The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-09-27
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Ellis ate his eggs with very little
show of satisfaction,' and his silence,
while better thoughts were rushing
through his mind, was taken by Efhe
as sign of consent,
She was not slow in pressing her
advantage
at won't cost over twenty pounds,
Ellis-very reasonable indeed, for
shall make it nearly all myself, and
Pm sure you cant be displeased at
that. Then say yes, won't you Ell
lis dear ?''
A settled, white look came around
bis handsome mouth.
'if you care more for show and fine
clothes than for my respect and con-
sciousncss that YOU are my economic
al, and prudent wife VITO is helping
her husband save instead of almost
goading him into debt, you can have
the money"
Her eyes flashed as delightedly as
cbild's over a new toy She had
accomplished her desire, aud his cold
vet touching words had fallen un-
needed before that
"You can have the money"
She snrung from her chair behind
the coffee urn, and threw her arms
around his neck, kissing his hand
some worried forehead
"You darling. l knew you would
not say mo- for all ycu read me such
a lecture on economy. Really. Ellis.
whep vou see Low lovely shall look
in my new silk. you will not grudge
the money, will you? You like to
see me look as pretty as / used before
we were married, don't YOU? And
your not angry dear! You do love
mel"
Her sweet, girlish face all alight
with enthusiasm, ber blue eyes dane
ing such honest delight. ber smooth
cheek laying against his. and her
dainty little hand stroking his wbisk-
ers-of course Ellis laid down his
napkin and pushed back from the ta-
BILE and kissed her.
She was bis wife-sweet. pretty.
and delicate as a mountain pink. and
be loved ber-loved her dearly.
truly. as in the davs when he had
won her, thinking what rare eow-
er she was.
He loved her, and was willing. yes
anxious to increase her happiness by
everv honest means in his power-cn-
ly Fife was extravagant and unreas-
enable in Der demand for dress and
style that were bevond the capsbili-
ties of the well salaried man that be
was
So now be kissed her tenderlv, and
then took out his purse and laid q
bank note on the tablecloth.
There's your new silk. dear-may
you enjoy itn
His forbidding manner bad so en-
tirely disappeared. that .Efie's heart
was encouraged to undertake a9oth-
er pet plan SO as she demurely
folded the note away in her pretty
little crimson Russia pocketbook, she
began so quietly that Ellis was cap
tured by storm:
81 was wondering If it would not
be good plan if we shut up the
house for August. dear, and went
somewhere. 1t will do you so much
good, I'm sure, and there will be no
expenses here while we're away.
Can't we go to Hastings 2"
She opened the battery very sud
denly, almost staggering Tremsyne.
"Oh, Efiie no. 1t would involve
a larger expense, ten times, than it
costs at home"
Then seeing that well known, mar
tyr like expression settling on her
face, that always drove him to despe
ration, he added, hastily:
"Ifyou can manage it, go yourself
| dare say some of your fashionable
friends will cbaperon you"
"Oh, may i, may | really? Indeed
| will manage it, ] don't need many
new things, I'm sure. Ihave enough
for the silk, and with a little more |
can easily get what / absolutely
need, Ellis you are darling ~
He laughed-not very joyously.
"I'm glad you think So Well, I'm
off,"
Two hours later Mrs. EfIie IRE
mayne, dressed in an unexceptionably
elegant walking costume, started out
on her shopping tour, to meet at the
silk counter Mrs. Godfrey Codding-
ton carelessly tossing over rare
pieces of evening silk
"I am so delighted to have your
taste on my new silks, my dear Mrs.
Tremsyne Do tell me which you
prefer, the salmon, the pearl blue, or
this SUMMER pink? | intend to have
a couple of them for Hastings"
Hastings.
Mrs. Tremayne's cheeks glowed
al hope TO see you at the shore,
Mrs Coddington, and in either this
exquisite maize or silver pink"
$50 you will be there? Do join
our party-only Godfrey and sister
Blanche and Nellie Bullburn and l.
for next Thursday week Have you
engaged rooms? What shall you
get new ?"
1t was certainly very delightful to
be talked to thus, but, once home,
there occurred little oualms of con-
as, very, very gradually she
found herself drawn into arrange
ments she knew were far beyond her
reach.
And vet she consented TO Mrs. |
kind offer that Mr. Cod
iIng,on should engage rooms for her
with bis party
She made up her mind that tie ell
egant stock of clothes that two hours
ago she thought needed only little |
and small addition 10 |
make it all that was necessary, would 1
not do at all
And so, beside the money her hus- |
band had given her being spent in
The dozen and one trifling accessories
hat a well dressed toilette demands, |
here was folded away in seldom |
used compartment of Mrs. Ire 1