The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-01-11

| began TO wonder how the trade
would live if the female aristocracy
took to commerce.
81 just want to look in at Pont
street, Marjorie" said Lady Isabel
presently. IT'S horribly out of the
way; but / must see little Mrs. Bar
rington-Brown for a moment to-day
Who on earth is Mrs. harrington.
Brown"
"Oh, she is perfect income to poor
lltth me-" said Lady Isabel with an
infantile sigh of deep content. "She is
one of those nice new women who is
paying ever so much to get in with
us"
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-" | said; land does he
dress little Babs as well?"
She stared at me- mo, he doesn't
build children's dresses-at least. |
don't think he does, although, to tell
the truth, / have not asked him. Be-
sides, it might mean he wouldn't
make so many for me-"
No" rejoined dryly, 81 suppose he
wouldn't-not quite so many"
"On arriving at Pont street we were
ushered with much ceremony into
Mrs Rarrin OF IN -proup'e n,ornf6oont
drawing-roOm, when Mrs. Darlington
Brown came hurrying into the room,
looking very happy if rather flushed.
There was a shade of languor in
Lady Isabers manner as she turned
and greeted her.
Il have just looked in" she said, in
a pretty tired voice, "as | happened to
be passing by Your house, and want
ed to ask you to come to my little
party on Tues lay next. Quite a
small party" ste continued; "only
Princess Bertini and Lord Eberstone,
and Sir Frederick Stole and our
selves"
Mrs. Barrington-Brown flushed
deeply, and murmured she would be
delighted.
Then that's all right" said Lady
Isabel gaily, and she led the converse
tion-very skilfully, l thought-into
nearer housekeeping channels.
Your house always looks so clean,
dear Mrs. Darlington Brown" she
murmured sadly, and added, II 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 1t. They are
rather expensive people"-Mrs. Bar
rington-Brown rose to take the ad-
dress-"but you won't mind that l
know, if they are really good; and
they do all the Princess Bertinis
things-and ours, of course. They
really do things very we'll"
Il did not know you were such a
keen housekeeper, Isabel; 1t 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 / send Them" she
said; and so l really think we might
afford hanson" she added cheer
fully, as she hailed one with a grace
full movement of her head.
"Robertson's," she said, and we
drove up to a large and well-known
linendraper'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 35 shillings
EACH"
The shopwalker shook his head. IL
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.
Il fear 1t 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 ofsmy dealing at q
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 81 will tell you what
we will do, your ladyship," he said po-
litely, 1--WE will take these, as there
are only six, and put them in with our
own, and try to sell them for you-to
oblige you, your ladyship"
Lady Isabel became helplessly
grateful. "Will 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.