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Weatherstone's suggestion. That lady pushed the plans away from her, and went to the many cushioned lounge in the wide west window, where she sat so long silent that Isabel followed at last and took her hand. "Did you love him so much?" she asked softly. "Who?" was the surprising answer. "Why Mr. Weatherstone," said Mrs. Porne. "No not very much. But he was something." Isabel was puzzled.
She was always cheered by Mrs. Weatherstone's letters; and Mrs. Porne came to see her, and to compare notes over their friend's success. For Mrs. Weatherstone had been presented at Court at more than one court, in fact; and Mrs. Weatherstone had been proposed to by a Duke and had refused him! Orchardina well-nigh swooned when this was known.
A big faded building that used to be "the Hotel" in Orchardina's infant days, standing, awkward and dingy on a site too valuable for a house lot and not yet saleable as a business block, was the working base. A half year with Mrs. Weatherstone gave her $500 in cash, besides the $100 she had saved at Mrs. Porne's; and Mrs. Weatherstone's cheerfully offered backing gave her credit.
Strange the land and language, laws and customs; Ignorant and all alone they come; Maidens young and helpless, serving strangers, Thus we keep the Home. When on earth was safety for young maidens Far from mother's love and father's care? We preserve The Home, and call it sacred Burdens new they bear. The sun had gone down on Madam Weatherstone's wrath, and risen to find it unabated.
Weatherstone's interest in her plans increased also, she started the small summer experiment she had planned, for furnishing labor by the day. Mrs. James was an excellent cook, though most unpleasant to work with. She was quite able to see that getting up frequent lunches at three dollars, and dinners at five dollars, made a better income than ten dollars a week even with several days unoccupied.
Thaddler invincible with this new weapon, and what she had so long regarded as her home now visibly Mrs. Weatherstone's, had retired in regal dignity to her old Philadelphia establishment, where she upheld the standard of decorum against the weakening habits of a deteriorated world, for many years. As Mr. Thaddler thought of this sweeping victory, he chuckled for the hundredth time.
Anyway it's new life to have that girl in the house." That girl had undertaken what she described to Ross as "a large order a very large order." "It's the hardest thing I ever undertook," she wrote him, "but I think I can do it; and it will be a tremendous help. Mrs. Weatherstone's a brick a perfect brick!
Weatherstone's known interest gave it social backing; and many ladies who heartily disapproved of Diantha's theories found themselves quite willing to profit by this very practical local solution of the "servant question." The "club girls" became very popular.
Another big, sheepish-looking man said, 'And me, Miss Bell. His name is Thaddler; his wife is very disagreeable. Some of the women are favorably impressed, but the old-fashioned kind my! 'If hate killed men, Brother Lawrence! but it don't." She wrote herself into a good humor, and dwelt at considerable length on the pleasant episode of the minister and young Mrs. Weatherstone's remarks.
"You will set up your food business in first class style, and I think you can carry it successfully. But Mrs. Weatherstone's right; she's got a new investment here that'll pay her better than most others and be a growing thing I do believe." And still Diantha found it difficult to express her feelings.
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