Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-11-04
"A Scientific Experiment"
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'Stu,. ..... ,,,u >jy!crt rat,'I after
her WHY not come this evening? /
shall not 10 oul til 10 Come at ."
But" drmGrred The secretary. II
fear
AT o o'clock" loudly repeated her
employer. W" can then finish today's
work No objections. If yon please"
The secretary took herself away,
trembling in every limb She bad no
intention Of going at . o'clock in the
evening 10 do the work which she bad
contracted 10 perform from to in
the afternoon. And to be spoken to
like that before Tom Uarroway,
As for Uarroway. he was furious
Upon my word. Mrs Van Stylert."
be said. You have needleSsly humili-
ated a lady" and went hastily from
the house
II he expected to see the secretary
outside he was doomed 10 disappoinr-
rnent. for WHOM he reached the street
she was nowhere in sight
Mrs Van StyIrrt had her maid fetch
her cup of strong beef tea. she felt
so used up.
Amy thinks ! want him TO marry
Charlotte, And" she said. hereafter
] shall sympathizc with every scien
tifc experiment hear Of. And human
nature is the same rs it ever waSl
Hold. though, What shall do when
Amy comes tomorrow. for Of course
she will not come this evening? ! sup.
pose I must chance it, | am growing
reckless And Charlotte means 10
marry The count pdnt her mother
hint rs much last night
As for the secretary, she had some
thing TO think about Aud in the warp
and wcft of her thought was thread
of satisfaction that young man bad
seen the folly Of hriug au idlor and
was about to become useful member
Of society. II is always satisfaction
10 know that our theories receive sIlp-
port And apropoS Of that youug man.
what sort Of spirit did he think she
possessed when she would put mp with
such treatment rs l.p had Witnessed
Mrs Van Stylert iullict upon her.
And suppose he was flirting with Miss
Templeton, She tossed her head.
She had promised the lady with
whom she boarded TO go to the opera
that night the lady having had two
tickets presented TO her 10y q friend
who was hastily called from the city
and could not nse them.
Tho thought Of HarrOway's possible
Irritation with Miss Tcmpletou made
her feel that she should Ike 10 look
her best that evening Her hair was
her first care. and she arranged ii 50
as to set of its abundance aud color.
AS though it would be in good taste
10 wear il this way when am attend
ing 10 business" she said loftily.
Next she honned Il white gown full
Of heeciness and ripping with ribbons
She looked in the glass and was not dis
satisfied with The reflection
II was then s O'Clock. and she sat
down and waited FOR the lady who
was 10 escort her TO the opera. In
stead the lady had to 20 and tumble
down the back stairs and received such
and abrasiOns as made il
for her 10 stir from the
house that night OF course the score
tary could not go alone. so she started
10 take off her linery All nj once the
cnormity OF Mrs Van Stylert's treat
ment of her struck her more cruelty
than ever. Should she keep on accept
Ing that lady's favorsf Not If had n
dozen mothers" she said. "anl she had
been TO school with every one of them
She would inform Mrs. Van Stylert
tomorrow that she must decline 10 act
IS her secretary any longer
Tomorrow II was not vet Q O'Clock.
Mrs. Van Stylert had commanded her
70 come 10 her at . Why not so to-
night and tell her not 10 expect her ,
lext day and. just as she was. let
hat arrogant schoolmate OF her mother
zee Der possibilities as q well dressed
II was all very foolish. very giriish'
,ut Sic did not care TO be considered
lowdy any more than she would accept !
,ra,uiious coniumely.
naidseryant Was coeIced. and, COY |