Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-01-18

beautiful girl, arrayed il Cle Diue Muelln
at the piano. and Dolly, also in blue mu
Inns knitting, The appearance OF the blu
muslins was the result Of Thomas Cardel
apparently careless. Elimination to busy ID
Lawlor that he intended to drop ir' tina
evening. For wonder the Doctor II
memo-led the fact and the ''Lawlor girls
were arrayed to receive their guest
Dolly, in half an hour decided that sh
liked the new conner very much indeed
and that he would make a very nice broth
er when he fell in love with Julia an
married her, as Of course, it was his mani
fest destiny to do.
E'For Julia really is lovely,' thought I'm
selfish little Dolly, ''and when he hear
her sing he must lose his heart.''
Apparently the singing was as powerful
a magnet as Dolly supposed it would be
for scarcely day or evening passed tina
Mr.. Bardell did not drop in. Tom Law
lor, the Doctors's nephew and student, de
iclared Bafdellsto he a frst-rate fellow ant
was always bringing HIM to tea. Thel
the garlen of the Bardell place, as summer
came on, offered most tempting opportu
mites for the presentation of bouquets tt
the fair ladies at DR.. Lawlors's. To bt
sure, Thomas Bardell did not know thai
Julia's share always adorned the parlor
while Dolly cried over hers in her OWL
room, aud sometimes pressed her rosy
lips upon the c. I'd Of the donor.
Silly little Dolly |!
For she knew Mr.. Bardell was falling
deeper and deeper in love with Julia. Die
he not fairly haunt the house? Did he
not listen entranced when Julia sung
even upsetting all the orderly arrange
ments OF Dolly's work box in his abstrac-
ton +?
Was not the picnic ON the Bardel
grounds to which all the friends, far and
near, have been invited, solely the result
of Julia's wish to see the place
That picnic
Somehow it impressed itself upon Dolly's
mind that Thomas Bardell was contem-
plating proposal on the June day, when
he was to play host to all the people of
RuShtoWn.
She could not have told why she thought
| so, nor why she resolved to ask ''papa'' for
permission to visit her aunt in New York
few weeks, ''Just to give them chance
to be alone she thought, and wondered
what made her heart throb so painfully at
the idea.
She made Julia lood like an exquisite
picture, by wreathing field daisies under
the rim Of her chip hat, and fastening her
| soft white lace at the throat with bunch
of the same flowers.
Then she dressed herself rather hastily,
having curled her sisters hair, and other
wise made Cinderella of herself.
She heard nothing of a dismayed excla-
nation in her fathers study of:
''But bless my soul, Bardell, can't
spare her She is my right hand and my
eyes She is house keeper and companion
and everything? I thought it was the
other one you we're"
And here the laundering kind-hearted
father stopped and hesitated, and finally
said:
"Well-well, if she loves you. 1 will not
say nay, though dcn'C know what l shall
do when you take her away"
| Then Thomas Bardell discovered that it
| was fully time for him to go home and
receive his invited guests. and he departed
not seeing the girls, and leaving the doc
tor in dire dismay.
''Dear me-dear me-" he kept mutterlng
sswhy couldn't he have fallen in love with
the other one?
When the Lawlor carryall, driven by
Cousin Tom, drove into the avenue of
Ba1dell place, Thomas Bardell, standing
upon the porch to receive his guests,
thought eyes had never rested upon lovlie1
vision than the daisy-Wreathed face OF
Julia Lawlor. The prettiest pink tinge
came to her cheeks as she accepted his
help in leaving the carriage, and his arm
to the house.
Dolly jumped out anyhow" as Ton
est color upon her white cheeks, though
she talked and laughed gaily enough.
But after the luncheon was over, Dolly
found an opportunity to escape alone, and
strolled over to rustic seat overlooking :
pretty lake, and completely hidden by tai
lilac bushes. Here. with her useful little
hands idly clasped, she was looking
straight before her, thinking, when Thomas
Bardell, who had watched her flight, also
strolled down the path that led to the rus
tic seat.
Dolly was thinking.
cit is lovely here and the house is splen-
did. Julia oughht to very happy, but
wished she cared more for him. All she
looks forward to is the splendor and free
dom from money care. But perhaps thai
is the best, 1 don't care about money, SC
it must be best for me to stay at home and
make it cheerful and comfortable for papa
Julia says l must come often to make hel
long visits, but don't think l can.
wonder"
And here little Dolly's hands clasped
each other in a tighter grasp, and her very
lips grew white as she wondered If it was
very wicked for her to feel such an eny1
Gus longing to have, not the wealth, but
the love of her future brother-in law.
'sI'll soon conquer it" she thought miser
erably; ''when it's all settled. 1t is this
waiting that tries me-"
She was not to wait much longer, for the
bushes parted near her, and presently Mr.
Bardell startled her by saying
"Are you dreaming, Miss Dolly ?"
She blushed and smiled, answering:
II was little tired, and came down
here to rest"