The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-03-10

Inscribed In bold capitals with the name
Of samuel 7. Willatts."
"MercyF' exclaimed the little lady,
tossing the card over to her companion;
''What Il to be done nowg"
"Send him away" answered Mrs
Underwood.
But Mrs. Willatts demurred to the
adoption Of such drastic measures. "If
Samuel means seeing me, l guess he'll
zee me-" said she. Besides, I don't
want he should think I'm afraid Of him.
Only he shall not come to my ball unless
he gives me his solemn promise that he
won't wear = white waistcoat or q dia-
mond shirt stud"
Mrs. Underwood intimated her Opin-
ion that the very least Mr.. Willatts could
do would be to assent TO that modest
stipulation, and after her friend had left
her she awaited results with some anx-
iety. Mrs. Underwood was clever, but
she was not rich. She appreciated Rfis-
tOcratic society and was appreciated in
IT; but, unhappily, her private means
were inadequate to the entertainment Of
dukes and duchesses. Since, therefore,
she had the present prospect Of free and
comfortable quarters for several months
to come, she could not feel any very ar
dent desire for the healing over Of the
breach which existed in the Willatts
household Her apprehensions, how
ever, were apparently groundless, for at
the expiration Of twenty minutes Mrs.
Willatts Te-entered the room flushed
and excited, and throwing herself down
upon a sofa exclaimed:
~ do hate that mani absolutely
hate himr'
"PoOr fellow" said the relieved Mrs.
Underwood with a laugh. "What has
he been doing nowy'
"Oh, don't know as he did much
it's his way Of talking to me and look
ing at me that makes me 90 mad. We'll,
Sally he drawled out, having q good
time over hereY i told him was having
. perfectly lovely time, and he said he
was glad to hear it. BE had found out
all about the ball, but he was afraid he
should have to ask me to excuse him
that evening. As 1t was uncertain how
long he might stay in London, he con-
cluded he had better remain at the Ho-
tel Metropole."
"Why. Sally, you surely didn't offer
to take him into your houseG'
''No, l didn't, and l thought he might
have waited for the invitation before
declining 1t, Then he wanted to know
whether continued to intrust my broth
or with the entire management Of my
affairs, and whether l still had full con.
fdence in Henry's discretion. "A great
deal more than should have In yours
ANSWERED, at which he grinned."
"Well," observed Mrs. Underwood
philosOphically, 80 long as he doesn't
interfere with you, you needn't trouble
about what he says or thinks Of your
brother"
"But, my dear, believe he will in
terfere with me; he wouldn't have been
90 cool and malicious unless he had some
scheme in his head. He has prospered
extraordinarily Of late, he tells me, and
now he has come over to see London and
Paris. know Just as well as If he had
said so that he won't set out before he
he has done his best to spoil my fun.
Oh, Maggie, do you think he could be
wicked enough to go around telling all
these people that father began life a. .
factory handT'
II don't see how he is to get the
chance" replied Mrs. Underwood, land
1t wouldn't matter u cent IL he did. A
few Of them, such as the Duchess Of
Stratford, might disapprove Of your iv-
ing apart from your husband; but it ia
about as certain as anything can be that
Mr.. WillEtts won't see the Duchess Of
stratford. Don't you be uneasy; with
all the will in the world he can't shake
your position. There isn't timel"