The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-09-29

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her coming back in time surrounded by
an awkward squad of the young society
men.
Yes, they are an awkward squad. she
sud, IN answer 10 me by and by. ~And
stupid-stupid beyond anything
The idea of takSng 50 much trouble,
Bette, to please them, then
I'm not doing it 10 please them. the
iacknapes, Yes. they are iacknapes
They don't know anything but society
small talk and attitudes They can dance
-oh, how they can dance First one
and then another. till there are holes in
the soles of your slippers. Sometimes
30 70 bed ~ tired it seems as if baths Of
hot alcohol wouldn't put any life into my
feet. But I'm up in the morning AZ fresh
as a rose with the dew on it. have 10
{ be. Its what Im here for. And they
are part Of my success. these little swells
I I've got 10 90 about with train Of them
a. certificates of it, They're just like it
g WAtt1f t4' -i'Nf ttii Viz W
/ deed thank you, Mr. yonderbust Won
are always - kind Just what I wanted
( Do you know, | sometimes think you're
the most" And caught no more Of
the Silvery sentence, for she had gone off
with Mr. Yonderbust, catching up her
draperies a. she flashed along all light
and grace, and presently tripping down
5he stairs in close fitting dark serge.
and a cock ; feather in her little ,urban
hat and half q dozen other youths had
sprung 70 bold her pantS.li, to button her
glove, to walk beside her To the spot
where Mr. Vonderbust waited With his
new Hambletonian, whose pace they were
going TO try together.
When Bette came back she came di-
rectIy to me 10 where sat on the
piazza with my crochetins. II you
don't mind going into lunch with me p
di,int understand till afterward that
WAS part Of her role too. It gave people
pleasant things 10 say about her kindness
to a forloru old spinster, for one thing;
but the main thing-and I'm afraid if
had comprehended It in the beginning
should have put an end TO it out of hand
-was that quite innocent and ignorant
ef it all, was her chaperon- It's such
a misfortune, She said 10 the right peo-
pie, that my own dear chaperon, who
always takes me about, was obliged to
leave almost as soon a. We came; and
should have had to 90 too. and be buried
alive somewhere, I suppose, if my dear
little Miss Ruggles had not happened 10
be here, and she has taken charge Of me
50 kindly" Take charge of that mink
I should a. soon have thonght Of taking /
charge Of will-o'-the-wisp.
Now YOU see what | mean when say 1
It Is necessary here TO be always en- evi-
denee, You're forgotten if you're not.
Out Of sight, out Of mind am here to
be seen. If | hadn't been sitting here l
with you, that absurd little yonderbust
wouldn't have asked me to drive, and the
Others wouldn't all have gone to pulling /
caps about waiting on me TO the dog cart, !
and Mr. Dunrobin wouldn't have seen it /
as be sat there with his cigar When I I
have filed everybody's ewes, Mr.. Dun /
robin will begin to see me. 80 ! am al
WAYS plainly visible with my train Of
idiots oh. yes. I'm as light as froth, but
its game A. deep a the sen under
meath.
Bette, I'm ashamed of human nature
when hear you talk"
No OCCASION erumbling her bread
' You wouldn't be ashamed Of me if /
were irving to make fortune by what
you call honest labor Well, if this Is
not labor, I should like To know what it
is.
Laborr
It's labor enough, let me assure you,
just to talk to these whipper snappsrs.
Its more trouble than it would be TO write
a book, to graduate your conversation to
the level Of their little intellects, if they
have any intellects-Penhurst and De
Lacy and Van Stout, and the whole set
You have To make believe to each one
that you find him perfectly delightful
If you are the least atom above his COM
prehension in your tsilk, or silent, or slow,
goodbye and goodbye 10 one, good-bye
to all If one Of them sees another
hanging over your chair, he thinks there
l. something worth while there, and he's
coming in for his share but if he doesn't
see anybody, he i going where it is plain
there Is something the other fellows adj
mire. 10 YOU see? Here they come |
thought they would
She ran into my room one night before
going down To the german, An all
right?r she said Come down with me.
that's dear
Why don't YOU rest tonight ~ ask
ed. not vel aware OF my chaperonage-
Rest she said q A. if there were
any rest in the middle of campaign
ri rest when I'm through"
Bette, I'm afraid"
What Of That shall Elil2 Wei.
what if do Folks have failed before
And if fail, life won't be worth a cent,
and then there's always the river, you
know
Bette Bennett TIL have nothing
more to Do with you al all think Won
are
AS bad - bad can be- Then come
iounn and help me not u fail. I've got
to dance tonight till the last dance. and
lake ICES and drink champagne with the
beSt Of them. or the worst Of them, just
T. if we're to the manor born. If !
ien'f dance the first dance, then the 9th
rs viii think something's np. or nobody
want me. or I'nrdn old story, and shan't
have partner al the rest Of the night
It's killing-this pace. DoyoG think I'm
alIins of any -
Falling OFF, said /. There's nothing
70 ftll off You'll be the more piquant
and taking the more faded yon are You
will be prettier at 40 than your are AT
20. But, ola, Bette, you're awfiiliy old
1t %.
Wen, my dress Is new. And isn't it
ovely ,"
II was bright, gold-colored, satin, fit
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