The morning call., 1892-01-17
THE LADY GUIDE.

cen, Earle.
surely there ought to be some embrOid-
cry about them" suggested her mother.
"Oh. do you think 500 Small tucks and
cambria frilis are SO sweet! Gertrude,
don't you think they are sweetP
"Ob. for heavens sake, don't ask me"
exclaimed Gertgude. 81 am sick OF cloIhes!"
Ms. Earle and her daughters were stay
.lpr at the Alexandra Hotel Millicent had
come TO order her rousseau-Geltrude TO
enjoy herself; but she had discovered that
This was out Of the question, for her COM
Dapions were dead to every pleasure but
that Of shopping. Gertrude had suggested
tbea!ers-they were too tired; pictures
they were too busy; yisitS-they had no
time 10 waste on friends.
"Maynt 1 60 to some of the exhibitions
alone% she asked.
'Girls can't 20 to public places without
chaperou"
"Taen to see some Of our friends %
eve doat want any of them to know
that we are ia town. and they wont be OF
Tended at orr keeping away from them"
Am l 20 see nothing, then?'
..Nau shall see every thing there is TO see
when we are done"
And when will that be?"
.Ah. FIVE did but know gasped Mrs.
Earle. iast as # her daily stage Of duty at
the shops were not the very joy of her life.
you often say how delightful it would be
10 do London as one does nice foreign
town. Take a rest from your shops this
morning and let us so 20 the Tower"
The Towerr' Mil.icent murmured
svreuy; "but had made up my mind to
legm TO 60 the shoes today"
"Ob. not the shoes. dearT exclaimed
Mrs. Earle: do leave them until we have
gone steadily through the undertaking"
That's always the way" thought Ger
trude Even If do make them realize
h5w apqaIlngly dull ! am, they forget it the
Text moment
Gertrude herself was not au accommodate
ing person, even at the best OF times, and
now she had q grievance for her mother
would neither take her anywhere nor let
her 90 alone. She broOded over this for
ten minutes, and then became aware that
her mother was saying: Three yards oil
really good cambria would cost more than
embroidery and embroidery would look
eyer so ma II uandsomer."
Haven't you settled that veto ex-
claimed Gertrude. There are hundreds Of
things 10 see all around about US, and L
shall not see one"
II wish YOU had brought jenkins,
mother" said Milliceut 1T IS hard on
Gertrude"
"Itis 50 expensive to bring a maid to n
hotel. pleaded Mrs. Earle
Il have an idear cried Mllicent, JOY
as il trimmed with cambria or embr0id-
erv9" Sueered Gertrude.
"How weak! DO you really want to ex-
plnye LOndCuP
"Weil, not particularly, but II Is better
than doing nothing
suppose you engage a lady guide I
know where 10 get one-come aud settle 1t
81 once"
They went to the office and Miss R0uth q
pretty girl Of two and twenty, was commits
stoned to take Gertrude 70 the Tower.
90 But are YOU sure that YOU can mOue my
daughters mind with all that 1t Is necessary
for her TO know I'm connection with that his
turlc bulldinc9" asked Mrs. Earle mindful
Of a mothers Outy. Miss kouth blushed
md promised 10 do her best.
And YOU viii bring her back to the
h0tel9" Mrs. Earle said, as they al left thu
tttiCa together.
How strong you must be" remarked
Gertrude. ''t0 20 all the way to the Tower
aud over 1t and back to the Alexandria
with me ana then TO your OWE home again
without being tIed.
Miss Eauth blushed again, and said thai
size was trying to learn net 10 BE- easily
tired"
MIllicent was sorry when her i0sensitIYe
sister observed: But Won OHChtn't 10 do
your guides work in q black dress; nothing
ge,s shabby so quickly"
AHiceut tOUcnPd GeTtTUde's arm, Tor she
saw n ss bOuth'S MOUTHS culver
Us true, 1 assure You, MIicentI Black
gets shabby directly, doesn't it, Miss
Bou-h?'
''Yes. / think so but must wear it"
"Ah, that comes of being in London, I
suppose. We IN the country are very lax
about mourning" said Gertrude gavlv
" uu see, we live far from all the other re-
lations II anybody Tor whom We have to
put it on. so We Just 50 in and out exactly
as we like. No one sees what we do, and
no ones feelings are hurt"
cit is my own feelings that make NE wear
II" Miss ROuth replied, and Mjliicent did
not forget the expression Of her face till
she mad got 20 Swan and EdgaT's.
You have enjoyed yourself, / hope"
said her mother, when Gertrude came home
Ion, yes, not badly. She knew a lot
about all We saw, bat that kind Of thing
rather b0Tes me. Some OF the great officials
were friends Of hers, so l saw more OF the
Tower than IS usually shown liked that"
Yes. the shut-up places are always the
most interesting"
That's not what / meant. I don't know
that they were more interesting really, but
ono can always say that they were, and il is
50 nice 20 have boon over places that other
people are dying TO get a sight Of aud can't.
II you happen 10 see her tomorrow she
will tell you what these places were, for
forget
/ am 50 Eidu tiat N0u are gong out
again With her," said MiiIcent. She is
sweet gill!
You are always taking fancy 70 people
who look at you appealingly and have badly
hidden SORROWS. When 1 engage a person
like Miss Rputh l don't want to be ALWAYS
wondering why she looks sad and what has
made her have to 20 out as a guide.
Just want guide, and good one, and that's
all"
Isn't she good oneY'
She is to me, but she wouldn't be to
"Why not?"
Because it is pretty evident that she has
had some great trouble lately and cannot
forget H. II she Eere with you. you would
be pitying her, and then you would be
weeping IN each others arms in no time !;
but 7 remember that she Is q paid guide,
and take care TO keep her up TO the mark. "
Poor girl!'
''Yes. Door girl. but poor to herself and
not to me- Ii would be perfectly dreadful
d / had 70 b. worried about her troubles"
''Sha looks such q ladyP
" dare say she WAS one before she came
to This. l can quite imagine that she may
have been in sOCietY-she seems to know
exactly how to speak 10 people But why
are we iaiking so much about her? I paid
her, 50 l have done with her till to-
morrow"
Next day Gertrude's guide escorted her to
S.. Pants. Gertrude came back grumbing;
Miss Ruuth was this, Miss Routh was that ;
but, when closely questioned, she could not
bring forward one just cause Of complaint
u am afraid she Is unkind TO that poor
girl" said Millicent to her mother Il pity
her with all my heart. l pity any one who
has 10 please Gertrude. No one can keep
her in order but Clifford. he really ought
t. take her about q little. he is busy, it
know, but not half so busy as we are, and I
Is dull for her just now"
How can ne take her about2 He must
do his work.
Next day Gertrude and her guide went to
one or two Of the city churches and sOiEe of
the inns Of court.
81 have a barrister brother in Black