Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-01-06


replied Agnes, smiling and biushing.
"There is the Jewel case. Miss AFbnthnot.
Janet opened is, and clasped the glitter
ing gems cn aeck and wrists, aud hung
| the cleaning pendants from, the heautg' 3
ears. f''i - y 800
"And what for YOUR hair I" sl.e asked.
"Vho knows = replied the beauty, dis.
contentedly. "Flowers, / suppose. It ]
| only had eEneralds to match my necklace.
[ Pshaw " she continued, as Janet held q
wreath of rose buds against her jetty
braids, stake them away. They spoil
everything else. Nothing but emeralds
will do"
"Won't your pearls answer 2" suggested
her mother.
"Pearls mixed with emeralds! You
would make fright of me, mamma Oh,
dear, shall have to take of the dress,
and wear something else"
Janet hesitated moment, and then
drew the little casket from her pocket.
81 beg your pardon, Miss Draper
she said, timidly, flashing open the case
"but if these would suit, l should be
pleased"
"Why, Janet" cried the heiress, lifting
the glittering string from the case, care
you another Cinderella But where" she
added, in surprise, did you get these cost
ly gems z"
"They were the gift of dear friend,
replied Janet, quietly. 81 meant to sell
them this evening, but my heart failed
me-"
"WelI, I'll buy them, if they are for
SALE" kindly said the heiress. "Oh,
mother, do look here was ever anything
SO magnificent 2" she cried, excitedly,
twining the gorgeous string round her
raven braids. "May wear them tonight,
Janet ?"
'In welcome" said Janet.
"Well, WE'LL" continued Agnes, with a
sigh of satisfaction, "there never was such
godsend; my dress is perfect now.
shall not forget your kindness, Miss Ar
buthnot."
And she swept down to the parlors, the
emeralds encircling her brow like an au-
rora of light. Janet looked at her with
an odd sensation of mingled pain and
pleasure, and half regretted the impulsive
generosity that had prompted her to prof
fer her precious emeralds even for so short
time.
The tableaux was over, and the waltz
ing had begun Mr.. Willoughby, the lion
of the season, who had just returned from
Calcutta, millionaire, approached to seek
Miss Draper for his first partner.
"You have surpassed yourself, tonight,
Miss Agnes" he said, his eyes full of adj
miration, as they rested on her queenly
face.
Agnes flushed with pleasure. The
music struck up, and he turned to lead
her off, but suddenly stopped, staring like
one petrifed.
"Great Heavens !" he exclaimed at last
"they are the same! Miss Draper, ex.
cuse me But [ cannot be mistaken
where did you get those emeralds ~
Agnes grew scarlet to her very finger
tips, and drew back haughtily.
"a strange question, Mr.. Willoughby,'
she said
81 know, Miss Draper; but I beg par
don for my rudeness; but those gems
were my gift to the dearest friend / ever
had You can understand my solicitude
to know how they came into your posses
sion"
"They are not mine, Mr.. Willoughby,'
was the surprised answer. ''They be-
long to my mothers goyerness."
/ Anu uGI l6 dEhGd VI
| Janet Arbuthnot."
"Mr. Willoughby's travel-bronzed face
grew absolutely radiant.
"One other favor, Miss Agnes" he said
"Can / see your mothers goverEess Z"
| For an instant Agnes struggled with
wounded vanity and seIf-Iove, and Their
said, frankly, her better nature triumph
ing:
81 see, Mr.. Willoughby, that there is 6
| grand denouement at hand, the finale fol
our tableaux. Come with me-"
He followed her from the parlors, and
/ into little ante-room, where the young
governess sat. One glance at the quiet
figure in its robe of brown at the pallid
sorrow worn face, and Eustice Willough
| by rushed forward with outstretched
arms
"Janet Janet :" he cried, shave found
/ you at last 7"
Agnes disengaged the emeralds from
her hair, and dropping them softly into
Janet's lap left the room, blinded by
really genuine tears.
at is quite as well as if had won him
myself" she said.
"Why did you leave our dear old city p
said Eustice Willoughby, when he and
Janet We're alone together. II can under
stand something of your reasons, of course
| You shrank from old ASSOCIATIONS; hut il
has led to this apparent desertion ON my
part. had to go up the country from
Calcutta, on important business, fel
sick, and was detained fol months. Wher
| returned to America all trace of you was
lost. l have been in search of you fol
months. But now we will never part
again"
So, after all, gladness and rejoicing
came to Janet, and to the friends she
loved, with the dawning of that Happy
New Year.