The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-23


ifra. hIuggledon Mason was one q
the elite Of GrOveton There were
ais dyanfages 70 be overcome n at
tanning aud maintaining this position
Int MIS-. Mason possessed the especial
faculties required to overcome them
For instance. her husband was a horse
fradersa horse trader on a large scale,
TO be sure. but stll a horse trader
When the vie OF d wholesale grocer
threw this in the face Of Mrs. Mason,
that lady retorted--"Afy husband buys
and sells horses; your husband buys
ana sells moI2sses. what's the dlfer-
encc2'
one erening on the train from the
cft.- where Ms. Mason had been shop
ming she was talking to Mrs. Edwards.
also Il member OF the smart set OF
Groveton. Mrs. Edwards was not only
yyealthy, bur her family had been
wealthy before her Tor a hundred
wears. Mrs. Mason appreciated this
and proposed to ingratiate herself with
the highborn dame by a bit of social
conservatism
There are some Of our set" said
Mrs. Mason-her voice was loud and
harsh-"yyho are constantly upholdlng,
some one trying TO get in with Us who
doesn't belong with us. Several Of cur
hest ladies are visiting with that young
AIRS Tripp. whose efforts TO appear 70
spectable are absurd. At the Arllng
tons reception she wore a dress that
recognized as having once belonged
to Mrs. Chesborough. She'd 50 chang.
ed and improved 1t that one would
have scarcely recognized 1T Not that
I would deny such people a place
among us, provided they can live as
we do, but they emit. Besides. Mrs.
Tripp doesn't give very satisfactory
account OF her husbands continued
absence Land knows whether she's
married at All or not"
Behind the two ladies sat a man in q
broad brimmed hat and wooden shirt
under a coat much the worse for wear.
l11It his features belied his costume.
notwithstanding an appearance OF
hard work they were Intellectual.
'.NfoII Hogan. I believe" be said,
bending forward and looking AIRS.
Mason in the eye as she turned, with
a face alternately white and scarlet.
'.I don't know you," she said, draw
ing away with poorly assumed hauteur.
Nevertheless you have served me
with antelope steak and dapjacks in
Grindstone But see y6d are chang
ed. I heard you had married Mug
Mason. thar lie drove n lot of horses
east lust in time to ill big order for
the government before the Spanish
war and that he has been making
money in horscfesh ever since"
Mrs. Mason was taken Tat aback.
She made several efforts to clear her
self from the mans imputations and
finally mut;cred that he had got her
mixed with some one else. Then she
turned her back on him and said to
Mrs. Edwards:
He is sorle enemy who has an OBJ
ject. but can t guess what 1t is"
The train vas at the moment stop
ping at station. The two ladies
aIightea. each taking her carriage 70
her home.
Mrs. Atwater. one OF the ladies' who
had been helping Mrs. Trip in her
efforts to keep up position to which
she had been born, gave Dali Mrs
Mason was there, and Mrs. Trip waa
there Mrs Trip startled the assem-
bly, ry entering dressed in n, gown
fresh from the hands of its maker, bttt
this was not the most surprising fea'
ture about Mrs. Trips entrance She
leaned on the arm of gentleman I'M
known TO the GrovetonIans. whom she
introduced as her husband AS the
couple made their way to speak to the
hostess every eye In the room was
IeveIed ut them
where did she get that dress?
Where on earth has the man been?
Wonder II it's another case of get rich
quick:'' were some of the questions
the guests asked of each other
As AR and Mrs. Trip walked away
=. -.
Mrs. Mason walking mp to her.
''IIcllo. Mason!"
Mason stared at the speaker for some
moments. then, making virtue of ne
cessity. said:
Hello. Mr.. Trip! What are you do
ing hereE"
..lnc cut,ofr's finished. Civil engt
neers are no longer wanted. You didn't
finish the dirt moving you undertook
did youE"
NO" stammered Mason. ~ didn't
Mrs. Mason. who by this time recoE
nized under his evening dress the rough
looking man who had spoken TO her IN
the CIR. pulled her husband on.
Goodness gracious, is that Mr.. Tripp'
who had charge of the cut-off?%
YES, and, besides being engineer in
chief. he took big contract. had
n subcoutract under him TO remove n
million yards OF dirt. I found had
bid too low aud left the territory"
There was brief pause. at the emo
of which the wife said:
Hes the man | told you about who
knew me when slung hash in Grind
stone. 1 see II all now. l was OBJ
jecting to his wife being received In
this society. and he overheard me. He
hasn't any cause to love us since you
threw up your contract and left him in
the Iurch, and poured hot shot in his
hon ring Mt his wife. I wonder why