The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-02-16

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took to commerce.
| ~ just want to look in at Pont
street, Marjorie" said Lady Isabel
presently. TITS horribly out of the
way; but I must see little Mrs. Bar.
rlngton-Brown for moment to-day"
who on earth is Mrs. Darlington.
Brown"
"Oh, she is perfect income to Door
little me-" said Lady Isabel with an
| 1nfantile sigh of deep content. "She is
| one of those nice new women who is
paying ever so much to get in with
u.s."
Really; and do you select her
motor cars?'
'Oh, yes, of course, but she has
only had two at present; but she goes
to Felice to buy her clothes, and he
almost dresses me in consequence:
it's such comfort and such help"
1T must be-" I said; land does he
dress little Babs as well?"
She stared at me. "No, he doesn't
| build children's dresses-at least. T
don't think he does, although, to tell
the truth, I have not asked him. Be-
! sides, it might mean he wouldn't
make so many for me-
NO." l rejoined dryly, II suppose he
Wouldn mot quite so many
On arriving at Pont street we were
ushered with much ceremony into
| Mrs. Barrington-Brown's magnificent
draWlng-room, when Mrs. Barrington-
brown came hurrying into the room,
looking very happy if rather flushed.
Ihere was a shade of languor in
Lady Isabel's manner as she turned
and greeted her.
L have just looked in,'' she said. in
| pretty tired voice, "as happened to
; be passing by your house, and I want
! ca to ask you to come to my little
party on Tuesday next Quite a
small party" she continued; "only
Princess Bertini and Lord Eberstone
and Sir Frederick Stole and our.
| Selves
Mrs. Neutrality-suspicious. flushed
deeply, and murmured she would be
| delighted.
Then that's all right" said Lady
Isabel gaily, and she led the converse.
t1on-Very skilfully, I thpught-into
nearer housekeeping channels.
Your house always looks so clean.
dear Mrs. Darlington Brown" she
murmured sadly, and added, Il never
can understand how you do it-but, of
course, you've got heaps and heaps of
servants. BY the way" she went on,
'that reminds me, talking of things
| looking clean, I know of such a de.
! lightful laundry. Do try it. They are
rather expensive people"-Mrs. Bar.
rington-Brown rose to take the ad-
dress-"but you won't mind that I
know, if they are really good; and
they do all the Princess Bertini's
| th1ngs-and ours, of course. They
really do things very wel1.'
Il did not know you were such a
keen housekeeper, Isabel; it was kind
OF you to recommend a laundry l
said admiringly, as we reached the
street once more.
! Lady Isabel shook her muff and
carefully smoothed the fur. "Well,
you see, dear, they pay me 80 per
cent. on every one I send them," she
said; and so really think we might
afford a hansom," she added cheer.
fully, as she hailed one with grace.
full movement of her head.
"Robertson's,' she said, and we
drove up to- large and well-known
linen-draper's. Lady Isabel took some
small beaded chains from the fancy
bag in her hand.
Il want you to sell these for me-
she murmured, showing them to the
shopWalker in the fancy department.
Il am selling them for a friend-a
charity, you know-a lady who has
lost all her money, and makes them
herself; she only wants IS shillings
| EACH"
| The shopwalker shook his head. 81
am sorry, your ladyship, but all this
kind of thing is done on the premises
or bought in the city, and costs us
less than half your friend is asking
Lady Isabel looked plaintive. "She
is SO poor" she pleaded.
II fear it is quite impossible" he
repeated firmly. II am very sorry
but we never do anything of the kind
Lady Isabel grew petulant. what
ever is the good of my dealing at a
shop of this class''-this with the in.
imitable impertinence that sometimes
marks the smart lady-"if you cannot
do a little thing like that for so old
a customer!"
He hesitated. IT will tell you what
we will do, your ladyship," he said po
litely, eve will take these, as there
are only six, and put them in with our
own, and try to sell them for you-tc
oblige you, your ladyship."
Lady Isabel became helplessly
grateful. Twill you really; how very
very good of you. And you will be
sure and sell them for me, won't you:
And send me the money, so that may
send it on to her at once; she will be
SO delighted. Thank you so much
Yes-the handkerchief, department.
please"