Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-01-19


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"Tsr are always doing some queer
thing or other, Felicia, said the older
girl IA the carriage whirled on past the
great residences already brilliantly
lighted.
"Am /? What have | done that is
queer now. Rosey' asked the other,
looking up suddenly and turning her
head toward her sister.
"Oh, giving those violcts to that boy !
He looked as if he needed u good hot
supper more than n bunch of violets.
It's Il wonder You didn't invite him
home with us. | shouldn't have been
surprised if you had. You are always
doing such queer things, Felicia. "
would it be queer to invite a boy
like that TO come 10 the house and get
hot supper Felicia asked the ques-
ton softly and almost as if she Were
alone.
Queer isn't just the word, of
course, replied Rose indifferently. at
would be what Mime. Blanc calls outre
decidedly. Therefore you will please
not invite him or others like him to hot
suppers because | suggested it. Oh,
dear I'm awfully tired "
She yawned, and Felicia silently
looked out of the window in the door
1.-The concert was stupid, and the
violinist was simply bore | don't see
how you could sit so still through it
all, " Rose exclaimed, a little impa-
tiently
81 liked the music, " answered Felicia
quietly.
"You like anything | never saw
girl with SO little critical taste.
Felicia colored slightly, but would
not answer Rose yawned again and
then hummcd fragment Of n popular
song. Then she exclaimed abruptly;
I'm sick of almost everything. /
hope the Shadows of London will be
exciting tonight ~
" The Shadows of Chicago' muir
INJURED Felicia.
The Shadows of Chicagor The
Shadows Of London, the play, the great
drama with its wonderful scenery. the
sensation Of Now York for two months
You know W. have box with the De
laros tonight. "
Felicia turned hoy face toward her
sister. Her great brown eyes were very
expressive and not altogether free from
a sparkle OF luminous heat.
"And yet we never weep over the
real thing on the actual stage of life
What are the shadows Of London on the
stage to the shadows Of London or Chi
cage as they really exist? Why don't
we get excited over the facts as they
nrar'
because the actual people are aIrry
and disagreeable and it's too much
bother, | suppose, replied Rose care
lessly. Felicia, You never can reform
the world. What's the user We're not
to blame for the poverty and misery
There have always been rich and poor,
and there always will be We ought to
be thankful we're rich "
suppose Christ had gone on that
principle, - replied Felicia, with I'M
usual persistence. do YOU remember
DR. Bruce sermon on that verse few
Sundays ago For We know the grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ. that. though
he was rich, yet for our sakes he be-
came poor, that We through his poverty
might become rich p "
81 remember it we'll enough, " said
Rose, with come petulance "And
didn't Dr. Bruce go on TO say that there
was no blame attached TO people who
had wealth If they are kind and give to
the needs # the POOR And / am sure
the doctor himself is pretty comfortably
settled. lie never gives Up his Injuries
just because some people in the city 90
hungry. What good would it do if he
did, / tell Won, Felicia, there will al
ways be poor and rich in spite of all we
can 90. Ever since Rachel has written
about the queer doings in Raymond
You have upset the whole family. Peo-
pie can't live at that concert pitch all
the time. You see if Rachel doesn't
give it up soon. It's "A great pity she
doesn't come to Chicago and sing in
the Auditorium concerts / heard today
she had received an offer. I'm going to
write and urge her to come. I'm Just
dying to hear her sing.
Felicia looked out of the window and
was silent. The carriage rolled on past
two blocks of magnificent private resi-
denccs and turned into a wide drive
way under a covered passage, and the
sisters hurried into the house. 1t was
an elegant mansion of graystone, fur
nished like palace, every corner of it
warm with the luxury of paintings,
sculpture, art and refinement.
= The owner of it all, Mr. Charles r.
Sterling, stood before an open CRATE fire
a cigar lie had made his
money in grain speculation and rail
road ventures and was reputed TO be
worth something over two millions. |
His wife was a sister of Mrs. Winslow
of Raymond. She had been an invalid |
for several years. The two girls, Rose
and Felicia, were the only children. |
Rose was 81 years old, fair, vivacious,
in fashionable college. just
entering society and already somewhat |