The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-01-26

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stg gall. .fefuge in the time oftrouble.
The Eisls Should help. She said. hut
Masigsapnd Gloria promptly tirrcd up
their ia0ses at this FLEA, and spenttleir
nlCClingS in bed.
3 MaHgice soon bcgan to grow thin
aud palssunCler this new dispenSaton,
and foluh no help. for a long threat
-alioAl-e0nplaiEt Of her fathers now
became chronic, aud confined him TO
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Size was making the parlor fire one
morning, when Gloria and Madge
eau.e iIto The adjacent library, ani-
matedly taking.
80, the house II beautiful aud the
grounds are lovely, said Madge, 'aid
Maibownc, the owner. Is as hlndsome
as \ fairy prince y
.lGd how Old is this Prince Nal
bourne Z" asked Gloria.
About thirty; jnst the right age
for a man. Tie housoslsis been shut
mp for about three years while the mas
ter .lrlS been abroad. lat ROW he has
returned, and is. going to give this
party rs 4 sort ofhousew;lrminy Aud
they do say that he has annouieed his
intention Of marrying now and setting
down, 20 he Is Oh the lookout fora wife,
probably"
''Tlie invitations reqHest the gilests
to appear in fancy dress"
sles; wont that be beautiful? /
shall 80 rs sulEua, -
"And | as a Cleolntra."
AIam'ice's Young Heart beat la,l
against her calico dress. y fancy dress
party was her delight; Slie,had Il pas
sion for costume. ! She knew the man
sion where tile party was to be given,
i cllarmingpElcc, called The ispens;"
and the owner was a dark, handsome
,EEglisllman, whom she had OCCASION
ally seen in conversation with Prince
Maib0mne the title which her step
sisters had given him, suited him well.
There something regal in his ap-
pearance. Her heart came cllokingly
up into her throat as she thought
that Prince Malbourne and everybody
else seelnrd to have forgotten her ex-
istence.
The next evening Ma.lge and Gloria
speut two hours in dressing for the
hall. Maurice Mas even called up to
the sultana's ebon tresscs, and
when tie work was Completed She stole
,Nyay Ayith fewiAtu;aI tears.
Sic. was crying most heartily at the
litclen fire, when tie door opened
md in came a little bent woman in a
:loak.
20, good old Cathy," she cried,
show glad am to see.you!''
1t was the Old servant who had SER
red the family in her mothers time.
And what is nly child crying BY |
he kitchen fire forI" asked Cathy.
Il want to go to the party Tonight,
md I've noinyitation aud no dress
aid Maurice wiping her eyes.
..lYhat for do You want. an invita-
ion, when your mother was the gen
leman's lifelong fiiend?" asked Ca
by. '.Ihe devil tlv away wild that
itepm0tlnr's O. yers, that has given
'ut word that yer dead, likely! An as
or tie dress, there's Il chist O. old
'ountry clothes in the garritt-gowns
J silk and satin. that was worn BY
'oyal ladies in Ireland: They belong
ID to your mother. Away wild ye, an
'uit yourself TO a fit amoHg them"
Hope Frightened the girls eyes.
Away she flew, and in less than half
M hour returned to the Kitchen SO
that her old friend hardly
lnew her. Her curls were tied up
with a silken snood; wide, embroid-
red sleeves fell from her snowy arms;
YER figure was clad ia a white silken
,etticOat, over WHICH was trailing open
'obe of green satin with an ernline
'orler. 4 ruby necklace was elasped
bout her snowy throat, and ler beau
iful f;ice was radiant with delight.
AT the party nobody knew her, but
iyerybedy was delighted with her.
Ter step sisters, however. she gave a
vide birth. Especially when Prince
Ialbourne came aud asked her to
aDce, for their eyes,were fixed greed
" upon his every movement. lie
ras puzzled to kHOw who Maurice was,
Is four years absence had so changed
lany people that lie had encountered
iany refused Identities during the
vening. But lie was sure that hers
.as the loyeliest face he Lad seen since
isreturn to America.
Maurice had heard the clock strike
velve, and taking alarm for fear her
sters had gone. and should find the
Dllse locked against her, she fled from
I've Aspens and sped homewarl. She
nj barely time to strip off her quaint
,strme aud return it to the old chest,
fore Gloria called in no gentle tones
I'd commanded her to comb ont her
lir. One was sulky, willie the other
olded because Prince MalbOurne had
lid them so little attention.
But the next day there was a great
utter among the ill-humored doves.
hey nollOnger pecked each other, but
ent lovingly downto the dress-room.
rinee Ma!bourne had called. He was
ast charming, regretted that Mr..
icy wasst0o Ill 10 receive visitors,
ped that Mrs. Lacy was well and
at the young ladies enjoyed the pre-
Otls evening. and finally prOdnce,la
tie satin slipper, which lie said he
d found upon the floor Of the ball !,
ON after the guests had departed.
. wished to know II it belonged to /
iss Madgc. Madge could not have c
1.-TWO OF her toes In it, and Gloria's :
It were larger than her sisters. But !
0 name Lacy was embroidered d
nOng the silEen roses Of the shoe. 9
'.Arc there any other Lacys In the
ighborllood? Let me ask Maurice, /"
Id MLHlge, and not seeing her moth
3 frown she called Maurice, who was
'eeping the stairs.
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