The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-05-15

nave plain close hitting WALSH, with
sleeves closed at the wrist for
warmth and convenience, and skirt
plain, and just long enough to escape
the floor. These street-sweeping
demitrains are disgusting. My
preference is for q short house dress
| that need not be changed, should a
walk be proposed unexpectedly"
"Then you have some notions of
lyour own, about the arrangement of
la lady's hair?"
"Nothing special, except the leav-
ling off of what is called additional
hair, and smooth arrangement OF
| what is natural"
Mrs. Cameron was silent a few mo-
lments, then a merry laugh broke the
Istillness.
"What now, my darling?"
"Only this, 1 was thinking what
a figure your fancy piece would cut
in our day"
"I assure you it would be a very
Ipleasant sight to me-"
ga very funny one 1 should think !;
but this is the day Harry expected
to return. l hope he will be here
tomorrow"
evil you expect him here the
very day of his arrival2"
"Surely, why not?"
"Then l shall invite him to dine
with me-"
"Certainly,invite him or any friend
whenever you please"
The next morning soon after Mr..
lCameron left for his Office, two notes
larrived for his wife. One from him
iran thus:
"DEAR EFFIE:-Harry has arrived,
iand with him my old chum Hart
Tracy. shall see and have them
both out to dinner with US. R."
The other was from Harry Rob
lertson:
! DARLING CoUsIN:-Have Just time
to say l can't be there before even
ling. Must lcok in at home first
! Look like your old self when 1 smile
on you at early candle-light.
HARRY -"
| A very proper reply was returned
to the husband, and this to Harry
Robertson:
"DEAR HARRY:-Come early, but
tell your friend that while shall ex
lpect, and be delighted to see him, he
must not recognize me, or remember
lme as a former acquaintance. he
has no right to know me as
Mrs. ROBERT CAMERON"
These documents dispatched, the
little housekeeper made out her bill
of fare for q charming dinner tC
1please her husband; went through
lher usual morning programme, mer
Try and busy as possible. Arranging
flowers, Frightening and beautifyins
]everything she touched, and maxim,
A9e house wear q look of cheer ant
welcome befsting the holiday seasol
land the return of her playmate
ltriend and counsellor, cousin Harry
Then too, Hart Tracy was coming
how delightful! What fun the,
had that summer at the Springs
He was good company, lively ant
entertaining, and withal appreciative
Nothing good, in speech or action
was ever lost on him.
Now for a pleasant day and milo
1lesson for her liege lord-a very milk
ione-for grave and gentle as he was
| Robert was in her eyes almost perfect
lbut he needed 4 slight lecture, anC
ishe some recreation. At most i
would only create a small diversion
land no harm could come of it.
1t was with feeling of proud sat
tisfaction that Robert Cameron ush
ere his old friend into his hand
3some and well appointed home. Ev
lerything bore the impress of ampl,
Imeans, good Judgment and refnet
taste. He had not told Hart Tracey
anything of Ehie. He had not tim
and then he wished him to form hi
own conclusions as to the woman h
had chosen out of all the world tt
lpreside over his establishment anC
to bear the name of Cameron.
Always lovely in her husband
Ieyes, Effie had seemed fairer thar
: ever on this bright Winter morning
as he looked back to tell her h,
would be certain to be punctual t.
dinner, and would bring Harry witt
him if possible.
Now an unusual feeling of nerv
BUSINESS came over him as he wa
about to introduce this Travelled
friend, so lately feasting his eyes OF
, the beauty and fashion of the Oh
, World.
EAie did not meet him at the doc
as usual, and as he advanced into tn,
drawing-Ioom she rose, and coming
e forward, met him in the center o
the room, smiling and sweet, bu
s oh! how changed. He .stammereC
f an Introduction, and Tracy, scarcely
t less confused, coughed SO that hi
: greeting was barely audible.
: Efie was perfectly self-possessed
I graceful and elegant as ever. Nj
Tracy's manner became more nat
: Iural, and as they at once entered int,
5 q conversation about his travels anC
: her cousin Harry, Mr.. Cameron hat
s ample opportunity for observation
1 and reflection.
Was Efie possessed, or was h
blind? He ran his hand over hi
: eyes and forehead to be sure wheth
e er he was awake or dreaming.
l If he were all right, what coull
: be the matter with Effie?
There she sat in dark steel-cOl
ored merino, or some such materia
he could not distinguish web o
woof at that distance-the skir
), without founce or overskirt, perfect
: ly plain, and short enough not t.
touch the carpet; the waist plain anC
e high; her collar Of linen, fastened BY
f a brooch that might have been he
grandmother's. No ribbon or flow
= or about her. That hair, which haC
:, always seemed to him q crown o
q glory, was gathered smoothly ant
s twisted into a coil at the back of he
head, fastened by a shell comb
Q Strange as she looked to him, afte
the first surprise was over, his ey
: becoming accustomed to the vision
o it was not an unpleasant sight.