Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-12-22

/ GOWN, hHOCk us you pdSS Ou MT.
Prices door, tell his man thatitis near
! ~ twelve o'clock. And, look here, do
YOU want that bouquet OF yiolets? Take
It, then; never mind the thanks. Go
along. Well. Auntie, why do you look
so shocked?"
Because Rogers Eeld would be
broken-h hearted If he knew those preci.
Gus flowers had been flung to maid
servant"
Rogers Field is a precious fool to
send me precious flowers. He might
better buy his old mother a new bon
net"
And you are not IN the least touch.
cd By the pathetic worship of broken
down swell, who spends his whole
weeks salary in flowers for the shrine
Of his ideal?"
"Giver OF good.dinners? Rogers Is
agent for new brand of champagne.
lie wants me to help him advertise
it."
"He has sunk as low as that"
"He has. While seeking to rise with
lJI6 champagne Db W DltbSlJ oiu
corruption Of all the women whose in
fiuence can push him. And Auntie dear
won't you kindly examine that square
OF drawn work with the bordering of
lace? Does it not look like the most
disnterested love-labour? Strained
eyes and stiffened fingers have toiled
o'nights over those tiny stitches. The
motive one would fancy was tender
desire on the part of Mrs. Graham
GTeen--
Mrs. Graham Green, you say? see
the point. The lady, once, it is said,
a poor seamstress, now married to a
rich contractor, has daughter to
bring out and needs the social back
ing
"You catch the idea perfectly. That
piece of Tiffany glass is from Antie
Cummings, who wishes to give piano
recital in my drawing rooms. That
edition de luxe of Stevenson Is from
the fair widow Douglass, who wants
Larry to let her in on some Amalga-
gated Brass manipulations. That tour.
quoise studded vinaigrette is from
Penny Foster, who Is figuring, SO to
speak, upon being asked to lead my
cotillion next week. Shall | go on?"
mo, beg that you won't Such a
collection of Christmas false pretenses
Is enough to shake a saints faith In
human nature. But, perhaps you are
unduly suspicious. Mixed motives,
Just grain of self interest, with a
bushel of good will, may have in
spred a good many of these gifts,
these Goals to Newcastle, for you
have too many of these things already,
more than you can ever use"
II could make use of them If be-
lieved in the givers."
Well at least, Amy, you are not
over conceited; you don't allow much
to your own personal powers of at.
tracing and attaching people"
ooh, I've tolerably high estimate of
my own intrinsic worth. Though as
self devoted as you please, don't
pretend to be otherwise, But 1t is
not for love Of my candour nor any
other charm of character that am re.
ceiving these tokens of toady'sm."
Mrs. Price walked to a window and,
drawing aside the curtains, looked for
a moment on the glittering world
outside.
Leaving out the automobile from
Larry and the sable coat from father
and mother, and remembrance or
two from relatives, or acquaintance
who have no special axes to grind, you
may have the whole collection by pay
ing for carting them away,
These travestes of the peace on
earth, good will to men spirit create
ugly pictures in my mind. A world
fun Of masked faces, fawning and
cringing creatures, with daggers held
behind their backs, ready to strike II
one ceases watching them for single
moment"
Him! Rogers champagne must con.
tain something after the nature OF a
potion when taken late on Christmas
Eve"
Amys laugh LET her fine teeth glisten
in the sunglow.
ooh, | don't drink it. Larry does the
for the family
80 perceive"
Miss Van Spuytentuyfel joined her
niece at the window, with Tightening
of the Jaws that was not particularly |
becoming, though 1t really signihed
that her sympath'es were touched
DO you remember" asked Amy, |
carelcssly tapping upon the window,
DO you remember II Larry used to
TO be inclined-to be-er-conyivial.
when he was engaged TO Alice Barnes?
You knew her, did you not?'
Il knew her parents well. She was
a very young grl then, and saw her
but seldom. You know her mother
was daughter of old Governor Well
ington, of Massachusetts, and her
father was Professor Of Greek at Har.
ward, and they lived very quietly in the
country They were married late In
life. and Alice was their only child,