River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-07-27
A BIT OF LACE.

/ lace, papa.
II dare say, For.
"But | want you to look at 1t.
/ ~ shouldn't know any more about
/ 1t if | did. ="
"Well, then, want you to buy it. ="
Buy it What for >
"Why, for me.
"Pay five hundred dollars for a
I handkerchief for you :"
'Nes, indeed. All other girls have
them, although certainly this is "a lit
| tie, the least little, nicer than theirs.
don't know why Lucy should have a
| handsomer handkerchief than |, Just
because she's married. Anybody else
would say it was enough to he married,
and so let me have the handkerchief.
I Married women have everything
love, and lace, and diamonds. Now.
papa, Just take out your pocket.book. -
! II was a cOaXing voice.
DO you suppose carry $500 bills
/ in my pocket-book -
at makes no odds. Your check.
book, then. | have set my heart on
! il, it's such beauty. III you only
look at it-look at that wreath of
/ flowers, all So delicately shaded here
/ the close work in the light. you see.
there the open work in the shade, so
I perfect You can quite fancy the coll
ors and all done in this one thread.
i see, papa, there's dewdrop. that
round hole in the MESH"
Nonsense. Flor can't see any.
thing of the kind there.
al bat 4 Laaanat. xOtfF azya Fauft al
ucated, sir. Mine is; for | have
studied other peoples laces till
could almost work them. That's ;
good man! knew you would. Yol
always do. one, two, three an,
then there was a shower of kisses AM
tinkling laughter. And that was tn
conversation of millionaire and hi
daughter that Lucian Malvin hear,
I over the transOm of the next room {
. his in the hotel where he staid owe
night a year or two ago. seeing heithe
people nor handkerchief. and aghas
at the thought of a handkerchief eos
ing the awful price of $500, whic
was one.third of the mortgage on hi
. little place that he was trying TO pa
on, heart aud soul--a cOnversatio
that now REQUIRED 10 him In a momer
of real agony, as he hOusemaid stoO
before him holding a little limp rag /
her hand that she had just snatcht
4 out of the washtub, and that last nigl
q was a bit of dainty lace that Miss RIOS
{ Mercier had called her handkerchief
and had given him 20 hold during IN
galop. Good heavens, how WAS h
? ever going to restore il
lie was young las yer, Just enterin
upon what in time would probably L
fine practice. but which WAS no
empirical. lie had started in the rae
for wealth aud honor with good leg
\ ability. good name, and good moral,
and with no other implements tina
: little patrimony in the shape of
modest dwelling in the suburbs. whic
he had been obliged TO mortgage +,
the means To get part of his educ,
, ton and his profession, which NOR
= gage he was striving 10 pay of. Ia.
le he might begin the future clear of III
d world. lie WAS handsome fellow
i this lucim Malyln, aud ambitious on
too, ia some degree. and very nearl
as proud rs Lucilcr. lie used 10 te,
AlAAilN liAAlkN AAA INV AnnNt ANAANlA VII
those so much Weather than himse
: Ia which certain circumstances ha
~ subjected him. lie had had an in
ID portant case accidentally thrown int
his hands, and had acquitted hmsc
so well that the wealthy client too
: him up and would MOI let him down
and when Lucian demonstrated that
was out Of his power 90 keep up sue
association, and was notifying 10 h
pride besides, the client had assure
him u was not pride, hut vanity. tn;
was mortified, and that the way to i
rs wealthy rs those he met was {
( keep their company and get the
- eases and he had thought, ON III
whole, that perhaps his friend ";
right. and that, il he began to yirl
with IN ignoble motive, he had ucye
theless become very fond of the VA,
Of people to whom wealth had give
IS every opportunity of culture and grac
- and who knew how to treat life lil
y q work of art. Moreover, IL was not
- little that he was petted los various
i. these good people. Certain mother
ladies' made him at home with ther
and won his confidence and affection
notably Mrs. Blmetta. Parents vii
good rcut.rollS Of their own. as MI
N Bdrnctta used 10 tell him. were not
inconsistent IN the matter of rcnt.rol
rs of virtue and talent m their dauph
4 crs' husbands and he was inyit,
y here and invited there, and given
~ understand great deal more than
"A chose 20 understand. Proud rs Lucille
IS. as II WAS previously stated, be "