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Ruth, much bewildered, and not a little troubled, accepted the card. On it was printed: AMASA FARRINGTON Criterion Films "Goodness!" thought Ruth. "More moving picture people?" "I had the happiness," stated Mr.
Daisy Dow, another of Mona's schoolmates, was coming from Chicago, and Roger Farrington and two other young men would complete the party, which had been invited for a week. Patty had not accomplished all her wishes, without some difficulties. Several times Mona had balked at Patty's decrees, and had insisted on following her own inclinations.
Gifford Barrett?" she asked, rising to meet him with the easy dignity which she assumed at times and which made her husband feel so proud of her. "You may not remember me, Mrs. Farrington; but I think I met you in New York, two years ago, at a dinner that Mrs. Goodyear gave."
Patty was mystified at this, for Mrs. Farrington's tone was even more enigmatical than her words. "And wait a minute, girls," said Mrs. Farrington, as they were about to go to their rooms to dress for dinner; "put on your pretty new dresses to-night, will you?" "Why, mother?" said Elise in astonishment; "those are company gowns, and there's no company here!"
Barstow was greatly pleased with the idea and consented at once that the bazaar should be held in the ballroom, and she went with the girls to look at the big apartment and to make plans. As the Van Ness party were only to remain in Paris a week, it was necessary that the affair should be arranged speedily and the plan quickly carried out. Mrs. Van Ness, Mrs. Farrington, and Mrs.
"I do, dear; only I couldn't understand your coming home so abruptly, and I was afraid there might have been some trouble between you and Mrs. Farrington." Phebe shook her head. "No; Mrs. Farrington is an angel. You can't imagine how good to me she has been. She has always managed to make me feel that it was only for her own pleasure that she asked me to go with her.
So the girls arrayed themselves in their quiet pretty street costumes, and with Lisette in her tidy black gown, they started out. They walked at first along the Rue de Rivoli, fascinated with the lovely trinkets in the shop windows. Unlike Mr. Farrington, Lisette did not care how long her young charges tarried, nor was she averse to looking at the pretty things herself.
Dobbins trouble him while he is in his weak condition.. I feel quite sure you will do this." "Ye want me to spare 'im, do ye?" Farrington blurted out. "Spare the man who has injured me above measure!" "Indeed! And in what way?" Nellie applied. "In what way? do ye ask. Why, didn't he outbid me in the Frenelle homestead?
This Mr. Farrington managed to accomplish after some delay. The official ceremonies then being soon over, and our travellers having repeatedly declared that they were transporting nothing eatable, they were allowed to drive away in cabs.
"Why, I bought them," she exclaimed, forgetting the Frenchwoman could not understand her, "and I paid you for them, and now they're mine, And I'm going to take them away. If you won't give me any paper to wrap them in, I'll carry them as they are. Eon jour!" But by this time Mr. Farrington and Elise had returned in search of their missing comrade, and Patty appealed to Mr.
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