The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-08-22
CHAPTER II

the Rose house party, or being unwor-
thy OF that classification. Ellen was so
excited by this time that she could not
breathe naturally; her cheeks were
blazing, and her heart beat fast. With
her little new suitcase she got down
from the train In a sort of joyous panic
of expectation. The Roses chauffeur
made himself known ana Ellen, a gray
haired, elderly man and an exception
ally handsome and self-possessed
young woman all got into the limou-
sine. Ellen imagined the pair to be ia
Their and daughter. and thought 1t would
be romantic to be rich and travel
abroad with an adoring father.
The lady looked at her amiably
enough. but did not speak. Presently
they turned la at a snow-powdered
gate and could see a splendid stone
mansion, lying along q hillside draped
ia bare vines. but with heartening
smoke arising from a dozen chimneys.
They all went up the stone steps,
and were admitted to an enormous
warm hall, where fires and tables and
rich rugs and great bowls Of flowers
all were jumbled together before her
confused senses. Here was Mrs. Rose,
magnificent and distract, murmuring
that the children were about some
where; perhaps they had gone out. CIV
ing a maid directions in an aside. and
looking q little blankly at Ellen until
the girl reminded her brightly: Its
Ellen LatImerl"
"Well. of course II Is, you dear
child" she said then, with a warming
kiss, "and you zane up In the car with
Mr.. and Mrs. Josselyn. Tom. this Is a
little friend of mine, Miss Latimer;
and this Is Mr.. and Mrs. Josselyn, Ellen.
! hope you all talked to each other?"
Ellen was just going to say, 1--WE
weren't introduced but the young
and beautiful Mrs. Josselyn spoke first.
with a sort of pretty %languor, II al
ways talk, on all occasions ~ and then
ly, that the two women did not know
each oth,r very well, and that the man
was quite at home in this house.
"Where'd you put us, Abbyf" he
asked. Don't come up; l know my
way about"
1--WE got to go up" Mrs. Rose said,
tnterrupting a low-toned conversation
she was having with an elderly maid.
81 declare" she went on, mounting a
dark. carved stairway that was spread
with rugs. ~crnamented with potted
palms, and lighted with a stained-glass
window, IL declare, l get perfectly
sometimes, when the children
have these affairs. Arthur brought
down four boys from Harvard on
out yet. If you please-all | can
say is. that l don't expect to live
through 1t until she is out-and It's
rush to this. and rush to that don't
know what they're doing now"
Ellen perceived that the matron was
really deeply enjoying the responsible
Ity and confusion, and the strain on
meals and beds. They went upstairs
now. and had left the Josselyns at the
door of a delightful room.
(Which explains" said Mrs. Rose,
"why I've tucked you In here. on a
couch in my sewing room. my dear.
You needn't hesitate to come In and
put, for Mr.. Rose is up at Great Bar
for the golf"
'It's lovely" Ellen smiled. ITS a
perfectly wonderful house." she added
,ashfully.
"It's comfortable" Mrs. Rose said ,
,arelessly. "Josselyn did It." And
With a sudden twinkle she added:
How did you like the bride and |
I
81 thought they were father and 4
laughteri" [
EVERY one does. I've known Tom [
fosselyn all my life; we knew his first
wife well. She only died a year ago, v
nd ten months later he married this a
lillian Keller. Nobody knows any v
hing about her. Doris Potter-you'l s
leet her tonight-says that she was a s
lodei for Madame Yvonne. but I don't d
Glove 1t. Young Gibbs Josselyn. the d
of the dearest fellows that II
yer iived-has never gotten over II. p
'om JosseIyn is sixty-tve. you know, n
nd she's twenty-eight. He broke with ~
~ ldthcI bht udJ hC uCdlG tht news, =
seen him since. He was In the c.
rm. too. | guess the old man felt II z
much. Now 1 hear that Gigs II
going to study painting-he's a I,
flied fellow. Welt now I'll leave {,
Brush up a little. and then come a
own and have tea" h
1t was just like m English house s.
irty In a novel. Ellen smoothed her
iir. and put on the gray velvet dress W
it'll the fresh crllls, and went down II
the library IN a tremor OF happiness. +
ne was early. and had time to enjoy l.
book OF photographs and a fire be- Il
re her hostess came down. Then the al
'~sselyns came. and an old aunt of W
RS. Rose. and two friends of the te
int. paying a tea-call. Ellen was fc
UGH the youngest. and Mrs. Rose en- hi
anted her by letting her pass sand e,
and toast. and bring back the tn