Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-23
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Widen.
CHAPTER ii.

speaking to her In . tone OF confidence,
II want you To do me favor thi~ even
Ing"
'All right. dear" answers Violet.
eotiing up the long plaits OF her naxen
hair with artistic precision. How can
obIige your"
We'll. ~ you know. the Champleys
~ coming In this evening for some
music. and / want you TO prevent Shell
from putting herself forward In any
way and talking TO them. She has
such q strange blunt way with stran-
gsrs that am always afraid OF her
doing or saying something outrageous"
I'm sure you needn't be-" responds
vi. looking rather Astonished. She
was we'll named Pearl for she hides
hsrself In her shell as persistently as
her namesake. He who finds out her
hue value will have to be very per-
slstent man"
"Oh. she n = good deal sharper than
you think" says Ruby. with little
snosr: "and At the same time she Is so
extremely Old that never feel safe
~ to wbst she might say! ! actually
heard her conndIng to the rector's wife
the other day that our stair-carpet had
been turned four times"
We'll. and II she did. there was no
harm In IT," declares Violet. who IL
FAR more attached to Shell than TO the
brilliant Ruby.
"Of course you don't care, because II
10 not your own home-you are only
staying here" retorts Ruby bitterly
but for my own part think there In
no need that our poverty should be
exposed to strangers. II she gets in.
TO conversation villa either OF the
Champley's. | shouldn't In. the least
wonder at her telling them that our
dinner Is always badly cooked because
We cant afford new kitchen range"
II don't think she would" laughed
Violet.
she Is quite capable OF it--she is 80
eccentric. What other girl would In
sist upon being called She'll when she
has such pretty name? Nothing
could be sweeter than Pearl; and yet II
ono dares to call her by her right name
she files into one of her tantrums."
'Shc 10 OF practical turn Of mind"
laughs vi; "she thinks Pearl too fanci- |
hui = name for workaday mortal. l |
wonder what induced aunt to name you
three girls after precious stonesY.'
Il really can't say" returns Ruby
rather coldly perhaps the same rea-
non that induced your mother to name
rou Violet"
"Oh, was called Violet because my
Ia Flower," explains vi.
shadow stealing over her face a. her
thoughts ny back to her lost mother.
1t used to be joke Of papas that
wen when married should not cease
o be = flower"
you are flower OF which should
y uncommonly afraid II you we're not
ngaged," laughs Ruby.
"Afraid--why7' asks Violet. opening
vide her blue eyes
Because you are 50 terribly pretty
nswers Ruby truthfully.
vioiet knows full well that she Ia
mirror tells her So morn
az. noon and night-yet she likes to
ear II again. even II only from Ruby.
10 she WAKES amiable. and gives her
ousin 4 faithful promise that any
how Of forwardness on Shells part
hail be instantly suppressed.
Al Violet foresaw. however. there IL
title cause to fear any attempt at ia
,iliarity on Shells part. The girl has
leaned from Ruby's constant illusions
, the Champleyx since their return
ONE that her elder sister tontemplates !
ith hopeful confidence the possibility |
I becoming Mistress OF Champley |
ouss So disxusted does Shell feel at
r sisters scarcely concealed scheme {
AT she nrmly resolves to adopt line /
conduct 30 totally at variance to that {
Ruby that even the most obtuse man } +
! earth must SEQ At least that she has /
. desire 10 steal from him mis- free y
,m, Even when shc hears that Ted
the boy with whom she used I
% biAckberrying and nuttinx. is .
ming down with Robert. she makes I
, her sensible little mind to bc civil =
him--nothing more. 4
30. ~ the evening wears away. both
rothsrs. after Intellectual attempts TO
L on . conseniAl topic Of CONVERSE
on. come 70 the conclusion that the
,unser daughter OF the house il =
thsr somewhat deficient In intellect =
has developed such an alarming y
HIT Of contradiction that she IL de-
dsdly . young woman to be avoid
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