Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-08-09
THE WESTERN EMPRESS.
Why It's Delay Caused a Happy
Marriage
a love her. mother. !" said Guion Es-


terhall.
He was not. in general way. mucl
of tallser. Consequently, when he
spoke, his words had the weight OF
sense and rarity. But Mrs Esterhall
the fine old lady who sat erect before
the clear. sea-coal fire. was too mucf
excited to consider all this.
''The wife of my son. Guion." SAID
she, should be lady, born and bred
not one of those girls who have had to
fight the world until all gentleness
grace and unselfishness are ground out
of them. No, can never give my con.
senti"
The young man smiled slightly
Mother" said he. 1.-THE diamond it.
self hardly possesses its true financial
value until the facets are ground with
much friction
''IIumph!" said Mrs. Esterhall. mo
one is talking of diamonds"
Il may bring her to see you. mother?"
Mrs. Esterhall shook her head.
~ have no desire 10 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?'
''lf you wish il. mother"
The old lady smiled to herself when
Guion was gone.
a little management" she thought,
"a little judieious firmness, and Guy
will get over this boyish fancy OF his
The idea Of a shop girl for my daugh-
ter-in-law-for Mrs. Guiou Esterhalll
think the lad must h ave taken leave Of
his sensesi"
And in her secret heart she rcjoieed
with an exceeding great rejoicing when
Miss Chippendale arrived that evening
in pale-n blue moire gown, cut deeol-
lete, with q glittering necklace around
her perfect white throat, and bunch
of dollhouse roses in her cors ge.
''If we are to have private box, ="
said Miss Chippendale, buttoning the
sc enteenth button of her glove. 'one
may as well go in full dress. don't you
know"
MY dear, you are looking lovely"
said Mrs Lsterhall, approvingly.
Miss Chippendale was sort of hui
man camellia japonica-fair. graceful
and serene-with hg, expressionless
blue eyes, cherry-red lips, flax-gold
hair, drawn in fluffy crimps over her
forehead, and an unchanging society
smile perpetually lowering around her
lips. She had been highly educated,
and she was destined by her parents to
make brilliant match. The Chippen-
dales belonged to the aristocracy
IS TO say, they had never done any
work and had always spent a great
deal Of money. And Mrs. Esterhall
bad decided that Carrie Chippendale
was the very wife for her son.
She went shopping the next day, to
match a shade of Berlin wool. to buy
some lace flounces and to decide on new
portieres for her drawing-room down
At Esterhall manor. AT one or two
o'clock she experienced, not hunger,
but lady-like sensation that tired
nature needed some sort OF sweet
II win go into Maricotta's," she
hought.
Maricotta's was full, IS il generally
vas at that time of day; but presently
he old lady succeeded in obtaining seat
n a curtained anSle, where the waiter
ook her order for chicken salad and
! cup of tea just then she heard
lear, low voice on the other side of
he drapery, as a party settled them |
elves TO a table-Miss Chippendale's |
oft, well-modulated tones
"oh, yes. Irving was very fine, /" said |
'arrie. oysters, please-a box-stew |
or one and fritters for two and three |
ups of Vienna chocolate, nicely |
rothed, waiter-but all the same. |
early died of eaaai The old lady is 1
he most dreadful bore you ever knew.
nd Guy Is regular prig. Handsome. /
GU know, and very talented, of course:
ut one don't want to be on full-dress
arade as TO ones brains the whole
ime. He isn't half as nice as Freddie
'ortune-only poor dear Fred hasn't
emit to bless himself with, and pa pa
)oks thunderclouds at me whenever he
ais But once I'm married, it."
A chorus of well-bred giggling inter
upted Carries words Mrs. Esterhall
ose hurriedly from her seat, grasped
er gloves and eyeglasses and made all
aste out of the restaurant When the
alter came with the chicken-salad
nd the tea he found his customer
one. The unconscious Miss Chippen-
ale and her friends enjoyed their vi
ana chocolate and oyster fritters very
luch indeed.
Mrs. Esterhall decided to return to
ne manor at once Carrie Chippen-
ale's graceful treachery had affected
er more than she had deemed posi-
lie; and, leaving hastily written note
D explain to Guion that she had al
red her plans, she took the late ex-
'ess, which reached Clevedon June
on at nine, there connecting with a
ranch train for Esterhall station. She
as travelling alone, as her maid re-
aimed to pack up the last things and
llow her the next day.
There had been heavy snowfall.
ie night had settled down dark and