Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-04

any day since the judge and
his wife went to live there. Since day
break Eudoxia had been securing and
polishing in honor of the expected ar
rival. and q hundred times Mrs Ross
more had climbed the stairs to see that
everything was as it should be in the
room which had been prepared for
Shirley It>was not. however, without
a passage at arms that EudOXia con-
scented to consider the idea of an addi-
ton to the family. Mrs Rossmore had
said to her the day before:
My daughter will be here tomorrow,
Eudoxia.'
A look expressive of both displeasure
and establishment married the classic
features of the hireling. Putting her
broom aside and placing her arms
akimbo. she exclaimed in an injured
tone:
! And it's dayther you've got now?
SO it's three in family you are! When
took the place. it's two you tould me
there VAST
"Well, with your kind permission"
replied Mrs Rossmore. ''there will be
three in future. There is nothing in
| the constitution of the United States
| that says we can't have a daughter
| without consulting our help, is there?"
The sarcasm of this reply did not es-
cape even the dull edged wits of the
drudge. She relapsed into dignifed
silence and few minutes later was
discovered working with some show of
enthusiasm.
The Judge was nervous and fidgety.
He made a pretense to read. but it was
plain to see that his mind was not on
his book. He kept leaving his chair to
go and look at the clock; then he
would lay the volume aside and
der from room to room like lost soul.
His thoughts were on the dock at Ho-
boken
BY noon every little detail had been
attended TO- and there was nothing
\ further to do but sit and wait for the
arrival of Stott and Shirley They
were to be expected any moment now
The passengers had probably got off
the steamer by II o'clock. 1t would
take at least two hours to get through
the customs and out to Massapequa
The judge and his wife sat on the
porch counting the minutes and strain
ing their ears to catch the first sound
of the train from New York
Il hope Stott broke the news to her
gently said the judge.
Il wish we had gone to meet her our
selves" sighed his wife.
The judge was silent, and for mo-
, ment or two he pulled vigorously at
; his pipe, as was his habit when dis
: turbed mentally. Then he said:
Il ought to have gone, Martha, but
| was afraid. I'm afraid to look my
:. own daughter in the face and tel hei
that am disgraced man, that / an
:, to be tried by the senate for corrup
!, ton, perhaps impeached and turned
off the bench as if | were criminal
Shirley won't believe it; sometimes
can't believe it myself. l often wax,
J, up in the night and think of it as par
! of a dream. but when morning comes
3 It's still true-it's still true."
He smoked on in silence. Then hap
{ pening to look up he noticed that hi
i wife was weeping. lie laid his han,
Z, gently on hers
V Don't cry, dear; don't make it hard
n or for me to bear Shirley must Sc
no trace of tears"
n y was thinking of the injustice o
it all" replied Mrs Rossmore wipin
le her eyes.
5 Fancy Shirley in this place. ligin
N from hand TO mouth, went on tn
r judge.
or That's the least" answered his wifi
rs "Shes a fine. handsome girl, well eds
on Gated and all the rest of IT, She ougf
al TO make a good marriage" No ma
he ter what state of mind Mrs RoSsmoi
), might lie in. she never lost sight {
the practical side of things
To be continued.