The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-02-02

| 10 lulHh VI IlOIlIIu. oit ihioStiNS' Civ
to brood over the dark side Of every
thing. Isabel Lilly. you ought to be
ashamed of YOURSELF
The following day there was another
surprise in store for Miss Barnasconi,
when she came home in the middle OF
| the day. Biddy had announced in the
Kitchen that "thc misthreSs" had given
her warning. Then. indcei, it was
clear that Mrs. Jack had given up her
teaching at Beech Grove-had lost
the siderwation." as Mrs. Petherick
| said. And her kind friend Barney was
| anxious about her.
| Mrs Jack went down into the little
| parlor that evening and talked Win
| Barney.
II thought it right to send away
| Bddy," she said Il cannot honestly
afford to keep Il servant to wait on me
! and the child Mrs Lilly was right
| there
And you have given up Beech
| Groye%'
| Yes: 7 have given it up
Il feared SO from what Mrs. Pether-
! lex said yesterday; but as you did not
make any signs l would not force my
| self upon you with questions.
You must not be offended, dear
Barney. l would have come and told
YOU myself last night, but | had been
out with Popsy for a long walk, and |
was very tired and low-spirited. and |
sat brooding and griZzling until it was
quite late; to Late to disturb you
And you have really, really quite
given up Beech Grove|' said Miss Bar
nascon. looking wistfully ut Mrs. Jack.
"Ah, dear me! Well. I-had-hoped-
that you might form Il pcrmanent-con-
nection there she continued, dropping
the words slowly, one 10y one, IN her
depD voice
Oh no, That was never very likely,
for the Boldu-tons are only visitors
here They are all going away early in
October. and very likely win never
come back again
Mrs. Jack looked away from her
friend as she spoke and fumbled for
her pocket-handkerchief. adding some
indistinct words about having little
cold in her head There was Il short
silence.
Il suppose YOU found the work too
hard" said Barney 1T length. Il
warned you. you know how areary and
weary and grinding business it is to
give lessons for money"
1T wasn't that. Barney. Mrs. Bod
dington spoke to me in Il manner I
could not brook. She was very inso-
lent. and / really should have despisea
myself if l had continued to 60 to the
house after what She said"
Goodness, Was she dissatisfied with
your method Of teaching?" asked Bar
nnv. with an expression OF great curl
ositv in her black eyes
No, Barney At least she did not
say so It was-I cannot tell you eX-
actly It doesn't matter. It's all over
now
I'D wager my head" exclaimed
Barney, in her lowest octave, that
those horrid creatures ut Pereival
House have been putting a spoke in
your Wheel
"Oh, Barney,"
Don't tell me, Hasn't this Mrs, Bod
dington been to call on them, and
day afterward?''
And Barney stuck to this view of tile
case. despite Mrs Jacks assurances
that she did not believe the l.lllys
would be so cruel as to speak against
her to a stranger.
ssTo q stranger, Why, that's exactly
i'll They would he ashamed Of your
being Mrs. Boddington's goyer7less, and
would trv to cut themselves adrift
from YOU by every means in their pow
cr." returned shrewd Miss Barnaseoni.
Mrs. Jack went that afternoon to call
on her mother-in-law and to tell her
that she had given up teaching Mrs.
Boddington's children
Dear me. Bell" said Mrs. Lilly, after
listening to her daughter-in-law's story,
..and so you have qualreled with Mrs.
BoddingtOn now. Really, it Is a pity
| you allow your temper TO run away
| with you"'
AT Ill events. Mrs. Lilly, you will
! all be relieved Of the annoyance Of lav-
! ing a connection Of yours in the posi-
| ton Of governeSS to your new friend.
| Mrs. Roddington was not very active
| in returning your call She told HE
your card had been on her table for
a long time; but | dare say that won't
make any difference. said Bell. She
could not resist throwing this missile.
Il am quite satisfied with what
hear about Mrs. Roddington. Bell re
turned Mrs. Lilly, over whose white
| forehead the faintest possible shade
| Of pink began to spread. Il have made
| every inquiry"
Il have given Biddy warning said
Mrs. Jack. abruptly.
| "Ah. you ought to have done that long
ago, Bell"
An l think / shall go away from
| Codlington altogethef!'
| Mrs. Lilly stared at her daughter-in
/ law in silence.
I'm sick and tired Of the place.
| have no one here who cares for me
yes one person, have one good friend
but She is as DOOR and friendleSS as