The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-21
HER DAY OF
FREEDOM.
BY RosALIE DAVIS.
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Grace oramer received the news d
her aunt's triilng illness with outward
manifestations OF regret and sympa.
thy, but an inward feeling of exulta.
ton which she realized was, to say tie
least ungrateful. Aunt PeIice had been
a patient unhring, accomplishing
ehaperon for one long week.
Tell Mrs. Cramer hope she win be
feeling very much better when cone
back from a drive. Is there anything /
could bring her-yiolets or perhaps
roses?
Madam cannot endure perfume Of
any sort when she has one Of these at.
tacks. but shall tell her of your kind
thoughtfuIness." said the precise, black
gowned maid. who had been in Mn.
Gamers service for fifteen years.
Well trained and capable was this
maid, but it never dawned upon her
that she should personally see that
Mrs. Cramer's order for the carriage
was executed. Certainly this sturdy
young woman from the west, only
daughter Of Mrs. Cramer's only broth
er, looked as il she were quite capable
of giving her own orders.
Aud SO 1t happened that the butler,
not without some misgiyings, held open
the big walnut and bronze doors fer
Grace to pass out half an hour later
and watched her walk briskly down
the avenue.
At Thirty. fourth street she paused
uncertainty. There were several points
of interest she really wanted to see be-.
fore returning home the statue OF Lib.
erty, the Metropolitan Museum Of Art
and Grants tomb. or course New
Workers were always bored with such
things, but Grace was from the west
and frankly interested in sightseeing.
And such a morning as 1t was for
sightseeing!
In front Of the Waldorf-Astoria stood
line of hansoms. With deliberate
steps and keen glances she turned her
feet in their direction. The cabbies
looked at her expectantly-sharp fea-
tured English drivers, heavy jowled
and red eyed Irish drivers, a couple
who looked as II they had sprung
from the ghetto and one who caught
and held her glance, smooth and boy
ish OF face, smart and well groomed
of coat and hat. She stopped and LOOK
ed up into his face, shielding her eyes
with her long fat purse.
How much?"
Where miss?' said the driver cour.
teously.
"oh, l don't know just whereby
the hour, guess"
"One-fifty for the first hour. dollar
an hour after that"
IAN right. And first we'll go to the
museum in the park"
he touched the front Of his hat win
his gloved fingers. and some rude young
men lounginG near the carriage start
er's booth laughed. Grace started.
Perhaps she had better not. Then she
glanced up at the young man ON the
box. His gloved fingers were sun
against his hat, the doors were lnyit-
ingly open, and, though his face was
quite grave, his eyes danced in fash
ion very much in accordance with hLr
own joy in being free from surveil-
lance for whole day.
She srrang into the hanson, and the
doors clattered shut.
How silly to be afrafdr' she mur-
INJURED. why, at home l go every
where alone-and he is such a nice
looking Irish boy"
"The nice looking Irish boy" gain
ering up his relns, turned his eyes Cd
the group Of rude laughing youths near
the starters booth, and in that LOOK
was curious mingling Of triumph and
reproach.
They bowled through the park And
drew up with flourish in front of the
museum. Grace sprang out
"Oh, It is SO much larger than l ex-
pected," she said. turning TO the driver
in frank surprise, not untinged with
appeal. 4 had no idea there was 50
much OF it, You don't suppose can
begin to see it in half an hour or even
an hourf'
The young man leaned respectfully
from the box.
Indeed you can't miss. I'VE been
here nearly every Sunday for the paSt
three months. and I don't feel as il I'd
seen the half Of it yet"
"oh, then you don't work on Sun
daysP'
The cabby flushed.
After 8, miss. There's not much do
ing here on Sundays till dinner time"
DO they have guldes?' she said.
waving her hand toward the museum
NO. miss. But yOu can buy a cata-
logue"-
and spend all my time trying to ng-
ure out the catalogue. Goodness, ~
erything is so big in New York! 1t
appalls me" She took step forward
then turned.