cecilia, however. on her arrival
at home, found that, after all, she was
to have her way, Cissie having taken
the Squire in hand and coaxed him into
state of grumpy acquiescence.
Ada st. Clair indeed !" he growled.
Sounds like a young woman in the
Stereoscop1c Company's window Bet
ter get a decent housemaid. Wait till
Reggie comes homel Your mother'u
wish her far enough then !"
CisSie laughed and argued. sorely
against her own secret inclination.
~ could have busted the drawing
room, and made mothers caps and
bonnets, and seen to Topsy and the love-
birds, without having an intrusive fe-
male spelling our evenings she
thought: but she WAS a good-natured
little body, and from the earliest DAYS
of her sensible girlhood had petted and
spoilt her silly little mother more than
was perhaps quite judicious.
"'One of the family y Well, sup
pose, that being the case, the correct
thing will lie for me to go and meet her
this afternoon" she observed some days
later.
Rather you than l, Puss." said the
Squire.
Remember, you've promised to be
civil; and you must find a man and
horse to take the wagonette and me to
the station"
Cissie was in good time at the little
roadside station, and in no danger of
mistaking the one lady-passenger who
alighted, a tall slight girl carrying a
Mentone basket, who. with rustic of
many founceS and glitter of jet
frlnges, swept majestically along the
small platform.
Miss st. Clair, suppose 2" said Cis-
sic. Il have come to meet YOU"
The young lady raised her long pale
eyelashes languidly and bowed distantly.
Have you had pleasant journey 2"
Miss st. Clair surveyed Cissie with a
pair of keen blue eyes before replying,
noting her weather-stained tweed suit
and rather battered felt hat.
Thanks" she drswled still more
diStantly and languidly. sis there a
carriage here ?"
Close by. Can 1 help you to see
about your luggage r'
"Thanks-if you'll be so good" She
motioned to huge pile of dress bas-
kets and trunks, handed her basket to
Cissie, and swept off slowly towards the
wagonette.
Takes me for one of the maids"
said CIssie to herself delightedly, land
means to show De my proper place at
once. What fun I''
The drive was an almost silent one,
Miss St. Clair receiving CIsSie's remarks
with frigid graciOusness and making
scant response. As they alighted, the
Squire suddenly appeared.
"Ah, Ciss, come along with. me 1
want you. How do, Miss st. Clair
You'll find Lady Cecilia expecting you"
and he carried off his daughter, leav-
ing Miss st. Clair-eyes and mouth
open, and the aristocratic composure Of
her demeanor considerably disturbed
standing under the portico staring after
them.
1t was awkward enough meeting
again at dinner, though Cissie was
good.tempered and Miss st. CLAIR evi-
IDENTIFY not troubled with over sensitive
ness. There was an undoubted restraint
over the party, and the evening was, by
mutual consent, cut as short as posi-
bic.
81 don't like her." said Cissie to her
usual confidant, her lOoking-glass, that
night. "Her language and her dress
are Doth too fine. Black tulle and silver
for a quiet dinner But she's deep;
and, though I'm sure she isn't lady,
if would be hard work to prove it-and
do no good either"
Three OF four weeks passed unevent-
fully. Half of Lady CecIlia's visions
were realized. The interesting Ada
seemed determined to justify her de-
scription of herself. She was up early
TO assist Lady Ce ,ilia to dress, and
down in time to make the breakfast, if
Cecilia gave her the chance, which was
seldom. The lighter part Of the house.
work was done thoroughly and with
magical rapidity, to the bewildered ad
miration of her rustic assistant. Cook
however opposed any invasion of her
domain.
s'She's an interloper, she is; and I'll
have none of 'em in nv Kitchen"
As for the faithful Jones, he thus de-
livered himself
Whatever my opinion may be, ma am,
keeps it to myself, and treats her with
the respect due to an 'ebby of my la
dy's."
Nevertheless he sternly declined as
sistance in plate-cleaning and table
laying, and received all orders from the
lady-help under protest.
Miss st. Clair was not musical, so the
duet-playing was impracticabIe but
she wrote Lady Cecili.,'s notes, made
her caps exquisitely, took Topsy and
Mouton, the poodle, out for their daily
airing, and finished off some mighty
performances in crewel work which had
been abandoned in despair by Lady Ce-
ella, listening the while with the pro-
foundest attention and sympathy to the
good lady's gentle stream of small
talk. In fact, she made herself so In
dispensable that CIssie felt herself
crowded out" many a time, and had
hard work to combat rising sense OF
injury.
sits mean of me to the last degree
just when ought to be so glad of any
thing TO make the poor little mamma
happy-nowadays too, when l must be
with papa as much as possible, to keep
him from moping about; finding fault
with the men, and fretting over the inn
provements which he meant to have
made this year. 1 do dislike her-more
than ever since Sunday. "Oh, you
wretch I" she exclaimed suddenly to her
pretty pink reflection. I've found
YOU out Last Sunday? Yes, you've
hated her ever since she took your Sun
day-school class, and Mr.. Athelney said
what a help it was to have any one so
well up in the routine, and he carried
home her books for her. You're Jeal-
GUS, Cissie Dennistoun-jealous of
Herbert Athelney! As if ne cares