Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-12-19
OH pTER VI

Mrs Yeames found time to quit her
dressmakers, her grapes, bombazines, and
the rest of it, in order to visit the two
poor souls at Flexmore House and wor-
ry them. First of all, she attacked Nurse
Gertrude upon the subject of mourning.
Is it possible that you have not yet
begun your mourning" she asked, look
ing around her with sniff, as if scent
ing the air for the smell of Grape.
Miss Clip Is making our dresses: they
are to be home tomorrow" replied Miss
Dalrymple.
Very injudicious. l always have the
dreSsmaker in the house. You know then
that an inferiah article is not substituted
Tor the material you have bought, and
that none of it is kept back Also you
can be certain that good work is put in
and no machining. The cost is very much
less, too. What with lining and trim
mngs, and one thing and anothah, fear
these dresses will be a very heavy ex-
pense."
Not more than l can afford to pay,
hope" said Miss Dalrymple quietly.
Il hope you have chosen fashionable
cut for my niece's dresses. l should have
iIheu IllSIh " Dt lint OH W llIOu3nOY
Chough's little girls, or the Honorable
Mrs. Blnkers nieces You must have
noticed how very elegant and high-class
they are
II do not think Laurie initiated any
ones style"
surely you have not suffered that
child to choose her own style ~
Yes; Laure has very good taste in
dress, and the dresses are for her."
She'll be a perfect sight ~ said Mrs.
Yeames emphatically, with dab of ner
hand. How very unfortunate! If |
had only thought of it little earlier.
Deah. deah They'll all have to be al
tered, of course, when she goes to board
ing school"
But | am not going to boarding
school" said little Laure desperately. u
am going to stay always-ever. ever =
with Nurse Gertrude. Mr.. Keene saws
So"
MIR. Keene knows nothing about II.
Your guardian will settle such matters
and not Mr.. Keene And little girls
should speak when they are spoken to
NOT before I'm afraid | shall have a
great deal of trouble with you when YOU
come to live with me"
But l am not going to live with YOU
never. never!' exclaimed the child. screw
inr herself in terror against Nurse Ger
trude, and holding her arm for protec-
ton.
I'VE shall see about that" retorted
Mrs 0eames, pursuing up her lips and con-
tracing her nostrils viciously Then
turning to Nurse Gertrude, she said
to yourself, Miss Dalrymple? Have YOU
settled where you will go when you leave
hyah:"
NO: it is impossible to settle anything
definitely at present"
"One thing there is which should GER
tainly be done without delay. 1t ought TO
be intimated TO the servants that their
services will not be required after their
month is up The house will be given
up, of course. Perhaps you would like
me to tell them they must go?"
NO. / am to consider my position
here unaltered and no change in the rout-
Inc Is to be made until the will has been
read. Mr.. Keene says"
MIR. Keene seems TO be unduly inter-
fcring-to be overstepping the bounds of
his-ah function" said Mrs. Yeames
tartly.
Whereupon little Laure. with the cour-
age of desperation, declared / was a dear
old man, and wouldn't let cook be sent
away, or let any one be made unhappy
The day of the funeral came-and a
sad day it is in my memory, for even
q lawyer cannot bury an old friend with
out a pang of regret for the past that
can never be renewed; a bitter yearn-
ing for the hand and the voice and the
eyes that never again one shall clasp,
and listen to, and look into.
expected that Lynn Yeames would
be sufficiently well to come back for the
reading of the will but he was not. How
ever. Mrs. Yeames was there with tele-
gram of regret from him (she had torn
OF the heading, but | found out after
wards that it came from Monaco). and
herself prepared to stand as his repre-
| sentative and fine monument of re
vspectability she was in her Grape To
Eher disgust, l had up all the servants
Ento the room indeed I had invited every
me whose name was in the viii. Dr..