Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-01-07
CHAPTER XIV.

Lady Valworth sishs profoundly ~ she
drops into chair. and receives with u
thankful smile her late but ever welcome
cup of tea.
"such crush. Such nm abnormal
temperature! Talk Of India"
She sisls mildly, us all fat women
sigh The concert had indeed been over
crowded, ~ the Shva was To sing
II hate the ultra fashionable conccrts"'
says her sister-in.law, Mrs. Brand, who
Is feeling Slightly fractions. THE Others
are nearly, II not quite, as good, and
there Is the advantage Of finding ones
self alive after them; but this afternoon!
To look NJ the Duchess OF Downsairc
was to guess the rest. Poor woman! she
grew so flushed. 80 heavy, toward the
end. that I wonder the chair didn't give
WAY under her"
''Whcro Is MIlliccnt," asks Lady
Valworth, rather inconscqucntly.
"In her boudoir with Miss Roche. !"
Mrs. Erand's tone Is slightly sharp. II
asked Brown as | came in, and he told
me 50"
"liow lid she spend her days.
"Wiih some people rather ont Of my
set. though in n specially good onc--if \
rather duil onc-of their own. You re-
member the Durans odd Fanny Duran
more particularly. She is keeping house
for her nephew now.
Maurice Duran, who lost his wife
some years ngo: y silly little woman
with u temper, ns | remember her. y
DAUGHTER of Lord Aslhorough'
"Ycs. The wife was insupportable To
n degree. Wcll-hc lives with his aunt
now. And what on earth Milliccnt could
sec In Fanny Duran Ia make her miss
,o1lty's concert is more than can con-
ceivc: sometimes that girl worries NE
beyond hclicf. "
We'll think Il was very nice OF her, ="
returns Lady Nalworth. plcasinily.
"rrw r.rls nnwaday' would glvc even y
thu ,.;hl To- an old woman like Fanny.
10. IL was kind OF her.
She taps her spoon softly against the
edge of her cup. and tells herself tha, this
niece ~ hcrs-so soon to be her daughter
IN LAWS indeed "A treasure Ia he desired.
II dare say YOU ARE right" she says.
".And rs 10 Nadine Roche, that little
friend ~ hers. have wanted Ia say u
word to sou about her for some time.
She ~ such sweet girl-so gentle, 80
Thoroughly hred--but poor, you know.
Her father. Gen. Rochc. died suddenly,
aud there was no provision for the family
--a very usual thing with military men
and 50 the poor child has To give lessons
to ckc ont the slender income that she
and her mother possess.
"a sad story-but hardly an uncom,
mon one. You suggested that ! could
help her-that you wished 20 enlist my
symplthies with regard to her, but as
yc, hardly see how I can he OF use. II
money
oh, no. Nothing at all ot that sort.
But OF late II has seemed 20 me that
she Is looking pale; and, now that the
season Is drawing 10 a close, and Milli-
cent and are 90 go 10 you to the park,
I think IL would be very good OF you IL
you would ask the poor child there, too,
IL only to give her breath Of fresh air.
She Is looking really III, Il strikes me.
and, n you could put her mp for BIT, !
know Il would delight Millicent"
"why, OF coursc--of course" says
kindly Lady valworth. Anything TO
please dear Nrillicent; and, besides, all
you have said about Miss Roche quite In
ss-@-ss s..~ "
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