Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-08-15
Mrs. lob
BY JOHN STRANGE WINTER,
Author OF Boobies Baby" Beautiful
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"But should not,'' Mrs. Trafford re.
turned, smiling at Julia's dismayed face.
my daughter must have a proper we'd
ding and proper trousseau. Her sister
and cousin each had them and she must
have them, too. But at the same time, If
you are both very anxious for it there is
really no reason why you should wait
more than six weeks, or even a month.
But ] really could not consent TO have a
marriage hurried on earlier than that, /
really could not"
With this Stephen Howard was obliged
to be content He was desperately in
earnest, this young man, and now that
he had broken the ice had no notion of
losing anything for the want of asking
for it,
Mrs Trafford proved herself the most
complaisant Of prospective mOther-in-law;
indeed she was now 50 well used to this
kind of thing that she felt herself on per
fcctlv familiar ground.
well, my dears," she said, 81 don't see
that we can arrange anything more to-
night Mr. Howard, you will stay and
share our dinner, won't your"
81 will with pleasure, Mrs. Trafford,"
he ansWered-''On one cOnditiOn-that you
won't call me Mr. Howard any more"
"My dear Stephen. / will do as you
wish" she said. in her own airy little way.
''But do, my dears, 20 back TO the draw
ing-room. / have letter TO write and one
or two trihes TO attend to-"
They went out Of the room but Julia
van b:.cl. from the foot of the stairs. as
four letter to IIaurie2" she asked.
81 9 .sgF finn Z, Lot har
know You don't mind, do you, dear"
Not a bit. But give her NV love and
tell her | am very happy" said Julia.
Mrs TraGord threw her arms round her
daughter aud held her tenderly to her. Il
am SO happy too, darling" she said, ''for
he is handsome and charming aud good,
too. Julia. / am sure he is good
Yes think he is good" Julia wins
percd
Mrs. TrafTord pulled out the bit Of flimsy
cambric gain and wiped few tears away
when .Iulir aud her lover had gone up
stairs again. or course, she was glad that
this engagement had come about. For
some time past she had felt herself getting
on In Iifc. though She was not fifty yet
aud the thought Of leaving one or other
of her girls alone ia the world had worried
her not 81 little Besides that she had al
WAYS bell we'd firmly that the married
state was the happicst state, the most
natural und the most desirable and she
felt sure that her girls would make good
wives ms they had made good daughters.
And yet, now that il had come to parting
with the last Of them il was an undeniable
wrench, even though this young man
seemed 50 far as She could tell, to be all
that she had said Of him in speaking of
him to julia, handsome and charming and
good too.
However. she did not allow herself to
look very long upon the darker side Of the
picture-Julia was happg and she had
carried oil another most desirable match
from the other mHtrons of Blankhampton,
ard she therefore soon dried her tears and
went downstairs to consult with the cook
about suudry little additions to that even
ing's dinner
Al amy other time she would have touch
ed the bell aud have let the cook come to
her: but the occasion had made her feel
the want Of human intercourse aud she
hccamc ire genial in consequence. So
she went down into the comfortable ser
WANTS han, where IA brightittle fire was
burning, aud told cook that Mr. Howard
WINS going TO stay to dinner aud that ,ney
must have little more added to it,
The servants, of course, knew very well
what was going ou mp stairs though they
did not as yet know that Miss Julia aud
the handsome young man who had been
SO much about the house Of late had act
uullv come f. an understanding. Cook
suggcs ed that the thick soup and roast
duck of which her ladies' dinner was To
consist should tie supplemented by bit