Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-02-20

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body would be bored to death; and,
worse than all, her private theatricals
would have to be put off altogether.
Finally, she burst into passion of angry
tears, which threatened to end in q tit
of Mysteries.
Then, suddenly, Kate relented.
"Very well, then, I'll come, and I'll
act in the theatricais-but on, one con-
dition only. None of the people you
have asked for the week know me. l
shall not come in my own name, but as
somebody else"
'sWhat do you mean?"
81 shall come, not as Miss Ingleby.
the heiress, the fast, slangy girl''-she
jerked out the words spitefully-''but
as Miss Rose the Q%uakeress, the daugh-
ter of your old ~governess."
Miss Rose?-a Quakeress-?" gasped
Adela Ellerton.
Eyes, my name is Rose, Katherine
Rose, so that will be true enough"
"But a Quakeress-how can you do
it? Shall you say thee and thou?"
''No, that is out Of date, they don't
do it now; but I shall wear drabs and
grays and be demure-oh, very demure
your brother will think me charm
ing"
Don't be sarcastic; but surely it
can't be done-somebody will recognize
YOU"
She tossed her hat off and seized a
hairbrush. Away vanished all the crisp
dark little curls that rippled all over
her head, a straight parting. f1attened
locks falling back on either side, low
cred eyelids, a little perked-up mouth.
that looked simplicity itself; the whole
expression of her face, almost her very
features, seemed to be changed. Lady
Ellerton burst out laughing.
''My dear child, everybody says
rightly; that you are the clevcrest
amateur actress in London! Why, l
don't believe wen James would recog-
nize you?"
''Sir James must be in the secret, of
course, but no one else; it will only be
for four days, and then l 60 on to the
Wigrams. You agree? All right, then
[ come!!'
..And if L don't makethat young man
fall head over ears in love me in four
days" said Miss Ingleby to herself, as
she ran away down stairs, c%lenching
her little fist as she went. ''then shall I
vote myself forever unworthy of the
name Of Woman!"
A week later Jack Dormer stood in
his sisters little blue and white bou-
doir at Fosborough Court in the
County of Wessex. He had just ar
rived and the dressing-bell had rung,
rung, but still Jack fingered chatting
to his favorite STRENGTHENING with his
back against the mantlepiece, to the
no small danger of the China menag-
erie of wild beasts which were ar
ranged thereupon.
Sand whom have you got staying in
the house, Ady?"
ooh. not \ very amusing party, 1
fear; old Lord and Lady Sale, Mr.. and
Mrs. Halkct, Mrs. Ritchie and her
daughtcr-rather a loud girl, you re-
member"
''Yes," shudderingly, cher voice is
a never-to-be-forgotten item of her
presence"
"a cousin of James, George An
drews, a clerk in the Board of Trade
and, let me see. who else-oh, only
little Miss Rose"
''Who is Miss Rose, pray?"
: IAN insignificant little person; a
daughter of an old g%overncss of mine"
"Rose-Rose. l don't remember
the name"
..No; it was before your time, you
were a baby them replied Lady Ell
%lerton, TRANQUILITY; for when a woman
has made up her mind to tell lies, she
is generally a thorough mistress of the
art. '.She is a Quakeress," she added,
calmly.
ga Quakeress; how amusing! Idon't
think l ever met one in society before;
does she say thee andthou?n
''Oh, no; that is out of date now,"
replied Adela, quoting her friends in
formation on the subject; ''but you are
not likely to speak to her, Jack, she
won't interest you, poor little thing.
And now really, my dear boy, we must
go and dress for dinner; look at the
time!'
'.By the way, Ady," said the young
man, as he followed Lady Ellerton up
stairs, II hear an outrageous character
of that friend of yours, Miss Ingleby;
she is not here, I %suppose?"
''Oh, dear, mol"
"Well, I'm glad of it, for I'm sure /
shouldn't have liked her."
'.You will see her next week at the
Migrants ball"
"Well, l shan't dance with her, that
is certain"
"Won't you, my friend!' muttered
between her lips a young lady, who in
the gathering twilight stood above them
upon an upper flight of stairs. 1--WE
will coo ahp,1t fhaf!1 . ~
Jack Dormer took Mrs. Halket in to
dinner-she was rather pretty, but ex-
cessively dull; the lady on the other
side of him was Miss Richie, with a
loud voice-she on the contrary was
lively-over-lively, indeed, to please
him-and she was moreover %singnlarly
plain. Jack, who was a perfect epicure
ON the subject of women, felt in
tensely bored between the two. In the
intervals OF eating his dinner and
keeping up a desultory and forced con-
v%ersation, his eyes wandered perpet-
ually across the table to where. exactly
opposite him, sat a young lady in a
high gray silk dress. The dress was
the first thing that struck him about
her. There was all around him agreat
exhibition of bare necks and shoulders,
opI of fo+ arms 5irploDod :, al chair.