The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-08-26
MAGNOLIA, MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY SEPTEMBER O. 1881 90

the color of the dress, the ribbon at
the throat, and the shaded plume in her
hat.
He looked at the little glove long
time. He had thought it might belong
to one Of the factory girls, as he found
it near the lodging-house. But 1t did
not look like factory hands " glove.
He would ask Maggie Lloyd, at any
rate so he put 1t carefully in his pocket
until he should made his calls the next
morning.
He had suffered the glove to become
so associated with the memory Of a past
that was sacred to him, that he felt his
cheek burn and his hand tremble, us he
drew it forth to show it to Maggie, who
was sitting, in the comfort Of GONZALES
cence, in an armchair by the window,
watching the handsome young doctor
write the prescription for her benefit.
"By the way, Miss Maggie, do you
know whose glove this is ?"
Maggie knew it at once. II was Miss
Gardeners glove.
4" Miss Gardiner
The name made his heart beat again.
els she one Of the factory hands "
g Yes but she lodges with Mrs. How
ell, quite out Of town, almost she was
here to see me yesterday"
'Oh see !" said he, not the most
releyantly. "And can you tell me how
to find Mrs. HowoIl's house? suppose
could go by and restore this glove tc
its owner"
Maggie thought this unnecessary
trouble; but she gavo the required di-
rection, and he went ont saying to him
self " It can't be my Katy, Of course
but the glove shall go back 70 its
owner.
Mary and Lizzie went to church that
Sunday morning Katy declared she
couldn't go, having but one glove.
stayed at home with her, and offered ia
keep Mrs. Howellschildren for her, and
so persuaded that worthy woman TO at.
tend Worship with the girls.
And this is how it came about, that
while we were having a frolic on the
carpet with the children in Mrs. How.
ell's room, we heard a ring ut the door
and Bridget having taken herself of
somewhere, there was no help for it but
for one of us to answer the summons.
" You go, Katy, whispered I, in dis
may, / can not appear"
Katy glanced serenely at her own
frizly head in the looking glass, gave a
| pull at her oversliirt and touch to hei
collar and opened the door,
Immediately afterwerd ! was shocked
l.
scream and seeing her drop on the
floor and that man, a perfect stranger
to me, gathered her UP in his arms anC
began raving over her in manner that
astonished me. He called her " his
darling, and CHS own Kate" and ac-
/ tually kissed her before / could reach
her.
was surprised at myself afterwards,
that l hadn't ordered the gentleman
ont, but it never occurred to me at the
time, and when Katy came to" and
sat up on the sofa and heard hii
speeches, she seemed so well pleased
that left them and took the children
up to our room, feeling bewildered al
over.
What shall l say further? Only tina
Katy lives in the pretty house in th'
town known as DIR. Craig's residence
where we three factory girls have {
home whenever we want it. And therC
are no liquors found on her sideboar,
nor at her table.
One day l heard Arthur say: "Yol
were silly child, Kate, to run ava,
from me. / should have given up tn
point at last, know"
"But there would have been tn
splendid cellar and the ten thousand
year" answered she. at would hav
been such temptation. We are safe
as it is, dear"