The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-08-20
The Social Objections to
Mrs. Trip
Observation-Disclosures.

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Mrs. Muggledon Mason was one OF
the elite of Groyeton. There were
disadvantages to be overcome in at
tanning aud maintaining this position,
bu: Mrs. Mason possessed the especial
faculties required to overcome them.
For instance her husband was a horse
trader-a horse trader on a large scale,
to be sure, but still a horse trader.
When the wife of wholesale grocer
threw this in the face of Mrs. Mason,
that lady retorted: MY husband buys
and sells horses; your husband buys
and sells molasses. What's the differ
enceT'
One evening on the train from the
city where Mrs. Mason had been shop
ping she was talking to Mrs. Edwards,
also Il member Of the smart set of
Groveton. Mrs. Edwards was not only
wealthy, but her family had been
wealthy before her for a hundred
years. Mrs. Mason appreciated this
and proposed to ingratiate herself with
the highborn dame by bit Of social
conservatism.
There are some Of our set" said
Mrs. Mason-her voice was loud and
harsh-"who are constantly unfolding
some one trying to get in with us who
doesn't belong with us. Several of our
best ladies are visiting with that young
AIRS. Trip, whose efforts to appear re-
spectacle are absurd. At the Airing
tons reception she wore a dress that
] recognized as having once belonged
to Mrs. Chesborough. Shed 50 chang
Ell and improved it that one would
have scarcely recognized it. Not that
l would deny such people place
among us, provided they can live as
we do. but they can't. Besides, Mrs
Irip1 doesn't give a very satisfactory
account of her husbands continued
absence. Land knows whether she's
married ut Eli or not
Behind the two ladies sat man in a
broad brimmed hat and a wooden shirt
under coat much the worse for wear
but his features belied his costume.
Notwithstanding an appearance Of
hard work they were intellectual.
Mol Hogan. ! believe" lie said,
bending forward and lookin. Mrs.
Mason i'll the eye as she turned. with
q face alternately white and scarlet.
4 don't know you.' she said. draw
ing away with poorly assumed hauteur.
Nevertheless You have served me
with antelope steak and flapjacks In
GrihdStone. But see you are chang
Ell. | heard YOU had married Mug
Mason, that he drove Il lot of horses
east Just in time to fill big order for
the government before the Spanish
war and that he has been making
money III horSefesh ever since"
Mrs. Mason was taken fat aback.
she made several efforts to clear her
SELF from the mans imputations and
fihalsE muttered that he had got her
mixed with some one else. Then she
turned her back on him and said 70
Mrs. Edwards:
He is some enemy who has an oh
ject, but | can't guess what it is"
Ihe train was 1t the moment stop
ping at a station. The two ladies
alighted. each taking her carriage to
her home
Mrs. Atwater, one OF the ladies' who
had been helping Mrs Trip in her
efforts to keep up a position to which
she had been born. gave ball. Mrs.
Mason was there. and Mrs Trpp was
there. Mrs. Trip startled the assem-
biy by entering dressed in a gown
fresh from the hands Of its maker, but
this was not the most surprising fea-
ture about Mrs. Trips entrance. She
leaned Oh the arm of gentleman I'M
known to the Grovetonians, whom she
introduced as her husband. AS the
couple made their way to speak to the
hostess every eye In the room was
ieveled ut them
Where did she get that dress?
Where on earth has the man been?
Wonder If it's another case of get rich
quick We're some Of the questions
the guests asked of each other.
As sir. and Mrs. Trip walked away
from the hostess they met Mr.. and
Mrs. Mason walking up to her.
Hello, Mason"
Mason stared at the speaker for soma
moments. then. making a virtue of ne
"esSity. said