The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-19

j: : ,: : : ,: : ; ' vR2 f was terrific. She was not only larg, corporeally but woman of large
 generous ideas the subject of the in HAN falhbility of Mrs Busby-Glaisher.
 She troubled by a doub of the righteousness of any of her feel ings. and in her eyes any desire she
 cherished sacrosanct. Anybody who
 ran counter to them an infamous
 person, outside the human pale. The crushing of such a person was apt to become fixed idea with her; she would stick at nothing con-
 pass it; and the she used against the trans ,-ressor were for the most part continuous islander yared by anonymous letters.
 She had the habit of domination, and ruled both Yer household and Pringle Hil the suburb she :dcrned with rods of iron. Her weaHh inherited rom her father, gentleman who had made a large fortune out of wholesale not retail tailoring and Lad been consistent prop of the chief sweating industry of East London, her great pres fse among her less wealthy neighbors her tenacity truculence and malignity did the rest
 Strangers who did not know Mrs Busby-GIais6er coming to live at Prngle Hill would sometimes raise t:e standard of revolt They always repented it. S.e had little else to do but her domination: the rebels had other occupations besides rebellion: and in the end she crushed them Curates organists schoomasters, and private persons who would not give her her own sweet way, had in the end to leave Pringle Hill, for the most part with badly dam :ged characters
 cne Wiis aOoFe all dlStnguShed by inveterate hostility to young married women especially if they chanced to be pretty and attractive It was almost impossible for them to avoid quarreng with her for she forced quarrels them; and it was seldom indeed that she failed to cause them a good deal of unhappiness.
 This idosyncrasy caused her to fall foul of the Scarlets This young couple established itself at i'ringe Hill in small house, fact which in isse,f entitled Mir. and Mrs Scarlet to little consideration 3ut since they showed an agreeable disposition to make the best of suburban lfe they presently were admitted to Pringle Hill society, to the Tennis Cub the dances the bazaars and other social advantages which Pringle Hill enjoys. MT. Antony Scarlet 8 young man of twenty-five, presented to the world an cyegass, racuous air, an open mouth, and lisp People who chanced to see him with that eveqlass out of bis eye saw young man with very keen. intelligent eyes and coseset resoute lips Also he shed his lisp with his eyeglass But that was an appearance he kept for the privacy of his home and the society of his intimate friends The shrewd world of Pringe Hill saw only patent idiot
 He was believed to be "something" in the citv though no one knew what since the Scarlets showed quite uncommon reticence about themselyes and the maid they had brought with them maintained an equal reticence about the Scariets Their cook re- gently engaged knew nothing about them. This re- tcence So baking to legitimate curiosity was bad enough, but Mrs Scarles prettiness and charm were even more annoying to the elderly ladies of Pringle Hill, even though they often sad they could see nothing in her.
 Mrs Busby- -Glasher found them ind ael detestabe She even began to fear that by that mere charm Hrs Scarlet would presently be rival power in Pringle Hill Nothing further from Mrs Scar let's desires thoughts; but Mrs Busby. .Glasher her domination of ringle Hill was the central fact of the universe; she ready to suspect anyone of striving to dispute it with her; and she set to york to crush Mrs. Scarlet with her usual weapons Mrs Scarlet was not long observing change in peoples manner toward her, disposition to look askance ct her, to avoid her. and an uneasiness in her society She set about nquring into the matter and learned from Mrs Crewe, another young married woman, that Mrs. Busby-Glasler had been saving horrid things about her that she dyed her hair painted her face, carried with married men in very brazen way and was altogether most unde- srable person. quite unfit associate with the select social circle which adorned Prngle Hill.
 Mrs. Scarlet came to MT. Scarlet in a very nrettv fury, told him what she had learned, and begged him to deal with Mrs Busby-GIaisher Antony shed his eyegass and listened to her with the keenest interest He did not express any anger when she had finished. but he looked uncommonIy dangerous as he said I'll deal with the old beast-faithfuliy But there is only way, and that will make things a good deal unpleasant for you in Pringe Hill before they all right"
 T don't mird that at all long you punish that horrid old woman" cried Mrs Scarlet
 Very good said Antony; and then he added with some rrelevance "I have had an odd feeling all the time that PrinSle Hill really gold mine :; nne could only hit the rcer." With that he tcck his h8t ard and c:-.-,.. rain to town.
 The next morning Mrs Busby- -Glais..c-, was beyond measure charmed to receive a typew-.tttca letter, signed o-ly "A Well-Wis,Ic-." ard .sonrdeaei by Ssst vsil-wshe-'s address which ini.--.-'