The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-25
CHAPTER, 1.
day life

Tn afraid she will b. a terrible ho-~."
aid the LADY. with q slight T@ttishnsss
In th. tone Of q voice that was naturally
swe~t.
"fiew can she bore ~. lavet She is
ONLY q chiIdr aud yea can do what you
lie with her" said the gentleman.
MY dear john. ron hase 3ax admit.
ted that she 10 hetween thirteen and four.
teen-a great deal more than a child
Q great, osergroRn girl. who will want 10
be taken ahssas In the carriage. and 20
some down 10 the drawing room. and who
will be always in tbs way. Had she been
. child Of MildyekFs sgr. and ap lasfcl-
low for Mildred. ! should not have OBJ
yected half No much"
I'm very SORRY sou object bat | have
No doubt 3ae will BE- a playfeliow for Mil.
dred ali the sane. and that she will not
rsind spending 3 good deal Of her life in
the s~caapi room"
The xrrne was a large Old. fashioned
dra wtng room, In an osd-fasAioned street
In the very best quarter OF London. The
lady was sitting at her owa particular
tahle. ia her fAvorife window, In the
summer cleaning the gentleman was
standing with bis back To the velvet.
dragS~d raantelpiese. TIE room was full
Of aovcrs and pretsine~s Of every kind.
and offered unmistakable esidenea Of ar
tistie taste and large naeans ia is pos
SCISSORS.
The lady was young and fair. a tail
slip II q WOMAN. The gentleman was
~naiddleagcsi and stout. with strongly
marked features and a r~esolute, straight
forward expression. The lady was the
daughter of an Irish peer the gentle-
man was a es~otauaoner. whose fortune had
been made in n great wholesale arna. with
iss mandatory at Irons. but With whica
John Taasset had 30 hngey any ouaes
ton. He had taken his capital oas q
the business, and had cleaned himself
from the stain ef commercial dealings he
fore be married the Honorable Maud
Donsrey. third daughter OF Lord Castle
Cornell.
She wore a loose erea E4colored gown.
Of sofsest silk and Indian embroidery. and
there were diamond stars trembling
among her feathery golden hair. The
flowing garment In which she had dined
alone with her husband was 10 be chang
ed presently for white satin and old Mech
lin lace. In which she was 10 appear a.
three erening parties but In the mean
time. having for once in a way dined az
h0sEae. she considered her mode of life in
tensely domestic.
The s-year-old daughter was roa ming
about with her doll. sometimes in one
dra VI ir- rcss-u. sometimes IN another. To
stop mp afse- n O'clock was an unwonte-i
Joy for Mile.ed. who went To bed ordi-
nariiy at /.
lis there az one else who could take
herr asked s.rs. Fausset.
There II really no one else upon whom
the poex easiId has any claim"
Cannot size remain al SCHOOL, You
rould pay for her schooling. of course.
should not mind that"
TTais was generous in a lady who had
brought her husband a nominal fye thou.
sand pounds. aud wbo spent his money as
freely as III il had been water.
"Slse cannot remain at school. She ii
. kind Of girl who eanno get on al
school SIZE needs home influences"
You mean that she Is a horrid rebel
&tQA44 Ms3t N8b b&H b~FA E8{astftS AAAsss q
school. and whom | am 10 take bsscauss
| nobody else will have her"
Let the little girl come. mother.
I pleaded Mildred, ciamberinS on to hsl
nofher's knee.
She had been sitting with her heat
bent ovsr her doll. and her hair faliin.
forward over her face like golden rain
for the last ten minutes. Mrs. Fanssel
had no suspicion that the child had been
listening, and this sudden appeal wa,
startling 10 taae last degree.
Wisdom has spoken from my darling,
rosy lips" said Fausset. coming over q
the window and STOPPING TO kiss his child
They met again al luncheon. and talk
I'd Of their previous night. experiences
and of indifferent matters. Not a wort
about the expected presence which wa.
50 soon 10 disturb their domestic calm
| Mr. EaHSxet affected cheerfalnexs. Sc
was evidently out Of spirits. lie lock ~
round the picturesque old oak dining roor,
wsxtfuIly be- strollea into the inner room,
| with III dwarf bookcases, pictures an
broaxes. its cory corner behind a six
fold Indian screen. lie surveyed thi
Temple OF uofsEs1s1 p@a1ss hba %naaTFes
within himself whether IL would BE- quit
~ peaceful when a new presence wa
among them
Surely a girl Of fourteen ran max
no difference" he argued. even IL sh
has a peculiar temper. IT she IL inclin
Cd 10 be troublesome, she shall be mad
to keep herself TO herself. Maud ssial
not be rendered unhappy by ,aer."
lie went out soon after lunch, an
came home agnin at afternoon tea tim
with a girl in q block frock. She wa
tall for her age. and very thin. and be
xmall face had 4 pinched look. whic
made the great black eyes look Larger
She wa 4 peculiar booking girl. with n
! Give tint in her complexion which Atnte