Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-07-16


we wear that, papa?"
"As long as is customary" replied
Mr.. Harcourt He took from the let
ter a check for a hundred pounds.
Mr.. Treherne, knowing our limited
circumstances, has very thoughtfully
sent me this he said; 80, girls, there
| is no need to limit yourselves in ex-
pense. Thank goodness, those try
ing times are over! Let your mourn
ing be handsome"
Handsome dresses do not make
such difference to some people," said
Mabel who never for one moment for
got that she had fine figure and her
sister possessed no such advantage.
There are many things far more
admired than that" replied Jane, who
felt herself personally attacked.
my dear girls" interrupted Mrs.
Harcourt, there is surely no need for
this kind of thing. Pray remember
that in the circles where we shall move
nothing is thought OF but well-bred
repose"
II do not quite understand what Mr..
Treherne means by this" continued
Mr.. Harcourt; "he says that we shall
find an incumbrance' at the Grange,
over which we must use our kindly
discretion"
Some old pensioner?' suggested
Jane
cor perhaps a superannuated house
keeper? Papa, do not let us be an
noyed with anything of that kind"
Certainly not, Mabel can assure
you that l intend keeping my cousins
fortune to myself; | do not see the
force of sharing it with half a score of
hangers-on."
WAS there no will of any kind
made?" asked Mrs. Harcourt.
! Yes; one old one was found, dated
long years ago, by which all the prop
erty was left to William Beauchamp,
the younger brother; but he died first,
as you perhaps remember"
The young ladies looked round the
apartment with contemptuous glance
81 hope the Grange is large and
well built" said Miss Mabel; Il am
quite tired of small rooms"
! Have no fear, my dear, the Grange
m.rat he a castle; it is one of the fin.
est old mansions in England"
Il do hope" said Jane, the younger
that we shall be allowed to have a
lady s-maid; the inconvenience we
have suffered no one knows"
You will have everything becoming
m 81 fn -
HARBOUR. proudly And now I think
we had better see about our shopping
lat once"
II hope. papa" said Mabel, that
when you pay the bill here you will
let the landlady know of oul change
in fortune. | know for fact that she
said she did not believe we were real
gentle-people; let her know to the con
trary."
81 shall not forget" was the reply.
she has looked down upon u.s.
continued Miss Mabel, because she
thought we were poor. She will be
ready to kiss the ground underneath
our feet when she knows that we are
rich"
MY dear Mabel you express your
self too aciously-remember what
have said, 'repose of manner above
everything else"
II would have been a rich treat for
a cynic or a satirist to have accom-.
panied the Misses Harcourt as they
went shopping that day Their
grandeur of manner, the naughty ex-
preston of face. the sneering com
ments. the halfexpressed opinion that
nothing was good enough for them
the way in which they ordered about
the assistants was something wonder.
full. They had the great pleasure. be
sides, of meeting. in the most fashion,
able hope. with their friend and rival
Agatha Moore. who was the only
daughter and heiress of wealthy
contractor.
The way in which they talked about
county families" and persons in
trade was most edifying. They spoke
of their change of fortune as some
, thing they had always expected. ant
, quite overwhelmed the corn-factor's
heiress by their patronage and grand
eur Before this they had beer
, maneuvering in every possible fashion
for an invitation to visit Miss Moor,
at her fathers house in London. anC
, the good-natured heiress had almos
; obtained permission; but now. il
what she imagined to be the highes
! bred and most fashionable manner
Miss Harcourt lamented that. in leav
ing Brighton. she must bid lon,
. adieu to her friend. The heiress. al
3 unsuspecting. replied that. on the con
i. ltrary, she should hope to visit them
, and to receive visits from them. Mis-
Harcourt repaid herself for all he
/. envy, all her jealousy. all the man,
/ torments she had suffered through he
. friends superior position. when sh
T laughed and said:
81 am reilly sorry, but that ca
4. never be. We shall be compelled &
take up a high position among tn
$ county people. and thea. of course
; you understand. Although we regre