The Red Cloud chief., 1881-04-21

In the house that had grown
dull and dizzy. too. I took good care
to wssh~isat. bah sfaag IL o Of
mucilage water. and ciappef II
dry. and pulled e out. and wrxppea IL
roand that hat. and tied it down over
The brim IN q hinge bow unsicr my chin |
=. there said |. that vii SCI oa mf
and de1ieu NV hss-my hasf's
too brigh; 70 be fashionable In this Old
gold mania. Doa'tI look ~ IL I'd jnst
stepped out Of an old iiiusnina,ed msn-
uscTip. the 'Ronannt Of the Rose.
or
That you dol" said mamma "And
I'm well enough 20 see To the peaches.
and I'll have the chairs all In the garden
at seven O'Clock" And OF | went
..Oh?' said Miss Paget- IF you
don look Just like n Of Borne Jones
womenr'
..You look ss IL you had stepped out
OF orc Of William Morris mediaval
stories. dear" said Marcia
But I saw Miss Merlin going over me
critically. and I saw a twinkle IN Johns
eye-for John was In the secret OF the
white dress and I carried my head all
the higher. lie wouldn't be in the Sc
crct of thu dress; I should not tel him
a word about IL, for the sake OF having
him tell Miss Paget what he'd think 3
good Joke enough.
Well. as I don't care a copper now.
although perhaps ! did then. / will Ven
tuTe 20 sav. vanity o the right shout.
that / couldn't step without stumbling
over some victim that day. and wilhout
ripping a seam a. well. All the gentle
men kept about me. before and after
dinner, andl was justsimplnton en0ngh
TO Ike IL, and TO feel ii rather 3 tri-
umph than otherwise orert the rich and
fortunate. girls. Alfred Pa ,et was on
one side. and Colpuct Neare on the
other, and Lieutenant Savary lowering
about, aud Mr.. Merv.n was pulling me
japanese lilies. and Miss Meryin was
hanging behind and saying disgreeablc
things to Maria. as we went down the
terraces and through the wicket into
our own garden. where the boys and
Sissy were ready to wait on US with
peaches and cream, and where mamma
looked lovelier than all the rest OF US.
Wing in her white wrapper on the straw
sofa under the tulip tree.
But of course as 500 as | was there.
J / had to drop my role of fine lady and
belle for that OF hostess and waiting
maid, and | was moving here and there.
making this person and TINT more CON.
Portable, when NIL at once 1 canght my
dress in a thorn, and snch q slit % rent
its way through that old stuff you never
saw short of zigzig lightning in n thun-
der-c,oud. / ran int0 the house Tor
some pins TO catch Il together, but
thought then | had better take n hasty
needle and thread; and ! was behind
the window-screen, hurrying for dear
life, when I heard voices, aud there was
Miss Mervin. with the party round her.
giving some ribbons off her dresstO Sis
sy, and mildly Guizzing her the while.
/ stuck the needle in. and sailed out,
for there was no knowing where that
sort of thing would end. 'fou haven
given me any peaches and cream. Sis
sy," said /, coming up.
Deed. miss" said Sissy. 1 thai
sorry! But the creams all done gone
Gomez" l said, placidly. Then
run and get some more"
..For sure, Miss Al-watn l get il
Wit? Missus glib me the very fastest
cent she had for. the cream for desc
yer"
.sSissyr
Poor Sissyr' murmured Miss Mer
vim. Wont she paw for this will
more than her last cent"
There's plenty more cream"
"Plenty more?" cried Sissy. joyous.
". "Whar's it atg"
"ln the milk-room, to be sure. Max,
haste, Sissy"
..Lors, Miss Al! IF YOU amt allui
the one to sabe '~pearances! I'd ortc
known you'd hab some lef. Miss AT
|, Jess de cutest Case said SISSY. tLen
) TO the assembled group. '.for getting
, somein outen nuffin! Dis yer Cow
) she's got on she made oh an ole bed
, curling; an yer wouldn't nebbe
f; dreamed twas dc ole mosquito-nettin.
roun' Mars Alec's ole hat-she wouldn'
Y hab it done washed noways2N
r Struck to stone. if ever | was thank
: full in my life it was when John sudden
ly appeared, aad taking Sissy's shouI
4 der. gave her a twist round the corne
4 of the house and out of sight.
r Ills it really true?" said Miss Meryiu
t with sprightliness; "and did YOU max
that that peculiar dress from an oil
bed-curtain? and is it mosquito nettin
5 round Alec's hat?' a#cL
What a triumph Of art, Miss LIS
1 marie ~ simpered Maria Vergnes.
NO" said l hen, recovering myself
"it's the triumph of poverty. But It
very good of you to take so much inter
est in my dress. fTliteach You all IN
. art any day" .
Thanks" said Maria, who WASH
ill-natured herself. but we shouldn
look like you in it If you did. And. ii
deed, I'd rather be able to get up sue
a dress as you have done than TO b
c able TO buy out Worth" WV %" '-'
And at that little bit OF kindness o
: course l burst into tears, and ran ava
It as fast as L could TO hide them.
d didn't know where. and never stOppe
d till L found myself at the bottom OF tn
= orchard. face down on the grass, b.
o meath the old hickory tree.
But John had come stalking close b.
o hind me. and in q minute there he wa
r lifting me from the grass.
o "oh, let me alonel let me alone!'
~ SoobCu. w.. . nv
get these rags off and burn them up.
g What" he cried, gayly. 9Th
Or Illuminated Dress?"
1t "Yes, yes; it's only shown me VIII
1T a fool | was. trying to 60 where didn
4, belong. And / don't care. l don
ID want to belong there. l hate them a.
;, l."
"You hate them all, Alice!" ]
" laughed. You hate Marcia? My mot
q err? Me?'
1t Its no matter whether l hate "
1t or not; it's nothing to you. Nothing
ID anything to you. so long as you C;
have Miss Payet beside YOU"
If II don't want Miss Paget besi'
n me-" ia 10 ALEJ
at "Johnr'
There's only one person thst l wa
h. beside me, and I want her for life. b
1t -she-thinks I'm too DID," '+-
Id .Oh, joint"
"And as for Miss Paget, she is goil
id to marry Colonel Meare."
You don't mean so!" And start