Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-05-22

Swiss built villas, with sixteen rooms,
10 basement, elect C bells, hot and cold
water, and every modern convenience,
including a common tennis lawn, to be
let at f100 a year, or 1850 purchase
So tempting an offer did not long re-
main open. Within a few weeks the card
had vanished from number one. and II
was known that Admiral Hay Denver.
V. c., c. B., with Mrs. Hay Denver and
their only son, were about to move into
it. The news brought peace to the hearts
of the Williams sisters. They had lived
with a settled conviction that some wild
impossible colony, some shouting, sing
ing family of nladcaps, would break In
upon their peace. This establishment at
least was irreproachable. A reference to
Men of the Time" showed them that
Admiral Hay Denver was most dis
tinguished officer, who had begun his
active career at Bomarsund, and had
ended 1t at Alexandria, having man
aged between these two episodes to see
as much service as any man OF his
years. From the Taku Forts and the
Shannon brigade, to dhow-harrying on
Zanzibar. there was no variety of naval
work which did not appear in his rec
ord; while the Victoria Cross and the
for it that in peace az ~ war his cour-
age was still of the same true temper
Clearly a very eligible neighbor this,
the more so as they had been confident
ly assured by the estate agent that Mr.
Harold Denver, the son, was most
quiet young gentleman, and that he
was busy from morning to night on the
Stock Exchange.
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in before number two also struck its
placard, and again the ladies found
that they had no reason to be discont-
ed with their neighbors. Doctor Bal
thazar Walker was a very well known
name in the medical world. Did not his
qualifications, his membership, and the
record Of his writings fill a long half
column in the Medical Directory" from
his first little paper on the "Gouty
Diathesis' in 1859 to his exhaustive
treatise upon Affections of the Vase
Motor System" in 1884? A successful
medical career which promised to end
in a presidentship of a college and a
baronetcy, had been cut short by his
sudden inheritance of a considerable
sum from a grateful patient, which had
rendered him independent for life. and
to the more scientific part of his profess
sion, which had always had greater
charm for him than its more practical
and commercial aspect. To this end he
had given up his house in Weymouth
street, and had taken this opportunity
of moving himself, his scientific instru-
ments and his two charming daughters
Che had been a widower for some years.
into the more peaceful atmosphere of
Norwood.
There was thus but one villa unoc-
cupied, and it was no wonder that the
two maiden ladies watched with a keen
interest, which deepened into a dire
apprehension, the curious incidents
which heralded the coming of the
new tenants. They had already learned
from the agent that the family consist
ed of two only, Mrs. Westmacott,
widow and her nephew, Charles West
macott. How simple and how select it
had sounded! Who could have foreseen
from 1t these fearful portents which
seemed to threaten violence and dis
cord among the jewellers in The Wilder
ness? Again these two old maids cried
in heartfelt chorus that they wished
they had not sold their field.
'Well, at least, Monica" remarked
Bertha, as they sat over their teacups
that afternoon, however strange these
people may be, 1t is our duty to be as
polite to them as to the others
Most certainly" acquiesced her sis
ter
"Since we have called upon Mrs. Hay
Denver and upon the Misses Walker,
we must call upon this Mrs. Westma
colt Also
Certainly, dear. AS long as they are
living upon our land I feel as If they
were in sense our guests and that it
is our duty to welcome them"
Then we shall call tomorrow" said |
Bertha, with decision.
Eyes, dear, we shall. But, oh, wish
it was overl"
At o'clock on the next day, the two |
maiden ladies set Off upon their hospit-
able errand. In their stiff, cracking |
dresses of black silk, with jet-be- !
spangled jackets, and little rows of |
cylindrical grey curls dropping down |
on either side Of their black bonnets |
they looked like two old fashion plates |
which had wandered off into the wrong |
decade Half curious and half fearful, |
they knocked at the door of number |
three, which was instantly opened by |
page boy.
Yes, Mrs. Westmacott was at home.
He ushered them into the front room, |
furnished as drawing room, where in
spite of the fine spring weather large |
fire was burning in the CRATE. The boy |
took their cards, and then, as they sat |
down together upon a settee he set their !
nerves in q thrill by darling behind
curtain with a shrill cry, and prodding
at something with his foot. The bull pup
which they had seen upon the day be-
fore bolted from its hiding place and
scuttled snarling from the room.
(ro BE coNTINUED.)