The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-24
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words might Lars l3lsse4 eig4ler as ar
answer or an appeal.
81 think it should DO some time before
the end Of next moath, or people viii be
going out of town.
81 suppose SO, was the reply, SO list
less1y given that Mrs. Hylton glanced
keenly at her daughter.
What do you feel about it yourself,
Ellag
"Ts-ohl-I-I've no feeling. Perhaps
if we waited No, it doesn't matter
let it be when you and George wish,
mother, please.
Mrs. Hylton gave q sharp, annoyed
little laugh. Really, my dear, if you
can't get up any more interest in it than
that, think it would certainly be wiser
to waltz
1t was more than indifference that
Ella felt--s wild aversion to beg inning
the new life that but lately had seemed
so mystariously sweet and strange; she
was frightened by it, ashamed of il, but
but she could not help herself She
made no answes, nor did Mrs. Hylton
again refer to the subject.
But Elias worst fluctuations had yet
to come. That afternoon, as she aud
her mother and Flossie were sitting IN
the drawing room, Mrs. and the Misses
Chapman" were announced. Evidently
they had deemed it incumbent on them
to pay a state visit as soon as possible
after Elias return. Ella returned their
ELUSIVE greetings as dutifully as she
could: she had never succeeded in cult
waiting very lively affection for them
today she found them barely endurable.
Mrs. Chapman was a stout deWlapped
old lady, with duh eyes and pachydeg-
matous folds in her face. She had a
husky voice and funereal manner. JGs-
sic, her eldest daughter, was not alto
gether uncolnely in a commonplace way;
she was dark haired, high colored, loud
voiced. generally sprightly and voluble,
and oveTpowering She was in such a
hurry TO speak that her words t11pped
ere another mp, and she had meaning
less, and, to Ella, highly irritating little
laugh. Carrie was plain and colorless,
content to admire and echo her sister.
After some conversation on Elias con-
tinental experiences, Jessie suddenly, as
Elias uneasy instinct foresaw, turned to
Mrs. Hylton.
''Of course Ella told you what sur
prise she had at Campden Hill yester-
day? Weren't you clectrifedgs
mo doubt l should have been, said
Mrs. Hylton, who detested Jessie, ''only
Ella did not think fit TO mention it"
ooh, | wonder at that Ihope wasn't
going to betray the secrets Of the prison
house:' Jessie was fond of using stock
phrases to give hghtness and sparkle to
her conyersation) ELLA, the idea Of
your keeping it all to yourself, you sly
pussl But tell me-would You ever have
believed Jumps fhis sisters called George
'Tumps) could be capable of such indie
pendent behaFior2'
mo" said Ella, indeed l never
shouldf'
"Ha, hal nor should we! You would
have screamed to see him fussing about.
Wasn't he killing over it, CARRIE"
ooh, he was, Jessie."
any SON" explained Mrs Chapman to
Mrs. Hylton, is so wonderfully ener-
getic and practical. Ihave never known
him fail to carry through anything he
has once undertaken-he inherits that
from his poor, dear father"
81 n'tquite gather what your brother
George h J been doing, even now, said
Mrs. Hylton to Jessie.
sob, but my lips are sealed. Wild
horses shan't drag any more from me,
Don't be afraid, Ella, woa't spoil sportt'
There is no sport to spoil, said Ella.
"Mother, it is only that-that George
has furnished the house while I have
been away"
Really" said Mrs. Hylton, politely,
''that is energetic Of him, indeedp'
Poor dear Jumps came home SO proud
of your approval" said Jessie to Ella;
'and we were awfully relieved to find
you didn't think we'd made the house
quite too dreadful-weren't we, Carrier
Eyes, indeed, Jessie"
"Of course" observed the latter young
lady, its always so hard to hit upon
another persons taste exactly. especially
in furnishing"
impossible, should have thought
from Mrs. Hylten.
II nope Ella Is OF different opinion.
What do you say, dearests'
"Oh," cried Ella hastily, with splendid
mendacity, I'll liked it very much, and
and it was SO much too kind of You
and Carrie. I've never thanked you for
for all the things you gave ne!'
''Oh, those! they aren't worth thank
ing for-just g few little artistic odds
and ends; they set off a room, You know
give it finish. "
young people nowadays" croaked old
Mrs. Chapman, lugubriously, in Mrs.
Hyltons courteously inclined ear, think
SO much of luxury and ornament I'm
sure when / married my dear husband
wei
Now mater, dear, you really
mustn't!' interrupted the irrepressible
Jessie. MRS. Hylton is on our side, you
know. She likes pretty things about
her, don't you, Mrs Hylton? And talk
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