Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-11

DIS nano' winch he begged her to accept.
"He must be remarkably charitable
man." was her little remark aside to
the rector, as the commodore proceeded
to take unlimited shares in the autooranh
album.
The rector had been watching the
frank, high bred face Of the young fellow
and, unworlaly as he was, he knew
enough to trust him; SO he paid no heed
to the mods and winks of his wife across
the nall, who was aelng informed by the
able first directress of the dangers Girl
liz TIMES peculiar position ran from the
over-tamlliarity of the strange Young
man.
Bobby, the candid young brother. how
cred about TIMES STALL hoping for
recognition from his friend of the dav
before; but much scrubbing, hair-cutting
and clothes-brushing had SO transformed
the ingenious youth that lie passed I'M
recognized till he forced himself into no.
tice by whispered demand to know if
his sister wasn't. just as he had said. eiev
enty thousand times handsomer than
those old cats who wouldn't speak to her
because her mother was washerwoman.
The c0mmodOTe's bewilderment at the
question only lasted moment: then he
saw 1t clearly. This pretty soft-eyed olrl,
with her little wildrose face and shv. be-
witchlng ways, was the abused sister he
had already felt chivalrous pity for
when her brother had told her story
He remembered it all now--thc old,
WORKOUT dress, and the pretty white
apron that was to cover it-and what a
fascinating little apron it was, all covered
with ruiiles and pufiles and tlummcry, as
his untutored masculine tongue would
have described it.
1t must be that very apron thai vas
playing the mischief with hiE, 10Y he
had never been so fascinated by any girl
before
Suddenly wild desire to possess the
irresistible bit OF property came over
him. Would she sell it for sweet
charity's sake?
Then the cruelty of securing it and
leaving her to the modification of expos
ing the rusty merino unprotected by its
friendly shelter, rushed over him, and he
took Bob into short consultation, which
resulted in an interview with the males
tic first directress, who was promenading
the hall with the bland manner of shop
walker, or Of one who graclously holds
levee, but keeps an eye on the guests that
they escape not with the spoons.
The suave lady, little guessing to-
whom it was destined, assisted him to Sc
lect from one of the tables an apron of
far more elegant character than the one
he coveted; and he, with Bob5y's assist
ance, began TO negotiate an exchange of
aprons, with ten dollars to boot, to be
added to the fair receipts.
TIME t1ushe dup at the offer, but tile
bystanders urged her to accept it, and
even the clergyman whispered his ap-
proval.
She couldn't 90 TO chnrch without the
ribbon she had plucked from her hat to
adorn the apron, was the hesitatinG con-
fession she whispered back; which whis-
per being overheard by Bob was speedi-
iy communicated to his new friend, who
surprised him by being too stingy to
surrender the ribbons, but begged to be
allowed to add to the exchange whole
bolt OF bonnet ribbon to be procured in
the morning when the sun and the vii
laGe miliner made thoir usual simultan-
eous arising.
TIME, who had not courage to resist so
much opposing force, made the exchange,
and entirely overthrow the cOmmodOre's
theory that the apron did it by appear
ing even more dazzling and radiant in
the new one; but he was satisfied with
his bargain, and TIME added the ten
dollars to her little box of cash from
subscriptions.
The list was tull now, and such mer-
~ excitement attended the drawing that
all the other parts of the hall were de-
serted, while the crowd flOcked around
to look and listen. One Of the Yacht
company drew the winning number, and
with dismay found himself the owner OF
the album; but with great presence OF
mind he presented it to the rector, who,
with just momentary CLEAN Of wag-
gislness in his blessed face begged 10 be
allowed TO give It to his esteemed friend,
the first directress, who was obliged to
hire man to carry her white elephant
home.
There was another fair in Oilport next
year and the album was again put up to
he ratified for, but the chances were not
registered by Tinnie, for she was off on
her bridal trip with her most devoted
husband, the gay young commodore,
who. having neither mother nor sisters
to point out the immense social disgrace
Of marrying the daughter of a washer
woman, had followed his own sweet
will in his choice of a wife, and made
selection that made him the envy of all
his friends.