Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-01
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pocord. 50 that the incident o. ..ss
singer listening TO her wv"
interesting in itsell. tho Count,
."Capitai!" applauded 'ie indeed
as it was finished. -, so,os Tins.
pleasant to preserve one es . rd" NV own
May | not some ..,iie
amateur attempt
"Delighted to have YOU, oou nver
s,;d Haviland, cordially; Co.le ,ot
some morning, and we II o' "p
.since when have you been mas.
inv hnre Gray?" said Miss Lucy, W..l
,tno scorn, ~ will give the lnN4.a,
,;o,s ~ NV own house, if YOU please.
r !o,n charlier, if you will come 10.
morrow afternoon I Will 1nstiu.. A'
Maviland to make the records
II WAS not so much the words ar.
oonner of their utterance' tnasS
u.n nrensive. and Haviland set ms
line in stifled anger. 1t was not a.
III unusual. this sort of rebuff, Dut ne
could not endure it as patiently as
tbe Two girls did. Haviland. was ~
sncond coi1sin of Miss Carrlnston, anu
while he lived with her in the capa-
CITY of a business secretary anu sei.
oral man of affairs, the poStE,Was d
sinecure. for the services Oh. ne
LAWYER and of her social secretary leL.
little for Haviland to do. His salary
was a generous n and ne was SUI.
stantial)y remembered in her: WILL DuL
he sometimes thought the
and Irritating fleers he had TO accept
smilingly, were worth more IMAM rs
was receiving. He was contlnualiy
- :n,rr1f "a ana
an inferior.
the two girls. Pauline, although her
a,nt,s heiress to the extent of half
the fortune, the other half to go to
an absent cousin, was by no means
treated as an equal of Miss Caring
ton herself. 1t seemed to give the
elder lady delight to domineer over
her niece and in every possible way
make her life uneasy and uncomforta-.
bic. AS to the social secretary, MISS
Frayne, she was scolded for every
thing she did, right or wrong.
Often had the three young people
declared intentions Of leaving Garden
Steps, but so far none of them a
made good the threat.
Vanity was the keynote of Lucy
Carrington's mature, and. knowing
this, they could, if they chose, keen
her fairly sweet-tempered by in-l
ordinate fattery often administered.
This proceeding hurt their self-re-
spcct, Jared their tempers. and CALLED
their very souls, but it was that or
dismissal. and thus far they had stay
ed. Matters We're nearing a crisis, |
however, and Haviland's patience wasI
so sorely strained that he was secret-|
ly looking for another position. AMI
ita lt'rayne. whose pretty blonde doll-|
face belied a very fiery disposition,
was OF the verge of a serions break
with her employer, and Pauline
Stuart continually assured herself
that she could not go on this way.
Pauline was the orphaned daugh-
ter of Lucy's sister, and had lived
with her aunt for many years. Car
rington Loria, the son of another sis
ter. was engaged in antiquarian re-
search in Egypt, where he had been
since his graduation Is an engineer.
He. too, was an orphan and had lived
with Lucy in his younger days, and
he and Pauline We're equal heirs to
their aunt's wealth.
The father of the three Darlington
sisters, having become angered at his
TWO daughters who married against
his wishes. had left his entire for
tune to Lucy, his only remaining
child. Thus her niece and nephew
were her only direct heirs, and, save
for some comparatively small be-
quests. the Darlington estate would
eventually be theirs.
Pauline we'll knew that if she left
her aunt's roof it meant complete dis
inheritance, for Lucy Carrington"w was
proud OF her beautiful niece, and, too.
was fond of her in her own way. But
lne ungoVernable temper of the ladv
made her home an almost bla
abiding place.
since chiidhood years Carringtorn
l.orla hao lived there only during hiss
college vacations; but had been ha&k
occasionally for short. visits from his
now permanent Egyptian occupation.
Ite had always come laden with gifts
ol oriental products, and the rooms
at Garden Steps showed MANY rare
specimens of cunning handiwork and
rich fabrics and embroideries.1
70 nreak the awkward pause that
1olloWed Miss Carrington's rnde
speecn 10 Gray IIaviland, Pauline
pi.heo up an antique scarab from a
sue tanle and drew the Counts atten-
W W us inscription,
ne expressed a polite interest b,,+
Gast 1ur1lve glances at his hostess "a
IL AFRAID OF a further outbreak
NOR were his fears uniustifed Misu
odfilhston administered a scathine
a'proach to Pauline for %intruding har7
seli upon the Counts attention and
pd"e her put aside the sea r.h and
mold her tongue. anu
Don't speak to me like that NM
n,ucy' L, am not a chjldm 49,
Laullne. unable to control hers.Ir
nGnser laced her angry aunt with A.
ar or righteous wrath. VIII Ga
III speak to YOU ,s T |
Mss; II Is for o TO mend vo,,r ton,
- aouresslng me! If YOU don;t vvnnS |
nay nave cause to regret if 800 t
Snarller came here to SEQ NJ souhr
.eluse TO countenance yonr cl,,n, amu y
silly babble!" A' interest IN, your
But insist" tammoroa
greatly embarrassed ronnt me
me ne madame, let me say, ! call al,ow
Nothing of the sortr,
bridge u wi you came, Count, to NAV
hayed 50 r,ao US Our opponents be.
was imnossi t1ly and played so badly Il
game. No. Ior US to continue thaA
this inbarmo can We enjoy music
lis, stroll in thn nv atmosphere. III
T." LAX conservatory. you and
ana She rose. trailing her bea,,v .,,,..
-.ASlllngh er sparkling jewels. and
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