The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-23
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Anastasia looked perplexed ana shA
4 spoke coldly: rs
Thanks for indulgipg me with your
maiden speech, Bertie-not very ele-
port WCenen's rights and old WOmen's
rights in particular? Most benevolent
Of you!"
II want those Invitations sent out"
her brother repeated.
He did not often exert himself to ex-
press a wish, but when he did SO his
family knew that, come what might,
that wish would eventually be fulfilled.
"Then you had better speak to moth
err. She is always eager to gather in
from the hedges and highways. No
doubt she will he charmed to send
every tradesman in the village card"
This last within of Bertie's was pre-
posterous. and the indulgence Of 1t
likely to prove great trial to his re-
lations. Though that magic word pol
itics (Which surprises in himself'O
could be made to account for the pres
ence Of any social curiosittes at the
party, yet their entertainment-an un-
congenial task-would devolve upon
the ladies Of the house.
Anastasia was annoyed, and when
she was displeased she had a knack
of making herself peculiarly disagreed
bile to her neighbors; but 1t was impo-
little to quarrel with her brother, so
she contented herself by turning down
the corners of her mouth, struggling
her wide shoulders and leaving him to
occupy the window seat alone.
He, however, did not remain where
she had left him, but, crossing the
room, seated himself by the side of his
mother, with whom he conversed for
some time. Lady Jones still possessed
one Joy which was unqucnched by the
pomp of her riches-the love of her
son, her handsome, charming son, who
treated her with a gentle tenderness
and a courteous consideration such as
had strangled the dawning shadow of
q suspicion that he might be ashamed
of her, and those supreme, manifest,
but unsuccessful efforts Of hers to be
CONNIE il faut
The conversation between them. OF
which the young man monopolized the
lions share, and to which his mother
replied with mods and becks and
wreathed smiles" was Of some length
and bore the following fruit:
During the ensuing afternoon, when
Miss Milford and her niece We're seat
ed in the cool, fiower-scented little
drawing room at Carnahon cottage,
the sound Of q ring at the front gate
tinkled through the open window and
mingled tremendously with the jubi-
liant song of the canary that Miss Eliz-
abeth-who was doing in an arm
chair with her cap straying, as was Its
wont, over her left column of curls.
and her plump brown hands clasped
on her round knees-neither stirred
nor sighed.
Helen, who was arranging some
freshly cut roses in q basket as she
hun.med her favorite, "a man who
would WOO fair maid," in subdued
notes, saw q shadow cross the lawn;
SO. rose in hand, she rose and twitched
the offending cap into place in view of
an emergency in the shape of visitors.
She had resumed her song and her &C.
cupation when Julia, awed by the
stateliness of powdered footman, and
excited by the unwonted sight of
gentleman caller, opened the door TIM
idly, and in hushed tones announced:
LADY Jones and Mr.. Jones!'
Then followed some. embarrassing
moments, during which Miss Elizabeth
woke up in n bewildering condition;
Lady Jones nervously and unintelligi-
bly, endeavored to explain the object of
her call, stared Helen out Of counte-
nance and broke the foreleg of the
dainty chair upon the edge OF which
she had placed herself on entering.
Strangely enough, the unusually com
posed Helen momentarily lost her self
possession, but soon regaining it she
found Lady Jones another and firmer
chair, helped her out with her dis
closures, and sustained the converse
ton until her aunt finally emerged
from the land of dreams and became
her placid and tranquil self.
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had the extreme pleasure of
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