Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-08-16

dull moment I'd vouch for that. I'm
quite sure she's the devil in her"
And II the yellow haired girl mar
ries the fellow next her"
HE might do worse"
Eyes, but might she? He's already
doing worse, and he'll keep on doing
II, even IL he does marry her"
"Nonsense-about that, you know;
all rot! What can you expect of
these chaps? So does the duke do
worse, but you'll never hear Kitty
complain so long as he let's her alone
and she can wear the strawberry
leaves. fancy I'll have those young
ones down to the Hills for Halloween
and the weekend. Might as well help
'em along"
At the other end Of the table, the
fine old ivory of her cheeks gently
sufused with pink until they looked
like slightly crumpled leaves Of a la
France rose, Mrs. oldaker was flirting
brazenly with Shepler, and prattling
impartially to him and to one of the
twin nephews of old days in social
New York; of q time when the world
of fashion occupied a little space at
the Battery and along Broadway; Of
Its migration to the far north of Great
Jones street, st. Marks Place, and Sec.
ond avenue. In Waverly place had
been the Towering of her belle-hood
and the day when her set moved on
to Murray Hill was to her still recent
and revolutionary.
Between the solemn Angstead twins,
Mrs. Bines had sat in silence until by
some happy chance IL transpired that
horse" was the word to unlock their
| lips. As Mrs. BlneS knew all about
horses the twins at once became vol
uble, showing her marked attention.
The twins were notably devoid of pref
udice II your sympathies happened to
run with theirs.
Miss Bines and young Millbrey were
already on excellent terms. Percival
and Miss Mllbrey, on the other hand,
were doing badly. Some disturbing
element seemed to have put them aloof,
Miss Milbrey wondered somewhat; but
her mind was easy, for her resolution
had been taken.
Mrs. Gwilt-Athlestan extended her
invitation to the young people, who &C.
cepted joyfully.
When the guests had gone Miss Mil
brey received the praise of both par
ents for her blameless attitude toward
young Bines.
at will be fixed when we come
back from Wheatly," said that know
ing young woman, land now don't
worry any more about It,"
"And Fred" said the mother, do
keep straight down there. She's a
commonplace girl, with lots of man.
nerisms to unlearn, but she's pretty
and sweet and teachable."
"And she'll learn a lot from Fred
that she doesn't know now" finished
that young mans sister from the foot
CT the stairway.
Back at their hotel Psyche Bines was
saying:
isn't 1t queer about Mrs. Gwilt-
Athlestan? We've read so much about
her in the papers. l thought she must
be some one awful to meet-I was that
scared-and instead, she's like any
one, and real chummy besides; and,
actually, ma, don't you think her dress
was dowdy-all except the diamonds?
suppose that comes from living in
England so much. And hasn't Mrs.
Milbrey twice as grand a manner, and
the son-ne's a precious-he knows
everything and everybody; l shall like
him"
Her brother, who had flung himself
into cushioned corner, spoke with the
air of one who had reluctantly con-
scented to be interviewed and who was
anxious to be quoted correctly:
MRS. Gwilt-Athlestan is all right.
She reminds me of what Uncle Peter
writes about that new herd of short
horns: This breed has a mild disposi-
ton, is a good feeder, and produces a
fine quality Of fiesh.' But I'll tell you
one thing, Sis" he concluded with sud-
den emphasis, "wltn all this talk about
marrying for money l m beginning to
feel as If you and l were a couple of
white rabbits out in the open with all |
the game laws oft"