Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-17
HER OBJECT LESSON,

SARCASTIC. Tier world had WHOLESOME
dread of Mrs. Trelawney's tongue. Sh
had just intimated desire for an ice
and her attendant satellites had dis
persed at once, each eager to be fore
most in the quest.
She had had a busy day, and it wa
pleasant and cool there behind thu
palm. She only wished that peopl,
would not whisper somewhere near. j
only they were aware how much far
Their whisper carried than an ordinary
tone! And while she meditated an cpl
gram on this subject she opened bel
eyes and looked round impatiently fol-
the whisperers.
There was particularly ineligible
corner near Mrs. Trelawney's snug re-
treat, three cornered, low backed
seat, in the full glare of the light and
unpIeasantly close to an intrusive and
spiky cactus.
Hither had retreated poor cousin Of
the hostess, little girl of II, under.
dressed and pale faced. conspicuous
only for very new and shining wed.
ding ring. She had been alone most OF
the evening, and now it was she and
her boy husband whose whispering had
disturbed Mrs. Trelawney.
Darling, are you enjoying your
self?" whispered the boy husband.
$50 much, dear!" answered the little
girl enthusiastically. "It's all go pretty
and SO amusing to watch. I've never
seen anything so pretty in my life!''
GIVE been helping Lady Lucy She
asked me to take some old ladies down
to supper, the boy husband went on
with a comical Importance. "You're
sure you are not dull here all alone?"
Dull? Oh. dear mol" cried the little
girl, opening wide eyes of amazement
"Oh, there's Lady Lucy looking at us,
dear ! expect she wants you again."
The boy hurried off again, proud and
elated, and his little wife sat smiling
after him from her corner. Mrs. Ire
lawney looked sharply from one to the
other. II wonder how long that state
of things will lasti" she meditated Gym
ically.
She knew certain amount about the
affairs of the foolish couple-Lady
Lucy had confided various details in the
course of her apology for their presence
there at all. The boy was journalist,
with a microscopic income and very
limited talents, and the little wife was
penniless, and they had tiny fiat some
where in the east-some unciviized To-
cality, the bare thought Of which sent
a shudder through Lady Lucy. sin ten
years time, )" she said to herself, "what
will have become of tbem?" And at
that point she paused aghast.
1t was exactly ten years since she
herself, a girl Of II. had made a rum
away love match with handsome Cap
tain Trelawney.
She sat curiously white and still,
while that dead and half forgotten past
flashed wildly before her. She would
never have thought it possible then for
her husband to be at his club wniie she
amused herself successfully ewhere
and now this was the normal state of
things between them.
There had been no quarrel, no dis
pute. They had simply drifted away
from each other in those ten years of
life. until now they were com
parative strangers. Neither could have
told how or when the division began.
She looked at the uncomfortable cor
ncr again and with new eyes. That Tale
little face was the happiest in the room
the only contented one in sipht-nrt.
when the boy husband came near, Of
ways with glance and smile III that
What n radiant look was
hoatel back at him! They really seem
ed to he enjoying their evening.
Mrs Tlelawney reflected and then,
with an Understandable sensation, il &C
Cured to her that she, the admired and
petted society beauty, was actually
envying that plain, badly dressed, pen
niless little girl.
Mrs. TrelaWney breathed long sigh
of relief when the brougham door was
shut upon her and she was OH her way
home. She had long way to drive,
plenty of time to follow out her present
train of thought and to lie as unhappy
as she pleased
She told herself that she was despi
cable little wretch, a mere society but
erf1y, and it was no wonder Horace was
tired of her. Ii only Horace had been
poor, SO that he and she could have
worked and struggled together! If only
heir one child had lived beyond baby
1oodl But that she could not bear to
;hink of even now. If only all the past
en years could be lived over again, how
differently she would use theml
Now it was too late, and then she
sat up straight, with fast
oeating heart. 1t was not too late; it
,ould not be too late. She would begin
his very night and try to restore some
hing of the old loving relations of ten
FEARS ago. She would call for her hus-
,and now at his club. She remem bered
having done so once or twice in those
)ygone days, when something impera
i've had prevented him from coming
With her to their mutual disappoint-
nent.
She gave the necessary order to Der
oachman, and then sat tense and up
light, her eyes bright. her checks
lushed.
All, they were not far from the clut |
ow-five, ten minutes more aud hel
lew life would have begun!
She had no idea what the time was.
,ut it could not be so very late, for the
was thronged with people
III going the same way, oddly enough,
IS it occurred to her after moment
There were so many of them that pres
ntly the carriage was blocked and
hl;ood RI IN clowIv Sho boot I,or I;ttIo