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ing Spot in , Which to Rest Afler His Strenuous
Career in' America.
DloIblln--Ulchm'd'Croler dlsJlaycd ) n
dlsllnct npllrecJntlon of tho. beautiful
when hoIltchell / hla 'I'udor casUo 011
the lope of Ihe hllla Ihat onclrcle
] ) lIb1111 hit ) . .
Shown In by a noat.lo l"ng maltI ,
your correslJondellt. found hlmsolf In
dlO IIt'caenco of : Mr. CI'owr ! hlmsolf ,
t111I11 lnt with n formhabo ] ] ] oollIg ]
/lipo / , In hl month , In the gmnd hall of
th blllldln ! ; , dlrcctlng the operations
of two loco. . I worlmwl1 , who were on.
gnged 111thal seemed to bo the rather
llllcul t taal , of malting the l1ul ) of
the ball chimney worl , . It wan" ntudy
in concc : > I1tratlol1. , You , might. have 1m.
nrh1ed that nothing else mlstc at. the
moment , hut. the ] lroblel11 of that. 1'0'
fractory fluo. ' ,
Mr. Cl'Oltcr gave a frlen ly nod , antI
tJ\ellresllmed his attitude of absorbed
contempl\tlon ] of the worl" until the
cl'lsls In the oporatlons had passed ,
when he turned round to his caller
with an Inquiring gazo. On hearing
that the Sunday Worla desired to
have nn Intlmat.o doscrlptlon of his
hOUle , and Ilormlusion /lhotograph /
the Intorlc 1' , he repllod : " 1'hero need
bo no trouble nhout. the photographs , ' :
nnd going Into his study brought bacle
u 11)11 of thcm. "
'l'fheBe , " , said ho , "aro nil I'vo got.
ou 0.1"0 welcome to thom , "
Mr. CroltOr had just como In from
II. walle In the grounds , and were n
loose frlezo overcoat. , Imlclorbockors ,
brown stocltlngs nnd heavy shooting
boots. lIe ] oolccd In perfect health.
1'our ; corrCSIIOIllent remarltcd that
they holleved In Now Yorl , that ho
was It'bout ' to return and taltO n haml
In politics ugaln.
" 1'l1oy'ro wrong , " said the former
boss of Tammany Hall. "I shall novel'
return. to AmOl'lcan llolltlcs agaln-
1I0ver ! I thlne ] I'vo said that bof01'e
tHere than once , and I'm not. In the
bablt oC going l.mcl , on what. I sa ) ' .
I'm out. of Amorlcan politics for good ,
but. I hope to pay my personal frlOlllls
tIloro an occasional visit. When I go
'the papers w11l suy that J urn bacle on
60m' ( ) llolltlcal business , but. . thoy'll bQ
wl'QUg again. "
Cr ker Has a Tiger.
' 1'horo was no mlstnltlng the qulot
but. perfectly ( lollto dotormlnatlon ox'
llressod in his tone , and at the samc
time , by Wa ) ' of maI'o effectually
chnnglng the convorsatlon , or rather
the entire center of Interest , ho led
the' way Into the Japanese room.
Mr. Crolter Is a man who wants to
get thln s done llromvtly , and always
gOCS right ahoad. I wanted to linger
over so'm of the boautlful things he
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1I1tO OIenculrno. 1\Iost. of the gl'cat.
roaldontlnl houscs In thlll country
were oroclecl In the elghtoenth con.
tury , wlwn domcstlc rirohltccture WU3
conccl vod In somewhat co 1I\0nllo.co \ \ ]
vein. Gloncal1'l10 Is not. unique , lHlt.
is ccrtainly cxcoptlonal In Ireland. It.
Is n noble plio , crowned wHh an Irl.ih
tOWOI' In the center and n boautlfuJ1y
chaste italian portico running fl'om
the hall dool' on the west , rO\lud \ lhe
hulltling to the south , a 11I1 fit' 10 the
gUI'don8. 'fho hO\HJO Is built of cut.
graulto , and IHUt. of the wall of t.ho
ol'lglnal hulldlng , onee lho reslilonce
of a well 1\nown \ Il'Ish jl\llo : , ,13 Incol"
] Ioratell In H.
