Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24

TO approve Mrs. Mostyns course But they
won't get of easy as they think The
women are standing up for her. Did you
ever hear anything like that? And I'll war
rant some husbands are none 50 easy in
their minds, as my Nicholas said, Mrs
Mostyn had sown seed that would be seen
and heard tell of for many a long day.
our Lucy, l. suspect, had more TO do with
the move than she will confess. She got
lot of new, queer notions at college, ana
1 do believe in my heart she set the poor
woman up to the business. John Thomas.
of course, says not a word, but he LOOKS
at Lucy in very proud kind Of way; and
III be bound he has got an object lesson
he'll remember as long as her lives. SO has
Nicholas. though he bluffs more than a lit
tie as to what he'd do with a wife that got
a runningaway notion into her head.
Bless you, dear, they are all formulating
their laws on the subject, and their wives
are smiling queerly at them and holding
their heads a bit higher than usual. I've
been doing it myself so 1 know how they
feel --..
Thus, though very little was said in the
newspapers about the affair the notortety
Mostyn dreaded was complete and thor
ough 1t was the private topic of CONVERSE
ton in every household. Men talked IT
over in all the places where men met and
women hired the old Mostyn servants in or
der to get the very surest and latest story
of the poor wife's wrongs, and then COM
pared reports and even discussed the cir
At the Court Tyrrel and Ethel tried to
forget, and their own interests were so many
and so important that they usually sue
ceeded; especially after a few lines from
Mrs. Denniug assured them of Dora safe
ty and comfort. And for many weeks the
busy life on the Manor sufficed; there was
the hay to cut in the meadow lands, and
after it the wheat fields to harvest. The
stables, the kennels, the farms and timber,
the park and the garden kept TYrrei con-
stantly busy. And to these duties were
added the social ones, the dining and dane
ing and entertaining. the horse racing. the
reSattas and the enthusiasm which autOmO-
billing in its first fever engende1s.
And yet there We're times when Tyrrel
looked bored and when nothing but Squire
PercivaIs organ or Ethel's piano seemed to
exercise the unrest and ennui that could
not be hid. Ethel watched these moods
with a wise and kind curiosity, and in the
beginning of September, when they percep-
tibly increased, she asked one day Are
you happy, Tyrrel? Quite happy?"
L am having a splendid holiday" he an
swered. but
But what, dear?'
|. "One could not turn life into long holi-
day-that would be harder than the hard
est work"
She answered Yes" and as soon as she
was alone fell to thinking, and in the midst
of her meditation Mrs. Nicholas Rawdon
entered in a whirl of tempestuous delight.
What do you think?' she asked between
laughing and crying. Whatever DO you
think? Our Lucy had twins yesterday, two
fine boys ever was. And I wish you
could see their grandfather and their
father. They are ont of themselves with
joy. They stand hour after hour beside
the two cradles. looking at the little fellows,
and they nearly came to words this morn
ing about their names"
Il am so delighted" cried Ethel. And
what are you going to call them?'
"One is an hour older than the other, AMI
John Thomas wanted them called Percival
and Nicholas. But my Nicholas wanted the
eldest called after himself and he said so
plain enough, And John Thomas said he
could surely name his own sons; and then
Nicholas told him to remember he wouldn't
have been here to have any sons at all but
for his father And just then I came into
the room TO have a look at the little lads
and when | heard what they were fratching
about. l told them 1t was none of their
business that Lucy had the right to name
the children. and they would just have to
put up with the names she gave them"
and has Lucy named them?"
ITO be sure. l went right away to her
and explained the dilemma, and I said
Now. Lucy, it is your place to settle this
question. And she answered In her posi-
tive little way. You tell father the eldest
is to be called Nicholas, and tell John
Thomas the youngest is to be called John
Thomas. I can manage two of that name
d!sputing about names, the boys are as
good as christened already. And of course
when Lucy said that we all knew 1t was
settled. And I'm glad the eldest is Nicho-
las. He is fine, sturdy little Yorkshire
man. bawling out already for what he
wants, and flying into temper If he doesn't
get it as soon as he wants it. Dearie me,