Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-04-26


uneasiness in the home circle.
For all that. however. calm Mildred
was more the "hearth-anger' than she
was. To her. as to their mother, came
all the boys. with the numerous griefs
ana annoyances that usually bsset q
somebody's path. Charles WAS very
fond or asking her advice. and Eddie
believed most firmly In her wisdom,
generally addressing her under the
title OF Minerva" Her father and
mother had few secrets from her, ana
even Florence. who was slightly self
suihcient and given to assert herself.
at times. with astonishing holiness.
had been known. on two or three &C.
casions. to come all the way from Rye
lands to ask Mildred's opinion upon
certain subjects.
Mildred at home and Mildred abroad
were very different persons. She wns
most capable OF loving. but her unsort-
innate coldncss OF demcanor prevented
THIS from being universally acknowl-
edged. Only her own people knew her
tender. loving heart. and returned her
affection In kind.
| WIZ WV
youngs'-rs. named George and Ernest.
who were al pressn, undergoing the
discipline OF school In some distant
shire.
Sir George had discovered, some
years previously. that he was not As
well up In this worlds goods as a man
had need 10 be with seven growing
up children. Bu, at the time he had
put IN. evil thought behind him and
considered II no more. until abou, a
year back. when several circumstances
had happrned again to sorr- IL upon
his memory. Debts somehow had be-
gun TO accumulate OF late years. and
now began TO declare themselves with
very dlsasrccabie oponncss. The fam
lily lawyer shook his head soicmniy:
and Sir George In seis-dcfrnsc went
home. and having sold two Of his
fasofito hunters most dIsaavanta-
E-ously. walked about his farm. DOING
gloomy peaane-. and vas eros. to his
wifc for III, FIRST time for a number
OF years.
! but this state Of things only lasted
very few days indeed. and al III.
cnd OF tina, time. his third hunter hav-
Ing fallen lame. one OF those disposed
OF ~as bought back again. at a very
different price from that paid for IL TO
SIR George. and presently tho other
followed suit: after which their master
gave M the gloomy psaanec. to the
great relief OF the household a, Kings
Abbott. Who were considerably put ou,
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not 50 round the farm for several
days.
| Lady Caroline Of course soon alsoor.
cred that thsy were in dirf,eul,ics-,n.
deed Sir GEORGES face was ineanahi.
| OF souc~ajins a sSrr.t-ana these ,xo
women. In mamma bo,,aoir. dis.
eusajnE probabilities and Improb.bili.
ties. and the selling of "papa's- hunt.
sTs. until Mildred a, length surz.s,si
that the annual visit to London should
| b- given up-sor this year n. al,
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