Connecticut western news., 1916-07-13

'I SOLD THEM TO OLD MAN TOWER FOR
 S3000O."
 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- tion. A Peale portrait became q cer- tain Colonel Melbury Tower, who was present, according to his great-grand- wallis
 Having accomplished his work with his customary tact and discretion, Mir. 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
 
 profit in it for him-absolutely none. Having delivered the goods, Mir. 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.
 It took 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 Mir and Mrs. Van Arte- wade returned. at the instigation of Mrs. Tower 1t was decided to give week end party to the Van Artevaade kin.
 "rll show them who we are.' was the dowager's grim comment to her self. "They may have come over in the Mayhower 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 European court.
 She was q 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 Addisons 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 Mir. Sartoris Belmore.
 Of course Rosemary's mamma did not mean to listen, but she could not help hearing what was said.
 Hello, Kittyw
 My dear Addison. how are youT
 Fine. thanks. How dyou like the place?" ."a
 Not as gaudy as I thought it would be- The pictures help out. don't theyg'
 Mrs. Tower felt herself bursting with pride as she heard this remark, pass ing over scornfully the allusion to possible gaudiness. a a.
 "Yes, they are fine lot of old DOT. traits" s.#
 "I'm glad they're here. You don't know how indignant was when broth CT wrote me that you had sold them.
 Mrs. Tower did not understand.
 ''Oh, l sold them, all right" replied Van Artevaade carelessly, but I sold them to old man Tower for S30.000."
 How Mrs. Tower got upstairs she did not know.
 Her maid found her having one of her semi-apoplectic fits. And with tho passing of the fit passed stout old Baron Smith de Wyntercombe of wyn- tercombe Hall, Kent, as well as n cor. tain Colonel Melbury Tower who had been present at the surrender of Corn. wallis.
 As if it had been done by n cyclone the Tower family tree was thus de- stroyed, root and branch.