The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-11-21

Ahits hdlu hiih. tlaiulu 0iAtkf hH Wv
outcome Of some minutes OF royoric,
during which she sat tapping ono of
hcr fcci ucryuusly ON the carpet and
s<aTing into space with harassed eX-
PRESTON On her dark blue eyes, I'VE
must take them in"
III Is exceedingly kind OF you to
sugEcst A. Emma" replied her nus
band Tho Same !dea had occurred
O. him, but nc had rofrained from
putting d into words. for he realized
Shat the burden of establishing three
orphaned children in the house woulo
FAR almost entirely on his wife. The
additional expense would be a very
small consideration. the important
Taefars in the case were the care. wor'
- and responsibility necessary in
yohcd. Tie would doubtless have
deemed a. his duty Co propose the
plan himself after time. had his
wife not done so. but this spontaneous
offer grati6cd him. and. moreover.
confirmed him In the belief that En-
Eaa was orc of the klndcst and most
unsciish women in the world.
1T Is your duty. Harold" she said.
with somewhat tragic air. And
what rs your duty Is mine. There is
10 other way OF looking at It. We
must send for them at once"
so a. seems TO me" he said de-
cidcdiY "1ll start myself tonight. |
shall scarcely be in time for the fun
eTal. but CoreH DO n lot of things 90
10 attended To aftorward. and the
children may have no one whom they
can CALI upon. Then | can bring them
East myself"
III viii he excessively inconyeni
cnt, OF course" continued Mrs Stage
stM staring into distance. 1.-THE two
boys we can send 60 boarding school
I viii write Co Mr.. Sampson tO-mur
row. Ia see IL he has any vacancies
Tor next term. shall have TO put
them all I'm the blue suite. The bare
idea. though. OF having three pairs OF
muddy boots iramping all over the
house on my new carpets and polish.
Cd floors and destroying all the fresh
ness OF Che chintzes and the furniture
IN my beloved blue suite. makes me
iccl positively ill. There's no help for
II, though. that I can see, except TO
insist on their going up the back
stairs" She spoke now rapidly and
IncisiTeiy. Having definitely settled
that the children were 60 be taken i'm.
che was bent upon formulating as
coon as possible. the necessary ar
engagements Her agile housekeepers
mind forCsaw thousand compiled.
tons which her energy ycarncd TO
grapiao with and solve
Why not put Eleanor into the
spare room and the two boys into the
play room. 81 you think they would In.
1urC ho blue suite? You could easily
T1akc them comfortable there"
And what would my own children
GO for play room. I should Hike TO
arow9 no. no. | am not going TO
rave iiltlO Harold and Posie's com
fort intcTfcred with row that every.
tfinE Is working smoothly in my
nursery, In the blue suite the three
baldNins VIII be 10y themselves in
connecting rooms; and ir they catch
anything there will DC some chance OF
ECtting Jcm out OF the house before
the children arc exposed. Parsons"
che said 90 tho servant who had an
swcrcd the bell. II wish YOU to send
Nolan. "-rcfCrrng To the Chorc man
The FIRST hing tomorrow morning
40 inquire why Iiaslnctt & Haley
have not sent the mattresses for the
bcdruums in the blue suite, as they
promised mir. Haley told me him.
sclf" she added 70 her husband.
that they should bC In the house
week aro."
Harold StaRg was quite content. as
well as used. TO leave to his wife the
settlement of all household details.
Ito reserved The exercise OF his own
authority FOR serious emergencies.
when a. seemed ca him that principles
7seTc involved.
The only part hc took In the do
lncsuC AFFAIRS was TO pay the bills
with great promptnCss. which ho
could well afford Co DO, az ne was
wealthy. and had 1.-Two and flourish
irF business. a was relief TO him
that Emma tool, such vital interest
IN everything appcr,aininE TO the
GdOrnmcut and sanitary welfare OF
thcir home. Although they had re-.
Gently moved into "A large and mag
,lhccDi establishment. the cares Incl.
lent Go rofurnIshing had not been al.
lowed Go harass him. Mrs. Stagg
lad strmg convictions On regard TO
carpets and curtains and ceilings and
Gados. and the other crucial points In
house decoration which are go apt "a.
require q husbands judicial dctermin-
ction before a final choice o. arrived
at She was. moreover. a rigid dis.
cipiinarian ON the subject OF plumb.
ing. kccnly apprU henslve al sewer gas.
and eloquent as TO the importance OF
traps and other appliances for It's In.
perception.
None but finished servants were
tolerated I'm her household where
everything was conducted with Wow
10 elegance of effect. and her eagle
eve was swift 10 detect the smallest
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