Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-06-23
Continued.


French all the time"
You are so kind, dear madem-
oiSelle." said Esperance, now | shaA
nave something to look forward 70,
ana the time will pass more quickly.
Her face lighted up for a moment,
but there was a certain sadness In
her words which did not escape
Frances, it seemed to her unnatural
for such a mere child to speak thus
of willing away the time. Yet, as
they entered the oppressive drawing
room once more, she owned that II
was not surprising an air OF sun,
sleepy propriety peryaded the room,
the large clock on the manteI-piece
seemed to tick slower than other
clocks, the sunlight struggled al
most reluctantly through the narrow
windows, the fire smoldered lazily IL
the CRATE, a fat pug-dog yawned con
tinually on the hearth-rug, she could
quite understand that all this would
depress a French nature.
And Esperance certainly was out or
place amid these surroundings. She
fastened to move one OF the ponder
Gus arm-chairs Tor Frances-it Is to
be feared that she took a wicked de
light in changing their positions
and then. as Coruelia turned to the
younger visitor, she bent down to the
dog closed his mouth in the middle OF
a yawu, and tried to rouse him
little
Something in her unstudied atti-
tude annoyed Cornela she wished
she would sit down and be like an
English girl
DO leave the dog alone" she said
at last, with some sharpness in her
tone
Espcrance looked round. surprised,
but still smiling.
III, is his exercise Ciel' he sleeps
spain when my back Is turned. Pug,
you are the most lazy of dogs'"
The provoking ease Of manner, the
unfortunate "Ciel,' equivalent to
swearing at the deanery and yet
more the grammatical mistake, an
gered Corne-Ta beyond all patience,
and IN an Enthusiastically displeased
voice. she said, There are plenty Of
chairs Esperaucc; why do you not
sit down.
That English" idea of the neces-
sity Of sitting down! how It annoyed
Esperancel with a little expressive
movement of her hands she subsidized.
however. into the nearest vacant
chair, and sat for a few minutes like
patience on a monument. but when
the gOod-byes were being said Frances
noticed that her eyes were full of
tears, which she was sure would not
have been the case had Pugs divert
ing exercise been continued The de
paruro of the guests made an op-
pcrtuuity OF escape, OF which Esper-
hnce was not slow to avail herself,
particularly rs she felt that a scold-
ing was In store; but In all her hurry
she found time to stop at the land
ing window TIL Miss Neynle's violet
bonnet was hidden by the archway of
the Wears Court The stratagem had
certainly been successful
Lady Worthinston gave a sigh OF
relief as the carriage drove away
from the deauery.
THERE call that something at
tempted, something doner and II Won
don't tell me of a grand result.
Frances, with Claude's Mariana. /
shall feel I'M used,"
Your maneuveriug was beautiful
TO see, said Frances, laughing. How
you managed to keep both Mrs Mort /
lake and Miss Coulnsou occupied .
can't imagine
Merely by chatter General talk
when possible gossip, II Mrs. Mort /
lake seemed to be slipping away
thc arts and sciences TO detain Cor
ne0ia what medley Il must have T.
been TO be sure, But tell me about
my protego Poor little maid, was
longing TO talk TO her.
j wish you could have done SO /.
her paiyete would have delighted You +
Poor little thlugl half a dozen words
u French Won her completely She (
vas crying clingiug pouring ont her
troubles all In Eve minutes. as If
we had known each other for years. "
"or as If she had not had a conf
dante Tor months" said Lady Worth
!ngtou 40 wonder she is uuhapDy
In tina. gloomy place and with those
terribly SIN people"
And yc, I fancy thcre Is So much
real good In Miss coluusou.o said
Frances. musue'y
My dear Frances YOU would See
goodness i'm every FE.Irr ..rr a..