The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-08-21
THE SELECTS FALL.

IHE OEIECl y Z ALL.
II do hope, my dear, that she is
not one of those dreadful new wom-
en-"
II trust not, indeed"
The dean of Chirch hester peppered
his chop with a thoughtful air, and
Mrs. Carberry poured out his tea
with hand which absolutely shook
with apprehension. Chirchester was
cathedral town which had not
travelled apace with the rest Of the
world. 1t disapproved even of ten
mis-, except when played mildly on
private grounds, and had played
croquet steadily when croquet was
dead, with a lordly disregard for
the guests amusement. Now that
it had come in again they played it
joyfully, but still with the old light
mallets and wide hoops of their.
youth. The mothers of Chircbester
read the new library books with
horror stricken looks and little
trickles of guilty enjoyment. Crick-
ct hunting and the new hiking"
were things their daughters might
not do. Riding gently along the
roads was ladylike and permissible,
but the arohdeacon's wife actually
blushed when tboughtless person
asked her what safety habit her
daughter wore, Tor Louisa Holroyd's
pretty figure was hidden in an am
pie garment made by the local tai
lor, the skirt of which came we'll
below her deepest grievance, her
tiny buttoned boots. The archdea-
cons wife was the sternest and
most unDending Of the "select,' as
the country people dubbed the
church circle.
The bishop and his fat, merry
wife had no children and were given
% laughing leniently at the vagaries
If the new woman. So it fell on
the archdeacon and the dean to keep
the select circle together, and,
though there was a twinkle in the
handsome deans eye and a swing of
ais broad shoulders which limited
10 had sometimes played brighter
James than croquet, that, as Rud-
ard Kipling would say, was IAN
other story" and, so far, he and
he archdeacon had been equal to
heir task.
Today the dean was disturbed as
10 looked at an open letter On the
able. The letter was from cousin
Who was obliged to 60 abroad for
IN indefinite time on business and
had written asking the dean If he
would give his only daughter
home during his absence. "A bright,
pleasant girl; I feel sure you would
like her as a companion to your own
GIRL" and if the dean consented she
was to come in week. How could
he say no2 He was to be literally
paid for his guest, and her father
was an old friend; he must write to
say he should be delighted.
II am glad," said Mrs. Carberry
ervously, THAT Cissie is away;
ry glad. More tea, dearf' And in
eer absence of mind she watered
e teapot from the hot milk jug
ID handed a cup of the strange
1uid to the dean, who looked at it
signedly and rose, for he was an
,uably tempered man.
YES" he said, lit is an excellent
ling, for then, if the girl is at all
lvanced, there will be time to get
=into our ways before Cissie re-
,rns.
-.
A week later. The dean and Mrs.
,rberry stepped nervously forward
the mail Numbered in from Lon
and discharged it's living freight
Q platform; then their eyes lit
v on girl clad in the quiet
,veling costumes, who was
their guest.
re Helen Adair2"
., and you are Mrs. Car
egirlhe'd out her hand,
7ading the affectionate
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