"There was an older Mr. Latham once!" Ruth announced, sticking her
head in from the door of her bedroom to
join in the conversation.
"But I don't think he was a credit
to the family. They are silent about him. I asked one of the girls we
met this afternoon if Mr. Winthrop Latham and his nephew were all of
the Latham family. Just as she started
to tell me, Reginald Latham came up to us, and she stopped talking in
a hurry." "Miss Ruth Stuart, I believe I was talking," interrupted
Grace severely. "Kindly allow me the
floor! Mollie is most certainly not interested
in the Latham family history. Who is? Nor does she care a fig for Mr.
Reginald Latham and his toy balloons. But, Mollie, I was endeavoring
to tell you about the wonderful curios they have in their house. The
late lamented brother, we were informed, has left behind him one of
the most famous collection of Indian relics in the world.
If I am obliged to mention the stupid subject of family
history, I must say
that the Lathams are an old family up
in this part of the country. They do not
belong to the 'newly rich.' The queer elder brother devoted his life
to the study of the history of the Indians in this part of
the world, and has written a boo
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