People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-11-24

to do the work. This was, indeed, I'M.
expected condescension, and my lady
OF No. FOG was proud, fattered, happy,
and talkative. The door was closed to
all visitors, and genius and its patron
sat down together over the momentous
affair. Seven distinct headaches at
once developed in the hotel. and their
poor owners declared they would not
not be well enough to attend the hop
that night.
"Mademoiselle had many patrons
among society ladies in New York?'
Yes, very many, the wives of Sem
ators, Judges, and Others"
Indeed! Not the wife Of Judge
Danellia or Judge Chote?'
mo. There was one, perhaps ma
dame may know her; Madame Gearing"
"Oh! you mean Judge Gearing, Of
the Superior court. She was a Ro-
chelle, married a Mr.. Yardstickie, and
he died. She must be past forty now,
but well preserved"
81 designed two habits for her,"
And dare say they were not bad"
81 assure Madame they were mag
nihcent Madame the Judges wife,
Mrs Gearing you call her, was greatly
pleased-charmed. Madame NAV have
observed her habits"
"Well, no. I'm not very well ac-
quainted with Mrs Gearing. My Milly
has met her son."
HAS she son? He must still be an
infant"
mo. II was by her first husband
Milly admires him very much. He's
lived abroad some time, studied in
Paris, was rather wild there, but Of
course is quite reformed now"
"Will Mademoiselle the daughter
permit me to examine her robes? 1t is
possible suggest something"
"Milly? Oh, Milly's young. She
only came out this spring, and her
things don't matter down here.
There's nobody here of any conse-
quence. We shall receive this fall for
her, and then, if Mademoiselle can de-
sign dress for her, we shall be glad"
Americans are SO strange. WHAT'S
it to come out?'
"Milly's debutante. She is now
young lady, and can receive calls from
young gentlemen.
"The Judges son call on her and she
SO youngr'
well, no. | couldn't permit that
OF course here at the beach young
people mustneet in social way"
Then the son of the Judge is not
what you call attentive to the daugh-
ter?''
You're mistaken about that.
Young Mr. Royal Yardstickie is not
the son of Judge Gearing. He is the
son of the Judges wife. She hasn't
anything, but of course the young man
will come in for share of the Judges
wealth. As for his attentions to Milly,
we couldn't allow it-at any rate not
till Milly is older, and not unless she
was very anxious to marry him"
Mademoiselle seemed to find some
thing deeply interesting in the robe
she held upon her lap. There were
hard lines about her handsome mouth
and momentary fash in her black
eyes, which the voluble patron mistook
for the light of genius or the sign of
deep thought
81 think, on the whole, you had bet
ter look at one of Milly's dresses l
want her to look well at the hop to-
night As it is Saturday. there will
be good many of the younger men
down to spend Sunday"
Mademoiselle, with the sweetest
smile imaginable, continued her search
for information.
1T will also please young Mr.. Yard
Sickle. All young girls wish to APP
pear well before those who admire
them"
"0h, it's not at all for him. II l
thought he was seriously attentive,
Milly would not leave her room to-
night We could hardly approve of
any attentions just now, after the
young man has lost his heart over
some commonplace creature at the
light"
The light! What is the light2"
"Hedgefence Light House"
"0h, the maritime light l under
stand. Do women trim such lamps in
this country?'
Dear, no. There's a lighthouse
keeper-a man. Every one is remark
ing on Mr.. Yardstickie's very great in
terest in such things He goes over to
the light every day, and twice he has
been seen in the village with her. Pm
sure lisa blessing he went off yester
day on Mr.. Manning's yacht, as he
will not be at the hop tonight I
haven't doubt he would disgrace
himself by bringing the girl with him
We should never recognize her, if he
did"
"Was that yacht-the beautiful
vessel we passed in the steamboat last
EVENING""
81 dare say. Mr.. Manning's yacht
sailed yesterday. think Milly said it
was only for few days She knows
somebody who knows the Boylstons,
and they are friends of the Mannings."
After pause, as if in deep thought,
Mademoiselle came to the conclusion
that NOT hin0 mora naad ha dopa 20 the