The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-12-28

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She opened the battery very suddenly
almos, staggering TemAine.
o Eaie, no. II would involve larger
expense, ten times more than Il costs st
home
Then seeing that well.known, marty
like expression settling on her face, that
always drove him to desperation, be ad-
ded hastily:
lfyou eau mausge II, 20 yourself. I
dare say some Of your fashionable friends
will chaperon you,
oh, may l, may |, really Indeed |
will manage ii! don't need many new
things, rm sure. ! have enough for the
silk, aud With little more | can easily
get Whist ! absolutely need. Ellis, You
are a darling
He laughed but not very joyonsly.
I'm very glad you think so. Well, I'm
or
Two hours later, Mrs. Effie Tremaine
dressed Ia an uuexceptionsbly elegant
walking costume, started out on her
shopping tour, TO meet at the silk count.
er Mrs. Godfrey Coddington, carelessly
tossing over the rare pieces Of evening
silk.
am SO delighted to have your taste on
my new silks, my dear Mrs. Tremaine.
Do tell me which you prefer, the salmon,
or the pearl blue. or this SUMMER pink !?
| intend TO have couple OF them for
Hastings
Hastings!
Mrs. Tfemaines cheeks glowed.
hope TO see you ut the shore, Mrs.
and either in this exquisite
maize or silver pink,
So you will be thereY Do join our
party, only Godfrey aud sister Blanche
aud Nellie Belburn aud !, for next
Thursday. Have you engaged rooms2-
What shall you get neW9
II was certainly delightful TO be talked
to thus, but, once home, there occurred
little qnans Of conscience, as, very, very
gradually, she felt herself drawn into
arrangements she knew were far beyond
her reach.
And yet she consented TO Mrs, Cod.
kind offer that Mr.. Coddington
should secure rooms for her with his
party
She made up her mind that the elegant
stock of clothes that two hours ago she
thought needed only little renovation
and small addition to make It all that
was necessary, would not do at all
Aud so, besides the money her husband
had given her being spent in the dozen
and one triiiug accessories TINT we'll
dressed toilette demands, there was
folded away into a seldom used compart-
inent of Mrs. Tremaine's pocketbook an
unreceipted bill for fifty pounds, made
out 10 Mr.. Ellis Tremaine.
Eflie's blue eyes were dancing aud her
cheeks flushed when she was set down
with her parcels from Mrs. Coddington's
carriage at her door.
She had time and TO spare before Ellis
came in to the o'clock dinner to look
over her purchases, that after all seemed
very small considering that horrid bill
in her pocketbook, that she dreaded to
show her husband, for all her flushed
gayety Of manner.
All, is there any need to tell him now
she reasoned, as she removed her walk
ing suit and donned lovely black tissue.
Not the slightest use 10 tell him before |
go away. He'll only make fuss, and
do hate fuss. Besides, after ] am home
again, perhaps can save it out of the
house money.
80 She qnieled her conscience with the
spccious promises, and the
II, xt day, finding il impossible to get
ready by herself in time to 90 with Mrs.
purity, was obliged TO hire
the reryices Of high.priced dressmaker
" hose bin for her work she tucked away
in her pocketbook also, aud thus sweled
HE Indebtedness If her husband to be
paid when she returned
All. when SHE returned.
If sbe had only known, rs she kissed
her daiu,ly hidden hand 10 her husband
a. he stood watching her off, with look
IN his eyes that was mingled love, stern
ness, pride, annoyance and harrassing
worry.
One of the prettiest women at the sea.
side, and certainly the best dressed. She
must be bankers wife, at the least
Who did you say you understood she
wasi
Old Mr.. Wiugdeld put mp his eye
glass as Mrs. Tfemaine went by, fair 20
zee Sc a lily, in her carriage dFess Of
tender cream tint. with ber laee.coVered
pink.lined parasol making faint rosy
shades on her clear blonde face aud gold.
en- hair,
She j. Mrs. Ellis Tremaiue, from Lon.
don, with The C0ddington's, believe
and putting np at the Parade. A regular
beauty, isn't shel
Mr. wiugdsld put his eyeglass slowly
back, staring after the CoddipRton car.
risge
Mr. Ellis Trcmsine Suppose ber
husband Is hefey
No, that know Of. Indeed, think
heard young BeIlbura say bc vas unable
% leave hi, busines.--a book-kcerer or
something, / believe, ior frm 10 tie
city.
Mr. Wingdeid arose from his chair