The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-05-10

there was Mary the eldest, William
etc, etc, etc, etc, etc; Bob, hand.
some lad, and Rosy, the youngest. Mr.
Phillips went with his family to Aus.
tralia, however, before Miss Luftor
grew up, and we have not heard of then
since. -"
81 am, then, Bob" said Mr.. Captain
when he had read this.
"A handsome lad" Anna supplement.
ed.
Charles blushed deeply. Anna con.
tinued:
81 am always very thankful that I have
an agile mind. Directly l saw the Ouch
ess of Portion this afternoon remem-
bered the whole of that paragraph like
fash. l became, instantly, Rosy the
youngest 1t seemed obvious that Rosy
coming last of long line and therefore
so very juvenile, could not be remem-
bered wildly by old playmates."
Charles assented gravely.
q do not like your tone, Charles.
said Anna Stuart.
Il am sorry for that" said Charles,
looking moodily at his extremely nice
boots, but my tone, at least, is my own
And no one is likely to initiate il
either. Lucky your said Anna, putting
her feet on the fender, "and lucky
them
With this obscure exclamation-pa-
tently intended, however, for rudeness-
the beautiful young woman lapsed into
silence, provoking as some feminine
silences can be.
What is our program" asked Mr.
Captain presently.
The young man now spoke again with
all due reference to her wishes, for he
could not bear this particular silence of
Anna Stuart's.
She said frigidly: "You heard the
appointment made? Three o'clock to-
morrow at Hapley Square"
"Am coming?" the poor slave asked.
NO." said she, Il think l shall 60
alone tomorrow l shall not need Bob.
Then she began very slowly and de-
lightfully to laugh, and her devils leaped
to her eyes, and her dimples played in
her cheeks
81 really cannot think" said Mr.. Cap
tain, looking longingly at the charming
scheme of decoration Anna made in a
white Paris frock, with the expression
of a mischievous child in a green chair,
why you and 1 don't give up this rep
rehensible life of OUTS"
Because" replied she, "it pays US to
continue"
Give it up" pursued the young man,
drawing little nearer, get married /;
settle down; and be good"
Also" Anna continued, without lis
tening, Eve have, partner, acquired the
acquisitive habit, which is hard to shake
off. Also, it saves US from boredom"
Asking at the Hapley Square house
the -aext afternoon for the duchess, Miss
Anna Stuart was taken up to her grace's
private sitting room at the back of the
house, an apartment communicating
with her grace's bed, dressing, and bath
rooms, the windows of which apart
ments all overlooked Immediately a
news, though beyond this there was a
great view of the city which the duch-
ess said to her visitor at once that she
passionately admired. Drawing Miss
Stuart Hospitality to comfortable
chair, she also looked her over thor
oughly, and after asking very kindly
after father, mother, Mary, and the rest
of the family, not excluding the pros
poets of Bob, she said:
"You are very smart, my dear, good
girl, extremely so. There is a sort of
air -. If it was not so palpably alb
surd in your station of life, l should
say that Paquin dressed you"
"Your grace" replied the modest and
charming girl, "is very kind. l have
been learning the dressmaking on the
continent for two years, and 1 make
most of my own things. Mother thought
l should find good opening in London,
after my experience"
-"And have your" said the duchess,
thrusting her head forward in an in
curing way she had.
The young woman sighed, cuddled
her hands in her homogeneous muff of
white chiffon and fox fur; opened her
wide eyes wider.
81 have found nothing, your grace.
These London shops don't seem to have
a position l should care to take. l shall
try to wait till some suitable vacancy
occurs"
Here the duchess displayed great
kindness, sitting beside her former baby
playfellow, patting her hand, and run
ming piercing eye over her Partisan
ligne.
Help said her grace, help, my poor,
good girl, is what you need, and help is