Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-01-06
ANTHONY AND
THE LADIES,
He Brought Them Together In
Spite of Social Differences.
BY TEMPLE BAILEY,

His ancestor was Antonio L." Miss
Anne would say proudly. 1.-THE blue
ribbon winner ut the bench shows
Antheky had never won blue rib
bon. In fact. he had not been entered.
Charles. the butler. had advised
against it.
He'd never stand Il, ma'am. his
nerves are that shaky." he had said to
Miss Angelina.
But when he took Anthony for a
walk he met Tam. the trainer. What
cud he get with that nose?' he had
ded wisely.
But. there. wouldn't tell the old
ladies' that there wasn't any chance"
Charles had said
For the world Of the Misses Hidreth
revolved around Anthony. and they
fought or the mOnUtOny OF their gray
lives by an absorbing f..votion to the
little Skye with the baI gpd hair.
One morning III frOlt Of the brown
stone Hildreth mansion stood a modest
cab. while before an upstart yellow
brick apartment house across the way
waited victoria. with crest on the
door and COckndeS on the hats Of
councilman and fOotuian. Charles help
ed Miss Angeline into the cab. She
was going to visit cousin at New
port. She embraced Miss Anne and
kissed Anthony on the tip of his un,
aristOcratic nose
Take care OF him. Anne" she said
as she was driven away.
AS Miss Anne turned to go in the
house there swept into the victoria OPP
posite an ihdividual-a lady. he I'M
thinking might have called her. But
in spite of the borrowed crest and
stolen cockades Miss Anne knew that
nowhere in the blue book of New York
was there the name of person who
wore IL ring on her thumb
The fat. red face of the person peer
ed out eagerly. That's darlin dog"
she said. Then the good natured crea-
ture bowed effusively to Miss Anne.
but Miss Anne looked calmly over her
head.
who is that persona" she asked
Charles.
Charles did not know. and Miss
Anne. with shrug OF her sloping
shoulders. trailed up the stairway.
All that day Miss Anne and Anthony
sat by the window in an upper front
room. Miss Anne embroidered and
Anthony lounged on his white covered
table and was bored to the point Of
extinction Outside the sun shone. and
the wind blew with alluring freshness.
Within all was darkness and quiet and
inactiOn. And Anthony was young.
What rebeilious plans ragged in his bos-
night the Hildreth mansion was the
scene of a tragedy.
Bedtime came. and Miss Anne. with
her soft. gray hair in decorous curl pa
pers. laid herself down in the stiffness
of the big room. Anthony's basket was
in the dressing closet close adjoining.
For hours everything was very. very
STILL Miss Anne slept soundly. with
her little. soft. old face on her little.
soft. old hand and dreamed the dreams
that come tC such sweet saints.
Anne! Anne"
Wide awake in moment, Miss Anne
CROPPED for the matches. and at once a
faint glow showed the wonder in her
old face.
"Who callGd:"
She slipped out of bed and went to
the door. The hall was solid with
blackness. she listened-only the far
away hum OF downtown noises.
In the OmlnOus stiffness came the
thought. Why had not Anthony
walked? She pushed the door of the
closet opened and listened. But no
gurgle Of coutented doggish sleep came
forth.
Anthony was gone!
For a moment the little lady stood
dazed. Then she ran through her room
to the hall and down the stairway.
AS she reached the bottom square
of grayish " hite light faced her. The
front door was open:
Miss Anne's nervous fingers played
across the buttons on the wall. and
lights fared up all over the house
Then the bell connected with Charles
room whirred in the distance. and
presently Charles came down in lin
tied costume of slippers and long coat.
"Anthony's gomez said Miss Anne.
and she wept.
Charles examined the door. That
Mary came IN last. It's her careless
ness" he declared.
There was no more sleep for the
household that night. only weary
vigil. and all the next day Miss Anne
wandered from window to window un-
til at last she crept to the door to well
come her sister. and the slender little
women fell on each others necks.
II woke in the middle Of the night"
sobbed Miss Angelina. land called
you"
II heard" said Miss Anne solemnly.
"but it was too late"
Charles looked over the heads OF the
little ladies' at Mary. the housemaid.
Then he winked and tapped his fore
head significantly.
In the ghostly stiffness of the old
parlor the tale was all told, and the
two lonely little women sat down to