Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19


iudu.. A,,...u 4..l. IIey made other eX-
cnrsons IN she vicinity, but did not cNtend
ii % a visit to their few ncighburs With
their reserved and exclusive idcrs this fact
did not strike Rose rs peculiar, but on a
later shopping expedition to the town of
san Jose certain rcticcncc and aggressive
sanstivcnoss on the part of the shop keep
ers and trhdcspeoplc toward the HandolphS
produced au unpleasant impression on her
mind She could not help noticing, too,
that after the first stare of astuuishmCnt
which greeted her appearance with her
hostess she herself was included in the
antagonism With her youthful prepos-
session for her friends, thi' distinction she
regarded asilattering and HristoCratic, and
J fear she accented it still more by discuss
lux with Mrs. Randolph the merits of the
ehupkecpvr's wares in school girl French
before them. She was unfortunate enough,
however, to do this in the shop of poly
PlOt German.
"Oxcoos me, mees, ~ be said gravely, "but
DOT lady spceks Engelee5ch so goot nit
yourselluf, aud ven you dells to her dot
silk is halluf COTTON in English she ondcr-
stand you mooch better, aud it don't make
uuding, TO me" The laugh which would
have followed from herown Countrywoman
did not however, break upon the trained
faces of tho de Fontages 'HOmmadieus'
set while Rose would have Joined in it, al
beit q little ruefully, she felt for the first
time mortified at thcir civil insinccrity
AT the end of two weeks Maj. Randolph
received "a letter from Mr.. Mallory When
he had read it he turned TO his wife He
thanks you, he said, "for your kindness to
his daughter, aud explains that his sudden
departure vas owing to the necessity of
his taking advantage of a great opportunity
for speculation that hal offered Az Mrs.
Randolph turned away with a slight shrug
of her shoulders the major continued;
but YOU haven't heard all. That oppur-
tunity was the securing Of a half interest
in Cinnabus lode in Sonora, which has
already gone up a hundred thousand dol
lars in his hands. BY Joye' a man can
afford to drop little social ceremony on
those terms, ch, JosephineF he concluded
with 4 triumphant chuckle.
Hes as likely to lose his hundred thou
sand tomorrow while his manners will re-
main" said Mrs Randolph. "Ive NO
faith in these sudden California fortunes
you re wrong as regards Mallory, for
he's rs careful as he is lucky He don I
throw money away fen appearance sake oil
he'd have IA rich home Tor that daughter.
lie could afford it.
Mrs Randolph was silent. "She is his
only daughter, l believe" she continued
presently.
eyes; he has no other ldth or kin" re
turned tho major
"She seems 10 be very much impressed
by Emile, said Mrs. Randolph.
Maj Randolph faced his wife quickly
I'm the name of all that's ridiculous my
dear you are not already thinking Of
be gasped.
Il should be very 10th to give my sane
ton 90 anything Of the kind, knowing the
difference Of her birth, education and re
ligion, although the latter, l believe, sh'
would readily change, said Mrs. Randolph
severely. But when you speak of my al
ready thinkingcf such things, do you sup
pose that your friend Mr. Mallory didn'
consider all that when he sent that cir
here>'
"Never" said the major vehemently
"and if it entered his head now, by Jove
he'd take her away to-morrow-alway
supposing didn't anticipate him by send
ing her off myself"
Mrs Randolph uttered her mirthles
laugh And you suppose the girl would
goy Really, major you don't seem TO TN
derstand this boosted liberty Of your owl
couutrywomen. What docs she care 70
her fathers control' Why, she'd max
linn do just what She wanted But" sh
added with an expression Of dignity, "per
h1ps We had better not discuss this unit
we know something of Emile's feelings il
the matter. That is the only question tina
concerns us" With this she swept out 0
the room, leaving the major at first speech
less with honest indignation, aud then
after tho fashion Of all guileless natures
little uneasy and suspicious of his owl
guilclesspess For day or two after b
found himself, not without sensation o
meanness, watching Rose when In Emile
presence, but he could distinguish nothin;
more tLan thefranl1 satisfaction she shove
equally TO the others. Yet he found him
self regretting even that so subtle was tn
contagion Of his wifes suspicious.