Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-10-11
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The letter was handed to MarJory at
the breakfast table after the exterior
had been severely scrutinized by the
head Of the household.
Marjory, somewhat tenacious Of her
individuality, was Of course late, so the
family looked up from its respective
plates with varying expressions Of dis
approval while Aunt Lavinia shifted
obtrusively.
Marjory opened her letter, and her
pretty eyes grew round and bright as
she mastered its contents. "How per
fectly glorious" she exclaimed at last,
"my godmOther is dead and has left
me one thousand pounds"
The family was with one accord
thunderstruck. The godmother in
question had quarreled violently with
Marjory's parents and had ceased all
communication with them ten years be-
fore, the chief cause of her displeasure
being the rabid Observation-Disclosures of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanhope, who made a
point Of disappearing" of everything
they did not understand, or were not
concerned in, and imagine the one and
only spot of Importance in the wide
world was their own ivy-clad manor
house, in a wee struggling village, six
miles from the nearest railway station
and telegraph Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanhope rarely left
their own home and only at rare inter
walls drove to the nearest market town,
from which excursion he returned in a
clustering passion at other peoples
Observation-Disclosures" and his wife with
a violent headache; they always went
together, and always returned with the
same results.
They owned with much reluctance
that the one great mistake of their
otherwise blameless and exemplary
lives had been the sending Of Mariory
to school in London, the three younger
girls and their brother being educated
at home under the austere rule of a
fearsome, awesome frauleln of uncer-
tain age and doubtful accent.
"Marjory," her mother would saw pa-
thetically, has been sad disappoint-
ment," by which might be inferred that
the young woman in question had i'm
bibed various sensible, up-to-date, and
go-ahead doctrines and qualities, and
used the frmness of will which she in,
herited from her paternal relative in a
manner that rufied the domestic peace
OF Stanhope Manor not a little,
II think, Marjory," said her mother.
perfectly glorious Is hardly the right
term to apply to the lamented death of
your godmother."
Poor, dear Juliana," sobbed Aunt
Lavinia, dabbing her eyes She knew
little and cared less about the defunct
lady, but always made a point of weep
Ing whenever occasion served.
what shall you do with the money p
inquired Marjory's sister Geraldine,
"GOllyl how f1ne," was the express
BiVe remark Of the son and heir. upon
which he was requested by the twins
mot 10 be vulgar"
''I'm glad Juliana has recognized
even at the eleventh hour, that she did
wrong to displease u.s." announced the
head Of the family pompously. at
would have shown better taste to have
left the small legacy to your mother or
to me; still, regard it as a graceful
act of reparatlon, and it will be a nice
little income for you, Marjory, If In
vest 1t properly for you"
''This letter states" replied Mar
jOry, that the money Is left to me to
spend exactly as like in the purchase
OF anything 1 most want"
''Then purchase some stock-I will
consult my solicitor"
Il don't want stock" said Mariorv
II want motor car"
Had Ehe announced that she pro-
posed introducing a band of perform
Ing alligators into the domestic circle
the establishment and excitement could
not have been more.
Not only did Mr.. Stanhope strongly
"disapprOVe" Of automobiles, and CON-
Bldered it execrable taste to appear in
public In anything more progressive
than a Victoria drawn by a couple NJ
fat, lazy bays, or his trap harnessed "a
q stubborn old mare, but his wife
deemed a woman capable Of driving IN
such an 'infernal machine" as a being
wholly depraved and quite devoid of
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