In the Japlnese Ro m ,
But. to return to the .TIlJlanoso room.
It 18 Indeed u gom. There 1\1'0 no cor.
nors In It I\S In an ordinary room. The
"c01'l10rs" are all circular , and they are
covorcd with charming and ( I\mlnt
, Japanese lItllestr ) ' . The coiling Is
.Jllpanese , with 1IICI'foct. . aviary of
, Jal1l1nese lJlna ] palntcd with excellent
taste , full of life I\nd movement. At
the ether sldo of' the hall Is 1\11' .
Cmer's ] ' own stud ' . Hero on the wan
Is Con ad dross from the Domocratle
club or Now Yorl" of which the ox.
louder Is ahsolutely llroud. Here , too ,
are some boolis , many of them rolat. .
Ing to Ame1'1can affairs , ono by his
frlond , W. J. Bryan.
And here , above all , 0.1'0 larGo pho-
tog4'allhs of 1\11' . Croltor's t dead
1.I0ns , 110 shows the ] llcture8 to ) 'OU
without any apparent. omotlon , boo
cause he Is a man who has mastered
emotion. Presently , as ) 'ou go through
the house , ) 'OU will see , off the large
and handsome corrl or upstairs , n
very boautlful IItUo oratory , the
stained glass windows of which he has
erected to the memory of these t.wc
boys.
Hall la Beautiful ,
The grand hall , however , to whld
wo retired 'rom the study , Is lho prln
cllll\l feature of the houso. It Is [
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largo apartment In darl. mahogany
with an elaborately carved nnd mas
slvo old Irish mantel-ploce. Around arc
t\blos and wflUng material , chairs " .
otc. , as In a sitting room , and on th
I walls are portraits In oils of 1\Ir
Croltor's favorHo horses and photo
graphs of Bomo of their famous rola
tlvos. All tbe chlof rooms of till
bouse ralIato err this central hall , In
I eluding the t.wo I have already named
I and the dining-room and drawing
1oom. In fact , standing In the grant
I hall you feel that you are In toucl
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but. as wo passell through the rooms
ho was always most unconscionably
nllu : Jtlng 011 , Ind ed , proud aB hQ Is
, of his I1no mansion , and o ! a4' the val.
unblQ t.hlngK that qro in Its 111any
l'OOm. 1 Mr , Croker Ie far 1I1'0u or of
hhi''s'tim. . Thllt was what ho wanted
m : t 'see nil the Ume.
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i1ut before wo came to tI\C stubps ]
I was able , to get a. good general 1m :
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ll ; slon QC Qlq earno.ltso1t , 'rho en.
traaco gate , In s llil cut I ! ranlto , seems
r t 1er strange , to 'an III Iflh e'o , and
Joqks 11110 the gable of n housd In nn
old' JJclClnp tQwn like roces. The
Jawns and flower beds are laid out
\VIii great tl1ste , and to.day nre' per.
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with the whoo ] houso. 1"01' the 11\11 \
stalrcaso rises Ollt. of this hall 1\1 .
anll so brIngs ) ' 011 at. once to the \\(1) ( ) :
Jlart. of the 1\1analon , ,
' 1'he stalrcaso Is a noble ono , !
fCAf. whll.nlso In Ct\l'VCII dark mah (
fUl ) ' . At. the tOll there is a stahlt
gll\ss wlnllow. with the arms or t
various brmiches of' the Crokor fn
11) , ' as glvon In nurke.
On the left. of the stalrcaso , as ) '
gO11 ( tlHrQI ! II } 11 flnq j J1le of tall
try , sho'Hng Olenci\trno Itself , w
galt.drcssed wo\\\on \ on the lawn.
SelUng asillo the oratory and 1
fine corridor , there Is nothing ullsta
that. Mr. Croker Booms to bo nnxic
to uhuw you , oxcollt an old-fashlor
, , ; , ed Hl..QU .pt kU 9OqJIlS , . wb ! h 01\
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l1ell ,
Old and Quaint Enornvlng ,
Afler thlA Hu stanUal ) lleco of do.
mCHtic comfort , the thing thut seemed
lo oxelto Mr. CrOI'rl"B Intorost. most
wus un old and Ilualnt onRravlng of a
moethlg of the Iluglllsta , Heenan and
Sayors , hanging among ether things
of the I < lncl , In n IH1ASn e leading lo ,
lho hllliard room , ; ,
I mentlonod the hllllard room. 'Llko '
the Inrgo 8trong room , with the ro.
