The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-16
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work by no means would SHE have
tempted the ancient enemy Of man by
letting her hands lie idle, yet II did
not behoOye the Duchess Of GlastOn. /
bury to work 50 she compromised
with embroidery
This new piece Of fancy work was
almost Hs hard and uncompr0mlsing
ns herself II was II copy Of Dignity
and lmpudcuce done In violent
Vools upon dun background. by
no means would the duchess have
turned her hand to delicate traccry
ui flowers with culurrd silks. Let ma
WIr be nature, she would have said,
aud embroidery be- embroidery, but
don't try 70 make one look like the 9th
er And no one would have accused
her Of putting into her latest bit OF
work, ANY scmhlaucr N nature.
1t helps me to think. she cN-
planned lU Mr., Traycrs. who discreet
N admired the piece
"uh, and Uhur are You thinking
oft' asked her guest ,tul absorbed in
admiration
Nothing she replied muoccntly,
aud "a hlt oh>rutly for her mind was
occupied ut that moment hy q uwgler
" things IN
Presently She asked u~ though lie
luctant tu muirr, How is er-Mr.
Disraery wife this morning"
BETTER answered Mrs Traycrs.
She says her fantiug m last night
was quite extraordinary, aud that she
| feels as Well ~ usual now"
The duchess murmurcd an answer
that mlghf be- translated amy way her
hcurer chose In fact. she was not
pleased thHt MIR Disraplls wife should
fnlnl neither was she pleased that
she should have recovered She WAS
/ not pleased at all that she should be-
/ her guest at Glastonbury Towers. The
duke had insisted upon H. and fDl
once, she had given In To nj, wishes
hut she meant to speak her mind
out the first time she had moment
alone with him
The duchess had her eyes upon every
one In the room Her eldest daughter
Lady OudwOrlh. and her husband
were down for II visit, her scconC
daughter, Lady Brooke. and her hus
band at present absorbed in an ac
count ~ tight rope dancer In Lon
don. were present Her third daugh
ter was not In the room, but even m,
duchess gave mp long ago trying {,
keep strict account of the whereabOut
NJ ClariSsa
Charles, the yiscOunt OF Dcefurd
whom shc had selected as the hushan,
" her youngest was present, nb
sOrbed I'm trying to give the duke al
account NJ some model cottages b.
was building "A happy peasantry (
the backbone ~ England" he was dp
claring with emphasis.
"D'ye know what Yer happy peas
antry will do. Deefordy' asked tn
duke In dcriSlon They'll sell We
drain pipes FOR old lead, use you
staircase Tor flrcwood and put thel
pigs in yer pantry"
Then | shall turn them out" AZ
swered Deetord
( And he held up rs a harsh lane
] lord % said the duke.
The lower orders never appreclnt
comfort. commented the duchess wit
is rlnallty ns she reached for large
I cushion
Mrs. Traycrs. pretty and viyaclou
bent over her solicltously How bus
, YOU must he, with so many guests
she muumured.
a only my two daughters and the
= husbands" answered the duchess. wit
Charles Deeford and Sir Mlcha
prohert."
n The governor NJ the Bank ~ En-
O landf" Isn't heT mused Mrs Ira
crs. But YOU have forgotten Mr. Dl
raeli and his wife"
u The are not my friends d
t swered the duchess acidly.
y The duke turned from his convers
tlon OF British peaantly. Belinda
he warned her they are our guests
2 The duchess injured feelings bur
9 out at this point, and the presence
:" Mrs Travers and the viscount did n
restrain her from answering.
Yes" she said, land | cannot he
wondering why" And she turned
her work.
Mrs Travers gave her n long, G.,
culatlng look from pair Of shrev
ewes. why was the prime minist
Of England guest at Glastonhu
Towers. when the mistress of the pla
did not like himi she wondered II
active mind began working NJ 4
mystery she felt was here.
Presently the footman appear
with two kilograms on q silver trs
For Mr.. Disraeli,' be said, respsctf'
ly
Disraeli again. The duchess look
her annoyance He Is not here" $
said pompously,
The butler stood irresolute. NJ
Trsvers reached out her hand a
took the telegram. II think ] col
find him. abe offered, her flpg'
tightening over the two envelopes
ng Certainly not, Agatha she =,
dlsApproyingly, and signed the servI
to leave the room.
MIN lIhNfIt htANitu NHNk Ill
L' chair and went OH with her own
~ ters. Her husband was moving fr
Carlsbad to Washington, she inform
M, them. carelessly. He Is never bette
~ ~ she went ON. He develops new syr
=, toms In each place, and gets rid
70" them by moving TO another ouI
to be with him, but -" she rose
ou stretched her pretty self least III
'sr bit I'VE 8re so poor"
he "Oh. come" laughed DeefC
,aJ those exquisite diamonds"
"Heirlooms, she answered quicl
with sidelong glance at the dr
llll who stirred uncomfortably In
me chair, and watched his wife over
a top " his newspaper.
you always look charming" s
the young vlscount, politely.
Isl You do you do assented the Il
D." hit too heartily. He caught
Nv wl'CS eve, and collapsed hack Of
paper aud the duchess thinking