She carried no provincial bag--merely a dainty little affair mounted in gold which matched her gown--and she had brought a small steamer trunk.
Margaret's heart sank more and more, but she conducted her visitor to her little carriage and ordered the man to drive home, and when arrived there, showed Martha her room.

She had a faint hope that the room might intimidate this Western girl, but instead of intimidation there was exultation.

She looked about her very coolly, but afterward, upon her return to East Mordan, Illinois, she bragged a good deal about it.

The room was really very charming and rather costly.

The furniture was genuine First Empire; the walls, which were hung with paper covered with garlands of roses, were decorated with old engravings; there was a quantity of Dresden ware and there was a little tiled bathroom.