Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-07-17
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ne DOctOr was very angry very
well. madam" said ne I'm that case
I can only say that have the honor
to wish you a very good morning. .
He raised his broad straw hat and
STROBE away up the gravel path, while
the widow looked after him with twink
ling eyes She was surprised herself
to find that she liked the Doctor better
the more masculine and aggressive he
became. II was unreasonable and
against all principle. and yet so it was
and no argument could mend the mat
ter
Very hot and very angry. the Doctor
yetired into his room and sat down to
read his paper. Ida had retired. and
the distant walls Of the bugIe showed
that she was upstairs in her boudoir.
Clara sat opposite to him with her ex-
asperating charts and blue book The
| Doctor glanced at her and his eyes re-
NAMED fixed in establishment upon the
front of her skirt
My dear Clara" he cried, you have
torn your skirt"
His daughter laughed and smoothed
| out her frock- To his horror he saw
the red plush of the chair where the
dress ought to have been. 1T is all
torn" he cried. What have you
| done?"
My dear papa" said she. what do
you know about the mysteries Of ladies'
dress? This is a divided skirt"
Then he saw that it was indeed 10
arranged, and that his daughter was
clad in a sort of loose, extremely long
knickerbockers.
1T will be so convenient for my sea-
boots" she explained.
Her father shook his head sadly
Your dear mother would not have
liked it, Clara" said he
For moment the conspiracy was on
the point of coIlapsing. There was
something in the gentleness of his re-
Duke, and In his appeal to her mother.
which brought the tears to her eyes,
and in another instant she would have
been kneeling beside him with every
thing confessed, when the door flew
open and her sister Ida came bounding
into the ROOM She wore a short, grey
skirt. like that of Mrs. Westmacott, and
she held 1t up in each hand and danced
about among the furniture.
II feel quite the Gaiety GIRL" she
cried How delicious it must be to be
upon the stage, You can't think how
nice this dress is, papa One feels so
free in it. And isn't Clara charming?"
Go to your room this instant and
take it OFF, Numbered the doctor. 81
call it highly improper. and no daugh-
ter of mine shall wear it,
Papa, Improperl Why, 1t is the
exact model OF Mrs. westmacott's'
Il say 1t is improper. And yours also.
Clara Your conduct is really outra-
geous- You drive me out of the house.
1 am going to my club in town I have
no comfort or peace of mind in my own
house will stand it no longer may
be late tonight shall go to the Brit !
ism Medical meeting. But when I re-
turn I shall hope to find that you have /
shaken yourself clear Of the /
pernicious influences which have re- I
Gently made such an alteration in your
conduct" He seized his hat, slammed I
the dining-room door. and a few min
utes later they heard the crash of the 4
big front gate.
Victory. Clara. victory cried Ida, +
stiil pirouetting around the furniture.
did you hear what he said? Pernicious
influences, Don't you understand, +
Clara? Why do you sit there so pale /
and glum? Why don't you get up and
dancer"
"Oh. I shall be so glad when it is
over. Ida. I do hate TO give him pain.
Surely he has learned now that it is very
unpleasant to spends ones life with re-
formers"
He has almost learned it. Clara.
Just one more little lesson. We must
not risk all at this last moment"
what would you do. Ida2 Oh. don't
do anything too dreadful. 1 feel that
we have gone too far already"
"Oh. we can do it very nicely. You
see we are both engaged and that makes
it very easy Harold will do what you
ask him. especially as you have told
him the reason why. and my Charles
will do it without even wanting to know
the reason. Now you know what Mrs.
thinks about the reserve Of
young ladies' Mere prudery. affecta-
Zenana. Those were Der words. were
they not?''
what then?"
well. now we must put 1t in nrac-
tice We are reducing all her other
views to practice. and we must not
shirk this one
But what would you do? Oh. don't
look so wicked. Ida You look like some
evil little fairy. with your golden hair
and dancing. mischevous eyes know
that you are going to propose some
thing dreadful
1--WE must give little supper to-
night
I'VE? A support
why nots Young gentlemen give
suppers Why not young iadies7'
But whom shall we invitc2''
"Why Harold and Charles, of course"
and the Admiral and Mrs. Hay Den !
rer?"
..Oh. no. That would be very old
fashioned We must keep up with the
times. Clara"