Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-07-07
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gully. asleep IL can't nurt me-anQ
I'm going sound asleep in just about
two minutes"
Glare wanted to pinch her equable
cousin. Herself bit of human quick
silver, she really resented James even
temper and lack Of nerves. It was we'll
she lacked nerves-otherwise Grand
ma Bingham's open favoritism would
have made her unhappy. Glare could
do no wrong in Grandma's partial eyes.
Jane, indeed, often got seedlings, the
backwash of irritation over Clare's
small nsgression-which could not
be visited upon it's rightful object.
Orphans, bare week apart in age,
they had come to womanhood neither
friends nor enemies. Glare was far
and away the better looking, Jane the
more intelligent, capable and obedient
also something richer.
There was the rub-the home would
be hers when grandma no longer need
ed it, also fine silver, china, rugs and
so on, that had been her mothers when
she was brought there bride. Natur.
ally grandma pinched herself, and
would have pinched the household for
Clare's benefit had not James guardian
put his foot down on such scanting. A
curmudgeonly old bachelor lawyer,
grandma rated him, because forsooth
he did not melt at the Establishments
Of her pet. Yet he had not been H.
liberal-masters he had engaged for
Jane gave free service to Glare. When
grandma brought the girls to town,
for Christmas and Easter shopping,
MIR. Joyce behaved handsomely to
everybody, buying theater tickets, pay
ing for dinners and other incidentals
quite as though he really liked it.
More, this journey was at his in
stance, and more than half at James
cost. AS well pay for grandma as any
other chaperon, said Joyce, adding
that Clara need not spend extrava-
gantly-she would not require an ex-
ira room, and there would be space
enough for her in his big limousine
Glare was enchanted, especially after
grandma bought her two new evening
gowns handsomer than anything Jane
owned.
Il ought to come home engaged to
millionaire" she said over her Shout
der, looking at herself in the big blur
red pierglass. IF I do-be sure you
will never see me here after the we'd
ding. hate this frowsy, mussy place,
stuck full Of samplers, and portraits
like signboards. Granny is the only
thing I'd take away with me if I
could"
Jane laughed provokingly. Spring
water somehow does not understand
quicksilver. Some ways she was gen.
erous as sunshine in others too just to
be over merciful. Free of envy or
jealousy, she could not in the least
understand Glare, who ran on resent
fully: "You don't care for things. as I
do because you know you can have
them If you choose-as can't"
"Never mind, Clarissy," Jane said
smiling. "You don't have to give house
room to any of the horrors here. I'll
give you brand-new Wedding present.
What shall it be-a diamond ring or
pearl earring?"
IF only you'd give them both now
without waiting Glare breathed fer
vently. "They'd |help so. You know
money loves money"
II thought marriage was matter
Of men loving women and getting love
back again." Jane said almost sharply
int yHyho
shall have your gew-gaws."
The morrow came at last. A little
later the limousine went. In result
.Beechwood Springs had mild sensa'
ton, made manifest in the flesh of the
Leslie cousins. One was, it was whis
pered, quite, quite rich; one mighty
easy to look at said youth masculine
Also to dance and fiirt with, but never
beyond decorum-there was always 8
black satin dragon with high lights or
gold spectacles and point lace looming
in the background. Somehow insidi
ously rumor crept about that the beau
, ty was likewise the heiress, Then Jane
who had been a hopeful prospect
found herself rather out Of things, ex
cept with plain elderly folks who liked
her clear, precise speech, her pretty
Difference to age.
She danced, of course, moderately
walked a bit, took motor rides, but
always in the family vehicle, whose
handsome solidity was equal to com
mercial rating. She was kindly regard
full of grandmam, though everyone saw
how the land lay there. Indeed ther.
was not a dissenting voice when OLE
Major Anstey said fervently, watchin,
her: "A real girl, nice as they maxi
them, and the only one in all thi
crowd" @~r.r. +
The major was somebody -afte