Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-04-06
MADAM OF THE IVES.
BY ELIZABETH PHIPPS TRAIN.
Copyrighted blythe Author.]
SYNOPSIS:


CHAPTER --TL. scene of the story is
Iaid in tho VILLAGE Of TIGol at an old houe-
s,e,d .aTbe Ivi,s " about which there in
considerable mystery. Dorothy Lothrop.
tbe heroine applies Tor the position of com
pauiou TO Mrs Eldredse. the mistress Of
the house At the station she makes the
acnuaiutauce of Dr. Spencer, one OF the
prominent characters OF the story,
CHAPTER IL-Dorothy is engaged by
Mrs Eldrid.e. who she discovers is blind,
ami enters at once upon her duties As
companion.
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CHAPTER ".
n, r,jrror had told mo that had
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The hoiIows i'm my cheeks had rounded
ort I could M I1u,rrr say tbat I was
foo wbita for beaufy -srd the anxious
and harrassed expression which the
unsatisfactory and unsettled conditions
of INV life prjor to NV departure from
New York had craven on my features
had wholly given place to the natural
serenity and animation of nv age. |
was somewhat Modified by his explain
alton. feeling il fiattering to nv present
appearance. | smiled.
Yes" replied. 1T was |. ana | was
stranded. that is a fact. But for your
chivalrous assistance l shudder TO
think what might have become of me"
He laughed. and at that moment his
mother re-entered the room, bearing on
a small tras cup of steaming tea.
the moro sight OF which seemed to
infuse new strength into my veins.
was not disappointed in its effect up
IN mo for after drinking il | felt like
now, creature
- am very sorry 10 have given YOU
so much trouble" I said To Mrs Speu.
.ar os she took the emDty cuD from nv
,and. Il must Introduce myself to Won
in proper form. | am Miss Lothrop.
companion to Mrs. Eldredge of The
Iyies"
Yes. I thought So" returned the
,a,d woman. with evident pleasure in
bar own nnrspicacit YOU are not
,rboIJv ,,nI-uovyn to rs my dear voun.,
Iadv NV son has heard Won CRATE
fuliv snoken of by many of his poor
n,+;o,t, hosiJos which Mr. Ronth
e.. ,,,antionad Won IN ms homo your
tr1.ornst In charitable work IL not nro,-.
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,4s r4,o,,th
Ftts.tst a. OH" 7 ranIied with decision.
..T,t;s ottoct ,s merely fine result of
.a,,s,,on,ort II is n graot nle,s,rn to
40 snn,o GOOD in tbe world even If II
w. I'll to oJu,jpistar ,nnther.s boun-
~
Sba loolad ,t mo ,nnroviurIv and
tho doctor ovan turned a kindly Glance
mon mo
mRut vou hove mn excellent home
mission Mrs Spencer remarked nor
r,itbnnt omotion "Evar withont van-
turino hevond the doors of The Iyies
80, - or,nIa onnortuuitv for g,o6
n,orl, In ninistnr;ng ia tho hrol,an AMI
nrrisoJ snirit ~ tbat noI,Ia voman who
g its mietrass 7 do NOT know whether
60 oro ocou,,nted with tho sad cir.
onmst,rcoe Of -,
"nIotharr,
,,,,, .,,, o,.,,or,o+ior
tbot served ~ an interruntion Idiviu.
AL tITNS q
- ,,,rruiuouc kindly SouIs that dear-
iy ioye hit of oossin and the expres-
s;on of tbe sons facr assured me that
tbis woakuess of his mothers was in
tolerobIa to him. had no wish To
haar from strange lips details which
lear Madam had chosen to withhold
from me TO listen to the sad story
that had wrecked her life. without
her permission, seemed to me treason
able intrusion upon sacred ground
Mrs. Spencer's round. rosy face flush
ed n deep crimson.
"Oh. David, nv dear, pardon me;
uuite forgot" she said hurriedly, and
with more embarrassment, it seemed
to me than the occasion warranted.
Roth mother and son we're so evi-
dently discomposed by her untoward
nlIusion that il appeared wisdom on
NV mart TO create a diversion by rising
to denort This action restored the at
mosnbere to its normal serenity. and
draw forth strong expressions of re.
monstrance from NV hosts. Neither
considered me fit for the long walk
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