Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-06-03

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And then, az Janet Keath began
to CRY Miss Dubarle. ''ll go to my
niece Maria, or mavbe I'll max
HtrhrrI SIN, the a little bit OF
visit; he's alwaAs saying bow de
lighted be would he to entertain
mr in his bachelor quarters. Thy
both Ioveme, ,althoughlvaven't done
half for item that | have for this
litle serpent's tooth of Janet, ]
dare say she expects 10 be my
heIress, but sht'll fud out her
mistake, guess.
Anu Mis- D ID rrle, who allowed
no suns To 20 down upon her
wrath, took The first train for New
York. and slept that night in the
fifth story of marble fronted
hotel.
Il didn't think should miss
that child Janet so mnch,' she
SAID, rather dolef Illy, 10 herself
The next morning, as >he tried TO
comb out her tangled black hair
and nearly strangled herself tr>lng
to button up her own boOts-'Out
| don't care | won't give up to
her love.sick whims, aud | will 90
to see Maria Brooks and Herbert
Smy the. MarIa's little girl wrote
me q beautiful letter last month,
and all out of her own head, her
mother said. Let me see-EIdOcis
her name was. Perh ,ps I'll adOp.
EUdOcia.'
Aud Miss Dubarle ordered "A
carriage aud drove to toe mansion
Of Mr.. Secor Brooks, on an aristO-
cratic side street.
'They seem to live very nicely
thought the rich relation. Il dldnT |
Know SecOr's income justified such |
style as this
The servant showed Miss Du
barle into a reception room, for
niShed after the style of Louis
Onlnze. His mistress was out, but
would return presently, he ex
planned.
'I'll watt said Miss Dubarle.
A wlzeDed little girl, with her
hair braided in long Chinese plalts,
and red, chill.Iooking elbows, was
tinkling away at the piano. She
looked round AS the guest entered.
you are EudOcia, L suppose,
said Miss Dnbarlr, AFT ibly.
Ye>,' said the child. P'm Eldo-
cia. Aud who are your
lam MISS Dubarle,' said The |
heiress, graciously. 'You nave
beard your mamma TELL about Mss }
Dnbarle, haven't yonP
Oh, yes said E idocla, her
small, ashy eyes lighting up.
CYon're the old maid that mamma |
says is so out-out-'
'Ont of healthf
No: some very big word
.OutrageOus?suggestrd Miss Du
barle, some what discomdttd.
'No-not that-outIandish! And
you're going to die and leave me-
all our money and then we're to
travel 10 Europe. But papa says
he don't see but what you're going
30 hold on forever. Wat is 1t
you are holding oa to, Miss DAP
arlep
HEMP said Miss DdGarle. so
your mammals kind enough TO con
slider me OuIlandish, is shtP
'Manma's going 10 invite you
to visit u.s. went on the unwiseIy
communicative EddGcla, when
the Fitz Roy FortesqOes are gone.
She says she don't want them 10
be- shocked with your Noah's ark
; ways had Noah's ark once
r added the enfant terrible, with IA
dog I'm it and Shem, Ham and ia.
phet.'
. Il dare sa>.' said MISS Dubarle,
? checking a strong inclination to
laugh, although she felt herself
; growing purple in the face with
| Indignation. Il think | won't Wait
any longer. EudOcia, goOd.by.'
D And Miss Dubarle shook the
dust of the Secor Brooks mansion
] off her feet.
"A pretty hypocrits nest l
, shonld have got intO there" she
5 said, half aloud, as she entered the
vehicle she had been wise enough
B. to It'd walt. Janet Heath, with
b, all her fsnlts, was at least frank
and truthful enough. Drive to
5 twenty seven Bachelor Square,
q coachmanD
Twenty seven Bachelor Square
, was a tall, bro vnstoue building,
= full of studios, offices and sets of
i chambers, and Miss Dubarle was