Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-01-14

ious inquiries Tor larger bouquets, anu
broke of his gay little conversation
with TIME 10 rush off 10 the floral tem'
pie with one ofits nymphs.
| TIME was too unversed IN the ways
ofthe world 10 feel any resentment at
his detection, but she was sorry enough
for the abrupt break IN the merry chat
they were having while he insisted upon
her turning the leaves OF the big album
for bis inspection.
She tried not to show any feeling, but
there was a suspicious little drawing
down of the baby mouth, and a grieysd
look in the wide blue eyes that infatu-
ated him as he dashed back in a mom-
snt with huge arrangemcntiof flowers
in his hand, which he begged her to &C
cept.
HE must be a remarkably charita-
Bile man." was her little remark aside
to the rector, as the commo dore pro-
ceeded to take unlimited shares in the
autograph album.
The rector had been watching the
frank, hlgh-brcd face of the young fell
low and, unworldly as he was, he knew
enough to trust HIM so he paid no
heed to the mods and wlnks from his
wife across the hall, who was being in-
formed by the able first drectres' OF the
dangers girl in Tinie's peculiar posi-
ton ran from the over-familiarity OF the
strange young man.
Bobby, the candid young brother,
hovered about Tinie's stall, hoping for
a recognition for his friend of the day
before but much scrubbing, haircut
ing and clothes-brushing, had 40 trans
formed the ingenious youth that he
passed uuresognzed till he forced him.
self into notice by whispered demand
to know his sister wasn't, just as he
had said, eleventy thousand times hand
somer than those old cats who wouldn't
speak to her because her mother was a
washerwoman.
The commodore's bewilderment at
the question only lasted moment /;
then he saw 1t clearly. This pretty,
soft-eyed girl, with her little wildrose
face and shy, bewitching ways, was the
abused sister be had already felt chly-
alrous pity for when her brother told
her story.
He remembered il all now-the old,
worn-out dress, the pretty white apron
that was to cover it-and what a fasci-
mating little apron it was, all covered
with rufiles and puflles and hummery.
as bis untutored masculine tongue would
have described it.
1t must be that very apron that was
PLAYING the mischief with him, for he
had never been so fascinated BY any girl
before.
Suddenly wild desire to possess tie
irresistible bit of property came over
him. Would she sell it for sweet char
ily's sake?
Then the cruelty Of securing 1t, and
leaving her to the modification OF ex"
posing the rusty merino unprotected BY
its friendly shelter, rushed over him,
and he took Bob into short consnlta-
ton. which resulted in an interview
with the majestic first directress, who
was promenading the ball with the
bland manner Of shop-walker, or OF
one who graciously holds levee, but
keeps an eye on the guests that they
escape not with the spoons.
The suave lady, little guessing for
whom it was destined, assisted him to
select from one of the tables an apron
Of far more elegant character than the
one he coveted and he, with Bobby's
assistance, began to negotiate an ex-
change of aprons, with ten dollars to
boot, to be added to The fair receipts.
Tinie flushed up at the offer, but the
bystanders urged her 10 accept it, aud
even the clergyman whispered his ap'
proyal.
She couldn't 60 10 church without the
ribbons she had plucked from her hat to
adorn the apron, was the hesitating con-
fes.ion she whispered back; which
whisper being overheard By Bob was
speedily communicated to his new
friend who surprised him by being too
strlngy to surrender the ribbons but
bepped to be allowed to add to the ex-
change a whole bolt of bonnet ribbon
to be procured in the morning when the
sun and the village milllner made theli
usual simultaneous arising.
, TIME, who had not courage to resist
so much opposing force, made the ex
change, and entirely overthrow the com
r moaore's theory that the apon did 1t ol
appearing even more dazzling ard ra
3 diaut in the new one but he was salts
D God with his bargain, and Tinle adde1
= the ten dollars to her little bsx oil cast
@ from subscriptions.
The list was full now, and such
merry excitement attended the draw
ing that all the other parts OF the hal
8 were deserted, while the crowd hocke'
T.. around to look aud listen. One OF tn
0 Yacht company drew the winning mum
o ber. aud with some dismay found him
= self the owner of the album; but Wit
j. great presence OF mind he presented
G TO the rector, who, with just one mo
t. mentary CLEAN of waggishne.s in hi
d blessed face, begged to be allowed
le give it to his esteemed friend, the hrs
II directress, who was obliged 10 hire
m man to carry her white elephant home