The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-08

terest TO the uninitiated, they unani-
mously voted their miniature house
keeping great success
Even though Resale lets i'm pneu-
monia through all the windows or Do
rothea goes to the other extreme and
smOthers Us with steam heat" COM
mented Evelyn, as they sat i'm family
conclave, adding up accounts.
~ must have air." said Rosalie with
an expressive gesture of her shapely
hands, the firm, strong hands of the
true sculpture.
"And Imy moneys WORTH" put to
Dorothea. al hate to think of paying
for seven rooms and bath, steam heat
ed, without enjoying the full BILL"
''On the principle that you would
prefer a strcct-car ride from start to
finish for the sake of getting as much
rs possible for your fare. Dorothea,
Pm ashamed of you,n observed Evelyn
severely.
at is not that am niggardly," urg-
ed Dorothea, apologetically but firm
~ believe the world could he worked
on much more economical plan.
Take, for example, your street car.
Nine-tenths of the people who ride
neither start from the beginning nor
finish at the terminus. Were a re-
former with power would suggest that
as each passenger reach his or her desti-
nation the conductor should say:
''Sir Tor madam, as the case may bel,
/ find you have still some distance due
you on your fare. Allow me To return
the amount owing you by the COM
pany."
"And suppose the amount is the frae-
tional part of a eent-what then? ~ ask
ed Rosalie, laughing.
"Oh, they might give bills Of credit,
payable at any time on the line"
"And institute "a system of bookkeep-
ing to eomplicate the simplest transac-
tion. Pm afraid your plan wouldn't
work, Dorothea; your idea is too far
ahead of the times and the people, and
meanwhile"
"There is Flora's knock interrupt
ed Evelyn "a she hastened 10 open the
door.
"Well, girls, are you settled ?'' asked
tine new conner as she took her seat
among them.
"Quite comfortably, thanks to you.
There is nothing more 10 wish for local
w." returned Rosalie. ''The rooms, /
must admit, have not the airiness you
50 enthusiastically advertised, and |
am seriously afraid that the space in
which | work would scarcely hold
fair-sized model
''Ah, but YOU are only ON arms and
legs now, 80 don't eroak,n interrupted
Dorothea "You haven't finished the
head, either, and you know how pro-
verbally long il takes woman to have
her hair dressed. The discussion Of the
style of the twentieth century coiffure
will take Us months at least" added
DOrothea wickedly. Bangs or no
bangs-it's serious thing 10 be immor-
talized in clay. R0salie picks Us 10
pieces and takes the best of Us for her
fell purposes. Your ears, Flora don't
they burn you? Evelyn's nose and my
mouth-whieh is my most unofiending
feature-and 80 for the figure that will
be composite production Of her five
hundred friends, little of everybody
beaten together and shaped in a fash
ion midway between Venus and
Jcnncss Miller ideal"
Resale flushed ; she seldom spoke of
her work, though Dorothea would bring
il forward i'm every conversation, being
immensely proud Of her sisters talent.
1--WE have u musical family below
Us" said Evelyn.
"And a menagerie above" put in
Dorothca." II think the Smiths stable
their horses ON the premises such a
trampIing and going on from morning
till night"
''But the music, a. / said before
pursued Evelyn, undisturbed by the i'll
terruption, sounds familiar. t'sabOve
the ordinary tone Of apartments, and if
the Everette's were not supposed to be
travelling abroad, / should imagine
indeed | should he almost sure-well,
Flora, have you-what is the matter?"
she broke Off inquisitively, n she saw
Miss WestbroOke turn scarlet, evident
~ prey to the most violent emotion.
"No, no-but, girls, do you know
who does live just below you??'
An expeetant silence was her only
answer. "WeIl, | really didn't hear
myself until yesterday; but VIII Ev-
erette and his sister moved i'm just three
days ago. They came home very sud-
denly and were settled before their
friends even knew they had returned.
Will Is much changed, they sly-nOt
sociable at all like he used 10 be; pleas
ant enough when one can get at him,
but that Is 80 hard, for he ties himself
TO his piano nowadays, you know. Will
was always good musician"
Flora Westbroke had talked on for
the sake of filling an uncomfortable
pause. RossJie had grown quite pale,
and, rising, had gone to the window,
where she stood absently drumming
on the pane and looking down upon
the busy street scene below.
DOrothea's sharp tongue for once had
failed her, aud Evelyn gave a troubled
sigh as she took up her brush.
.'How could he have known ~ she
said in low voice, glancing aDpre-
hensively at the figure at the window.
''Quite easily, if YOU will consider.
Being interested, he inquiries for the
Misses Norton at their old home, finds
them flown, obtains their address and,
coming here presumably TO call, sees
an apartment vacant, puts of his call,
cOnsults his sister, Mary, and they
move in-the Everetts were never lag
CARDS, YOU know. That is, Of course,
merely surmi-e of mine aud may be
entirely Incorrect; there Is no telling,
stranger accidents have happened Did
YOU go To the flower show Yesterday
asked Flora, adroitly turning the con-
versaiion, and by degrees it drifted into
more natural vein. Then presently
Ros,Iie ioiped the eroup and the little