Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-26
eager to see my brdther.ln-law-siec
You have not"
| Phyllis laughed outrfvht

sentiment near ones heart nowadays
But possess your soul in, patience. 1
told Mark you might come in presently,
and you would give him some tea. /
wonder ii you'll like him?"
Phyllis sat back little and glanced
round her sisters room.
Hell like your room, at any rate
It's wonderfully pretty and restfui, this
room of yours, Clare; and it suits you
exactly. Yes, l think Mark will like
you, too; he'll appreciate your sense Of
the fitness of things. Mark is exceed
ingly artistic"
"Yes?"
ITS rather a WEAKNESS of the spirit
occasionally" continued Phyllis, with a
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 1t 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 Ellsworth only
laughed.
Poor Phyi! Is he trying 10 educate
| you? 1t sounds rather awful"
No, that's the worst of 1t! He i'm
AGNES the education, artistic feeling,
and all the rest of 1t, is there. That's
the fault Of what mother calls the
Graham manner We've got knack
of appearing intelligently sympathetic;
and because we are pretty people take
us for granted. Haven't you found
thAtT'
Lady EimswOrth nodded, and q slight
color rose in her cheeks.
I'VE can't help It," went on Phyllis
but they have a nasty Rnack OF turn
ing round on US when they find US out,
and being generally hoCrid."
And you think Mark"
''Oh, he won't find out foe ever 90
long. He's very much In love; and +
well, like him well 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 a button for. I'm afraid It's the
beauties Of nature that will bowl me
over. A sunset at his matesty's, where
it's well done, is a 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 seem
cry anywhere. I'm afraid 1t will be a
shock to Mark when he grasps the
fact"
What Is he exactly2"
Hes rather ugly, and rfdicuOusly
rich; a colonial, you know, proprietor
Of mines, and all the rest of 1t. His
manners are not quite like everyone
else's. Oh. you need not raise your
| eyebrows; 1t is not In that way mean
at all" Only don't think he'd have
careu the least bit II I'd been q butch
er's OF a bakers daughter. II 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, them" Lady
Elmsworth stopped little toward her
sister and looked into her face.
''I"-Phyllis blushed. well, yes, 1
think do, because, If l did not, 1
don't suppose l should care whether he
discovered what a shallow little soul
1 am or not after we are safely mar.
ried."
Glare bent and kissed her sister.
me won't find it out IL you love him,
Phyl! Oh, YOU don't know how glad l
ami"
Phyllis was 'startied5at her sisters
sudden earnestness. What she had
said was quite true. The four years
difference in their ages had always kept
them apart. Phyllis remembered dis
tinCtly the time when Clare had been
out" when she herself was in the
schoolrOom. She remembered, too all
the talk she had overheard as to her
sisters successes Looking back, she
realized that Glare must have refused
many opportunities Of brilliant matches,
although she had finally done exceed
ingly well for herself in marrying Lord
ElRsworth. True, he was nearly TWEEN
ty years older than Glare; and surely
among those she had refused before
Suddenly Phyllis started. What had
there been at the bottom of Clare's be-
Ing ordered of 30 winter at DaVOs the
year before she married.? 1t had never
occurred to the girl But had there
really been anything rla matter with
her sisters lungsf
~Ciare," she said impufsively, tell
me something. Were you really III when
you went 20 Dawes that time, Or"
Lady BlmswOFth laughed outright.
"OT was sent OF to be out OF some
body's way, you mean? No, my dear,
l beittpe l, vas really III, and befme l
went 10 DaVOs bad never cared two
straws for anyone In my life"
"Au1-0fteEY"
Il don't know why 1 should tell you, -
salu Lady RlmswoHth tive never told
anyone. 1 DOM believe anyone ever
] g1essed G1Dept-"