Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-27

Phyllis laughed outright
mo. my dear, have not: one does
not wear ones fance's counterfeit pre-
sentiment near ones heart nowadays
But possess your soul In patience.
told Mark you might come in presently,
and YOU would give him some tea.
wonder Ii you'll Ike him2"
Phyllis sat back little and glanced
round her sisters room.
Hell like your room, at any rate
It's wonderfully pretty and restful, this
room of yours, Clare and 1t suits you
exactly. Yes, l think Mark will like
you, too he'll appreciate your sense of
lngly artistic"
"Yes?"
ITS rather WEAKNESS OF the spirit
| occasionally" continued Phyllis, with IA
| sigh. You know-or, rather, you don't,
| because, although we are sisters, we
have not met for five years and so we
really don't know each other much
we'll, l have not much soul for picture
galleries and autumn tInts. and that
sort of thing, Art is all very we'll when
It's got out OF the West Hampstead
stage, and come west really; but it is
little trying when one is expected to
enthuse over impossible Madonnas with
! woodworking babies in their arms
and that sort Of thing"
Miss Graham looked at her sister
wistfully, but Lady Elmsworth only
laughed.
POO. I7yl! Is he trying to educate
you? 1t sounds rather awful"
NO, that's the worst OF it. he I'M
AGNES the education, artistic feeling,
and all the rest Of IT. Is there. That's
the fault OF what mother calls the
Graham manner We've got knack
of appearing lnteIligently sympathetic !;
and because we are pretty people take
us for granted. Haven't you found
thatr
Lady ElmswoTth nodded, and slight
color rose In her cheeks.
I'VE can't help it, went on Phyllis !;
Ing round on us when they find US out,
and being generally horrid."
And you think Mark"
oh, he won't find out for ever SO
long. He's very much in love; and +
we'll, | like him we'll enough to try and
live up to him, for time, at any. rate.
But it's a good stretch on ones nerves
to be always on the tiptoe OF admiFa-
ton about things one really does not
care Il button for. I'm afraid it's the
beauties of nature that will bowl me
over. A sunset at his maJesty's, where
it's we'll done, Is pretty enough one
! in way. But you know, honestly, I'd
rather look at a bonnet shop in Bond
street any day than on the finest seen
cry anywhere. I'm afraid it will be a
shock to Mark when he grasps the
fact"
What is he exactly?"
Hes rather ugly, and ridiculously
rich; d colonial, you know, proprietor
of mines, and all the rest Of It HI,
manners are not quite like everyone
elses. Oh. you need not raise YOU
eyebrows; it is not in that way | mean
careu the least bit If I'd been a butch
er's or q bakers daughter If he'd
cared for me, he'd have married me
just the same I'm afraid I'm rather
proud of the fact"
You do care for him, thenY Lady
ElmsWorth stopped a little toward her
sister and looked into her face.
"I"-Phyllis blushed. well, yes, |
thln6 | do, because, If l did not
don't suppose l should care whether he
discovered what shallow little soul,
| am or not after we are safely mar
rled."
Glare bent and kissed her sister.
me won't find it out II you love him,
Phyi! oh, You don't know how glad |
am"
Phyllis was startled at her sisters
sudden earnestness. What she had
said WAS quite true. The four years
difference Ia their ages had always kept
them apart. Phyllis remembered dis
| tinctly the time when Clare had been
out when she herself was In the
schooiPoom. She remembered, too, all
the talk she had overheard as 10 her
sisters Successes. Booking back, she
realized that Clare must have refused
many opportunities ri brilliant matches,
although sire had finally dOIH exceed
ngIy well for herself In marrying Lord
klIEswoEtA TE1e, hR was nearly TWEEN
tY years ObCisT than Care; and surely
am0as tlzse she lad BetassM before.
Sts4tien4y Phyllis STARTED. What had
thezS been mt tie bottom of ClaEe's hs-
| ting oaedeped of b. winter, at Dapos the
year b<foas sins maFFted? h.hnd n6per
,osnEFed 10 tbs gips. Buts had HIeBe
really been anything tina nEabeG with
hSr Este14S tunGsth@
-CanEs-" sas0 Eaid.' slpHisiveiy, ~teIl
| me xsJlTpt htTlA WVpQ won p0a Nv IN wien