Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-25

her. He'd laugh his head off at the
idea of my having a 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 CPL go into town now
and order some things for her and see
about tutors. She must be taught and
at once"
"Why put up with this annoyance at
all?' asked Ethel.
Mrs Chichester put her arm around
Ethel as she said:
lone thousand pounds year, that is
the reason"
"Wait a minute, mater" put in Alar-
ic, land I'll go with you as far as the
station road and see if can head Jer
ry off. His train is almost due if it's
punctual."
He was genuinely concerned that his
old chum should not meet that impossi-
BILE little red headed Irish heather
whom an unkind fate had dropped
down in their midst.
At the hall door Mrs Chichester told
Jarvis that her niece was not to leave
her room without permission.
AS Mrs. Chichester and Alaric pass
ed out they little dreamed that the same
relentless fate was planning still fur
Their humiliations for the unfortunate
family and through the new and I'M
welcome addition to it.
Peg was shown by the maid, Ben
nett into a 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
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 illustr.ous and prosperous dead.
They were. it would appear, only con-
cerned with a 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
ton 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. was just going to tell
YOU" said Bennett.
All Pegs Independent Irish blood
Jared up. What would she be doing
shut up in a 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 as l
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.
you'll only get me into trouble"
cried the maid.
"No. l won't. / wouldn't get you
into trouble for the wurrld. I'll get
all the trouble. an I'll get it now"
Peg ran across, opened the door con-
Meeting with the hall and called out:
AUNT. Cousins! Aunt! Come here;
want to tell We about meself!"
They've all gone out" said the maid
quickly.
"Then what are We maxim such
fuss about? You go out too"
She watched the disappointed Ben
nett leave the room and then began a
tour of inspection. She had never seen
so many strange things outside OF a
museum.
Fierce men in armor glared at her
out OF massive frames: old gentlemen
in powdered wigs smiled pleasantly at
her: naughty ladies in breath bereav-