The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-03-27
He Longworth family were
excited-that Is, all Of them
eXcept Maurice. who WINS

about anything.
Mrs. Longworth had just fipished
reading a letter aloud. She laid the
cream-tinted, perfumed sheet with its
gold and violet monogram on her table
took off her glasses and looked at the
girls with a pleased smile.
$50 Geofrey's wife is actually com
ing to visit us at last. She will be here
in weeks time, and we must be pre-
pared to make her visit as pleasant
as possible
Il wonder what she will be like, and
If she is really as pretty as her pho
tograph," said Hildegarde.
"You may be sure she isn't" said
Maurice disagreeably; "she would have
had her pictures taken full face if she
were. Depend upon it, her profile is
the best Of her"
For my part" said Evelyn, II don't
care what she looks like If she is only
nice and good fun"
'Well, she won't be that. either"
persisted Maurice, who was in one of
his contrary" moods; mo woman with
a profile like that ever had a grain of
common sense. Look at that nose
vanity; that mouth-frivolity; that chin
weakness and willfulness. No, you
won't like Geofrey's wife, and I shall
hate her"
You have always pretended to dis
approve of her-just because We all
admired her, suppose" said Evelyn,
GROSSLY. you do dearly love to be
contrary. But don't go and make your
self obnoxious to her on principle.
You'll have to help entertain her-and
you can be perfectly charming when
you like"
Maurice bowed satirically.
fo- Consider yourself thanked. But that
complimentary sugar-coating does not
sufficiently disguise the unpalatahle
pill of your last sentence was ncyer
cut out for a martyr, and 1 shall CT
face myself as absolutely as possible
during Mrs Godfrey Longworth's So
jou1n here. I'll be civil to her Of
course, unless she provoke me to be
otherwise-but that is all you need ex-
pect give you fair warning"
And Maurice tossed away his cigar
and sauntered out of the room with a
bored expression.
P'Geoffrey Longworth, the older
brother, had gone to a Western city
several years previously and in due
time had taken to himself a wife. Her
photograph presented a very pretty
girl in a very smart gown.
The Longworths had never seen Mrs.
Godfrey, but she was coming to visit
them at last. Godfrey himself, in his
capacity as civil engineer, was going to
accompany an chronological expedition
to some ancient ruin in Central Amer
lea, and his wife would spend the time
of absence with her hitherto unseen
relatives.
A week later Mrs. Godfrey Long,
worth arrived, q tall, self-possessed
young woman, irrepToacnably gowned
She had a charming smile, a liqudly
sweet voice and a perfect manner
Mrs. Longworth and the girls greeted
her with affectiOnatc kisses, and Mau
rice bent his dark head before her
his languid brown eyes flashing witt
reluctant admiration.
"Like-very like-nOt altogether she,
he quoted under his breath as hC
dropped into his chair at the ties
table He felt bewildered. This cir
was so unlike what he had expected
She was glorious, with her large. dark
gray eyes that were violet in tn
shadow, the ripe bloom on her ova
cheeks and the splendid lights ant
shadows of her dead-black hair VIII.
had he always fancied that Godfrey
wife was a pallid blonde? He wa
quite ready to pronounce her divine.
Mrs. Godfrey was accustomed t
speedy conquests. She had read in hi
eyes. excessively, surprise, admire
ton. full surrender. 1t was such dC
licious fattery.
Il think I am going to like m
brother-in-law very much" she saiC
when she was alone. and looking 6
her charming reflection in the glas
Then She gave a little sigh.
what a pity-and what a shame
size murmured. IF Geof just knew
But he doesn't He's buried in I'll
Central Africa ruins by this time-or
# Central America? And ], Mrs. Geo
frey Lcngworth, am here, meaning
have the very best time in the worl
and not to be bothered by conscienc
Conscience, indeed! 1 left it behir