Iter archlvos , It. Is off Mr. CrolOr's
studY , and Is a noble alll\l'tmont , con.
talnlng two tables especially made for
1\11' . Croker In the United Sintes. 1'hls
room can be entered not. only from
1\11' . Crolter's own 1'00111 , bul also from
the hall IInd again from the grounds ;
and , finally , there is communication
wHh the Iltchon , to facilltato the at.
ton ance oC SOI'\'anto. TIl\ walls are
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the Irleh.namoi ! "Goldon Bponr , " br
which hila 110"0 VUlgarlzod b ) ' English
Into "Tho SUlarloa ( . "
"After all , Mr. Crol\Or , " I ventured
to say , "nfter n strenuous political
and pUblic life , this Is pleasnntor
} llaco than New York In which to
slend ] the evening of ono'o days. "
110 replied very quietly mHI with.
out the least trace of a smlI : : : "It
III ( Iulotor. "
AlI U11H tlmo , whether Inside the
house or outsldo H , 1\11' . Crolor "uffed
away al his big pille , as contented
JIlan as one could desire lo seo.
"It w1ll bo the crOWn of your racing
cm'eor , " I said , "If YOIl carry off the
lJhle ribbon of the turf ? "
"Some people , " } Ie nnswered qulotr
I ) ' , "Keem to think It's n great thing. ' .
And ono could not make out whether
this Imlerturhablo ) man was 01' WM
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oal. IJnnelled , and decorated with all
paintings In chocoato ] tints , of man : , '
, of the chief streets and buildings oi
New Yorl" Including \Vall street ,
Tammany II all , the post. office , the
city Imll , Contra ] park , Fifty-ninth I
street , FIfth avenue and the Domo. I
cratlc club ,
The bedrooms are In the Adam
strle. The bathrooms , etc. , arlit sump.
tuously fltted , and have beautiful tiled
walls and floors , and all the bedrooms
, have their own supply of hot. and cold
water.
'rhe drawing room and dining room
were the two last apart.ments to
which Mr. Croltor conducted me. The
most striking adornment of the draw.
, Ing room Is n gigantic tiger rug with
the head raised , the jaws open and
tbe terrifying teeth fully displayed.
Glad to Show People Around ,
, "l\Ilnd the tiger , " said Mr. Croltor-
a timely Injunction , as ono might eas- I
Uy trip over Its head.
"A wonderful sltln ! " I answered ad-
mlrlngl ) ' .
' ' 'Yea , ' ' roplled 1\11' . Croke ! ' . "I got
the I1nosl. I admire the tlgor. " The
panolllng Is blrd's.eyo maple , and
hero again the elahor\l.o docoratlng
of the coiling Is In the renned and I
dQllcato Adam st'lo.
'rho dining room Is the most spa.
clous room at. Gloncalrnc. 'rho walls ,
IIko those of the ball , 0.1'0 mahogany-
panolled , the panolllng being filled In
with tl\llestry. The coiling Is also In
mahognnr , eaboratoly ] carved and
molded. There is a bl'auUful side.
boa1' ! In U o sarno material , designed
by the nrchltect. to armonlze with
Its surroundings , ' 1')10 thing In this
room , howevol' , which Mr. Croker
shows ) 'ou with most Intorest. Is a
Quaint ami orlental.looklng bowl ,
which he tells you with much satls.
faction. once belonged , IIko tbo old
hed upstairs , to Danlol O'Connell. It.
Is a punch jug , which would hold
about a gallon of that Inspiring con.
coctlon , which , according to a Corle
] Ioet , was accidentally (1Iscovorol1 b- : '
St. . Pat.rlc ] , : and 1\11' . Crokor Informs
you , as ho 1001s at. It affectionatelY ,
that It. was presented to the great
Irishman b ) ' some of his admlrel's
while In Hlchmond prison.
