Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

table, as was the custom of Junior Of
iicers in those years.
Mr.. Trail smiled. He knew what
was in the other mans mind.
DO you see likeness In this young
lady to any one you have ever
Known he asked.
Well, sir, | hope it will not hurt
your feelings. and it's good many
years ago NOW, but l could have sworn
we'll must out with it. She Is the
living image of your Wife,"
Indeed that cannot hurt my feel
ings, as she is her daughter"
"!I"r daughter! Your daughter"
gaspcd Emmett.
\ small serving maid with the ears
of rabbit was listening spellbound at
the open window. Here indeed was
choice tidbit for the millman and the
poStman and the butchers and gro
GERS boys. From this lower current
the stream of talk flowed upward until
1t reached the august drawing room of
Mrs. Taylor-Smitl.
She drove in frantic haste to Lady
Margaret's villa and fired questions
broadside.
"Oh, yes" said Jacks mother suave-
ly. ut is quite true. OF course have
known 1t from the first. According to
present arrangements, the marriage
will take place in the spring. Ends
marriage settlement will be nearly a
quarter of Il million"
Like most women, she loved that
word. A million, even in fractions, is
so glib, yet so unattainahe.
The only person who was slightly
dissatisfied with the progress of events
was Pyne. Constance never appeared.
She shared with Mrs. Sheppard the
care of her mother. Enid, blithe and
guileless in the public eye, did the
housekeeping and represented the
household
Brand too, save for couple of Wis
| its to the hotel, remained invisible. He
| did not mention Mrs. Vansittart's
name. He was pale and Worn, man
at war with himself. The young Phila
delphlan-for Tyne's family home was
! in the Quaker City, though his estate
i lay principally in New York-was moi
! pleased by the slight signs perceptible
behind the screen of Brands reserve.
Constance takes after her father
he told himself. There may be trou
BILE about her mother. In the scurry
may get left. l must think this out"
At last came day of warm sun
shine when Enid announced that thu
| invalid by the Doctors orders was car
ried downstairs.
Has Mr. Brand seen her YETI" asket
| Pyne.
| NO" replied Enid, with LITTLE
! cloud on her fair face. HE never men
tons her. And how we wish he would
He is suffering. but keeps silent, ant
neither Constance nor can make an,
suggestion"
But what will be the outcome"
How can tell? That night afte
we left the hotel he told us the stor
of his married life. 1t did not seem t
be utterly impossible to straighte
matters, but we knew nothing of he
career during SO many years. Was sh
married again? have asked my ia
Their He believes she was, but is nc
certain"
"Father' was Mr.. Trail; Brand re
NAMED dad" Thus did Enid solv
the difficulty.
us she aware that Constance know
she is her mothcr?"
I'VE think SO. Indeed we are sur
She has been so i'll and is yet SO frat
lie that we dare not excite her in til
least degree. SO Constance has bee
very careful, but every look, every sy
liable. shows that her mother is in L
doubt Oh that point
Its Il pretty hard nut to crack" sal
pync. He blew cigar smoke into ring
Seemingly the operation aided refe
ton.
Say, Enid he went or, "if IL
weather is fine tomorrow do you thin
Connie would come out for drive"
II don't know. Certainly she neet
some fresh air What between liz
anxiety and her mothers illness tho
are beginning to look like sisters"
DUST mention to Connie in her &
Tiers presence that il the sun shine
ut II will lie along in dogcal
: Mrs. Nansttart viii be downstairs |
that tilac.''
Yes
And II Connie comes out with II
you just lind IN crraIa in town. Rol
!. Jack Into ti!cesciicmc OF any old dod;
Of that sort Take care Mr.. Bran
knows of it. Ey the way. send MI
Sheppard out too"
What in the world
You're just too pretty to think har
Enid. 1t causes wrinkles. Do as as
there's Il good girl
, Enid was delighted to find til
Brand strongly supported the sugge
ton that Constance should take Il
drive. iyne, sharp on time, drew up
. smart pony in front of the cottage al
did not twitch Il muscle when Co
stance. yelled and gloved, ran dow
the pathway.
Excuse me getting down." So
$ Pyne. Il dispensed with a groom.
guess you know the roads round here
Il SIZE climbed TO the seat beside him.
! 1T is very good of you to take Il
: trouble" she said, and when he look
at hcr slight color was visible throu
the veil.
"IIow is your mother:" he asked q
!, ruptly.
lie felt rather than saw her start
=. surprise.
She did not expect the relationship
. be acknowledged with such sud-
L candor.
"Shc is much BETTER" she assur
, him.
= That's all right" he announced,
If load were off his mind, and thu
somewhat to her mystlication, he {
tcrtained her with the news.
y Elsie aud Mamie had quilted Pt
v Zance the previous evening. an al
. having Travelled from Boston as so
b as the first tidings of the wreck roa'
= ed her.
"SLe wa, u your" isi.Y,a',f inS au
- too he said cheerluiiy. and l W
powerful fond OF those two Riddles"