West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-09-04


can. Janet. What makes YOU think
that this pretty Mildred of ours took the
diamondP"
- Pretty Mildred! We'll perhaps be-
cause she IS pretty" said Mrs. Tor
rance, looking like satirical sparrow.
MOI at all impossible" said her
husband, gravely.
You don't mean 10 imply that
would denounce a person AS thief be-
cause you said she was 1retty?" cried
Mrs Torrance, half rising to her feet
i've as good a mind 10 leave the table
as ever had To eat. would, il the
buckwheat cakes had come up"
My dear childn'
You treat me exactly as IL were n
child, cried the outraged wife. What
DO l care whether my maid ~ pretty or
n"t' Beng pretty, apparently. doesn't
keep mr. hand, from picking and steal
ing know she stole my diamond lust
as well as IL had seen her do it,"
" But what would she do with ftp"
" What question! AS il that sort
of person didn't know where to d spase
OF tn ngs easily and take care of the
proceeds | wond il Patricia is never
going to send these cakes up"
" How in the world did our cook
come to be called Patricia"
Il called her so myself when she
came. Her own name was Hannah. n
combination of sounds | utterly detest.
anu wasn't going TO have ringing in nv
ears all the time. Aud she is so tall and
erect she iustiiies Patricia. Don't you
think sop
IAN right" said Mr. Torrance, think
ing II best 10 make no reference TO the
Noras OF a few minutes since. "But
we were speaking of Mildred"
81 did think very well of Mildred. |
will confess. before this" said Mrs.
Torrance. with judicial calmness. .'She
is educating her sister. who has a voice
such n voice!-for a church singer.
when she will have salary that will be
wealth TO them, and give some lessons
besides. And she was wrapped up in
her And i took an interest i'm them
myself, and gave her silk dress TO
make over, and got new cloak, that |
didn't really need so as to give her my
old one (and l saw she had the good
tasto 10 take Off some of the trimmino).
and lots of my old music And out of
her own wages Mildred has to hire A
room and piano and pay for her les
sons somebody gives her her board till
she can pay the debt, and it takes every
cent Mildred earns; and you see it Is
quite. natural that she should look
about her to find where she can turn n
penny
IAN honest penny" said Mr.. Tor
rance "A girl who is doing that for
another Is not one that would be likely
to turn any other sort of penny"
How you do love to interrupt me,
Mr.. Torrance! 1t really seems as if YOU
couldn't bear tho sound of my voicel |
was going on TO say, before you took
the words out of my mouth, that re-
Gently this sister of hers has been advised
to take lessons of another master. who
asks all creation. but is really worth it.
And he SAYS he can make her voice n
fortune TO her. And they have been
dreadfully cast down because thew
couldn't do it. And now you see where
the diamond comes in. If she can oet
for that stone anything near its value.
her sister Mabel can take her lessons
And her voice is delcious-iust perfect
~ deliciouSr exclaimed Mrs. Torrance
forgetting the diamond again. '.Mil-
dred had her come here and sing to me
Aud | can't describe it to you. l never
heard lark or a nightingale. but a
bobolink ism whistle to it, A flute.
trumpet well, Il was sweet and sat
isfying and penetrating rs the odor of
some Hover. and yet soft as the velvet
side OF the petal OF the flower. Angels
would sing so, may be, if there are any.
And was Just carried away. i forgot
all about her sisters being NV maid. /
cried and laughed, and felt as if
had found her. And now / will sol
EMMY tell you, ATchy dear'-and she
bent across the pretty china service.
TRANSMITTING him with her radiant eyes -
Il looked at my ring, and | turned
1T and turned it, and said to myself
l had had the good of it ever since
Grandfather De Peyster gave il to me.
and everybody knew / had it, and nv
position was pretty well established.
diamond rings or not, and when You
were able to afford real grown-up Sut-
Ter, you would probably get me plenty:
and II ] sod it now, and gave this poor
dear girl the money TO secure career.
what a blessing it would be to her. and
what a Joy ] should be giving 10 the
world in her. too; for OF course she
wouldn't be confined 10 a church choir
IN that case. and if she were. in what a
heavenly fashion could those tones of
hers swim out over prayerful audience.
and Just take the PRAYER on their silvery
strength, and lead il up. up; and any
body who is the means of produ in q
more of them, and so brings down the
| price OF prima donna in the market. il
a public benefactor 10 be sure, any
way; and ! was just on the point OF
saying that | would speak TO you, and
| IT you approved, as knew YOU would,
could have thousand dollars OF
| Whereabouts for them to day when Mrs
| Veasey happened in and so, as I didn't
| want Mrs. Vcasey To know ANYTHING
/ about ii, and be taking the wind all out
| OF my sails, ] Just told Mabel 90 come
| again 10 day. aud / would have some
/ thing further to say TO her. And so /
shall' cried Mrs. Torrance. taking
breath with renewed vioor ~ Shall
| have TO tell her that her sister ha- been
arrested for a thief, and she may 90
sine to her in prison. That's what IN
/ tell her, the wicked, ungratelul girlr'
"Which?' said Mr. Torrance.
81 don know how anybody can b.
/ 20 unfeelnV' cried his wife. at
/ really seems as II you were more in
terested in the troubles Of two Beg
| carly girls base enough TO rob your
wife than in your wifc's troubles.
! BOfhr'
"But 10 berry is very harsh term
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