The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-11-28

that Jasper emerson and his daugn-
ter were moving in il. Nargery pos-
sessed her soul in patience, and was
pIaeably persistent; but when the
winter wore away and spring came
and found the conservative Opposi-
ton increasing rather than diminish
ing, she grew vindictive, as who
would not
They think I'm a jayi" she said
to herself one day, when the Ray
mers, mother and daughter, had APP
parently taken pains to avoid her at
the counter in Thornwalden's-
.Thev nee on. and they're in
a rafr way TO get IT. I'm not going
TO sing small all the time!"
The next afternoon she met Ray
mer as he was coming out of the
First national bank. They were
fairly good friends by this time, and
the young man stopped willingly
enough to exchange commonplace
with the presidents daughter. In
the midst of them she astonished
hin.
"Mr. Raymer, please tell me what
I have done to offend your neither
and sister, she said, abruptly; and
half of the deferred payment of tri-
urnph was discharged on the spot by
Raymer's laundering attempts at dis
avowal.
.Why, Miss Margeryl 1 don't
know-that is-er-you really must
be mistaken"
"I'm not, and I'd like to know"
she persisted, looking him hardly
in the ewes. 81 am sure it must be
something have been doing, and
if l can find out what it is I'll re-
| form"
Raymer got away as quickly as he
could; and when the opportunity Of
fered was besotted enough to repeat
the question to his mother and Ger
| trude.
Mrs. Raymer smiled. "The mere
fact of her having said such thing
to you ought to be sufficient an
swer, / should think"
81 don't see why" Raymer OBJ
jected.
what would you think if Gertrude
did such a thing?'
"Oh, well; that is different. In the
first place Gerty wouldn't do il;
and"
"Precisely. And Miss Grierson
shouldn't have done it. But if you
really want to know why we haven't
cultivated her l can tell you. There
are a few of us who think she
wouldn't be pleasant person to
know socially"
"But why?" insisted the obtuse
one. 1t was his sister who under
took to make it plain to him.
"It isn't anything she does, or
doesn't do, particularly; it is the
atmosphere in which she moves. 1t
it wasn't for her fathers money she
| would be-well, it is rather hard to
say Just what she would be. But
she always makes one think OF the
bonanza people-the pick and shovel
one day and a million the next.
believe she is frank little savage
at heart"
81 DON'T" said Raymer, doggedly.
"She may be bit new and fresh for
Wahaska, but she is clever and
bright, and honest enough to ignore
| social code which makes virtue
Of hypocrisy. There isn't one young
woman in a thousand who would
| have had the courage to do it,
"Or the impudence," added Mrs.
Raymer. when her son had left the
| room. 81 do hope Edward isn't 60
ing to let that girl come between
| him and Charlotte"
| Gertrude laughed. II should say
! there was room for a regiment to
| march between them as it is. Char
lotte has been home a week now,
and he hasn't been over yet.
| "But he is going over to dinner
with us tomorrow" amended Mrs.
Raymer, complacently. HE prom
| Used me yesterday"
Gertrude was arranging the center
| piece for the dinner table, and when
she spoke again it was of another
\ matter.
did you know Mrs. Holcomb has
found a boarder at last?'
| mo; who is hep
"a young man who has been sick
at the st. James for two or three
weeks. He is from New York, / be-
lieve she said; but she didn't have
time to find out much about him.
He had relapse last night; and to-
day, when she sent for DR.. Farnham,
he was delirious.'
"Dear me! That will be hard for
| Martha. What is his name?"
"Kenneth Griswold. She says he
is an author, but l don't recall the
name in any of our reading"
"Nor. l." said Mrs. Raymer. Poor
J Martha! We must go over and see
if there is anything we can do"