The Dolores star., 1914-12-25

hope that something Sensational might
happen II they waited long snousA.
Motor after motor. carriage AFTER
carriage, rolled up to the curb and
smptisd Ito sober.facsd. sslfeoascious
occupants In front Of the door with
the great black bow: With each arrival
The crowd surssd forward. and names
were uttered u undertcnes, passing
from lip 10 lip until every oos In the
street knew that Mr.. 6oand-So. Mrs..
TAisor-That. the whatDo- You- Cali
Ems and others Of the city's most ex.
elusive but most garishly advertised
society leaders had entered the house
Of mourning. Il was . great show for
the plebeian spectators. Much better
than Miss So-and-So's wedding. said
one woman who had attended the
aforesaid ceremony - Q unit IN the
well-dressed mob that almost wrecked
the carriages In the desire 70 Gee the
terrified bride. Better than . circus.
said . man who held his little daugh-
ter above the heads Of the crowd 20
hat she might see the fns lady In .
wild-beast fur. SWEETEST funeral New
York ever had. remarked another, 81.
cepting one way back when he was .
hid.
At the corner below stood two D.
troll wagons, also waiting.
Inside the house sat the carefully
selected guests. hushed and stir and
gratiied. mot because they were A.
tending funeral. but because the 90
casion served to separate them from
the chat: they we're the elect) II
would be going too far 10 intimate that
they were proud Of themselves, but II
10 not stretching Il very much to say
that they counted noses with consider.
able satisfaction and were glad that
they had not been left out The real,
high-water mark In New York society
was established At this memorable
function. A. one after the other A.
Rived and VS. ushered into the huge
drawing.room. he or she was accorded
. consratulatory look from those a.
ready assembled. . tribute returned
with equal amiability. Each one noted
who else was there. and each one said
70 himself that at last they really had
something all to themselves. Il was
truly . pleasure. . relief. to bs able
To DO something without being pushed
about b. people who didn't belong bot
thought they did. They sat back
stimy, q courss-and In utter stiffness
confessed that there could - sucA .
thing - the survival u the attsoG
Tee. there wasnt . nose there hat
couldn't - counted with perfect -
rsnity. II Was . notable occasion.
Mn. wrandall. the s,dsr. had na1s
out the list She diA not consult her
daushtsr-in-law IN Tie matter. Il y
true that Sara forsstallsd her b Q Way
b. sending word. through Leslie. hat
she would BE- pleased II Mrs.. wranAall
would Issue Invitations to = many Of
Challis' friends - she deemed advis-
able. A for hersslf. she had no Wish
In the matter: she would 10 satisasd
with whatever arrangements the fam.
lily cared to make.
II h not to b supposed. from the
foregoing. that Mn. Wrandall. The
elder. was not stricken to the heart
By the iamentabls death OF her Idol.
He was her IDOL He was her arst-
born. be was her iovs-born. He came
to her In the days when she loved her
husband without much thought Of ~
spectins him. She vas beginning TO
regard him - something more than .
lover when Leslie came. 30 Il was dif.
ferent When their daughter Vivian
was born. she was plainly annoyed but
wholly respectful. Mr.. Wrandall was
no longer the lover: he vas her lord
and master. The head Of tho house Of
Wrandall was person to be looked
up TO. 10 b. respected and admired BY
her. for he vas . very great man. but
he was dear to her only because he
was the father Of Chalis. the nrst-
born.
In the order OF her nature, Challis
therefore was Der most dearly bslevs1.
Vivian the least desired and last In
her affections - well - In ssQusncs.
Strangely enough. the three Of them
perfected Q curiously significant rec
VIZ VI SSASS8os NuO0W 3SOnsos S081Ah8
had always been the wild. Maynard.
unrsstrained one. and b. far the most
lovabls; Leslie. almost - good look
Ing but with scarcely . noticeable
trace OF charm that made his brother
attractive: Vivian. handsome. sslnsh
and - cherries - the wind that
blows across the icsbsrgs IN the aorth.
Challis had bssn born With Q vtdsly
envelopins heart and IN elastic Con-
science: Lsslis with . brain and .
soul and not much Of Q hsart. q things
90: Vivian with . soul alone. which b.
longsd 70 God. aftsr I'll. and not b
her. OF course she had Q heart, but u
was oaly for the purpose Of pumping
blood 70 remote sztssmitiss. and hal
nothing vhatsvee . - with anything
% unuttsrably s9tsaasous - leye.
charity o. eslssassl1sA
~ Tor Ms. Rsdooa1 Wsasla1l -
vas . vssy DeoDee 81 1lgnioe1 O1atje,
nan. an1 Old cos ~ yeasa.
u nay - sssa. - sashse eusnlss1.