Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-04-08
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DC piazed, five dollars III he the ex
pense of the wear of a night. Och
the founces is rlle lace, tha
depth 4a i Ja bfa
h. "Real lace! Well I'll look at th,
things. How comes the lady to b,
willing to loan such dresses ?''iauoh
ed Mrs. Williams. s@a-. 2
Nancy's eyes fitted from side tt
side. n a.i a9s -lI
''She's widder in black, ,''she sale
at last. af Er.>l- tn
4''Oh,' said Mrs Williams.
And Nancy having obtained leav,
lifted away. and returned with I.
great. parcel, which being opened
revealed a sky blue dress, heavy will
lace. '7T no -
"Why.it's beauty and quite new F.,
said Mrs Williams.
ut has niver been wore" said
Nancy. % ia5 a.
''Illtry it On" said Mrs. Williams
and forthwith the gray morning robe
was slipped off, and the costly blue
DIN uOHlIStt III It's DtHcC.
1T fits as though it were made for
me, if Austin is willing. I'll hire it, y
said Mrs. Williams. And so when
the young engraver came home that
evening, he beheld spread out upon
the sofa one of the costliest dresses
he had ever gazetl upon. .E.,ix. -.
Its widow lady that Nancy
lived with, and she'll loan it for five
dollars. May / please:" said his
wife, little incohcrentiy. ~. i,
Il should think you'd rather wear
your own clothes, if they were plain
my pet, but l don't understand wo-
men s,iteas on the dress subject
Hire the dress, if you like. 1t looks
clean. suppose You know the la
dy. Does it lt:?" said the young
husband. .-t..
Beautifully" said the wife, 'and
no one will know, no one can guess.
You will not be angry ?'' -
Austin Williams could net be an
CRY with his wife, but he felt TN
pleasantly. Why shorlI SHE wear
another woman's clothes WHY did
she not understand that she .looked
like queen in black silk Surely
he ought not to permit such folly.
Yet he gave into it after all, and
went with h S wife in the well-pre-
served black dress coat, which he
fortunately possessed, to Jane Nor
gan's party. ---------.a4z
Mrs Williams had been very busy
all day doing up her lace cuffs and
collar, and making rosettes for her
CATERS. She had bought her gloves
the day beforehand hairlresscr had
arranged her hair.
She certainly looked beautifully
as sheIs stood befole her husband
to be looked at; but little pang
smote him, as lie looked.
lie should have been more posi-
tive. He should rot have allowed
the hiring of another woman's dress,
he told himself. And visions of
small poN or some contagious dis
ease fitted awfully before him.
However, it was done. and the cab
was at the door; and MIR. Williams
handed his wife into it and followed
her, and away they drove toward
Fifth avenue, at the same moment
that Mrs. Hartwel's carraige stop
ped before theMorgans portal And
ti'at lady in black velvet, after Il
peep at the glass in the dressing
room, went down to offer her con
gratulations and receive the condol-
ences of her old friend Mrs. Morgan
as to the loss of her costly dress. In
half an hour afterwardMrs. Williams
arrived. and as she passed up stairs
her husband saw, to his great
amazemen', that a thick set-man,
who had been standing on the steps
without, pushed his way in, stared
after her, took from his pocket
scrap of something blue, looked at
it. and smiled sardonically, as he
vanished down the kitchen stair
case. s|
''Impertinent fellow thought Mr..
Williams, and stared after him in
turn wrathfully.
In moment more a lady had
emerged from the parior The stout
man had appeared again; both went
up stairs together, and as Mr.. Will
liams. wondering at his wife's non
oppearance,still fingered in the hall,
the little dressing maid who had
conducted Mrs. Williams to the
mysterious recesses Of the iadies'
dressing room, appeared in tears,
and asked in plaintive tones of the
assembled group of gentlemen which
was Mr.. Williams Because" she
added, as he started forward, "your
wife wants you dreadful
She did. White as the lace upon
her dress, trembling with rage and
terror, she stood weeping in the
middle of the room, Mr.. Hunt, the
detective,on one side, Mrs Iartwell
on the other, and the hostess, in ali
agony of griefand amazamcnt, stand
ing before the door.
Come in Mr.. Williams" she
said. ''Don't admit any one else.
Some awful mistake has been
made
ooh, Austin, she says / stole the
dress" screamed Mrs Williams,
pointing toward Mrs. Harwell.
''That man says 50 too!''
Williams fist clenclled itself.
Then the truth flashed on his mind.
.'You will think twice, my dear.
before you hire a dress of a tiIiev-.
Ing servant girl again ;" he said. 81
suspect the lady in mourning was a
myth - b
Then quiet and calmly, though
with great inward shame, Mr.. Will
iiams told the story, and even the
detective believed it. Nancy had