Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-03-18
LADY MIRFlELD'S DENTIST.


sum which would tax the arithmetic of
the recording angel, and pave the way for
miles in various directionsl did not prob
ably add up on the wrong side.
In other words, she intended to be kind
and to make things pleasant more than
| She intended to be malicious and make
them unpleasant. But it is doubtful
whether any one ever succeeded in the
course of the ordinary davis work in do
! inc more harm than she did without ac-
-lally intending it. But one day she had
a lesson. and what was bitter, woman
not nearly so clever as she. nor nearly SO
popular or pretty or socially important,
taught it her
Dolly never, or hardly ever, even when
She meant to be nasty, actually said an
unSind thing. Supposing those occa-
sions when she meant to be nasty-some
| friend made a dispara9ing and perhaps
| slightly libelous remark, in strict conf
dencc about a mutual friend, Dolly would
never. or hardly ever, distinctly indorse
/ it Instead, she would say, Yes, poor
thing and give a beautiful sigh.
And having sighed. Dolly always
changed the subject, and talked about the
opera, or the creation of the world, or
I \
| ceVelness she had built herself a very
| tall pinnacle indeed in society, and she
! sat serenely on the top of it while other
people climbed up on ladders to talk to
her Her husband, Lord Mirfield was
! extremely rich. but otherwise of no i'm
portance. while his wife. much younger
! than himself, had managed to make her
self very important indeed.
She entertained largely, she was eX-
! tremely strict and proper Ga social factor
the value of which is often overlookedl 8,
and all those who were in the slightest
danger of being tarred came to her, as
to Kind of River Jordan, for social bap-
| tism. She had a good cook and her hus-
band excellent shooting. Yet. even all
| this equipment did not make her invul-
nerable. And the manner of the lesson
| that was taught her was as follows:
London was all agog about certain
event which was supposed to have hap
pened. There had been a dreadful sub
aqueous scandal, scandal, that is, which
everybody is rather afraid to talk about
at first, waiting for somebody else to
/ begin. and, as n rule, not having to wait
| long. The exact details of it are of no
| Importance but it concerned Lord Mir
fields sister, whom Dolly detested. She
was supposed to have Carried on" and
had quite certainly left England rather
suddenly. So everybody wanted to know
| if it was true that she had gone to meet
| Him. Dolly herself knew no more, but
at this iuncture the sister of Him called
one afternoon at Lady MmGeld's.
| Now, Dolly was less well informed
about this particular affair than she
liked. Therefore, she was most eager to
! learn what the true state of the case
was. and made no doubt that Mrs Army
tage, this sister of Him, had come to
talk things over with her, and see what
| could be done to save the situation. SO
she told the footman there had been a
mistake, and she would be down in n
| moment.
Mrs, Armytagc did things impuIsively.
! "Of course, You gugess what | have
come about?" she said 1T has only
Just reached me that people are saying
scandalous things about Jack and your
! sister-in-law. Aren't they brutes? And
what is to be done, do You think -
Now this was not quite The attitude
which Dolly expected, nor was it rea-
sonable to suppose that she would help
unless she was told all the real Sacts.
30 TO begin with she was vaguely sym
pathetic.
You look dreadfully upset, dear Mrs.
Amytage," she said
| Il know. | am hidcous. But there is
Eali this worry, and l have been in the
dentists chair half the morning. He
hurt me frightfully."
Dolly was always kind over this sort
OF thing. "Ah. l am sorry" She said
You should 90 to my dentist He never
hurts"
I'm in agonies now. said Mrs Army
ia2e. DO tell me whom You 20 to"
Dolly
Mrs Armytage paused a moment. as if
an IDEA had struck her. But her large
heavy face reflected nothing whatever
OF IT. and Dolly hardly wondered at all
what She was thinking about.
Nhd then there's this dreadful worry
about poor Jack Mrs Armytage went
ON. "Qt course. 1T is perfectly true that
ne was madIy in love with her 1t is also
true that he is dear honest old boy.
ana SO he lett England, as perhaps YOU
have heard"
Yes, | heard cooed Dolly, who as a
mattcr Of fact had not
mt '' iVtt fh3iahd Tor tear of him
sen. Now. was there ever anything so
oniorlnnateE For on the very day on
winch h" crossed from Dover to Calais.
your oister-m-laW crossed from FoIke-
Stone 10 Boulogne! And now. of course
hundred tongues in London are wac.
glng about it. And-it' so like Jack
he has left no address, and it is impos,
~lhie to communicate with him. and tell
hlm to come back at once. So | want
YOU to help me to stop people talking:
/ You can do SO much. That is why
came here
Then Lady AIricld gave hen, beautiful
sigh. She dete~tei her sistcr.in.Iaw.
y on mean YOU won't do what Won can
TO stop people saying these things ="
/ asked Mis- Armytage. Il have told Won
/ That 1t Is all an infamous libel"
/ Yes. dear" She said; but other peo.
"a al a.Nf