The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-30
TIME WORKS WONDERS.

eyes," cooed Georgina Pelham, sympa-
thetically. 'If old Mr.. Silingsby was going
to fail, 1 don't see why he couldn't have
waited until after Lentl'
"And such lot OF exquisite dresses as she
has just had over from Pa -isl'' added Marcia
Forester. ga pear ool,r, trimmed with
point applique and silver green reps and
the sweetest pink lace, and"
"Of course they'll be no use TO her now"
said Mrs. Pelham. "He's quite ruined, they
say"
"What do you suppose she will do2"
yawned Georgina, indiferently, as if the
question did not much matter one way or
the other.
"0h, don't know-visit around among
her relations, suppose" said Mss Forres-
ter. "Mrs. Marmaduke Walton is her aunt
and the Marmaduke Walton's are very
rich. Poor, dear Blanche-she might have
married splendidly, if this hadn't happened,
for some people call her very handsome"
CT don't, interrupted Miss Georgina, spite
ully.
''Nor 1, eitherl' assented Marcia For
roster. ~ never did fancy those big, black
eyes and the brunette style; it is very coarse,
in my opinion-but then, you know, peo-
pies ideas differ, and Blanche Silingsby has
been quite BELLE"
Georgina Pelhsm was sauntering along
Broadway, under the shadow of Stewards
great white palace, the next day, her point
,ace parasol held so as to throw the most
becoming rose light upon her insipid, doll
face, when she suddenly met Blanche Sill
iDgsby face to face.
Georeina held out her tiny hand, encased
in a delicately tinted straw colored kid
glove. Dear me, Blanche" she lisped, sis
this you? So glad to meet you, am sure.
l hadn't an idea of what had become of
your
81 leave town tomorrow" said Blanche,
quietly. 81 suppose you have heard of our
misfortunesfn
ooh, of courser" said Georgiana, wonder
ing why her companion would revert to such
disgraceful topics.
''You are going to your aunt Walton. of
course2"
"No, am not, " said Blanche, slightly col
oriDg "Hou forget my penchant for indie
pendence, Georgina. / am going as an in
structress in a school at Telbyville, where |
shall receive $500 year,
GeorgiaDa drew back little.
''Y0u, Blanche, teacher?n
Il y.
'Why should l notf''
'It's so vulgar" said Georgina, half clos
ing her blue eyes. "And you have so many
rich relations"
II would rather die than live on the
grudgingly given charity OF rich relations"
said Blanche, vehementiy.
"Of course" said Georgina Pelham, "you
can't expect to retain the friendshipOf those
who are obliged to be exclusive, if"
What dOyou mean?'' Blanches large
black eyes were fixed unfinchingly on Miss
Pelham's face as if see would read the very
inner depths of her soul. Georgina GRIM
soned; she was angry at her own discomfit-
UIe.
II mean" she said sharply. ''that I, for
one, can't be expected to associate with
teacher. / should continue to visit you in
spite of your fathers failure If you retained
your position as lady, but -"
81 think" said Blanche, quietly, chat |
am perhaps the best Judge of how to main
tain my position as lady. Good-by,
Georgina?'
That same day she met Miss Pelham for
the second time. surrounded with circle of
chattering young gentlemen, eye-glassed,
mustached, ana perfumed in the excess of
the style. Georgina saw her, but she neither
smiled nor nodded.
81 am no longer on the list of her &C
quaintances," Blanche thought, with Bit
ter smile. We'll, so let it be. My path in
life is marked out for me, and ] can not
swerve from it."
Miss Lagrange kept a very select and
elegant Establishment for Misses" at the
salubrious village of Telbyville, and Miss
Lagrange was busy, chirping little lady of
forty or thereabout who speedily took a
great fancy to her new governess, and
loaded Miss SIlingsby with kindness.
They are all nice girls, my love-" she
said, describing to Blanche her new pupils;
''but Mary Arden is little peculiar and
needs my careful management, Miss Jones,
your predecessor, was good young person,
but we had to part with her because Mary
Arden took such violent antipathy to her.
And Colonel Arden is one Of our best
patrons"
Miss Silingsby, in consequence of this
very ludicious warning, felt a little uneasy
when she first sat down to give music les
son to a dark haired, sallow little girl to
whom she was introduced as MARY Arden"
but when the hours ordeal was over, the
child threw her arms caressingly around the
young teachers neck.
~ like you, Miss Silingsby," she cried. 81
am so glad you are come here. Papa will
like YOU too, know. You are so pretty
and so soft voiced, and you don't jerk about
as Miss Jones used to do"
For Blanche had conquered the willful,
restless, capricious child who was the
dread and dismay of Miss Lagranges whole
corps of instructresses.
Mary Arden, now grown into a girl of
eighteen, was sitting by the CRATE fire in a
splendidly furnished apartment, half bou-
DOR half dressing room, which was hung
with cream colored velvets, Just the color OF
the earliest spring primrose, and the carpet
was patterned to resemble golden sea moses.
Birds warbled in their cages, newly cut hot
house plants flung heavy orors in the air,
and the little tables were loaded with books
and work, mute evidence of feminine pres
ence. while by the farthest window sat a
beautiful woman dressed in white cashmere,
with her hair coiled simply at the back of
neck, and fastened by pearl comb-Blanche
SiliDgsby once, now the wife of Colonel
Eustace Arden. For our Blanche had drawn
a prize in the lottery of life, and had married
the richest man in the rich city of c..
Two beautiful little boys were playing at her
side with a small dog who rolled and barked
in an ecstasy of canine enjoyment over the
carpet, and altogetqerit was as beautiful a
| picture of domestic enjoyment as one could
wish to see.
As Mrs. Arden bent over to watch the
gambols of her lovely children a servant
| came into the room.
"a young person is downstairs, ma am,
| uho has hoard that Colonel rdpn wanted n