Shoshone journal., 1924-03-14
CHAPTER V

1t is an unusual and striking sight,
to those who may never have wit
messed ii before-the care and solici-
tude that really great trust fund of
some sixty millions will lavish upon
the ore sole object of Its devotion. For
Adelaide Rutherford, recovering from
her almost fatal Illness, such wonders
had been provided! Every luxury ad-
missible, every appliance which led to
health and pleasure-for the Gorgam
Trust was obviously above all now de-
termined that its mistress, once upon
the road to health, should not be al
lowed to slip back again. No whim of
hers that was permissible of granting
was denied her; continued novelty was
be recorded, to an entire change Of
servants through the house.
They watched and studied the wom-
ali of the trust fund, this new house
hold force, as servants will those
more fortunate beings who live under
the same roof. You would not have
noticed anything about her, they all
agreed, except at certain times. Some
said that formerly there were always
one or two trained nurses with her;
but now that she was recovering so
fast the nurses were all gone-except
perhaps with one exception, the wom-
an who was her personal maid. But
of course the doctor called still-once
or twice week-not very serious
calls you might say, mostly talk and
laughter. And of course II was under
stood by her and by every one that
her condition did not allow her to
leave the house, except for that daily
morning ride out Riverside drive and
the old Lafayette boulevard in her
limousine; and of course no callers
were ermitted-generaily speaking.
This was all the instructions there
we're, unless the serious-faced person
al woman of hers had others whichno
one else would know about.
She seemed cheerful-she certainly
was not melancholy as her health i'm
proved.
She was very good, though. and a
very nice person to work for. She
made no fuss at all to speak of-and
never but once so far had made the
doorman any trouble by offering to go
out. And that was a curious thing all
through-all the servants discussed it;
but no one could ever quite make out
the right of it.
Pardon me-" the doorman said, with
his hand upon the door when he came
darting toward it. "But the doctors
orders are that Madam is to leave the
house but once day-as yet"
And right away, remembering evil
IDENTIFY, she stood back. But yet she
was still excited, he s8w-and for
most peculiar reason. She gave him
.his order in q kind of shaky voice:
60 out" she said, "and call in that
dog that Is In front Of the windows"
1t was a rough, ragged animal that
had been hanging around the great
house lately and would not be driven
away; part Airedale, one would say, or
perhaps Irlsh-terrier. dog which took
life with sense Of humor just a little
less grim perhaps than does an Aire-
dale. When the doorman called. he
would have none OF him apparently; |
but when the voice OF Mrs. Rutherford
came through the door-a curious
thing 10 see-the aog came bounding |
In at the first syllable; almost smoth- |
cred her with affection until the door
man felt thst he should interfere
and was repioyed for so doing For |
strangely enough the lady OF The house
lssped pleased by the dogs roughDess
and Insisted, ip fact, upon keeping the |
animal Vim her Later MI iinig and
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