Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-05-18

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| woman. -,
But. as it happened. she felt no desire
whatever to cut her visit short, and SO
| interested was she in the news at. and
the general atmosphere of, the River
house, that she almost forgot the Deanery
party altogether. For when she inquired
! for Mrs Antrobus the maid told her that
she was ct home. and invited her to en-
ter, which she did. And as she followed
her along the spacious hall-so much
| larger and handsomer than her own-she
met Miss Baby. the youngest child of the
house, now fast growing into long
legged, gawky girl, more like a hen as
to gait than anything else. and giving no
promise whatever in any way of bloom
ing by and by into the beauty Of her
! sisters.
"How do you do. dear?" said little Mrs
Trafford, graciously. i
"Quite WELL thank you," returned
Baby.
Mrs. TrafTord could not help thinking
now very blank and childish the face was
for that long legged. gawky girl.
that is ,.
I'm going upstairs with pasa," said
Baby. importantly-and. by the bye, she
had quite caught her mothers inflated
voice, which ccntrasted oddly with her
little vacant face-'he is going into the
STRONG room. He is going to get out
the PLATEP'
..Ah, you will like that" nurmured
Mrs. Trafford. passing on. and thinking
that they had evidently some entertain
ment on for that night; wondering. too. q
little how it was that she he'd not been
asked to take part in it-for the family at
the River house were in general exceed
ingly anxious to secure her presence at
their dinner parties-far more SO than she
was to she'd the rays Of her patronage
upon them.
But the little mystery was soon solved.
for she had not found herself a chair be-
fore sne perceived from Mrs. Antrobus'
manner that something OF unusual i'm
portauce was in the air.
/ That of course. was 50; for. with the
| Antrobuses. visit to the strong room
meant an occasion of the greatest i'm
portance Indeed, as a strong room the
! receptacle for plate and valuables at the
River house was all that could be desired
| 1t was roomy and treproof. and was con
cealed from curious and prying eyes by
being secreted at the back of ali ordinary
| cupboard 1t would have held. and with
room to spare. All ample supply Of plate
for much larger family than could be
accommodated in the River house; so
that the Antrobuses set of entree dishes,
with the extra forks and spoons. looked
rather forIorn. reposing meekiy In one
corner thereof
OF course, being Of the same metal ~
Mrs Herrick Brentham' tea and coffee
service they might very safely have re-
| mained in the excellent and commodious
buffers pantry below; but what was the
good of having strong room if you did
| not use it, and what would have been the
good of locking the door at ali if you did
not do so with fitting solemnity and i'm
portance?
They say time levels all things 1t is
true Once upon time Hugh Antrobus
had been used to be attended to the cere-
mony of getting out The PLATE" by quite
train Of admiring observers. Polly-To
| To-Baby-a maid or .two-and, on oc
casion, Mrs. Antrobus herself. Now, alas!
only Baby was there to remind him of the
value which had once been set on the
family entree dishes. For Polly was in the
drawing room with her mother. listening
to the praises of Mr.. Mandarin. of Thel-
ston house, Liverpool. and of-Shanghai