Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-10

made few acquaintances, had not had WIDE q,
terests. and though she was well educated, IN ~
no extended range of ideas. Her position L9 Ls9
ever been uncertain; she had been Meth s- Ha =
member of the lower artisan class nor :
cepted as an equal by those belonging f. @ &C
upper elass-that is the employing o,Hl2 sno
in Mergatroyd. Her mother had Sls9 S.<.
houseAeeper to Mr.. Pennycomeuuict Deod ssd
as lady by such as regarded tba|,
as the ladies of Mergatroyd-tha. .IeN iteS
facturers wives and daughters ana .,i- iualt-
the doctor, ana the solicitor, and the nsrson-
This ambiguity of position had in o,,o Pa. PaIson:
made her strong and independent in oI It
but in another timid and reservoI IInGteL.
she knew she had duties to perforn +,ov, ~,
acteu MILnous I hesIlatlon, Dutin social matters.
IN everything connected with life in the enI
tured world with its fashions and ati0ro+tas
she was doubtful and uncomfortable S6e ,SaS
now IN the presence of a woman who moved
with self-consc1ousness and assnrance u, tbae
very sphere in which Salome Was ba;ido-ad ~
consequently she watched Miss DnTbaTo viii,
wonder, interest, and desire to I-no,,- - -
Wrest ner secret from her. That she was a
good woman and worth knowing desfrv,no ~
confidence and regard, SaIome 1ever donbRRad
be without guile 'OHe e4Se "
Mhen Janet Baynes thought that the girls
mad Deen TOO forward, almost discourteons in
staring az the stranger, she looked apolopetf-
cally at Miss Durham, who met the look with a
81 tlte ne Inat sald, plainly as words, ALLOW them
nurt me-they may profit by a study of me
queens OF beauty, of fashion or of wealth ex-
pecS 10 be looked at" Then Mrs. Baynes
It In rePly, and her smile said: 'Indeed.
cannot wonder at these girls admiring you for
you are deserving of admiration"
Whether thls conversation of glances would
nave gone any further may be doubted, had it
not been that the French-speakinp waiter who
had attended on the ladies disaDDeared
Whetner ne was taken ILL OF whether caught
aoing wrong he had been dismissed, or whether
Il
wage, nobody knew and nobody cared to ask
MalIers are no more thought about by guests
than are the mules and horses EMPLOYED on ex-
PPeuIslonss PonI ne was succeeded by German, or
German-Sw1ss who could not Speak French,
ana only an unintelligible English: and the
uemolSelleS Dabarte and Madame Bayues on
prlhclpIe would not have asked for bit of
Dread IN German had they known how to do So
Salome knew little or no German and the
ladies were in difficulties Claudine was out of
sorts[someWhat feverish. but nothing serious
anu ner aunt advised that she should drink
orgeat instead of wine. The waiter was puz-
zled. "Acn! eine Drehorgel Freilieh freifich
bestelle gleieh," and he rushed off to find an
organ grinder with a marmot
Then Miss Durham good-naturedly inter-
fered, allayed the wrath OF the ladies at the in
herent Teuton1c stupidity which never can do
right, and ordered what was really required
The orgeat broke the ice, conversation be-
gan,and next day the American ladywas seated
at the same table as the Labartes with i5aIome
and Janet 1t would be impossible for the lat
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waiter, unassisted by someone who was able to
speak and understand the language of bar
barians. At first there was but the exchange
of ordinary eourtesies. but now that the three
! girls were able to speak to the stranger they
hardly contained their attentions within ordi-
nary bounds; they rfvaled each other who
should gain pre-eminent favor with the lady
who wore such charming toilettes.
The girls were triumphant; they had formed
| the acquaintance; that was the one advantage
that grew out of a German waiter; Salome was
pleased she could now learn of this brilliant ae-
complished woman; and Janet was satisfied be-
cause she was feeling dull herself, and wanted
a lively companion to relieve the tedium.
Miss Durham had plenty to say for herself.
| She was clever, amusing, interesting. She had
seen much of the wOrld-kneW most watering
places. baths and health resorts in Europe.
| The meals, which had passed somewhat heavily
before. now became gatherings full of liveli-
ness. Janet brisked up, felt better in health
| and looked quite well, proposed excursions
and schemed picnics. The whole party now
found so much to talk about that they were re-
| luctant to leave the table. Suddenly pallor
and tremor came over Mrs. Baynes. She looked
up Beaple Yeo was standing. white hat in
hand, with the puggary trailing on the floor,
near the table.
Il take the liberty" be said; Introduce me-"
| Janet looked at Salome, and SalOme at Janet
Il see," said Yeo: my relatives are in doubt
| how to introduce me while my claim is being
presented in the Upper House. Call me Col
onel Yeo, of the Bengal Heavy Dragons
| Hang my title! 1 shall find the coronet heavy
| enough when it is fitted to my brow: the eight
pearls-eight pearls; and as many strawberry
| leaves-strawberry leaves will not assume
my title till it is adjudged to me by the House
| OF Lords. You know your history of England.
The attainder was for rebellion, and I now re-
! assert my claim to the Earldom of Schofeld."
| And L" said the American lady, IAN Arte-
| misia Durham, of Chicago"
J (To BE CONTINUED NEXT MoNDAY.)