The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-16
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.

I've couple to spare if you want to take
Lottie to hear Patti. Miss Vane and /
are going"
Of course, Frank accepted the tickets,
and after dinner, when Lottie went up
to the nursery with him for their usual
half hour. Of baby-worship, she declared
she never would call him by his odious
name again.
He shall be mammals darling little
Roland now," she said, holding him in
her arms and showering kisses OH his
sweet, laughing face.
Frank laughed.
"You had better wait little longer,
Lottie. Perhaps the old mans disen-
chantment will c NE even yet"
It's disgusting" she said
And then she said goodnight to her
ycar-old boy, with dozens of kisses and
hugs, and gave him back to his nurse.
"I want you to go on IN GRAND,
please, Frank she said suddenly as
they went into their own room, cup to
Blandford's for an invisible net and hair
pins. Will you, Frank"
"An Invisible net? What on earth is
that? Can't you see it? How shall
know when I've got it? I'll enquire"
She gave him little push toward the
| door.
"Never mind, Mr.. Impudence You
simply ask for what L tell you, pay what
they charge, and bring it home to me-"
So good natnred Frank put on his hat
and started off to Blandford's, the
famous hairiresser's, where he was to
buy the invisible net, to meet Uncle
Tom on the doorstep, impaticntly wait
ing for the carriage that was to take him
to his beloved.
'There is plenty of timo," Frank said
rs he stopped n minute. "Get your
cane, Uncle Tom, and walk up to Bland
ford's with ME"
Uncle Tom looked at his watch.
well, 1 will. 1 shouldn't like to
keep Aura waiting, though"
''Hhere is no need to-" Frank answer
ed.
And they started off, every bit of
franks determination and tact kept con-
tinuously on the alert to prevent the old
gentleman from discussing Miss Vane.
However, by violent effort he succeed
ed till they reached Blandford's, where
an obliging shopman gave them seats,
and begged them TO wait only one mo-
ment, as they were so very busy just
then.
And Frank and Uncle Tom sat down
md waited, close by them being tall
Venetian screen, which neither particu-
larry notlceu uIltIl, Ill " iv", yeC ciearly
distinct voice, they heard n sentence or
so that startled them.
"How will that do, Miss Vane? I
have applied nearly an entire bottle of
the enamel; but, pardon me, the hollows
and wrinkles arc so deep that it is almost
impossible to obliteratc them"
'It will have to do, suppose. Fortu-
nately all my new costumes have longer
sleeves than the old ones. Now, if you
will make haste with my hair, J. will
wear the perfection tonight, I think.
And, oh please remember the touch of
pencil Oh my eyebrows. They are get
ting so horribly thin and paleP'
Beyond doubt of mortal comprehen-
sion it was Aura Vanes voice, md Frank
actually pltied the look that was on the
old gentleman's face.
And then-no one in all the world ever
knew how much an tlnheard of, awkward
catastrophe happened except Uncle
Tom, whose foot reached out and
touched the door-the door in the screen
flew open, and revealed to both gentle
men the startling sight of woman with
head almost as bare Of hair as n pump
kin-only the mercst wisp of gray hair,
twirled. in little pig-tail On the crown
and on the dressing table beside her a
heap of soft, rippling tresscs, and n
! bottle Of belladonna, and of enamel, and
various sponges and brushes, and other
paraphernalia. =
There was shrick of horror from the
bald-forehcadcd lady, q series of "Oho-
o-o-hs !" and thcn.-it all seemed III less
than minute-the attendant threw q
shawl over Miss Vanes pate. Uncle
Tom gave groan Of utter horror as he
got up and took Franks arm.
81 an going home," he said tersely.
"I've seen enough. What nm escape |!
TO thinll-to think was so near marry
ing-that"
think the story is told. Miss Aura
Vanc did not secure her rich husband.
And the baby's name was not exactly
changed, but Lottie inserted "Roland"
for his middle name, and as once in a
while they call him, in jest, of course,
"T. Roland," L shouldn't wonder if,
latter oil, the little fellow has his pretty
name md the fortune too.
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