Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-07-25
meantime, had left the store.

| meantime, had left the store.
"Pray tell me what you can have against
| Mrs. Falconer,n said Mrs. Hervey, coldly.
II think you owe me an apology for treat
ing friend Of mine so rudely." She was
/ not at all afraid of Mrs. Monteith's elegant
| apparel or snobbish manners; within her
own recollection she had been forced to live
| plainly, having only been so prosperous for
q few years. She had always visited Mr..
Hervey's family, and his young wife had
never inquired upon what ground the ac-
| quaintance originated.
II am not accustomed TO treating shop
| girls as EQUALS replied Mrs. Monteith,
with disagreeable haughtiness; "yoili'
| friend, Mrs. Falconer was nothing but a
common shop-girl when Mr. Falconer took
| her up and married her, and made up my
mind when | heard the dsgraceful story
from Nine. Arnot, her employer, that if
ever came 10 Philadelphia l would expose
| herr
"Whdt disgraceful storyi" demanded Mrs
Herveyi she was still too indignant with
| Mrs. Monteith 10 take in the fact of Isabeps
low estate in all it's terrible significance
"Why, Of course, she must have inveigled
him into the marriage" replied Mrs. Mon
teith; mo man OF his wealth would marry
"Harvey Faleoner isn't a man to be in
weighed" asserted Mrs. Hervey, emphat
ically. 1.-THE fact of her being a shop Cir
wouldn't influence him against her mo
ment if he fancied her otherwise"
II pity Mrs. Stanford said Mrs. Nor.
teith. ut must be a terrible blow to have
such mesdltdnee III the family"
Eyes, poor Mrs. Stanfordlr cried Mrs
Hervey ironically. "She came here and
made them visit, appeared with Mrs. Eel
coner in public, and went home perfectly
charmed with he's sister-in-law, as know
on undoubted authority" IN triumphant
tone, sand l would advise you, Mrs Mon.
teith. TO keep your knowledge of Mrs Fal.
coner to yourself, if you have no better
grounds TO found your autagonism upon.
Mr. Falconer isn't the first man In our
American aristocracy who has married a
poor girl, though it isn't every poor girl
that can rise from low position to a higher
one with such grace as Mrs. Falconer has
DONE" she added, significantly.
Bpmethingin tho latter alluslon seemed to
touch Mrs. Monteith in tender spot, for
she tossed her head and said something
sharply about arrogance" and ''upstarts,n
which Mrs Heryey did not catch.
" What do you think, Aunt Katy said
Mrs. Hervey, an hour later, as she was
seated in pleasant room at home, where
an invalid's chair was drawn up to sunny
window.
1--WE met that elegant Mrs. Falconer at
Cady's this morning, and Mrs. Monteith
gave her the cut direct in such an insolent
manner. / was so mortified l thought |
should sink; Mrs. Harry Dwight was with
Mrs. Falconer and her eyes fairly flashed
fire at Mrs Monteith -
"What grounds does she claim to have
for such rudenessp asked Aunt Katy, an
elderly woman with white hair and a sweet
pale face, sanctifed and made lovely by long
years Of suffering.
She had been left childless widow uader
circumstances of peculiar sadness, and Hor-
ace Hervey had taken her to his home when
ne brought his young bride there, and she
had been the family saint ever since,
"Why, she says Mrs. Falconer was
shop girl in New York when Mr. Falconer
married her, and she doesn't associate with
shop-girIs, !" Initiating Mrs. Monteiths AFRO.
CANT manner.
"HOw long sincel" said Aunt Katy,
laughing mcrrily In her low sweet voice;
ut seems TO me Ihavo seen Mrs. Dolly Mou-
teith when she .idered shop-girl very
good society, indecu.N
" Do tell he, AuE; atv,n said Mrs Her.
vey, ~ Is Mrs Mont in, and wat Is her
come caur iamilv?i
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