The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-21

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selle with the fish, and then you're ready to
be livened with bit Of champagne for the
roast, and steadied bit by Burgundy
with the game. Phim sticks TO II. too. tells
me my peg is downright encouragement 10
the bacteria But tell him I've no quarrel
with my bacteria. Live and let live Is my
motto, tell him-and il the microbes and
both like Scotch and soda, why, what harmi
I'm forty-two and not so much of fool
that ] amt a little bit of physician.
know my stomach j tell him."
What about these Western people?" she
asked Oldaker at her other side, after q
little.
Decent, unpretentious folks, somewhat
new, but with loads of money"
1--we heard how the breeds stormin' New
York in droves: but they tell me some OF W
II dined with one last night, sugar-cured
ham magnate from Chicago"
Dear mel how shockin'r'
But they're good, whole-souled people"
land Northumberland that's what we
need, ii seems Some OF US been so busy be-
in well-familied that we've forgot TO make
money.
Its good thing. too. Nature has her own
building laws about fortunes. When they get
too sky-scrapy she topples them over. These
people with their thrifty habits would have
all the money in time if their sons and
daughters didn't marry aristocrats with ex-
pensive tastes who know how to be SPEND
ers. Nature keeps things fairly even, one
way or another"
You're thinkin' about Kitty and the
duke
Il
of the class l mean. / was thinking espe-
cially about these Westerners
rels in New York. and I'm mother-in-law OF
a chap whose ancestors for $50 years haven't
done a stroke of work; but he's the Duke
of Blanchmere, and / hope our friends here
will come as near gettin' =, the worth OF Their
glanced at Percival-"marries certain
young woman, he'll never have a dull mo-
ment ia veuch for that I'm quite sure
And if the yellow haired girl marries
the fellow next her
He might do worse"
"Yes, but might she? He's already doing
worse. and he'll keep on doing II. even II he
does marry her..
'Nonsense-about that you know: all rot!
What you expect Of these chaps? So
does the duke do worse, but you'll never
hear Kitty complain so long as he lets her
alone ana she san wear ,b tae an enes
down to the Hills for Halloween and the
weekend. Might as well help 'em along.
ivory of her cheeks gently sufrused with
pink until they looked like slightly crump.ed
leaves of la France rose, Mrs. Oldaker
was flirting brazenIy with Shepler. and
prattling impartially to him and 20 one OF
the twin nephews of old days in social New
York; Of a time when the world Of fashion
occupied little space at the Battery and
along Broadway; of it's migration to the far
north of Great Jones street, st. Marks
place and Second avenue. In Waverly place
the day when her set moved on to Murray
Hill was to her still recent and revolution
airy.
Bines had sat in silence until by some happy
chance il transpired that horse" was the
word to unlock her lips. AS Mrs. Bines
knew all about horses the twins at once be-
came voluble, showing her marked atten-
ton The twins were notably devoid OF
prejudice If your sympathies happened TO
run with theirs.
Miss Bines and young Milbrey were al
ready on excellent terms. Percival and
Miss Mibrey, on the other hand, were do
ing badly Some disturbing element seemed
to have put them aloof. Miss Miibrey won
dered somew hat; but her mind was easy.
for her resolution had been taken.
Mrs. Gwilt-Athelstan extended her fnvf-
tation to the young people, who accepted
joyfully. u,,,, $50 ana h.,r
Phim keep the batteries of his autos run
out You know they deteriorate when they're
left half-charged, and it's one of the cares
of his life to see to the whole six or en-
when they come in. He gets in one and the
emn parade around the stables until they've
been run out. Tell me the leisure class isn't
hard-workin' class, now
over coffee and chartreuse in the drawing
room there was more general talk or money
and marriage. and OF one for the other.
And so he married money" concluded
Mrs. Gwilt-Athelstan OF one they had dis
cussed.
Happy marriagep' Shepler called out.
word. now. it made you want to put on
those thick sealskin earmuffs. Poor chap.
and he'd been talkin to me about the monot-
ony of married life. 'Monotony. my boy
said to him, you don't know lovely wom-
am and now he wishes jolly well that he'd
not done il. you know"
Here too, was earned by Mrs. Bines q
reputation for wit that she was never able
| quite to destroy. There had been talk Of
| banquet to a visiting celebrity the night
| before, for which the menu was one of un-
usual costliness. Mr.. Milbrey had dwelt with
| feeling upon certain of it's eminent excel
| lences, such as loin of young bear, Ia
| Granville, and the boned quail. stuffed with
..ReaiIy,': he concluded. from an artistic
| standpoint. although large dinners are apt
| to be slurred and sighted. 1t was creation
And the orchestra" spoke up Mrs. Bines,
who had read Of the banquet, played Hall
| to the Chefr"
The laughter at this sally was all it should
have been, even the host enjoying II. Only
two of those present knew that the good
chief" as Silas Higbee did. The fact that
neither should chief be called "chef" was
impressed upon her later In way to make
| her resolve ever again TO escnew potn OK
the troublesome words.
received the praise OF both parents Tor her
blameless attitude toward young Bincs
| lit will be fixed when we come back from
| wheatly,' said that knowing young wom-
an, "and now don't worry any more about
| it."
| And Fred" said the mother. do keep
straight down there. She's commonplace
/ girl with lots of mannerism 10 unlearn, but
/ she's pretty and sweet and teachable.
| And she'll learn lot from Fred that she
| doesn't know now" finished that young
/ mans sister from the foot of the stairway.
Back at their hotel Psyche Bines was
saying:
ism Z IL queer about Mrs. Gwilt-Athel-
/ stan? We've read so much about her In the
| papers thought she must be some one aw-
4 full TO meet-I was that scared-and instead.
i she's like any one. and real chummy be-
! sides: and. actually. ma, don't you think her
/ dress was dowdy-all except the diamondsY
L suppose that comes from living In Eng
land so much. And hasn't Mrs. Mnbrey
| twice as grand manner. and the son-hes
a preciOus-he knows everything and every
| body: L shall like him
| Her brother had flung himself into a cush-
| Toned corner, spoke with the air OF one who
/ had reluctantly consented TO be interviewed
/ and who was anxious 10 be quoted cor
| rectly:
| Mrs Gwilt-Athelstan Is all right. She re-
| minds me of what Uncle Peter writes about
| that new herd OF shorthorns. This breed
| has a mild disposition. Is a good feeder. ana
/ produces a fine quality OF flesh But 1 II tell
| YOU one thing, sis" he concluded with sud-
den emphasis, with all this talk about mar
| rying for money I'm beginning TO feel as IL
you and were couple OF white rabnids