Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-01-22

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pure and true at hearth where
with Thister leaned over and kiss
ed the child, then passed out of
the room.
'Thister' is so serious. Do you
know the character she takes
mo-" replies Trudie, ungra-
ciously
"Will you stop worrying me
about Mr. Maxwell, especially be-
fore "Thister;n he does not come
here to see me-"
Don't he ?h
Pinkie's ludicrous face was Gu
rious in the extreme.
Have you a confidence 10 inn
part - she asked with her best so.
ciety voice. Trudie burst ont
laughing.
Are you in earnest . | have
not thing to tell.
Pinkie grew red with anger
After pause:
"lMr. Elcott takes the Earl, Anise
told me- rather peculiar. is itnot?
that you should have hit upon fair
Amy?n
All the womanliness of Trudie's
nature flashed out in her face: II
don't know whether you always
mean anything by your absurd
speeches. Pinllie; if you do | think
YOU must he girl OF very vitiated
ideas.v
hilinor in passing heard the high
tones of the two, ana entered;
For shame children, quarreling
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But Plnkie vociferated bolster
ously: "Sht accused meof insinu-
ating, aud that | necer do, but if
prudie chooses to couple with
horrid old EnglisL0aan, and one that
has no character, even encOStltne,
Why LET HER DO IT !"
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Pinkie knocked demurely at FL
linor's room late on the evening of
the masquerade ball.
Ellinor hastily turned the key of
her wardrobe and opened her
chamber door for the little in
iruder.
The child stood, shamefaced at
first, IN her gorgeous costume, but
the bright green vest, and point
Ell pumy hat were amazingly
becoming. and the arch highly
eolored face looked like a picture.
"Thister are my skirts length
ened discreetly 2"
There was no withstanding the
deuure appeal, and Ellinor laugh
ed though some tears shone i'm
her eyes. for the full, fanciful
skirt, touched the instep and only
the indeacribably pretty feet were
visible.
You look charmingly my darling
now run off while l put the finish
ing touches 10 my own toilet, and
remember, no amount of estcOreS
gained can ever recompense for
lost delicacy."
Pinkie cast furtive glance
around as though in hope of de-
tecting some slight clue by which
she might be enabled to identify
her sister, and Eliinor interpreted
the longing glanced she pushed
the little thing remorselessly off,
70: Pixies garrulous tongue was
not be trusted. Pinkie stood by
the closed door a moment, and the
black, radiant eyes danced in the
gas light-''a dieu my lady of
Genoa she murmurcd under her
breath, then, the little sandal
feet ran triuinphantly down stairs.
In the carriage she wearied both
sisters with constant, Intellectual
efforts to gain glimpse of their
skirts behind the waterproof that
persistently baffied her attempts.
"Good bye until twelve ~ Eli
nor said laughingly when the car
iiage set them down before the
myriad-lit mansion, and in a mo-
ment she was lost in the mufiled
crowd that poured in through the
wide vestibule. "Ah :" thought
Pinkie behind her mask of green
and white silk, with ruffies of
Italian lace hiding her saucy hips,
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and she strolled on up the stair
way, left her wrappings with a
maid in the ante room, and went
gliding half way down the stair
case, then stood still looking down
into the heart Of the wonderful,
surging crowd, "Ah J" there is
Mr. Ellcoit, what superb Leicester
he makes - and in less time than
it takes to tell Pinkie was at his
side. "You will not recognize your
Amy tonight my lord, "said low
mocking voice close TO the Earl's
shoulder, "She was spirited away
to Genoa in that last long absence
of yours, and now she dresses like
Venitian lady"
The Earl turned to the unique
little Inasuuerader