Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-09-17
A Ten Dollar Bill.

Win her IecI on Tue ieHueT, anu teU
dollar bill in her hand. To an ordina-
ry mortal a ten dollar till is ten dollar
blll-that, and nothing more ; but to
Julia it meant an evening Of enchant-
ment.
L shall buy white gloves, white satin
ribbon, and fam, she whispered soft
ly, 'and Charley will be sure TO bring a
bouquet. My dress isn't very shabby,
and If it was, he would never notice. l
ought TO have an opera cloak and lots
of things, and ought-yes. ought to
pay Madame my weeks rent. But no.
body does every thing he ought to, and
it is not my fault if have ffty-dollar
way for every ten-dollar BILL
Then she looked thoughtfully at the
bill, and turned it over in her pretty
white hands. AS she did so, she noticed
a name written in small clear letters in
one corner. The characters were so
small that she had to take the note to
the window in order to decipher them.
But very little puzzled those bright
Young eyes. Il sce,' she said, noddIng
her head wisely. John Henry BroOkes.
| wonder who he is, and what made
him write bis name on bill that is
everybody's-mine just at present, and
gong to the store keeper in halfan hour.
Not pretty name either. dare say
ne is some little snob that thinks there
is only one man in the world, and he is
John Henry Brookes.'
A man would not know how to spend
twenty minutes buying pair of gloves
and three yards Of satin ribbon. julia
spent two very pleasant hours about it,
and, not being able 10 come to decis"
ion about the fan, she determined to
walk up to Union Square, and have hall
q dozen stores to select from. 1t was
quite fair and bright by this time, the
sky blue, the air soft, and not very cold
so with a light, rapid step she hurried
along, pausing every few minutes before
some gay window, and considering It's
contents as carefully as if she really
meant to buy them.
Just turning into the square, some one
said, Julia ! don't cut me in that direct
way
why, Charley, who ever thought o.
seeing you here at this time of day?
have been buying gloves. Have yol
cot the tickets?'
i was just going up town to see you
Something has happened
'Oh, Charley! What? Is ii nice p
L don't say it's bad exactly. I'll tel
YOU what: we'll go and take lunch, anC
YOU shall tell me all about it. If yol
had met me Ave minutes earlier yol
would have seen the cause Of my holi
day. He's regular swell, l tell you =
an English gentleman
What is his name-or title?'
He has no title; he's only Mr.
Brookes at present, but he'll be bar
onet some day; and he brought tn,
chief letters from some Of the bigges
London editors. He is one Of thos
statistical gentlemen who want facts
and he's got no end OF money and fin
place in Somcrsetshire-whereve
that is.'
1t is in England goosey.'
Very well, I've no objection 4; onl
wish he was there, too, for-don't b
angry, July-I have to go to the oper
with him tonight he made me prom
lse, and l could not refuse
But you had a prior engagement wit
me, sir, and l shall not release you, s
don't imagine l SHALL
L don't want to be released; yo
know that and what am to do?
why did you not tell him you hada
engagement with ladyp
L might go to his hotel, and tell hlr
so YETI
Certainly that ls the proper thing I
do
An hour afterward, as Julia sat in he
room, making her white satin rlbbo
into bows, a servant entered and said
"A gentleman, miss, in the parlor,
see you.'
She laid her BOWS carefully on IL
bed, covered them with clean hand
kerchief, and went down stairs. Charlie
stood on the hearth rug, looking ini
blaze with a perplexod look. Jul
went and stood beside him.
We'll, sir?'
We'll, July, saw Mr.. Brookes.'
'Yes?
Il told him 1 had forgotten that l h'
a prior engagement with a lady, and th
in America ladies always came first
VERY proper. am glad you to
him that. 1 believe Englishmen co
slider us quite secondary. Charley, it
your duty to give him lesson On til
subject. What did he say'
Y That perhaps the lady would excu
me-under the circumstances
y No. sir, she won't. II is nation
:, question now, Charley, the honor ofyo
J, country.womcn is IN your hands, sir.
4 And the circumstances p what a
e they?'
. His being a stranger-a very prom
nent stranger, and all that
Il snap my fingers at the circuI
Y Stances He is a man, and a rich ma
= if he can't take care Of, himself, fhe C
ss hire a policeman to go with him.