The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-24

We are going 10 do theatre. and We will
take no excuses. Mumsie can spare you.
and you have got a frock. The little white
silk which you wore at my Wedding will
do perfectly well. and can lend you q
cloak and anythig elese that you want.
Ard we are not going TO dine at home.
because Mr. Chisholm is coming, and cook
fs i'll. but at the Cecil. which will be great
fun. so just buck up and get ready"
THE Cecil?" queried Dollie. meditative-
iy. That's a hotel, Isn't H., Mumsiel
How heavenly 20 dine AT a hotel"'
Dollie sat at breakfast with her mother
while she read this letter aloud, and the
French window stood wide open upon the
garden. and just at the end OF the gar
den was the sea; this morning n serene
sea of greeny blue, with wonderful vio-
let stresks A turquoise blue sky above
n paied gradually as II approached the
sea line until II melted into the exquisite
colorless color of a pearl.
II have never dined az a hotel" said
Dollie's mother except at a railway ho-
ter when treveiine with your father, but
"a seemsotovbe the fashion in these days.
II seems 10 be the exception when Kitty
and Hugh dire at home" tsin'
But then poor nitty's cook is always
ill." said Dollie. burying her nice little
nose in the great bunch of lilac which
raised pirkish. scented green-leaved cliIs-
ters In the centre OF the breakfast table
"She is always III or else her aunt Is dy-
ing OF harmoniums at 'Berrysin Ted
munds.' or her sister has met with 'hac-
ciden in 'Ollerway. Poor Kitty Is very
unluckly. oh. Mumsie. do you think my
white frock will really do ard 10 what
theatre do you SUPPOSE Hugh viii take
us?'
II wonder who this Mr. Chisholm is,"
said Doll.es mother Kitty writes as
though we knew all about him
But Dollie. absorbed In anticipations and
preparations. could not pretend 10 take
any interest In strange man.
Some friend OF Hughs. | suppose" she
coniectured vaguely, and thought no more
on the subject
Sure You don't mind my going Mum
sie?' she asked anxlously next day as she
and her mother walked 10 the station to-
gether. Her box with the white silk
dress carefully packed In g. had gone by
the omnibus. which was now rumbling
round the little town picking up scat
tered passengers and luggage. 1t was far
pleasanter TO walk taking the short cut
across the fields now Msy-deep with but
tercups and daisies. Because I'll stay
even now ~ you mind the tiniest. ween.
lest bit, and we'll Just wire to Kitty from
the station 20 say SO"
You're a concelted monkey" answered
Dollie's mother. "Do you really imagine
that can't exist four and 20 hours with
out you7 Besides you've got 90 notice
everything you see and remember all
You hear 70 amuse me with when you
come back
Il just keep my eyes and ears open
the whole time" cried Dollie and then
she ana her mother kissed each other
with rapture, although with some diff
cuity. on account OF the wide brims OF
their pretty hats However there was no
one In the field 70 see them except the
hurriedly munchips sheep. who never
raised thely heads. and the already not
30 very young nor very playfoul lambs.
for lambs attain their majority before
babies are out OF long clothes.
Notice what the savory IS like" cried
Dollie's mother. as the train moved out OF
the station "for want some new re-
cipes"
And oh. heavensl" Donie called back
TO her. - forgot % give Dick some fresh
water. DO see TO u, like aear tho mo-
ment YOU get in"
There were some other ladies' in the car
riaEe who looked M W.. thin disapprov-
al At so unconventional q railway part
ing Where were the Now you'll be sure
and write and Don't forget 10 give
my love to Emily"
But Dollc had no idea that shc had done
anything niniss ard she returned the gaze |
OF her fellow travellers with the utmost
frinndliness ard interest
Everything was intensely interesting 10 !
her heoa nse she w'as only eighteen. and |
had not taken more than dozen short |
railway Journeys I'm her life before
Each Of the three other ladies' I'm the I
carriage became though they suspected |
81. parsonage Of absorbing interest 20 |
Dplic who. covertly studying each in
turn from under hep lorr lashes could |
have given \ perfectly accurate descrip- |
tion Of the appearance. could have emu
mera,ed every detail r The dress Of each |
at the iourreys erd She likewise fitted \
each OF the ladies with purely imssin- /
airy and highly sensational history, which |
amused her for long time.
Then she turncd her eyes 10 the window.
end delshied in the green spring lands
cape reelIng past She noticed.a most en-
rs vet never loaf upon their bare
branches. but lif'irg their slender trunks
out Of \ carpet OF blue carpet com
posed of Wild hVacinths growing 80 close
" together as 10 make the earth look
blue ne he sea ar the sky As she made
her choice Of the snug little fsrmstead
tucked awy between trees where she and |
Mlmsie would gn whom they should have
let their house for july and August. to
pass the lovely sGnmer DAYS
And now. after run OF two hours the
clean. sweet. green country began to be
Scared with lines of mean little brick
houses and finally nothing was left OF IL
but a stray laburnum bush or 50 in a
back garden. or ragged. disconsolate
looking field which had lost It's way
among acres ofuelv brick Then even these
diving mcm"rtoes ~ beauty fed and the
streets and houses stood 50 close that not
a blade of erass could grow between them
and the back gardens only produced ash
heaps and empty meat tins.
Dollie's fellow travellers began 10 assure !
themselves of the Whereabouts OF their
tickets. io gather together their posses
sions. and 10 make ready Cor arrival AT
Chariug Cross. while Dollie with her
head out OF the window. waved her hand
kerchicf cstatlcally TO Hugh somers.
her brother-in-law. who was waiting for
her ON the platform
impossible 10 come % meet YOU. nv
child said Kitty. when Dollie. arrived
at Morpeth Mansions was sitting I'm her
sisters bedroom drinking tea because
cook being III. and nurse being out with
baby. bad Co stav and boil the Kettle
myself Where did get those rosess
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