The Bossier banner., 1915-05-20

Peg Followed Jarvis Up the Stairs.
her He'd laugh his head off ut the
idea of my having IL relation like her
He'll probably run in to lunch
Then she must remain in her room
until he's gone" said Mrs. Chichester
determinedly. III go into town now
and order some things for her and see
about tutors She must be taught and
ut once"
why put up with this annoyance at
all?" asked Ethel.
Mrs, Chichester put her arm around
Ethel as she said:
"One thousand pounds IL year. that is
the reason
Wait Il minute. Mater put In Alar-
ic. and I'll go with you as far as the
station road and see if | can head .Ier-
~ off. His train is almost due if it's
punctual."
He was, genuinely concerned that his
old chum should not meet that impossi-
bic little red headed Irish heather
whom an unkind fate had dropped
down in their midst. ..G..- .
At the hall door Mrs. Chichester told
Jarvis that Ter niece was not to leave
her room without permission.
AS Mrs. Chichester and Alaric pass
ed out they little dreamed that the sa me
relentless fate was planning still fur
ther humiliations for the unfortunate
family and through the new and un
| welcome addition to it.
Peg was shown by the maid. Ben
nett, into charming old world room
overlooking the rose garden. Every
thing about it was in the most ex
quisite taste. The furniture was Of
white and gold. the vases Of Sevres, a
few admirable prints on the walls and
roses everywhere.
Left to her reflections. poor Peg
found herself wondering how people
with SO much that was beautiful
around them could live and act as the
Chichester family apparently did. They
seemed to borrow nothing from their
once iluStrious and prosperous dead.
They were. it would appear, only con
cerned with particularly near pres
| ent
The splendor Of the house awed-the
narrowness Of the people irritated her
| What an unequal condition of things
where such people were endowed with
so much Of the worlds goods while her
father had to struggle all his life for
the bare necesSaries.
Very much comforted by the reflec-
tion and having exhausted all the Gu
rious things in the little mauve room.
she determined to see the rest of the
house. First she changed to another
dress.
At the top of the stairs she met the
maid Bennett.
Mrs. Chichester left word that you
were not to leave your room without
permission. I was just going to tell
you.' said Bennett.
| All Pegs independent Irish blood
fared up. What would she be doing
shut up In little white and gold
room all day? She answered the maid
excitedly:
"Tell Mrs. Chi-ster am not goin' to
do anything of the kind. As long rs
stay in this house I'll see every bit OF
itr' and she swept past the maid down
the stairs into the same room for the
third time.
J you'll only get me into trouble
} cried the maid.
J. mo. ! won't. l wouldn't get you
, into trouble for the wurrld. I'll gel
ali the trouble. an Ill get 1t now
Peg ran across. opened the door con
Meeting with the hall and called out:
AUNT. Cousins, Aunt. Come here;
want to tell ye about meseif."'
! They've all gone out" said the mait
, quickly
.sThen what are ye maxim such :
: fuss about? You go out too"
: She watched the disappointed Ben
nett leave the room and then began ;
, tour of inspection. She had never seel
J SO many strange things outside Of
museum
Fierce men in armOr glared at he
J. out of massive frames: old gentleme
j In powdered wigs smiled pleasantly a
j, her; naughty ladies in breath berea,