The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-04-02

on long visit. naturally PLACED our
Dowagef on the highest peak Of the
society range
And What did yousays Iasked
Tim afraid I was rather cheeky,
she SAID penitentlE sad Wished
i had bought the seventy yedoiiar
nat because Wis much bigger and
much more elaborate man the ittss
dollar one, and e had bought 4 4
should have worn It. ssaid I didl
see why, because q Ny old Dowag ser
chooses dress lie scrubwomati
that ., who do know how to put my
clothes on, should appear in q black
cape and elastie side boots; 81
Then there 3 tiotiing more to be-
said q remarked as Invent ott.
knew that Daphne, 8 naughtiness
would bring on one of mothers ners5
GUS headaches. II ever we do any-i
thing she doesn't approve she fndulges
tn one say INDUCES because gen
orally we Do, what she wants II we see
signs Of one coming on, and deep in
my innernost hear | think tney are
used as mild form of birch now We
are grown up.
But the afternoon Of the fair Daphne
was really very hearhess: was sit
ting beside mothers couch IN the dar-
kened drawing room bathing her ach-
ing brow with eau de cologne rags
for could not go to the fair and leave
her-when the door opened and Daphs
ne entered. She wore her gray wisp,
a Slender, delicate gown, which lifted
her tightly, and fellsin wonderful folds
about her hips; her lovely face, with
its sea-blue eyes and crimson mouth,
was :.:st rose-fushed with excite
ment, and on the sunshine Of her fair
hair the hat was poised.
Goodbye" she said, and take
i great caro- Of mummie, Elizabeth"
Then the door. closed softly, and she
was gone.
eve are utterly ruined" groaned
mother. "oh. il i only had obedient
daughters; Daphne is really too trying
And Mrs. Howard Jones will be there
dressed in nurses uniform, which
is Sure to appeal to the Downger at
once. oh, dear, why didn't Daphne
wear her black serge and a quiet hat!"i
sBut Daphne is quite charming |,
said, wringing out another rag and
placing it on the burning forehead,
land perhaps the fBowager will take a
fancy toHher'
My dear" said mother, do you
know that the Dowager has founded
twelve cots, and is president of Girls
Tract Society, and ever so many mere
things-and she has a noble grand.
SOM" she added thoughtfully.
''If they are at the fair it'll be all
right" 1 said at once.
Mother sighed despairingly. "oh
men always admire her; It wouldn't
matter if she iNore q sack as far as
they are CONCERNED, but the Dowager'
that is quite another matter"
1t must have been several hours
later when taxi bu7zed up to the door
and a soft rustic with fragrance OF
white vlolets announced Daphne's
homecoming!
She flung the drawingroom door
open and tossed CREST bouquet ofpale
pink roses on to chair, then she op'
ened her arms with dramatic gesture
and said:
ut is WE'LL"
Good heavens, child are you mad?"l
cried mother. How did it go off? No
don't tell me; I'm sure it was dread
full" and she stopped up her ears.
Daphne ran forward and knelt by the
sofa; she took mothers hands deter
minedly in her own soft ones. Nov,
listen, she said, while ] preach a lit.
tie sermon. All, how much wiser our
dear, kind, silly mothers would be II
they would leave everything in their
notwithstanding daughters"
ooh, don't keep us in suspense" al
most shriekcd poor mother; tell US
the worst"
WELL said Daphne, to begin with
| confessed could not make red
AnnnaJ IaolYat IN save nv life, The,