The Superb Stable .
And I\S to the Rtl\bles , which , as T
have aready ] hlntod , 0.1'0 the great
source of interest Ilt. Glencalrno to Mr.
Crolwr .hlmself.
Iin lie te)1s ) ) 'ou aR ) 'OU look around the
.so stabt"es that. he has 20 racers , but. hlA
IeI' chief Interost. at ] lresent. Is In Orb . . 11
. , ' heautlful clwstnut. throe. ) ' al' old coli
Ilx with an eye that Indicates cf\aracter ,
) g. nnd a form that connotes I.Itamlna am1
d. speed , 1I0 comes of the vor ) ' best
ho l1edlgreed sloclt on this sld < ' , bred b )
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m. 11Croltor ; hlmsolf , by Ormo , out 01
his rl\mous nHU'O .Rhoda B. Ho has r
'au Imlf.sltit r hol'O also , 11hodora , not. . b )
os. anr moans as halllisomo all animal.
Ith Walltlng bacl , through the grounds
with beds of wall.flowors , daffodils
ho nal'clssl , 110l'nnthns , lull lIS , l1anslol
Irs an tllO IIko on elthor sldo , one note
) Us In the dlstanco , a few mlles to tlll
ied Bouth , a gorge In the Wlcklow bl11 :
, co , known as the scnlll , and further 011
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not. of that opinion hlmsolf.-N. y ,
World.
Will Give Pet Proper Burial.
l\lemhers of the Rescue fire com
pany are soliciting funds whlcb wll
bo devoted to buying a burial grO\lll (
for "Old 1\Iac ] < : , " n fire borso which hal
been In tbo service of the Rescue fOJ
27 years , roa'tes ] the Yode , Pa. , cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press
Mack Is not yet dead and is sUI
abe ] to perform servlco. On accoun' '
of his great age , however , the Rescul
bo's , all of whom have a kindly feel
lng for tbo faithful animal , realize tba'
the horse cannot IIvo many marl
years. They propose to purchase I
Jot and erect thereon a fitting 1110nu
mont to York's oldest fire horso.
"Mack" is considered to be one 0
the most Intelligent horses In the clt
and Is present at. all banquets at tht
Rescue company.
At present ho Is not in active SOl
vice , but is being kept. at. the englnl
bouso as a pet for the Rescue 111'1
laddlos ,
Properties of Gasoline.
A gasollno tane ] rarely oxplodes. I
cannot. unless It contains gasollnl
TapaI' and all' In exploslvo proper
tlons , which latter condition isIwos
never prmCnt. . 11. does not. oxplod' '
hecause It. contains too IIttlo air a
too much gasoline. Even If 11. tanle a
gasoline were to bntst. from heat al
pllod to it.s extorlor , the conflno ,
heavy gas would not. explode If 1 :
contact with flame or fire , but woul
burn Instead. A tank of gasolln
with no vent would do consldorabl
damage wore it to burst nnd thr01
burning all and flaming gas about. , bt
1,000 gallons of gasollno In n vossol'
bilges would not be so dangerou
from explosion as a hundredth c
that amount. The larger quanut
would burn rapldl ) ' , whllo the smallc
would bo sufficlont , If mixed with tb
proper amount. of all' , to demolish u
tory ] almost. any boat.
Figuratively Spea lng.
Statesmen In Washington , OVI
tholr blace ] coffee and cigars , are te :
lng a IIllo ] story about. Chlof Justl (
l"uller , of the Unltod States supr01\
court. The chief justice , so the slOl
runs , mot. an old.tlmo friend , and aftl
a heart ) . hand.clasp Mr. Fuller r
marccd ] :
"You 0.1'0 10Qldng excoe(1Ingl ) ' we
Aren't. ) ' 0\1 I11l1ng out a little ? "
"No , indeed , " roplled the frlon
"You probably thlnle so because I'
looldng Fuller In the face.Judge. .
What Sucfes8' Means.
