The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-08-26
A VERY NICE PAIR.


on the tenders edge and leaned he
bronze curls against the mantel
She had noted the elongation of hel
guests aristocratic yisage, then turn
ed to watch the Goals fare and pals
between the bars of the CRATE
ado you mean everything ?" gasp
ed Mrs. Deane. Lost everything !?
"Oh, nv wardrobe and some jew
elry will be left, probably. | am
sorry to part with the library.
Library You seem not atall to
realize your situation"
"Oh, yes, realize everything,
said the girl, carelesslv. After sell
ing the house and all this"-indi.
eating by a nonchalant motion hel
luxurious surroundings-.there will
be enough to settle my accounts and
rent country house somewhere" :"
"My dear girl, what will you do
with your delicate, fastidious train
ing, in a country house p
BURY it and train myself better
| cooked breakfast this morning to
begin"
Mrs. Deane arched her fine brows
in patrician protest.
But your sister, Mrs Trenton
surely she might provide for you p
aPoor Nellier' said Sousie. ''Sht
has lost too. We will creep into OBJ
scurity together"
"Oh. don't mention obscurity,
with graceful motion that seemed
to obliterate the disagreeable word
"You have SO many friends-they
would miss you so much"
True" said Sousie, ''but they
might find me embarrassing in cal
ico dress and soliciting employ ment.
"Then you have planned faltefed
her guest, how you are toto liver
minus servants, salmon and silk
with a light laugh. Fortunately
we haxe moderate appetites, and fol
necessa.ies l can decorate plaques OF
something"
Mrs. Deane rose. There was {
faint jingle from the jet fringe on hel
velvet dress. The diamonds in hel
ears twinkled oppressively. Sh'
sent speculative glance around tht
room.
IF you really contemplate sale
of all your pretty trifes, ! will assis
in purchasing
"How good you arel" said Miss
Sousie, with beautiful sarcasm II
her ewes.
And you paint SO sweetly, NJ
doubt you will find an easy career al
an artist. ! shall be charmed to in
troduce my friends when they hav,
orders"
How good you are!" repeated
the girl.
Good bye. / am so sorry 70,
are going away from Us into th'
county,
Then Mrs. Deane withdrew th'
velvet and jet and diamonds.
well ?" came merrily from ar
ante-room. How did she bear it
Did she weep and say, 'Entreat mt
not to leave thee?' Did she beg to h,
your sister and mother-in-law anc
banker ?"
"We could GO to strawberry hill
tomorrow, Nellie. said Sousie, will
her eyes on fire again.
I'VE could embark for Feele'
land tomorrow, but whether we vii
-sy, there is the rublh And Mrs
Nellie came in and knelt to rake th'
FIRE.
1T is untenanted this year. and il
tolerable repair" continued Sousie
musingly.
Il remember spending a week ii
that fair cottage once, two year
ago." said Mrs Nellie as she sat dow
on her heels and ratified the poke
upon the fender reAectively. "'Twa
in a bleak December; the wall
loomed ont of mist and persimmol
trees within, the doors creaked, tn
ceilings were stunted, the window
shook as with continual age, th'
tireplaces yawned for and howlet
for wood, ,..and it was given them il
cords of hickory. pine and oak; bu
soon it was all no more, and ye
warmth came not except in 6ushel
upon my phiz.n y
"Yes," admitted Sousie, compla
Gently. ~It is the poorest respecta
BILE place I can think Of"
why not find cheap boarding p
But what dreadful people ",
might meet"
well, we can have curtains ant
one stove I suppose, said Mrs. Mel
lie, with sigh Of surrender.
I'm the kitchen, yes: and we vii
go tomorrow, please. ! do not wan
to meet everyone"
Every one, defined, any one
some one-him. I always wa