The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-05-12
THE WESTERN EXPRESS.
Why It's Delay Caused a Happy
Marriage.

! II love her, mother" said Guion Z
terhall.
lie was not. in general way. muc
OF talker Consequently, when /
spoke, his words had the weight {
sense and rarity. But Mrs Esterhal
the fine old lady who sat erect beior
the clear, sea-coal fire, was too niue
excited to consider all this
The wife of my son, Guion." sal
she, should be q lady, born and bred
mot ono OF those girls who have had t
fight the world until all gentlencss
grace and unselfishness are ground on
OF them No, can never give my con
sentl'
The young man smiled slightly.
Mother" said he. 1.-THE diamond it
self hardly possesses its true fnaneia
value until the Facets are ground with
much friction"
'llumphI' said Mrs. EsterhalL "Nc
one is talking of diamonds'
Il may bring herto see you, mother?'
Mrs. Estcrlall shook her head.
II have no desire to receive her" said
she. But Guy, here are the tickets
for Henry Irving tonight. Carrie Chip
pendale has promised to accompany me
of course. you will be on hand at
half-past seven to be our escort?n
Il you wish it, mother"
The old lady smiled to herself when
Guion was gone.
"a little management" she thought,
"a little judicious frmness, and GUY
will get over this boyish fancy of his.
The idea of shop girl for my daugh-
ter-in-law-for Mrs. Guion Esterhalll l
think the lad must have taken leave of
his senses."
And in her secret heart she rcioiced
with an exceeding great rejoicing when
Miss Chippendale arrived that evening.
in a pale blue MORE gown, cut decol-
lete, with glittering necklace around
her perfect white throat, and bunch
of dollhouse roses in her cors ge.
II we are to have a private box"
said Miss Chippendale, buttoning the
Sc enteenth button of her glove, ..one
may as well go in full dress, don't you
znow?,
My dear. you are looking lovely"
said Mrs Lsterhall, approvingly.
Miss Chippendale was a sort of hui
nan canella japonica-fair. graceful |
md serene-wlth big, expressionless
blue eyes, cherry-red lips, fax-gold /
lair, drawn in fluffy crimps over her
orehead, and an unchanging society |
mile perpetually lowering around her
Ups. She had been highly educated, |
md she was destined by her parents to
make brilliant match. The Chippen-
ales belonged to the aristocracy-tb
to say, they had never done any
york and had always spent a great
cal Of money. And Mrs. Esterhan
ad decided that Carrie Chippendale
'as the very vie for her son.
She went shopping the next day, to
latch shade of Berlin wool, to buy
'me lace nounces and to decide on new
ortieres Tor her drawing room down
Esternall manor. At one or two
clock sac experienced, not hun. or,
ut a lady-hke sensation that tired
lturc" needed some sort OF sweet
.
81 viii 60 into Maricotta's," she
ought.
Maricotta's was full, as it generally
as at that time OF DAY; but presently
e old Ia y succeeded in obtaining a seat
curtained angle, whore the waiter I
ok her order for Il chicken salad and t
mp OF tea. just then she heard a
Ear, low voice on the other side of
e drapery, as a party settled them
yes To a table-Miss Chippendales
It, weil-modulated tones a
oh, yes, Irving was very fne," said b
rrie Oysters, please-a box-stew h
one and FILTERS for two and three
IS of Vienna chocolate, nicely
thed, wairer-but all the same. l dt
lriy died OF eanai The old lady is q
most dreadful bore you ever knew, hi
Guy Is regular prig. Handsome, hi
know, and very talented, of course;
one don't want to be on fuli-dress ''c
ade as to ones brains the whole oil
c. He isn't half as nice as Freddie
'tune-only poor dear Fred hasn't Al
To bless himself with, and pa pa sp
IS thunderciouds at me whenever he
s. Eut once I'm married, it, m,
chorus Of well-bred giggling inter- ex
ted Carries words Mrs Esterhall lit
hurrIedly from her seat, graSped
gloves and eyeglasses and made all fri
-e out OF the restaurant. When the sci
ter came with the chiclzen-salad yo
the tea he found his customer wi
The unconscious Miss Chippen- he
and her friends enjoyed their vi DO
! chocolate and oyster fritters very be-
h indeed. an,
RS. Esterhall decided to return to ma
manor at once. Carrie Chippen- car
s grace. III treachery had affected .
more than she had deemed posi- 'P
and, leaving a hastily written note ma
Splain to Guion that she had al Gu.
her plans, she took the late ex- thi
) which reached Clevedon juno "
at nine there connecting with a Mr..
CHI train for Esterhall station. She .,B,