The man who accumulates rich
. at the eXllonse of ethers has not. ml1l
a success In his lIfo. Ho has fallod.
lIe has starvo" his heart , warp
his Intelle t , muUlated his bet.t I
pulses until the better sclf that mlg
, have heen a power for good 1I0s at 1
, feet , mlsshapon and lifeless.
'rho wonum wh\ \ ) overrides frlene
family and consclenco to better 11
social or I1nl1nclal poslUon , Is not
succes to herself or to Rl1 ono else ,
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1'ho sun WIIS blazlnc full on the ,
v gotables In the back garden , Ezra
Cole flat down In the shadow of the
hodgu and , pushing back hlA hat , drew
a long breat.h. .Just then ho heard
the front door closo. Through the
loaves , hlmsolf unseen , ho aaw two
) 'O\11\g mell wlllking away. 01\e or them
t.urned and loolted back. "I pity that
woman , " ho exclalmcd.
"What. woman ? " 'rhe ether stared
at him. "YO\1 can't mean Mrs. Cole ?
Why , her home is the ver ) ' plcturo of
comCort. "
"Yos , but , she Isn't. She looks
starvod-oh , I don't mean for brcad.
ntHI.buller , but. as If her lIfo lacked
S01l1l'- " The cllcl. of the gate IHhh1l1 !
thcm cut the sentence short.
l zra Cole sat. still , In utter bowll-
derment. Ills wife starved , unhallp ) '
even to a strangor's e'e ! And yot. he
was called a ItllHl and generous hus.
band. What was It. she ] acked ? What.
did this ) 'oung Cellow mean ? .
lIe got up and went toward the
house , stopping to pick a spl'a ) ' of
late.bloomlng roses.
In the hot. kltchon Mrs. Cole was
Ironing , keoplng about her work mo.
chanlcally. Ezra Cole wondered ho
had never before noticed that. listless
droop of t.ho eyes and mout.h , or real.
Izod t.he loneliness of her present life ,
her daughtc.r gene , her husband ab.
60rbed In his work.
"Whow ! " He sat. down and fanned
himself with his hat. Ho , sat. silent
Cor a mmnent. "I see 1\11' . Langton
goln' away , " he wont on. "Is ho aom.
In' to board again ? "
"No , " she roplled. "lie's on his
way to the mountains , but. ho said he
couldn't pass through wlt.hout. just
caJlln' in. He wanted to be remembered
bored to : } 'ou. " She paused with D
faint. smile. "I decare ) I was 'most
ashamed ; he Rslted .all about. evory.
thing here , an' I couldn't answer hardly -
ly better than If I lived somewhere
ese. I didn't. seem to Imow just. what
was gain' on. "
'INo , " assented her husband.
"You'vo ] , ept prott ) . close to homo of
late , "
lie crossed over and laid the roses
on bel' Ironing table. "That's the last
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LalCf the Roses on Her IronIng Table
0' them velvet roses , " he said. "Aln'l
another In the vlllago , nolther. "
" 'Most. a pity to pick 'om , " shl
said , "If they're the last. "
" \Voll as to let 'em wlthor , I guess , '
ho said. "I recollect you used to IIkl
them red roses , Amlry. ] Many's thl
posy I brought you when I come
courUn' . "
" 1\Iy sakes , Ezr ' ! " Sh9 spoke In :
)1leased ) tone , and her face glowed a :
she looltell up. "Did : rou really 1'0
momhor about those old tilnes ? "
" 'Vhy , ' cortaln , " he said , Imtghlng
"An 1 remember you was the pretUos
girl In the vlll\ge " , hea we wore mat
rlod. You've hold 'our own wonderful
Amlr ] ' , " he went on , " 'Vhy , to 1001
at. you this minute , I'd al1Iost ] thlnl
we were just sot.tln' U/I / housoltCeph :
'stond of goln' on thlrt.odd yoar. "
" 1'01sakes : , Ezry Cole ! " she sal ,
again , smllln.t { np at him over he
Ironing. "How you do tak ] ! "
Ho laughed again , but continue
moro seriously : "Speakln' of th
neighbors , Amh'y ] , don't. you thin
'twould do us both good to como 0\1
of our shells a little ? S')1ose ) wo be
gin with the sociable up to 'Squlr
1Iunter's ? It's to mert the now mini :
tel' , ) 'ou lmow. "
"Wh ) ' , yes , If you'd IIko It , Ezr :
' 1'would bo showln' a proper respect. .
