Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-06-19

the room above, had resolved themselves
into a committee of the whole on the
question of ways and means.
"We must have new carpets through
out" said the sage matron. "And
don't see how we can get along without
an Eastlake parlor suit and piano
lamp
"What will papa sayl' breathed Mir
lam.
"Well, l don't careI" flashed out Ros-
amoud. "Now that we've really got
into good society"
"Or, in Short" saucily interrupted
Miriam, "now that you are going to be
the Countess Scagliosa-"
"Don't, Mirry" cried Rosamond,
blushing and laughing. "What nonsense
you are talkingl"
"Well, l don't care; he is very hand
some," declared Miriam. "And that
diamond stud he wears is a regular
headlight. How Jealous Fanny Duplex
will be. and the Nottingham girls And
oh. Rosamond, how nice the saloon par
lor in the Fonteuoy Flats will be for the
wedding breakfast! Mamma, where are
you goingl"
"Why, if we really ale going to de-
eide on those apartments over DArta9-
mans" SAID Mrs. Dedfold, "we must
enrase them at once. Such bargain as
that dou't 90 begging long"
Rosamond sat looking out OF the WIN
dow with sparkling eyes, and lips hall
parted in an involuntary smile' while
Miriam ran after her mother, pleading
to be allowed to go, too.
"Isn't 1t nice about Rosy and the
count, mammal" said she, breathlessly.
"Won't it be splendid to talk about my
sister the countessl' Do you suppose
she'll have a chateau on the Lake of
Como and a palazzo in Romel OF course,
she'll have Phebe and me to stay with
her very often"
"SIrs. Dedfold smiled a complacent
smile. The idea of a titled son-in-law
was inefIably dear to her heart.
"Do you suppose-he really is-a
count, mammal"
There stood yellow-haircd Phebe,
close at their elbow.
"Really a COUNT sharply echoed Mrs.
Dedfold, "Why, of course, he is. l did
not suppose, Phebe, that daughter Of
mine could stoop to the degrading vice
of jealousy"
Phebc colored scarlet.
'NIamna, said she, Il am not jealous;
but"
Mrs. Dediold broke abruptly in with
short and sudden directions as to the
marketing and dinner, and presently
Phebe was left alone.
Mamma" said Miriam, "can't you
see italll Phebe is simply infatuated by
those Fortnums. She and papa have
ueither of them any pride. What will
Count Scagiosa think of country doctor
for a brother-in-lawl"
at mustn't be allowed to go on!" said
Mrs. Delfold, authortatively. "NOw
is just the turning point of all of your
lives. If we can keep up certain ap-
pearance and style for the next two or
three years-and if papa will only take
my advise-we can easily secure as bril-
liant matches for Phebe and you as Rosa
mond has already obtained"
And with her heart swelling with
pride, Mrs. Dedfold sailed into the Fon-
tanoy Flats and asked to see "the vacant
apartment.
The regular janitor, genteel creature
in black, with English side whiskers and
a white tie, was out; but his deputy, a
good natured little Irishman, came
promptly forward.
"Is it the fourth floor, ma'am, or the
one over D'Artagnan'sl' asked he.
"T'n look at both of them," said Mrs.
Dedfold, with the dignity of future
householder.
"Well, maam," said the janitor, "if
you'll excuse the pastry cook"
"The WHAT" exclaimed Mrs. Ded-
fold.
It's D'Artagnan's new cook, explained
the smiling Irishman. "Hs gets power
O. wages, an kapes his piaDny an his
poodle, like gintleman, an he only
works at the pasthry three hours in the
maarnin' an three IN the afthernoon.
An they tell me he's going to be married
to a rich lady an turn gintleman alto.
gether pretty soon. Sure it's a foine
thing to be a furriner, wild a resate for
claret punches an paddyfoy-grass, that all
the genthry's wild afther! And D'Ar-
tagnan is buildin' boodewar for him at
the back, but hes settled down moighty
comfortable in the Imply fiat till it's let,
so he is. But if yc don't mind the pianny
an the poodle" :"
And thus speaking, the attendant
flung the door open, shouting:
"Ladies to lux at the fiat, Misther
Scagglesp
The strains OF piano ceased some
what abruntlv n ehaoov l;tfIo do., ran