People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-08
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slowly opened ner eyes III a quiet ROOM
In the hotel
"Do you feel better, dear?'
HAS the storm passed."
eyes 1t was very short. It's clear
ing away, and the sun is going down
behind deep.red clouds"
Who was she, dear?"
"Who?"
THAT person. felt her come near
me- and my heart grew so cold. And
then | seemed to hear the sea roar just
as l sometimes do in my dreams-an
awful sound, as if everything l loved
and cared for was breaking to pieces"
Say no more, dear. I've sent for
Sam. You'll be all right after a little
supper, and then you can go home and
dress for the hop tonight. You re-
member you promised to go with us?"
'Yes, remember. l cannot 60"
"Why notP"
81 hardly know. She might be
there"
''How strange you are, Mail Who
might be there?"
81 do not know. That woman. The
lightning lit up her face, and l saw
1t as plain as day. Forgive me, deary;
/ couldn't go; couldn't meet her
again"
why, you never saw her before?"
"No, lever. Idon't even know her
name"
"Why, it's only fashionable dress
maker who arrived here last night.
Everybody in the house is talking
about her wonderful dresses She was
pointed out to me- Her name is Louise
Rochet"
"It's very silly in me, l know, but
somehow | cannot help it. Let me get
up now. must go home. You'll for
give me, deary; could not come to the
hop tonight Shs--that Frenchwoman
would be there"
Mademoiselle Rochet, being a guest
OF the house, was invited to the hop.
There was much interest excited over
the affair, for there were many who
looked for some new dress that would
charm astOnish and instruct.
MademOiselle Louise Rochet did not
attend
The hop was not success.
The advancing season brought more
people to Wilson's Holl, and the hotel
was full. A few days after the hop
the afternoon boat brought gentle
man Snd lady to the Holl, and from
the landing they drove rapidly in a
light wagon TO the hotel. He was a
man about sixty years of age, of mass
i've frame and fine large head with
abundant hair already white. She
was much younger-a woman of soft
and feminine beauty, though well past
middle life. In dress the man was
severely plain, the woman rich, almot
OstentatiOus. Dress to her was a mat.
ter Of profound Importance, to him
Onl y convenience.
every sorry, Judge; every room is
taken. Can give you half of one of
the cottages"
''We shall want four rooms-one for
my wife, one for myself, one for my
son and parlOr. BY the way, l sup
pose my son is here?"
mo, sir; not just now. Mr.. Royal
Yardstickie still keeps a room here,
but he's away on Mr. Manning
yacht"
The Judge seemed to be somewhat
disturbed at the information given to
him by the hotel clerk, though he
calmly signed the register in silence,
thus:
y. Fl. Gearing and wife, New York. NJ
"Will you go to the cottage at once
JudgeP
The Judge merely nodded in silence
He seemed TO be disturbed about some
thing, and the clerk wisely held hi.
peace and turned to welcome othel
guests.
The Judge and his wife walked along
the planked path to the last cottage a
the west Of the hotel, and took pos
session of their new quarters Hardl,
had the servant opened the rooms ant
left them in peace when Mrs. Judg,
Gearing, after carefully laying asid
her extra garments, said, with Just
shade of impatience-
Pm surprised that ROYAL did no
come down to the landing to meet us.
"He is not here, Maria. He is ava,
on q yacht with some friend"
''Poor boyi I'm glad of it. He's s.
delicate. The sea-air and the rest an,
quiet on the yacht will do him good.
That's all right, Maria, and
haven't the least objection to his 90
ing; but it would have been wiser
he had given up his room at the hotel
l do wish he could be a little NOR
thoughtful about such matters"
Judge, Royal is an invalid. Yo
must excuse him in some thing.
What could he do if he returned an
found every room taken in the hotel
He might die of exposure while tryin
to find some place to lay his heaC
Poor Royal is such sufferer after hi
terrible studies at Paris"
Nonsense! When was at Wilbr;
ham l was assistant janitor and mad
nine fires before breakfast, and was ;
prayers every morning, and taught a
evening school two miles from coller
FIVE nights in the week, and was orgal
blower at three services and choir-r
hesrsal at the First church in the ne,