The Red Cloud chief., 1906-04-06

and cessation that, until Miss Betty
became accustomed to the habit, she
wa apt to start slightly at each salvo.
Il hud a husband-once," the lady re-
sumed, but only once, my friend! He
had ideas like your fa~ther's-your ia
Their Is such an imbecile-and he
thought that wives, sisters, daughters
and such like ought to be obedient-
that Is, the rest of the world was wrong
unless it was right, and right was just
his own little teeny squeeny prejudices
AMI emotions dressed up for a crazy
masquerade as facts. Poor man! He
lasted only about a Year, And Mrs.
Tanberry laughed heartily.
They've been at me time and again
to take another" She lowered her
voice and leaned toward Betty conf
dentially. mot I! I'd be willing to
engage myself to Cralley Gray Though
1 don't mind just being engaged. my
dear. but they'll have to invent some
thing better than'a man before I marry
any one Of 'em again! But I love 'em.
/ do. the charming Billies! And you'll
see how they follow mel" She patted
the girls shoulder, her small eyes
beaming quizzically. "Wen have the
gayest house In Rouen, ladybird! The
young men all go to the Bareauds', but
they'll come here now. and Wen have
the Bareauds along with 'em. I've
been away a long time; Just finished
unpacking yesterday night when your
father came In after the fire. WHO'D!
What O state he was in, with that TEN
per of his! Didn't l snap him up when
he asked me to come and stay with
you? Ha, ha! I'd have come even II
you hadn't been beautiful, but l was
wild to be your playmate, for I'd heard
nothing but Miss Betty Carewe, Miss
Betty Carewe,' from everybody l saw
since the minute my stage came in,
You set 'em all mad at your ball, and
l knew we'd make a glorious houseful,
you and l! Some Of the vagabonds will
turn up this very evening, you'll sec
If they don't. Ha, ha! The way they
follow me!'
Mrs. Tanberry was irresistible. She
filled the whole place otherwise than
by the mere material voluminOusneSs
of her, bubbling over with froth OF
nonsense which flew through the house
driven by her energy, like sea foam or
q spring gale, and the day, SO discord
antly begun for Miss Betty, grew mu
steal with her own laughter, answer
ing the husky staccato of the vlvaciouS
newcomer. Nelson waited upon then
at table, radiant. his smile like the
keyboard Of an ebony piano, and hi
disappearance into the kitchen were
accomplished by means of a surrepti
tious double shuttle and followed by
the cachinnating echoes of the vair
NAMES reception of the visitors sal
lies, which Nelson hastily retailed ii
passing.
Nor was Mrs. Tanberry's prediction
allowed TO 90 unfulfilled regarding the
advent of those persons whom she hat
designated rs vagabOnds. 1t may have
been out of Difference to Mr.. Carewe's
II of decorum or from a cautious
regard OF what he was liable to dc
when he considered that sense outraged
Shut tue SdlllutS VI hNOueu uuu pluCcl
themselves under the severe restrain
of allowing three days to elapse aftel
their Introduction to Miss Carewe be
fore they paid their respects at the
house," but, be that as it may, the die
tator was nov safely under way dowr
the Rouen river. and Mrs. Tanberry
reigned In his stead. Thus, at about
o'clock that evening, the two ladies sa