Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-19
By Charles darvice

| avenue"
Most beautiful" says May, quickly
as II glad to agree. They are supert
old trees, and the house isn't 1t rather
rather new, dear?"
Now, how could 1t be anything
ese?" expostulates Carrie, open-eyed
Papa pulled down the old house to
build this. 1t was such a poky old
place. all corners and no windows
not a decent room. Papa pulled IT
down, every brick, and, oh, May,
hope you will be pleased, and--and--"
"Well?" says May, with smile.
They have reached the drawing-room
door by this time, and May pauses
with her hand on the handle. well,
dear?"
"Papa--he's very glad that you are
coming, and-and all that old affair
will be forgotten, and-and, oh, May,
you two won't begin quarreling direct,
| ly, will you?"
May bends and kisses her for the
twentieth time.
mo, dear, we won't quarrel, papa
and l. at least, II we do, 1t shan't be
my fault If | can help It. Where is he
In here?
Carrie mods, and the two girls go in
! to the room. Mr. Dalton thrusts his
bandana into his side hind pocket,
from which II sticks out like fiery
tail, and receives his daughter with a
calm thouph uoisV kiss
GLOW are you, May? Forty min
utes late, Amt you! That's on account
Of the ranch goods train; It's always
just in front OF yours-brealls down oc-
casonally. 'Ad your dinner? and, ah,
| thought you wouldn't get much more
than n snack on the road, so I've had
something put by for you in the din
ingroom. Better get 1t over, and then
we can talk comfortably Find the
carriage comfortable, CHI" he asks,
with u curious little laugh, and u
glance Of complacont pride around the
gay, not to say, gaudy, room.
Very says May, "Is 1t the one
you use as herlfr papa"
MIR. Dalton's face grows suddenly
red
"ShorIff's carrlagel" he stammers,
oying the innocent face wrathfully,
What on earth do you mean? It's
my private carriage, and II you think
It's too fine"
by this time Carrie has hustled the
offender out of the room and half way
up the broad stairs.
ooh, May, how could you? The
first Ave minutes, tool" she whispers,
roproachfuIIy.
I'm awfully sorry, dear, but | didn't
moan It, | did think 1t was the
shrorfs carriage II was 80 gorgeous
and shining, and there was a great
coat.ofarms on the door, I'm sure
or I'm very much mistaken"
80 there Is, but-but 1t Is our coat
of-arms May"
ooh, Ia it," says the elder sister,
caroossly, looking around at the
deliberately decorated corridor, with its
rows of pictures on the wall, and its
oxotlcs and stauary at the sides. "Is
It. didn't know we had one, dear"
Nor did l." says Carrie until we
got rlch---I mean until we came down
here Those are your rooms. dear,
and | do hope you will like them. I
---" but she Is stopped by an eXclama-
ton of amusement from her sister
who, standing in the open doorway,
looks around her with wide open eyes
that are eloquent of surprise; then
too palpably curves the red lips, she
lays;
what beautiful rooml but--but
isn't II rather grand dear?'
Grand" saws Carrie. eying the
room FOR tho FIRST time with qualified
admiration NO do YOU think so,
really? Well, they arc the grandest
in the house, May, dear"
I'm glad of that It's a shame that
YOU should give the rooms TO me;
why didn't YOU keep them for Your.
self, dear?"
"Oh, mine are nearly rs nice. Now
let me help YOU get your things, or per.
haps you'd like my maid"
"By no means. So there's maid,
too, Carrier"
Carrie bushes and hides her face
over the large imperial.
"Yos. dear; | don't want one, May,
but Mrs, Goefrrey Turner said we
,hnuld no quite ridiculous without a
maid. and she found one for us; she's
a Fronehwoman, rather nice she
would be quite too nice II she didn't
talk SO much and powder her face, ]"
May looks around and through the
mass Of bright brown hair, which she
has lot fall like cataract over her
shoulders,
And who is Mrs. Goeffrey Turner
IL she quite,too.niee9" she asks, with Q
little stress on the fashionable SLAMS
phrase.
Mrs Gooirrey Is the lady who lives
In the big red house In the Station
Lane" says Carrie, dragging out tn,
contents OF the imperial with bott