The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-04-21
THE FALSE FRIEND.
EY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.

$50 provoking that | should cut my fin.
ger, today of all days in the world SAID
.Juliet,c Morand. And Leslie Hyde is so
iealous-and he'll never forgive me if that
weekly letter does not come. Dear Philip
pa, would il be asking too much If | were to
beg you to write few lines to my dictation!"
Philippa Franklyn laid down her book.
II will do it for you with pleasure, JUL,
etter' said she.
And she opened the little rosewood desk,
clasped with silver and lined with cherry vel
vet, that was usually placed on the marque.
,erie stand between the two windows
Philippa Franklyn was an heiress-a tall,
dark.eyed girl, not exactly beautiful, but pos.
gessinr nevertheless, face Of rare interest.
JulIette Morand was her school friend, the
eldest of nine pennless girls who had hailed
AN invitation 10 spend tie winter in New
York with Mss FRANKLIN with the greatest
delight.
Zone has no opportunities in horrd lit.
lie country hole like this" said JUliette
B. and although | am not vain, | know very
well that opportunity is all lack to make Il
good match
And really the selt.satlsfed little speech
was not objectionable, when one looked at
The reflection of Jullette Morand's rose-lcaf
cheeks, wealth OF golden hair, and eyes OF
.arlI.spur blue, in the opposite mirror.
So juliette came to New York, and Miss
Franklyn in the sisterly generosity of her
heart, bought dresses, jewels and pretty trink-
cts lnnumerabe for the young beauty, who
had only one merino, Il dyed blue silk, and a
set of oldiashioned garnets, that had belong.
ed to her grandmother.
" Because" SAID Philippe, II want her to
look as lovely as she can"
Miss Franklyn's boudoir was very bright
and cheerful in the golden March sunshine
that morning, with its draperes of rose satin,
It's carpet Of pearl.gray velvet, and its low
easy chairs of pearl velvet, pulled and tasse-
ed with pink silk; and JulIette, in her morn
ing wrapper of white cashmere, with only a
blue ribbon fllet in her cnrls, looked peer
lessly pretty as she knelt by the arm Of Phil
ippas cair.
your lover, Juliette?" said Philippa, laugh
ing. Writing lovelettcrs is a new occupa-
ton for me"
"'My own darling Of course" dictated Ju.
liette, with an arch toss of the golden curls.
~ need not tell you how dearly and truely
] love you still, even though you reproach
me for my long silence. But, oh, mercy I!
what's that? \ ring at the door? Give me
the paper quick"
And Juliete swept the incipient lovelettcr
into her pocket, as the page in buttons an.
nounced
Mrs. Schepp Johnson AMI the Misses
Schepp Johnson"
And when the family OF Schepp johnson
had taken their tardy leave, Juliette declared
that they would finish the letter some other
time.
For see. dcar," she said, Il have to ar.
range my dress with Elsie for this evenings
ball. One naturally likes to look rs well as
one can, don't one? And of course, you will
be as particular about your dress, since ltu.
do!ph Carol is to be there"
And she dartcd a little mIschlevOus optical
arrow from her blue eyes to PhIlippa's con.
sCious face.
For Julitte Morand, who had that Instinct.
i've quickness of apprehension which we are
apt 10 credit the lower animals with possess.
ing, had not been slow TO perceive that Mr..
Rudolph Carroll admired the heiress, and
that Miss Franklyn always blushei and be.
came little confused when Mr.. Carroll en-.
tered her presence.
" Exactly" SAID Miss JuiIette to herself.
But because Philippa FRANKLIN has hereto.
fore fallen heir to all the good things of the
world, il doesn't follow that she always will.
Rudolph Carroll is rich and handsome. lie
suits me. And as for that bread and but,ery
love affair with Leslie Hyde, why let it slip
down the wind. 1t was all very well by way
Of amusing ones SELF but Of course It's moth.
ing serious"
So Miss Morand went 20 the ball that night,
IN floating white tullc and glstening pale
blue silk, and secretly congratulated herself
on looking twenty Zines as handsome as the
heircss.
Philppa has nice eyes, and sweet smile
enough" thought she, but when her cOun.
tenance IS not animated she looks cold and
siatue-llke. Men admire life and color, and
vivaciiy."
The evening was halt over, when Miss
Norand found herself leaning on Mr.. Car
rolls arm, flushed and brea,hlcss from q
waltz.
"Ii looks so delightfully."- cool AMI deserted
in yonder conservatory" said Juleite, lifting
her beayen.blue-eyes 10 her cavaliers face
do let us GO there Tor few minuies!"
Mr.. Carroll cast rather a wistful glance TO
ward that particular quarter Of tie room
where Philippa FRANKLIN had been sitting O
minute or two before.
ooh. know what you are thinking about =
said Julietle, artlessly. 1t IS Of Philippe
that I want TO speak toyou. Here is delic
Gus spot among the ferns AID tropical grass
e, and there's foGDtain hidden somewhere