31' ' During tholr thirty-odd ) 'eurs (
11. marriage she had been truly a hell
o mato. thrifty and ludllstrlous. Sll
10 had berne hl'I' fllll share of lIfo's bu
ry dons , and of its bereavements , for , C
at theh' four chlldrenl enl ) ' the ) 'ounge :
' slI1'vlved , To hOl' the mothur's hoa
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clung. and her mal'l'lago and dcpartm
11. seemed to lel\vo 1\ void thl\t nothlr
cou1l1 flit.
d. l z1'a Cule was a kind and goneI'm
m husband , but. too hus ) ' to consider h
wlfo's need of an'thlng more than tI
comforts ho )1rovldod. ) So her II
CI'O/It. / on dully along Its narrow cha
es nols , and In her mlddo ] ngo she fet ] ;
de If she had reached the end ,
After tiUll11er who should Called
od . atong but. Man' Jane Simpson , tJ
m. village dressmaker. ,
ht "Well , 1 declare , : \Iary Jane , " (
lis cll\lmell Mrs. Cole , "It you ain't tl
ver ) ' ono 1 wanted to tioo ! "
Is , "YeK , " chlrpod Miss Simpson.
lor just drollpod In as 1 was 11I1ssln' ,
n rest lll'selt a mlnuto. Good.ovenl
. - Mr , Cole. Hot , nln't. It ? An.thl
IlarUc'lar , was It , Mis' Cole ? "
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"Well , 'twJ's this blacK silk. " She
hold It 111) , "MY husband and I were
thlnkln' of allendln' UIO soclablo at \
'Squlro 'Hunter's. We'd IIko to show I
our respect. for the minister , you . 'I
know. "
"Yes , " agreed Miss Simpson.
" 1 < 'ollts'll bo real glad to BOO you
neighborly again , Mis' Cole : \Vo'vo all
missed ypu , "
" It's I'vo been
"Bllt. so long slnco
anywhere , " resumed Mrs. Cole" "I
don't. know as I'vo got an.thlng flt to
WOlll' . , I oxpect. this black silk looiis
ohHaHhlonod ? "
1\l1ss \ Simpson examined It critical.
Iy. "The stlrt.'s ] all right , " she pro ,
nounced , "but th01\1 sleoveo need flx.
In' . I'll tell you what. . 1\1ls : Cole , seeln'
It's you , I'll manage to do 'om ever , '
thollgi' ! I'm terrlblo drove just. now. l'
An' that handsome Il1co'l1 male a real
' "
tasty trlmmln' .
So the waist. was rolled up. And
lhen 1\1lss Simpson declared that. she
must. go.
"I've got a dreadful prossln' order , "
she &uld. " 1\I1s' Dr. Dont's slstor Is
vlsltin' her , an' sho's engaged mo to
make her n dress , ' .n' now sho's had
lo hurry off s0111owheros else to n
weddln' , an' h'as lert. evor.thlng to me.
I'm t.o cheese among these patterns , "
unfolding a paller of samples. "Quite
a compliment to my taste , ain't It , for
she's real dressy ? Which of 'em do .
) 'OU 111:0 ; : best. , 1\IIs' Cole ? "
1\1rs. \ Cole looted ] them over admir-
Ingly. "I IIko tbls ono best , " she said ,
selecting a delicate silver-gray.
"Why , so do I , " said 1\IIss Simpson.
" \Vell , 1 guess it must. be , " laughCll
1\IIss Sllllpson , "slnco wo'ro lr : > th
agreed. ' 1'hen I'll decide on It. right.
awar : , "
Miss Slmp'Bon was never known to
dlsa)1)1olnt ) ) a customer. And sure
enough , about. noon on the day of the
soclablo she mad her appearance
with tlw waist.
After the waist. had received Its due
] 1raiso , Miss Simpson bent down and
lifted something from n box beside : . (
her. "I want you should have a peek "
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at this , " she said.
