Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-23
rErauo., ECHOED HER DAUGHTER

'TEIGUO, ECHOED HEH DAUGllTEh
n Jolly nice girl too, and pretty girl!
Not as pretty MS Bella, ccrtainly-not
the same style of girl-but hang it, did
it necessarily follow that a girls love
should be more temperate because she
had style?
Yes, he was disappointed, mortified
little, too, though he would not ac-
knowledge as much as that in his self
communons. 1t obliged him to write
Kate letter that necessitated a good
deal of delicate phrasing. 1t Is not the
easiest thing in the world to tell n third
person that your fiancce does not care
for you enough to agree to something
that the third person has proposed, end
in spite of all his pains and euphem-
isms, IIopctoun was disagreeably
conscious that that was what the letter
said
Miss Drillingham was sorry also When
she received it, for in the meantime the
! Canada prospect had assumed definite
proportions, and it was now offered to
her cousin If he chose to take it. She
/ wanted him to take it. She wanted
him TO marry Miss Carstairs with the
least possible delay. She wanted this
absurd position that he and herself
were occupying towards each other
terminated as soon as possible. And
though she shrank from acknowledge
ing all her reasons to herself, they were
sufficiently cogent to impel her to see
Miss Carstairs and endeavor to shake
her resolution.
She would not say anything about
that 20 Arnold, though. If her mission
were unsuccessful, there was no o.
cusion that he should ever hear how
good thing it was that his fiancee's
absurd objections had lost him.
She went up to town on the morning
after Arnold's ingenious letter hat
reached her, and took a handson
straight from Euston to the address
which she had so often seen him write.
A certain pleasurable excitement
was in her veins as the cab stofpcd be
fore the door. She was doing grea
to see for the first time, and she wa:
curious to look at her.
Mrs. and Miss Carstairs, were they
in? she inquired of the servant. She
gave her nane-"Miss Drillingham."
Yes, they were in. Would she steI
into the drawing-room? She did ant
shivered. Not at the poverty, but a
, the lack of taste shown in the pre-
lenses. Did Arnold's lance take nc
interest in her home that she could per
: nit these elaring monstrosities abou
! it-~these vulgar ornaments, these glass
shades, these dyed grasses!
, She had plenty OF time allowed he
for reflection. Evidently the ladie:
were making toilets in her honor.
: quarter of an hour, twenty minute
pissed, before the door opened, ant
then Miss Drillingham rose at he
' hostesses' entrance.
81 must apologize for my visit" sh'
rurmured. But | thought / nigh
lie pardoned. was so anxious to maxi
the acquaintance of my cousins fiance
and her mother"
at is most kind of you," said Mrs
Carstairs. "Do sit down. Is it no
kind of Miss Drillingham, Bella9"
"Very," said Bella. II am glad +
meet you, Miss Drillingham. know
that Arnold and have lot to than
, you for"
: "Not at ALL" declared the visitor, pc
litely, though hope you both ma
y have, one day"
She foresaw that the interview woul
not be quite so easy as she had picture
. it. There was an attempt at dignit
:. in Miss Carstairs' manner-an inter
tion to assert herself, she fancied.
hope you both mny have one day." sh