The sun., 1896-10-04
MRS. /BoNNIvARD'S PRIZE.
lr EPISODE AT A PRoGREssITE
EUCHRE PARTY.


although It was sensible act this confession
as things have turned out, proves to be ono @
the main obstacles that make very desirabl
reformation seem to be wholly out of the ques
tion. for the present, at any rate.
All the boarders have reached tho conclusion
| that II Is time for change in the way they hay
| been conducting the progressive euchre partie,
| Whatever view they may take of the facts II
the case. they all agree that 1t 10 absolutel,
necessary to abolish the easy going. plain oil
| round punch which has been handed dowi
from one generation OF boarders to another
and. any way, they are going to take up sub
scriptlon to purchase punch about who's,
marx no one can entertain any hallu
| cination. What they think they really
ought to do is to introduce a machine tina,
can't bo tampered with. like tho fare regis
| ters In the cable cars, or u system of coupons
| that you tear of and enter in book with ali
sorts of checks and counter checks, till there
would bo no excuse for any ones appealing to
anybody else's judgment. But-there you are:
the confession makes them feel delicaoy about
proceeding to such length. Some people
might misunderstand and misinterpret ordinary
business caution and talk might be started.
The Chairman OF the ladies' committee had
no thought OF delicacy or talk or misnterpreta-
tion or anything else of the kind whom she
went in hurry to make the confession. Neither
was she driven by penitence.
He never makes q row II tell him. /" she ex-
planned to her fellow culprits. "and he does II
he finds 1t out. And he'd be sure to find this
out. oh, no. II 1t was anything serious I'd take
chances on his not finding 1t out"
He took the confession differently from what
she had expected. She had rather thought he
might burst out laughing. although she felt q
slight anxiety lest he might take 1t into his
haa fN a.. 4 IA
things. He merely erunted and manif.stod n
obliged to emphasize her confession to mako
sure of bis a,,i,tanc. in eo,tira n,t - 40
scrape II she should need 1t.
"Of course" she said in conclusion. at was
wrong in ono way, but really don't think = there @
"Humph!" was the only reply.
~ Ano" ~ WASH reaily the money! she
began but her husband interrupted her.
dow 49,, ,,.. ~, . 'no'.ns his n"no'
Wv w" ueop 'n'o MS trousers pockets, I'm In
this thing for dollar already, so cents for you
In ano,hsr n.nnv tor anu,h,, on piop'.s 70 put
III Anotner penny ior ahything except this one
can carry Off this whole outfit and dpmn - In
the bav 40 TIM, nm han. on,, p ~ IN
quiet. tinted States evening Vou''asS, Without an1
blooming ,omfoolery or progressive euchre or
ANYTHING else of tho lind ,xbv 1ul .nh...,s
got from me for Chinese paper lanterns or or pink INK
you're telling me this yarn to get money out of
me you're losing your time"
He closed his jaws with an emphatic click as
he stopped speaking to show that he meant
everything he said. She burst out laughing.
said. :Everyt thinG's bought. The idea" A'
he felt that he had won a victory and sought |
10 ;! cIinoh y .an It. 49, ~ - ., ,,
ion,t yon do some work instead OF leaving 1t all
20 Mrs. Bonnivardi"
wasn't The boarders had merely ss cot oaG IN 'a1 tho
way W , Of calling her Bonnivard because they
hhougnt no IL 0Is9t % 70 oe her name 1t seems that
md that she was born there and brought up
.mId Its luxurious splend9r Her childhood had
! am afraid l was spoiled q child" she
aid with sweet smile as. with a gentle sigh.
oup was brought to her for the sixteenth day
unning at dinner. This incident occurred
ine BY the number OF, days in succession on
which there was vegetable soup. and before the
nosies SSt angry and bounced herself
1t seems that they didn't carry a very heavy
h upon the II Castle M Of Chllon the waters
re II one should bs discovered, and SO when il
'as burned down last year the money the In
,ss than 5000 all told. This sum. OF course.
Iopid be Eidiouiously insdsqnate for the re-
uiolnR OF tne castle or Chlllon and on the |
ther hand did not begin to cover even the aco
uunl U money worth; to say, nothing OF the value
,agnihcence accumulated BY the Bonnivards
re that destroyed the Castle Of Chillon had
,fs Mrs: Bonnlvard homeless for the time being.
t the boarding house. '''~
Perhaps the hre was really At the bottom OF |
lrs. Bonnivard's unpopularity in the boarding |
% ouse; Sne never attempted to explain her ac-
IN for bringing the Bonnivard family into the
ining room was that the poor things had been
1T houseless by the fire and had no shelter
sewhere. Now, tho fact is that the dining
lom was small one. and at tho best was
-owded uncomtortably by the full boarders
nd the table boArders. They were a sincerely
ell meaning lot. those boarders, and very
oligng and often took turns In going to the ,
'ble In order to permit one another to have
lends or relatives at dinner So clearly Mrs
onnivard ought to have known better than to !
ring all the Bonnivards for seven centuries ,
Ito that little dining room and make ali the ,
oArdera acquainted with them and their great
splay Of magnificent ancestry. 'N'A
Thore was only ono complaint that tho hoard
o made against Mira Ronniysrd tbat ~.