The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-27

1t you ~aat TO go. yoi Can go. said
old Mrs Mysa,t. wsth . shrag OF Ser
lean and ~rinkltd shoulders All
tnst have TO say 10 that | don't ap-
prove of balls. aid never didr
Coral D~igh, looked piteously ., her
gria oil grandmsther.
'Grzndmsmma.' said she. i don't
think you approve of any thing that is
picsr
The old Woman smiled ssrdouically.
i ye iis- Ionzsf than you. C"fsl.
said abe. .aad I've seen more OF the
fslly and nonsense II this wsrid. Nov
gn and peel tue peaches for tea. and
don't forget to put the tsole-iioen
soak for tomorros's wash
Slowly and unwiliingly. Coral
Dwight o,,eyet her grandmother be-
hest somehsw. lite wns . disAppoint-
mel, Ia pretty Coral She hal left her
Country homs and come to tue city t.
be . sort Of companion 10 I'D Mrs Ny
gait, With the idea that city life Was 10
Do wbirl sf gaiety aud pleasure. and
here u had narrowed down toa walk
on tn. Battery ancs . week and church
three times day .i Suuda, aud all
the rest OF the time she Was condemn ned
to lis en- to her graudmo,her's dresry
rrcoIlections If the past. lectures on
the present. and representations for
the future.
Bat here. lake an Oasis In the desert
Of li,r .xistenc-, had come the iavItS-
tion ,o b .li--a real ball. With lights.
buutilg, artificial flowers aud . reed
and s'nng band.
Aud Ciar. Cooke was going Clara
Cooke. Who lived next door, aud was
cashier iu Nes.rs Poole j. Black berry's
glove store; and 90 was little Ethel
Dent. Who fsnght school, aud who had
b~ctms sequsinted with Coral at the
csr nar bakery, where she went for fresh
rolls for her grandmother every morn
Ing.
And one Mr. Ferdinand Aubrey Was
going. too Mr Aubrey, who hired Mrs
Clok.s top floor room. and was reputed
TO be ia business IN Wall street: but OF
this latter accessioa tsthsir party Coral
h.d said nothing 10 her grandmother
'He has a>ked me tn dance the first
two dances. sid xhe. to herself. of
course l cnnt expect q great many
partners being q stranger in tile city.
Aud if | told Grandmamma. she &ould
be sure to make ridiculous fuss about
.t. On, how delightful Il will be! Ii
ouly / had anything .ice t. weAIT
Coral called out old Mrs Nygstt,
crisp'y. as these thouS hts passed through
the girls mind, while you are about It,
you may xs well bring down those
damasf towels Of mine that l spun
when 1 was q girl They need .
thorough bleaching. and there's good
bit OF sun these days
A. Coral mechanically took up the
aveudcr scented heaps Of linen. some
thing clinked down on the drawer bot
tom : something wrapped in piece oi
silver paper.
GraDdmamma's anethysts!' shs said,
to herself
Mrs Myg.tt had shown her these an
,ique jewels oncs-deep purple stones,
sst.around with q thread-l,ks tracsry OF
time yellowcd pearls. and relieved by
. fi,,gree setting of ancient gold-a
brooch. and n pair Of long peudsnts.
shaped like hearts.
III could but wear theser said
Coral. TO herself. Aud why cannot "
Gra andma,nma would never knowr
And. with the inpulss ct an instant
she slipped the jewels into her pocket,
jnst a. Mrs Nysait's hslting step VS.
heard in the hsll below.
What does keep you 30 long, said
Mrs Myaatt. querulously.
I'm coming. graudmamma. said Cor.
al. with guilty haste.
She went to the ball that night In an
old gray silk dress. freshened up with
y lace Houncs Aad cterry -c0lored rib
bons.
Mr Ferdinand Aubrey danced bis two
dances with her, to the infinsts envy OF
Clara Caoke; and ct two o'clock iu the
morning she returned home. happy and
tired, with Mrs Mygatt's amethysts in
her pocket. safe and sound.
= e. - -
L did wear them, ,grsudmanms. con-
fcsssd poor Coral. with tears in her
eyes-'I did wear theml oh. l knew it
Was very, very wrong. and I've repent
ed il, in sackcloth and ashes. ever
since. But iudred, l put them back
u.harmed. in the very corner Of the
drawer took them from
'Thsn,' severely demanded Grand
mssher Myg.tt. 'whsse ars thsT now
How can ltell. srandmammaf' pits
oasly appealed the poer eiri.
sOorsL' sAid Mrs. Myeaft. you DO
knowr
4 don't, grandmamms Indeed. in
deed I dontr sobbsd Coral. dissolving
into fresh tears
Pack your trunk.' said Mrs Nygait.
Leave this house. and never Get foot in
il morer
.us.adn ammA,' csiet The eirL gres.
ING Asrsslst 10 The sssy fOots q lhss
hair. do you think
Your conscience will tell you Whist !
think said Mrs Aygast. ss.rnly. !
don't want any discussion on the sab-
jecs. | only want yoa t. obey my
commsuds.
So Coral Dwight went lack 10 her
bons brsk~n-spiriesd and in dsapsis.
Her step mothes. . hssa-fsssussd 90
man Of forty odd. took her part vsee-
me,tly. uuch to her surpriss aud re-
lief.
You've your faalts Coral said she.
and ia be tho last 10 deny itl bos -
for be,ue thief. Why its nonssnse on
III. very lacs Of Il and the Cd v1man
must be three quarters mad 70 think
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