The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-01-26
si.e did not quite like the goverpes8 to

! 1 cOnSlutf your warming ai.oSetiieF
| offensive" said Bell. And l confess
that it irritlted me. But, II you tell
me that your words were not intended
Extensively, | am willing to look over
them"
This would never dol
Il meant, Of course, to speak to you
in friendly spirit, Mrs. Lily" said her
employer, with a considerable access OF
condesceusion in her manner II really
feel for you In your position AMI so
cxtremely-So very so very far from
staid or prudent rs you seem 10 be,
thought i few words from person
who kuows the world better than You
can be Supposed to know it might be OF
use to YOU. But | am afraid you are
one OF those people who resent any
thing Ike advice rs affrout"
Il hope not" said Bell Il little self
dlstrusttully. Airs. Lilly had 50 often
said the same Kind of thing TO her that,
on hearing it repeated by this stranger,
Bell, in her nglemindeaneSs, began to
fear that she might have beea unreasoa-
able and over-sensitiyc. But | don't
really understand what it is you are adj
yising me TO doi'' she added with per-
feet simplicity.
only suggesting to you not to re-
ceiye Dir. Warren's attention too eager
ly, or to attach too much Importance
to them. / know YOU say that 1t IS all
beneyulrnce and So forth. on his purt.
And, SO long as you think 50, dtr" say
there's no harm done But know
people viii talk, especially II little
country town like this. And 10 not
think it Will be- advantageous for you
to have your name coupled VITA that
OF j rich bachclor-eyen although he IL
an old bacheor-like Mr. Warren. II
you wish to get pupils in the town, any
talk of a Irritation ON your part would
be really injurious to your hopes You
have considerable personal attractions,
you know: and in your unprotected
position. living quite anart from your
late husbands $ family, it appears to the.
that YOU ought to be ScrupulOuSiy care
full For myself. have. | need scarce
~ say. no personal interest III the mat
Ter. We shall all be leaving Beech
Grove in October, and may probably
never return to It. 80 you see | speak
solely for Your good
Mrs Rolaingion waited for no reply,
hut swept ont Of the room with 4 very
stately inclination Of hay heai.
Now, there was Il sting in her final
speech, which had been put there witt
malice aforefh9ught 1t was the word
rich applied to her brother. Certain
IL the cpithet was unnere 'sary TO ca
force her argument. But in using it
Mrs. Hpdlington had intended 10 hurt
and had succeeded.
Mrs. Jack was Il very miserable woln-
an rs she sat in her poor little sitting
room that evening, with the dog ss-
cared exercise ! pks before her. yainly
trying to fix her attention Oh the alb
CREATIONS in the orthograply Of Jimmy
and Jenny she felt very miserable,
and kept her misery 70 herself Not
even to the faithful Barney could she
bring herself Ia repeat Mrs Bodding-
tons coollv uttered words. She thought
Of them. however, continually. She
grew hot as she recalled how that
plump, nonchalent little woman had
told her 10 her face that She was giddy
and imprudcnt and given to Irritation;
and had spoken patronizinely Of her
considerable personal attractions"
Il wonder | bore it ns | did," cried
Mrs. Jack, pushing the exercise books
away from her and getting up to walk
about the room. as was her habit when
excited. Il wonder | didn't tell her
that | would never condesccnd to enter
her house again. Only 1t Is not her
house. after al! But then if she thinks
i wonder If she really does think
that | am pursuing her rich brother!
Oh. it makes me quiver in every nerve
to think Of 1t. How wicked 1t is to say
such things Of people thpughtlessly! I
myself have often spoken, | dare say,
In foolish gossipiny way about women
who We're trying to catch Il husband
but | will never do it any more. I did
not realize what it is to be accused
Of such things! And if he should have
the same idea-eyen the shadow Of q
shade OF the same Flea. No doubt his
sister gives him kind warnings, too!
And perhaps-oh. perhaps that WAS the
reason he kept out OF my way this
morning! lie has been warned and
talked to, and told all sorts of things
about me-"
Mrs. Jack stood stiA in the middle OF
the room rs the thought occurred to
her. Her hands We're clinchel, her face
was quite pale and her eyes. bright as
ever, but encircled with tn. red, swollen
traces Of tears, looked out straight
before her rs though she saw ghost.
l'oor Airs Jack. She looked very for
lorn and tragic as she stood there in
q teacnp If you villa very unheroic
GRIEF. But her suffering was not pro-
porloned to the trivial and homcly
nature OF the situation"
Ito be continucd)