Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-09-12
.Ob very well. 1 shall De back in time

..oh, very we'll shall DE back in time
anyway"
He went out presently in a mans care
less and casual kind of way, sauntering
into the conservatory and taking glance
at the ferns and flowers with the help of
a cigarette. twice went back TO the morn
inC-room to ask his wife question of no
particular importance, then found his way
to the stables and looked keealy aud criti-
cally over the cattle that were enjoying
life of ease aud luxury under the eye Of
servants and capable groOms, and finally
he disappeared from the immediate neigh
borhood of the house bent upon business
about which Mrs. Bob never tho ught Of
making close inquiries.
Left to herself. Mrs. Bob took up the
London paper ana looked it over, leaving
the table and settling herself comfortably
before the fire. Then she went of to talk
to the cook about the meals for the rest of
the day-then went up to her dressing
room and had a consultation with her maid
who was bGsily occupied IN altering din
ner-dress for her to wear at Matcham the
following week.
While she was there the cOachman sent
up for orders, and Mrs. Bob said that she
would have the brOugham at hree o'clock.
So in the ordinary avOcations of an En-
glish woman of good position Mrs. Bob's
morning passed quietly and uneventfully
away. and at one o'clock she sat down
alone to a tempting little lunch, a bit of
fish and a sweetbread. with a glass of
good claret to wash it down; and a few
minutes after three o'clock she might
have been seen driving in the neat green
FlaV mir with rod in the dl-
rec ion of Blankhampton.
''It'is rather early to 20 back. don't you
think, dear?" she said 10 Mrs. Trafford-
on yes! they were on the most affection
ate terms, these two-''aud l wanted to
make one or two calls. l wish you would
90 with NE, detest going to places alone,
| always feel such a lost little person. as
if somebody might sit upon me by mis-
take.'
"Oh. yes, Will 90 with pleasure unless
It is to anyone I don't know" Mrs. Traf-
ford replied. eve had better call for my
things later. hadn't we?''
Eyes, we can do that easily. | want to
go to the Deanery and to RiverclifTe.
You know the Rivercliffe people, don't
you?"
THE Leith-W arminsters-Oh, yes" Mrs.
Tratford replied. ''Thcy are rather nice
people, don't you think?"
Yes, | thought sol called there some
time ago but they were away from home.
Then Mrs. Leith- Warminster called when
we were in town last time so | never saw
her until one day last week when ! met
her at the Palace. l thought her a charm
ing woman. Bob says she rides wonder
fully we'll"
~ wonder what made them come to
Blaukhampton," said Mrs. Trafford,
thoughtfully.
Hunting. so she says" answered Mrs.
Bob. well then, dear, if you are ready
we will go-it is four O'Clock now and !
want to be back in fair time"
Mrs. Trafford being entirely ready, the
two ladies went down to the carriage, eaC h
stopping for moment before the glass in
the hall to make sure that her veil was
straight and becomugly fixed and that
she was in proper trim for the important
| function of making calls.
The admirable Cox was on the watch
| and went down the steps before them to
open the carriage door, and then Mrs
| TrafTOrd got in with vague little feeling
that such Il carriage ought to be her own
and that, if it was, lady and carriage
would admirably match one another.