Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-08

the young lady. who for nearly three
months now had been coming an hour
ench afternoon to write little notes and
cast up troublesome accounts, an office
which she also undertook for several
of Mrs. Yam Stylert's most intimate
friends.
II was on that same day that Mrs.
! Van Stylert, noticing the neatness or
the girls prim collar and cuffs, accused
| her of being cut out for an old maid.
| The secretary smiled, as cheerfully ad-
| hitting the impeachment. Also that
afternoon Tom Harroway stopped for
3 o'clock tea, as had been the case
many days of late. AS he slipped the
cup that cheers. but not inebriates, his
hostess expanded upon the charms OF
Charlotte Templeton.
Unrroway put his ycnp down laugh
ingly.
"You know enthusiasm has gone
out" he said.
"Along with n good many other hon
est things" she grumbled, "girlishness
and all that sort of thing. Everybody
Is too sophisticated nowadays; pretti-
ness is swamped by so called artistic
ideas and so on. Look ut this room.
Everything is pink that can be made
pink. and furbelowed and Gouncy-not
n bit artistic. The low tones In the
furnishings OF some Of my friends give
me the blues for u week after | have
encountered them. | like brightness.
never will believe in hiding light I'M
der a bushel OF dingy rugs and dra-
peries which began their existence In
wretchcd oriental huts, half dwellings
and half camel stables
yes" he laughed II have rug that
was prayer carpet. covered all over
with Syrian remarks in worsted that
am positive are wriggling e1postula
tions against the dull reds and blues
1t is delicious"
, "And look how young women dress,
she went on. ignoring him. THAT is
young women with ideas. For IN
stance. Miss Seton. Pardon the per
sonality, Amy, but you are such M
example. You come here day afte
day looking like a masculine nun il
YOUR severe tailor made black frock
like hufliness in the street in day
time as well as under the awful cleo
tries of bathrooms at night. Elcctri
light! No complexion will stand ii
and yet girls today brave it AS though
, they intend some time to become un
Christian martyrs"
The ormolu clock on the lace drape'
mantelpiece struck 5. The secretar,
2 closed her desk.
"Theres another thing" Mrs. Va
Styert continued. "You engage pei
2 son for an hours work. On the strok
! of that hour the person vanishes--n
2 interest in the work, no appreciativ
: gratitude
, The secretary's face flushed.
Y Good EVENING" she said, movin
toward the door.
: Tomorrow afternoon her employe
Y said crisply, lat 4, sharp
: The girl left the room.
Don't you think" IIarroway TT
+ marked. you are a trihe- ah-sever
q with the lady, Mrs. Van 81
a II am sick of the status of employe
= people," retorted Mrs. Van Styler
"Fvcrything nowadays is respect f1
. labor none for those who employ /
= No. Miss Seton is alone in the work.
She has imbibed too many lofty III
tons. | am treating her as my moth'
:. might have treated secretary. II SCI
. retares had been a part of my mot
a er's miseries.'
He shrugged his shoulders.
:. Il know" she said, you do not AZ
=. mire her.
Rather say" he interposed, II hay
scarcely noticed her till the last mont
- or So
l. when my severity as you call
n attracted your attention to her. 81
a responded And she admitted on
~, Yesterday that she had not noticed yc
:, either
- lie gave her quick look.
:, "Oh, yes" she pursued: Il have to
- her that 1t has been year since 81
= left college and that now you are
- full tedgcd idle man OF fashion. 81
- curled her llp--they used TO curl the
, lips i'm the stories ! read when ! w
," young-and said the world is no pla
for oilers; that man should do b
best to achieve position not alreat
established for him by his father. Sti
-, | like her. went TO school with h
~ mother, and l feel sort of respon
-, bility for her. That is why | am IT
d" ing TO make her realize her true POI
-" ton. She can't afford TO give me Il
~ | have had her employed by my frien
~. and could easily take that employing
-, from her. She was quite helpless VIII
" she came to me. She had nursed h
>, mother for years, and her income di
~. with her mother. | advised her to |
80 come a secretary. Hand me that ia
please; this heat is unbcarable," thou
the room was certainly not warm.
y. She continued TO fan herself aft
-, Harpoway had betaken himself
-, other scenes mo wonder | am no
-, she told herself. Il am an advanc
woman, too, though ! never discover
that till recently. However. | int
to Investigate the tendencies OF todf
:. to find out il young men and you
~ women are the same as they used
w. be in spite OF all their superiority
~ the little things of life. But how v
-, gar scientific experiments make y
feel! All the same. Tom Harrowa,
no father was one of my earliest bea'
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