"Why , If It. ain't that sllvor.gray ! "
crlod 1\1rs , Colo. "My ! Ain't. tbat
handsome ! "
Without more ado she began trying " " -
the dress on 1\Irs , Cole , plIJllng and \
smoothing It. Into placo. .
"w 011 , If that ain't. ' a perfect fit. ! "
she oxclalmed admiringly. "Looks
'most. as If 't.was naade for you , AI-
mry. ! "
Having viewed the dress from ever ) "
point , Miss Simpson took It off and
laid It on the sofa , "I'm rea ] obliged
to you , Mis' Cole , " she said as she .
prepared to go. "I s'pose I'll see you "J'
at the soclabe ] to.nlght. ? Well , good. 7
afternoon , "
" 1\Iary Jane ! Mary Jane ! " Mrs.
Coo ] called after her. "You're leavln'
the dress ! "
"Oh , that's all rIght , " the little
dressmaker nodded back. "It's your
property-Mr. Cole ' 11 tell you. I can't
stoI ) another minute , "
Mrs. Cole , the plct.ure of bowllder.
ment , turned to her husband as he
came in. "What on earth does Mary
Jane mean ? " she exclahnod. "Sho \
says this dross belongs to mo ! " ' "
" \Vell , I guess sho's right , " he an-
' sworod , wltb a twinkle of the eye. I
"Anyhow , I told her to make It for
"
) 'ou.
"You did ! Why , thon"-a' sudden
light. breaking on her-"then ) "OU must.
have had It all planned out. Well , If
ever ! What In t.ho 'fOrld did you
" want. to surprlso mo this wa ) ' for ? "
lIe laughod. "Well , I had a ] 'ind 0'
fancy to , An' then I was afraid If I
toW you , you'd raise some objecUon-
' . say 't.was extravagant , likely , " ,
'
" 'V ell , so 'twas , just 11. mite. Though
't.was rea ] good of ) 'ou , too , Ezry. But.
the blnck sllle would haye done just as
well , "
"So It. might , Almlry , " he admitted.
"nut I kind of wanted you to haTe "
"I
somethln' now. " . .
At. the soclablo that. evening Miss , ' ; I
SI11111son came fluttorlng up , full of
nods and smiles ,
" : \lIs' Cole , " she chirped , "evory.
.
hodY's admlrln' your new dross , It. 5
real becomlm' , an' a porfect. fit , If I
did make It. myself ! I didn't. have time y.
to explain , " she went. on , "but. I don't ' ,
want. you should think I was decelvln'
( ' . you about. makin' a dress for Mis'
" Dent.'s sister. I did make her one ,
) f onlr It wa'n't this. " ,
nMoanwhlle 'Squire Hunter was talk.
Ie ing with her 1I1Isband across the
r. room , The 'Squire had been ono of .
) f ] le1' henus before olthor was married. , .i
st "I decare ] , Cole , " ho chuced ] ] , .
rt. "rour wlCo is the prettiest girl here :
ro to.nlght. ! Don't ] et on that I said so , < j
Ig though , " with another laugh.
As ther were going homo Ezra Cole "
, IS reentell the 'Squlro's words to' his
Is wlfo , She laughed. . ,
10 "It secmed good to BOO 'em all ' , :
fo again , " she said. "I'vo had a real : ; ; .
n. pll'asnnt oven In' , Ezry. " ' \
[ \5 "SO'YO I , ' he answered , "An' wo'll
keep It UI , too. I toll ) 'OU , Almlry"
[ 10 he went. on earnestly , " 1 got. a reall . 'r,1l' .
lie In' sense 0' things the other dar. ' : : '
Whnt. do ) 'ou s'pose I'd care tor worl , . . . . : \
x. in' an' thrlvln' , If I hadn't. you to IIhare the
ho with mo ? ' } , horo's just. us two left' " ,1
now , an' 1 feo1 as If I was doln' In ) ' ; .
"I cOllrlln' ever again , " ho laughed. .
to She pressen his arm soClly , and W"
n' , lhl' ) ' walked homeward throu/h / the
_ i
ng moollllht , as hallllY as In thollo old ' - - . . . , ' .
da's of courttlhhl.
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