Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-16

sary, and then Eliza showed her the way
to the housekeeper's room, the servants
hall and the kitchen
you come down the wrong STAIRS
she said. ''Them's the ones you must
use," pointing to her right. Heres the
kitching. Myl Don't the hrekkus smell
nice? Amt you 'ungryf You must eat
a lot, and then you'll get red cheeks.
Here's Mr.. Downs" and Eliza broke off
to giggle, as q young mana very good
imitation of gentleman--sauntered in
through the open doorway that led to
the courtyard, thence to the stables and
the kitchen garden beyond Hes Lord
Johns valley" she whispered in loud
voice to Audrel, "and such a swell %
Mr.. Downs Imiled with much superb
GRITTY as he cauiht ELIAS ingenious tone
of admiration. He was soon chatting and
joking with her, while Audrey. who felt
an indescribable vexation and dislike aris-
ing within her at the mans presence,
went to the doorway aud walked out
into the courtyard. 1t vas so clear
and fresh in the cold morning air that
she soon lost her vague dis comfort, and
began to make friends with the half dozen
dogs of every sort and DESCRIPTION. who
came from the stables to inquire into
the new arrival. A voice from behind
broke her silence, and, turning. with a
frown, she saw that Downs had followed
her.
You'll get cold out here, miss" the
young man said. fixing his eyes on her
exquisite face with astonished admira-
ton; ''and you're much TOO pretty"
Audrey drew herself up. She was very
young. and she had never had occasion
to feel the sort of angry resentment
that this mans bold stare awakened in
her breast. She was too nervous to make
any reply, but she turned round quickly
and went indoors before he knew what
she was doing.
"Oh! That's her sort, is itY' observed
Mr.. Henry Downs to himself who's
she, I'd like to know, though she is so
pretty, to give herself airs Ike queen?
Well, We'll soon take that out of her, or
my name amt Downs"
And, dispensing a few kicks to the
dogs, the man walked away down the
courtyard to give his masters order to
the head groom.
Audrey, to her great relief found that
a message had come for her to go to Miss
Fraser's room at once. Sheila Fraser
was lying in her luxuriant ted her red
gold hair thrown over the pillows in pic
turesque confusion as Audrey entered.
Light my fire at once" she ordered
sharply then pull up the blind, and give
me those papers and letters, Maxse."
Audrey stirred the smol1ering ember:
into blaze, threw some wood on to it
and then drew back the silken curtains
Miss Fraser took the letters anc stared al
the girl.
81 don't think l shall IKE this girl, >
she said to herself. "She is eyidentl,
stupid, and stares at one in an uncann,
fashion. Go to Mrs. Fraser's room
you know where it is-give her my love
and ask how she is this morning." sh
said, shortly.
She lay quite still as audrey wen
away, then, with a sudden movement. sh
slipped from the bed, went across the rc
, carpet to the mirror, and sszed sient
at her own image. Never before, in tn
whole of her life. had she ever We've
her own reflection with anything bu
pleasure. What was it that Jared he
,, now? Not only the lack of symmetr
in feature, the difference in coloring-
was 1t not certain air of unaccounta
bic reiinement-a something that bespok
the patrician in Audrey's face, and tina
was wanting in her own?
She was not patrician Dorn-she wa
of the people. Her father had been
hard-headed Scotch merchant, born of +,
spectacle Scotch tradesfolk; her motht
the rich and only daughter cl a Cumbe'
= land brewer. They were wealthy, the
had land. they had retinues Of servant
: but still they were beyond the sacre
l. inner social round. Sheila conld remen
l. Der distinctly the days before her mott
y er's death; she was only a girl of eigh
but she was wonderfully sharp and pr
Il cocious for her years. Mrs. Fraser ha
d no other children. She was an unlovt
T wife, her ambitions did not keep pa,
with those of her husband, and the riff
begun almost Immediately after the ma
d riage, widened and widened until the
+ were virtually separated altogelhe
:, George Fraser neither felt Ior pretendt
Il TO feel any sorrow when his wife die
He was considerably enriched by her 70
1t tune.
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