The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-07-28

! Naming them was necessary. Mrs.
Tower began with the Reynolds. which
had fallen to her family. The stately
gentleman immortalized by the brush
of the great artist became Baron
Smith De Wyntercombe of Wynter-
combe Hall. Kent.
For her daughters sake she was
careful to allow the Tower side of the
house an almost equal family distinc-
ton. A Peale portrait became q GER
tain Colonel Melbury Tower. who was
present, according to his great-grand-
sons wife. at the surrender of Corn
| wallis
| Having accomplished his work with
his customary tact and discretion. Mr..
Sartoris Belmore was rewarded with
a check which would have bought half
a dozen fine farms in the county where
Mrs Tower originally lived and moved
| and had her being.
The agent protested that he had been
forced to pay such high prices for the
portraits that there was absolutely no
| profit In 1t for him-absolutely none.
Having delivered the goods. Mr. Bel
more dropped out of Mrs. Towers life.
Soon after the portraits had been de-
| livered to their new owner Rosemary
and Addison Van Artevaade were mar
ried. The wedding was as smart an
affair as Mrs. Tower herself could
wish.
1t took q squad Of policemen to keep
the avenue cleared. and Rosemary's
picture was in every paper.
The bride and groom departed for
Palm Beach to enjoy the last days Of
the season. and Mrs. Tower spent her
time at the new country place. pick
ing out the proper spots for the an
cestral portraits to hang.
AS soon as Mr.. and Mrs. Van Artc-
wade returned. Mt the instigation Of
Mrs. Tower it was decided to give a
week end party to the Van Artevaade
kin.
"I'll show them who we are" was
the dowager's grim comment to her
self. "They may have come over in
the Mayflower or the Half Moon. but
my ancestors came over too. They're
| not Indians. And look at those an
cestors! Any one could be proud Of
| them"
AS she thought this she glanced ad-
miringly at the portraits which she
had adopted with such enthusiasm.
Among the first to arrive for the
week end was dashing Kitty Roessing
stadt, wife Of the German ambassador
at a European court.
She was a proud woman and was
not certain that she liked Rosemary.
AS for Mrs. Tower. she had been quite
| snippy to her. All this because she
was Addison's cousin and Van Arte-
wade.
Mrs. Tower happened to be In the
state dining room when Kitty greeted
her cousin in the library. In that awe
| inspiring room. be 1t said. hung the
more imposing Of the ancestors sup
Piled by Mr.. Sartoris Belmore.
OF course Rosemary's mamma did
not mean to listen, but she could not
help hearing what was said.
Hello, Kitty"
my dear Addison. how are you?"
Zine, thanks. How d'you like the
place."
Not as gaudy as thought It would
be. The pictures help out. don't they?"
Mrs Tower felt herself bursting with
pride as she heard this remark, pass
| ing over scornfully the allusion to
possible gaudiness.
Eyes. they are fine lot Of old por-
| traits"
I'm glad they're here. You don't
know how indignant was when broth
er wrote me that you had sold them"
Mrs. Tower did not understand.
| "Oh, i sold them. all right" replied
Van Artevaade carelessly. ''but ! sold
them to old man Tower for $30.O00"
How Mrs. Tower got upstairs she did
not know.
Her maid found her having one Of
her semi-apoplectic fits. And with the
passing Of the At passed stout old
Baron Smith de Wyntercombe Of Wyn-
tercombe Hall. Kent. as well MS a GER
tain Colonel Melbury Tower who had
been present at the surrender Of Corn
wallis.
AS IL II had been done by q cyclone
the Tower family tree was thus de-
stroyed, root and branch.