The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-03-01

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street, Marjorie" said Lady Isabel
presently. Its horribly out of the
way; but | must see little Mrs. Bar.
rlngton-Brown for moment to-day"
Who on earth is Mrs Darlington
Brown"
oh, she is a perfect income to poor
little me-" said Lady Isabel with an
lnfantlle 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; !;
its such comfort and such a help
1T must be-, | said; and does he
! dress little Babs as well?"
| She stared at me. NO, he doesn't
| build chidrens dresses-at least. I
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 't-not quite SO many"
| "On arriving at Pont street we were
! ushered with much ceremony into
Mrs. Barrinston-B Browns magnificent
draWlng-room, when Mrs. Darlington
Brown came hulTying into the room.
looking very happy if rather flushed
There was "a shade of languor in
| Lady lsabers manner as she turned
and greeted her.
i have just looked in," she said. in
pretty tired voice, "as | happened to
! be passing by your house, and | want
ed to ask you to come to my little
party on Tuesday next. Quite a
small party she continued; "onlv
| 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 conversa-
tion-very sklfully, l thought
nearer housekeeping channels.
Your house always looks so clean
dear Mrs. Barrington-B 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, ! know of such a de-
lightful laundry. DO try it. They are
rather expensive people'-Mrs. Bar
| rlngton-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
things-and ours. of course They
| really do things very we'll"
Il did not know you were such
Keen housekeeper, Isabel: it was kind
OF YOU to recommend laundry" /
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 | really think we might
afford a hansom,' she added cheer
fully, as she hailed one with grace
full movement of her head
Robertsons, 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. 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.
L fear it is quite impossible" he
repeated firmly. Il 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 little thing like that for 80 old
customer"
He hesitated. Il will tell you what
we will do, your ladyship," he said DO
litely, I'VE 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.
Yes-the handkerchief, department.
please"
Having purchased one small cam
brio handkerchief for Babs, we then
left the shop.