The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-17
Thursday, May II, 1906.
fro, spoke with nervous irritation in her

"There is absolutely no excuse, ma,
ma, and it 8 weakness IN you to pretend 8
that there may be. The woman has
been gone for hours. There's her lunch
on the table which has never been
tasted, and the servant brought 1t up z
at >12. - -.. a., .. ..-@ r.
She pointed to a tray on which were
dishes whose cold contents bore out the
truth Of her remark. =,
"Perhaps she IS gone on strike said
the younger daughter, without removing
her eyes from H; M; S. "Consterna-
tion.'' ~ shouldn It wonder if we
went downstairs again we'd find the
house picketed to keep away black
legs .-...-. 49,. ,s:.z% -,
ooh, you can always be depended on
to talk frivolous nonsense said her
elder sister scornfully.. t'It's the silly
sentimental fashion in which both you
AMI father treat workpeople that makes
them SO difficult to: deal with. IF the
working classes were taught their
: .Working classes! How you talk! :
Dorothy is as much lady as we are,
and sometimes I think rather more of a
lady than either Of u.s. She is the:
daughter of clergyman , 49,. - r.
$50 she says, shifted the elder girl.
eeWel1, she, ought to know replied
the y cunger indifferently:: ~ +.
penGents in her position, with your.
Dorothy this and Dorothy that. Her
name is Amhurst. - 49,. -
!. "Christened Dorothy, as witness
godfather and godmother,'' murmured
the younger without turning her head
Think protested their mother
, meekly, as" if to suggest compromise,
and throw oil on the troubled waters,
that she is entitled to be called Miss
mi 11Dr,S nd cd hut
with reserve."7 49,. :. HI.
'tTush! " exclaimed the elder indig-
n:,ntly. indicating her rejection of the
compromise. = :. =.
! 81 don It see, 'murmured the young
en- "why you should. storm, Sabina.
You nagged. and nagged at her until
she d finished your ball dress. It is
plain. Our dresses are almost I'M
touched, while you can sail grandly
along the decks Of the CONSERVATION
like a full-rigged yacht. There, Pm
mixing my SMILES again, as papa al
ways says. A yacht doesn't sail along
the deck of a battleship, does its" -
"It's a cruiser,' weakly corrected
the mother, who knew something Of
naval affairs. III :, : K" -..s. .
!, tsWell, cruiser, then. Sabina is afraid
that papa won't 90 unless we all have
grand new dresses, but mother can put
On her old black silk, and I am going
if / have to wear a cotton gown. - =.
>"To think of that person accepting
our money, and absenting herself in
this disgraceful way!O
= "Accepting our money!; That shows
what it is to have an imagination, Why,
/ don't suppose Dorothy has had a
penny for three months, and you know
the dress material was bought on
credit. - -... -.
= teYou must remember chided the
mother mildly, s*that your father is not
rich.' .z@R,~ -
:sfoh, I am only pleading for little
humanity The girl for some reason
has gone out. She hasn It had a bite to
there 8 not silver piece in her pocket
to buy bun in milk Shop ,2-
HShe has no business to be absent
without leave,' said Sabina. .ss--.-=. =
elbow YOU talk! As if, she were
sailor. on battleship-I mean a
cruiser.'
NWhere can the; girl have gonee"
hands, partially overcome by the crisis.
"Did she say anything about going out
to YOU, Katherine? She sometimes
makes confdant of you, doesn It
she?'' 49, 1..-~@
WraCnTuf1y.
CT know where she has gone," said
Katherine with an innocent sigh.
r."Then why didn't you tell us be-
] foree'' exclaimed mother and daughter
| in almost identical terms.
"She has eloped with the captain of
| the CONSERVATION, explained Rather
inc calmly, little guessing that her
words contained color Of truth
night, and says he is a jolly old salt
and bachelor. Papa was tremendous
ly taken with him, and they discussed
tactics together: Indeed, papa has quite
/ distinct English accent this morning,
and I suspect little bit of head
ache which he tries to conceal with a
wavering smile.'''' -.
N"You can't conceal headache, be-
cause it's INVISIBLE said the mother
seriously. 81 wish YOU wouldn It talk
so carelessly, Katherine, and you
mustn't. speak like that of your
father g. r 9sar