Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-02-08
CHAPTER VI


The court was already furnished with
rich material for busiest gossip: but
few more morrows were destined TO
cast in shade even so pregnant a topic
"a Clarimond's cogent rcprimand of
Prince Philibert. The king had been
seen publicly strolling through his own
grounds with Kathleen; he now as pub
licly visited her at the hotel, spending
hours each day in the pretty sitting
room which Mrs Kennaird at once Sc
cured for his own and her daughters
comfort, as downstairs they would al
most have been mobbed by gaping for
eigners. The mental condition of Mrs.
kennaird, at this particular time, was
one Of hysteria, narrowly verging upon
dementia. The kings open admiration
for her child filed her with "A feeling
toward him which might have given
her. if she could have looked upon her
self just as she now was. and looked
from normal eyes, many shivers of
shame. She had impulses TO fling her
self on her knees before Clarimond. and
press her lips 20 his hand. telling him
that he was the most godlike being the
world had ever seen, and that his good
ness in giving heed 10 Kathleen reused
her deathless maternal gratitude
The American snob. who is apt TO be
the most mettlcsome and affirmative Of
all snobs yet recorded had risen ram
pant IN kathleen's mother. She could
not sleep; she could scarcely eat a NOR
sci, and then did not know Of what
food she partook. At first she had ideas
OF sending 10 Paris for a robe in which
10 array her child at the state ball.
Then, after this plan had been vetoed
BIZ Kathleen, she grew reconciled TO the
idea that the girl might create a more
striking effect if clad with the utmost
simplicity. After all. let her be attired
in the plaine,t Of white frocks What
othcr beauty in all Saltravia could stand
so trying tcst?
We. it e wiser" she said. excitcdlv.
. Kathleen. lOf late She had done and
said everything cxcitedly, vet with her
effort 20 appear self-rcpresscd hardly
better concealed than that Of the fugi-
tive ostrieh.) My dear, you are unite
right People win lool; at you more.
and in SO doing they will see you as YOU
really arc. Besides, it's in far nicer
taste.
oh said Kathleen. Struggling her
shoulders. II should like a handsome
gown; what girl i'm the circumstances
wouldn't? But % telegraph % Worth OF
FeliT, and to send cithcrof them money
we could SD i'm afford,-whv. the very
thought OF ~ is pure nonsense. mamma,
a. you ur.t Doe aware"
II wasn't thinking Of tho expense"
replied Mrs. Konuaird. with a Httlc ir-
repro ible catching Of the breath
There arc certain things one abrays
cen afford"
kathlcrn laughed and shrugged her
shoulder. "Iou mean, Q suppose. that
we could go back % Dresden and econ
omizo more severely than we've yet
done"
cob. no. ! didn't mean that. II
didn't mean that in Ue ilv." said her
mother
Kathleen gave TO answer. diviuing
what mad really Lccr meant n her
mother only know the actual substance
~ har late .rrrcleati,n. witch tho I.i1,,l
Iuny bad principally talked ~ her past
cement TO- hl1uzO Lispcuard She
had been very FRANKIE She had told
lIarmoud everything and had found i'm
BIN @ most gra i7u- and friendly li-ten-
i'' '...'' a..."I IIf.I many QUO. lions.
e. an ~ which she had replied with
thor Th ccudpr As regarded the im-
pre- Jon That She had made upon him.
She could rot doubt that 80 had been
One of strong fascination Thi. iu g.
self wa- nothing new; most mon. under
"a certain age. bad shown her bet ono
sort ~ homage. r1 have % king show
DO "a entirely novel, and not little
dislriug Moreover such king ae he.
filled to DIS fngcr-tipe with an tho
rrao That please women Handsome.
.nIrt.v. amusing. iu counties ways,
tle choicest Of maic companions,
Tor three afternoons ho dropped ina
upon her, and in each time her mother
received him in her blandcst fashion.
coutriving coon 20 slip from enc apart
mont and leave them together Mrs
Kcunaird bod no fear 81 Che faintest
imprudcncc on Kathloon's part 10 sho
had thought at ali on this subject DO
would have been 20 decide that her
daughter American blood would save
her from even % dream Of folly Be
sidrs had She not already learned that
Ciarimond vas the most honorable man