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The New Queen of the Home

           Here,becausehethoughtitwasonlycourteous,andnotbecausehethoughtitwasessentialorwiseatthistimetoattemptasocialonslaught,heinvitedtheAddisonsandoneortwootherswhomhefeltsurewouldcomeAlexanderRambaud,presidentoftheChicago&Northwestern,andhiswife,andTaylorLord,anarchitectwhomhehadrecentlycalledintoconsultationandwhomhefoundsociallyacceptable.Lord,liketheAddisons,wasinsociety,butonlyasaminorfigure.

           TrustCowperwoodtodothethingasitshouldbedone.Theplacetheyhadleasedwasacharminglittlegray-stonehouse,withaneatflightofgranite,balustradedstepsleadinguptoitswide-archeddoor,andajudicioususeofstainedglasstogiveitsinterioranartisticallysubduedatmosphere.Fortunately,itwasfurnishedingoodtaste.Cowperwoodturnedoverthematterofthedinnertoacatereranddecorator.Aileenhadnothingtodobutdress,andwait,andlookherbest.

           "Ineedn’ttellyou,"hesaid,inthemorning,onleaving,"thatIwantyoutolookniceto-night,pet.IwanttheAddisonsandMr.Rambaudtolikeyou."

           AhintwasmorethansufficientforAileen,thoughreallyitwasnotneeded.OnarrivingatChicagoshehadsoughtanddiscoveredaFrenchmaid.AlthoughshehadbroughtplentyofdressesfromPhiladelphia,shehadbeenhavingadditionalwintercostumespreparedbythebestandmostexpensivemistressoftheartinChicagoTheresaDonovan.

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