St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-01
TIME WORKS WONDERS.


''It's too bad" said Mrs. Pelham. "Just
at the beginning of the season, too
and such a gay one as it is going to bep'
YES" cooed Georgina Pelham, sympa-
thetically. IF old Mr.. Silingsby was going
to fail, don't see why he couldn't have
waited until after Lentr'
"And such a lot of exquisite dresses as
she has Just had over from Paris" added
Marcia Forester. "a pear-color, trim
med with point-applique and silver-green
reps and the sweetest pink lace, and"
"of course they'll be no use to her now, I"
said Mrs. Pelham. Hes quite ruined,
they say"
What do you suppose she will do?"
yawned Georgina, indifferently, as if the
question did not much matter one way or
the other.
.'Oh. | don't know-visit around among
her relations, l suppose" said Miss For
roster. Mrs. Marmaduke Walton is her
aunt-and the Marmaduke Waltons are
very rich. Poor, dear Blanche-she might
have married splendidly, if this hadn't hap
pened, for some people cali her very hand
some"
II DON'T" interrupted Miss Georgina,
spitefully.
mo /, either!' assented Marcia For
roster. Il 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 Pelham was sauntering along
Broadway, under the shadow of Stewards
great white palace, the next day, her point
lace parasol held so as 10 throw the most
becoming rose light upon her insipid, doll
face. when she suddenly met Blanche Sill
ingsby face TO face.
Georgina held out her tiny hand, encased
in a delicately tinted straw-colored kid
glove. Dear me, Blanche" she lisped, lis
this you? So glad to meet you, am sure.
hadn't an idea what had become Of you?"
Il leave town Tomorrow" said Blanche.
quietly. Il suppose you have heard of our
misfortunes?"
''Oh. of counsel" said Georgina, wonder
ing why her companion would revert to such
disgraceful topics.
"You are going to your Aunt Walton. Of
course!'
mo, / am not" said Blanche, slightly
coloring. "You forget my penchant for
independence. Georgina. am going as an
instTuctress in a school at Telbyyille, where
l shall receive $500 a year"
GeOrgina drew back little.
You, Blanche, teacher"
SYes, l teacher" replied Miss Sill
ingsby. ''Why should nOt?"
sits so vulgar" said GeOrglna, half
closing her blue eyes. And you have so
many rich relations!"
Il would rather die than live on the
grudgingly given charity of rich relations,
said Blanche vehemently.
"0f course" said Georgina Pelham, ''you
can't expect TO retain the friendship of
those who are obliged to be exclusive, if
'What do you mean?" Blanche's large
black eyes were fixed unfiinchingly on Miss
( Pelham's face as if she would read the very
/ inner depths OF her soul. Georgina GRIM
soned; she was angry at her own discom-
future.
Il mean," she said sharply" that /, for
one, can't be expected TO associate with a
teacher. / should continue 10 visit you in
spite of your fathers failure if you retained
your position as lady, but"
Il think" said Blanche, quietly, THAT
am perhaps the best judge of how to main
tain my position as a lady. Good-by, Geor-
ginar'
That same day she met Miss Pelham for
the second time, surrounded with circle
of chattering young gentlemen, eye-glaSsed,
mustached, and perfumed in the excess of
the style. Georgina saw her, but she
neither smiled nor nodded.
II am no longer on the list of her
acquaintance" Blanche thought. with a
bitter smile. ''Well, so let it be. Ny path
! in life is marked out for me, and cannot
swerve from it,"
Miss Lagrange kept a very select and ele-
! CANT Establishment for Misses" at the
salubrious village of Telbyville, and Miss
Lagrange was busy. chipping little lady of
40 or therea5out who speedily took 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 per-
son, but we had to part with her, because
Mary Arden took such violent antipathy
to her. And Col. Arden is one of our very
best patrons"
Miss Silingsby. in consequence of this
very judicious warning, felt a little I'M
easy when she first sat down to give a
music lesson to dark-haired. sallow little
girl TO whom she was introduced as MARY
Arden" but when tie hours ordeal was
over the child threw her arms caressingly
around the young teachers neck.
Il 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 sofU-voiced, and you don'i
jerk about as Miss Jones used 10 do"
For Blanche had conquered the willful.
restless caprlcious child. who was the
dread and dismay of Miss Lagrange's whole
corps of instructresses.
Mary Arden, now grown into girl of IS
was sitting By the crate fire in a splendidlN
furnished apartment, half boudOir. hal
dressing-room. which was hung with
eream-colored velvets, just the color
of the earliest spring prim
rose, and the carpet was pat
termed to resemble golden sea moses. Bird.
warbled in their cages, newly cut hOt-hOust
plants flung heavy odors in the air, and thu
little tables were loaded with books and
work. mute evidence of feminine presence
while by the farthest window sat beautifu