Daily Republican., 1883-09-15
MISS MAY0'S GERMAN.
BY EMILY LENNON.

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: yet, Therese," Miss Mayo remarked, a
% she glanced up from the pile of invita-
e tiOns she was addressing.
Her cousin. who was l0lling on tn
; lounge in All attitude of studied negli
6 gence, rose up with conscious look
Is "I-I haven't really bought it yet
Clarissa," she said with some embar
. |rassment. al merely brought it hon'
! for approval ! was afraid you nigh
n think it too expensive"
Miss Mayo smiled family. She wa'
, so used to Thcrese's ways-so accus
h toned to paying all her bills with un
questioning promplness that it would
have seemed strange to her TO do other
wise.
''Oh, guess can stand it, )" she said
lightly. "Show it to me-"
Thsrese left the room and came back
with ponderous parcel, which she
opened with many misgiviHgs.
The brown paper wrapper contained
a costly oriental silk, anumber of yards
of ivory satin de Lyon, quantity of
wide Spanish lace and some beautiful
hand painted buttons.
cit struck me az being so very pret-
held up the rich fabric.
1t is pretty" Miss Mayo said, quiet
ly indeed, IL is beautiful, Therese.'
She mad. no other observation, but II
her shallow, selfish cousin could have
read her face Alright, she might have
learned Miss Mayo's estimate of her
character.
For once it was flashed across the
generous mind Of the heiress that Their
ese had very little to do to go down and
order that superb toilet at her expense,
but she said nothing.
" wouldn't have thought Of getting
anything so expensive" Therese ex-
plained, "but you know you said that
You wanted this German to be a bril-
liant success"
$50 did"
"And then Mr.. Dryden's friend is
coming, You know, and"
Who? Ellis Arnold % Miss Mayo
exclaimed, in surprise. "Why, Therese,
| hope you have no i'lea of setting your
cap for him -
Therese colored vividly.
"Oh, no !" she said. Not at all
Only you said he was very rich and had
p
seur in dress, and"
Gal II of which Is true, but at the
same time he is the most insusceptible
man in the world"
Therese tossed her head with a look
that said he Lad yet to meet her.
Miss Mayo smiled again in her quiet
way.
" | told you all about him, didn't 10"
she said.
81 don't remember. ! heard he was
engaged AT one time, and the girl Tilted
him, didn't she?"
"She broke the engagement by letter
without giving him any explanation,
and then she disappeared. She was an
orphan with IN only brother, II fast |
young fellow who was arrested for for
gerry just about the linIe she left town.
People said that she wa concerned in
the affair, but Eli, never would believe
that. He loved her dearly, and he has
never recovered from the blow
81 can't understand that" Thelese
said, tlippantIy. ~ should think he
would be too proud TO parade such an
affair If | were he, | would marry
some nice girl just to rake people be-
lieve didn't care, even if did"
{" No, yon wouldn't" Miss Mayo an
swered, quietly; mot if you were Ellis
Arnold. There. Wasn't that the bel ?
wonder who i, is"
alt is Miss Bradway,' Therese said,
from the hall where she kad gone TO
peer over the banisirra.
"Miss Bradway"' lueried her cou-
sin.
"My new dress-maker. told her to
come and SEE about my dress this
morning.
son." said Miss Mayo, with pecu.
liar smile. 81 thought you had not
made up your mind whether you would
keep it or not"
Therese coIored painfully.
Neither had," She stammered;
only thought that if did, |,
"John is showing her up p-stairs, Miss
Mayo interrupted. 81 suppose you
will not SEE her in herc?"
AS she spoke, tall, slender girl,
dressed tastefuly in black, entered the
room.
"Miss Mayo" she said, in soft,
hesitating tone. 81 am Miss Brad
way"
Sit down." rherese said with pa
air. I" will see you in a
Then she turned to her cousin with a
marked change of manner.
Wen, Clarissa," she said, in low
tone, what do you say ? Shall l Keep
the dress"
"If you like" Miss Mayo replied,
carclesely. But you haven't iAtro-
duced me to Miss Bradway."
Excuse me-" Thercse exclaimed,
with look Of surprise. " Miss Brad. /;
way, tins is my cousin, Miss Cariasa
Mayo" 5
AS the young girl arose and bowed
her graceful head, Miss Mayo was
struck with the delicate regularity of ,
her features, and the native refinement
Of her whole presence.
"a lady evidently" she said to her |
self But how trail she looks ! What
"A pity that sucha girl III that should
be compelled to earn her living with
her needle"
"This is my dress, Miss Bradway,"
Thrrese ratified on, with heightened
animation as she held up the soft,
silken fabric with ill-concealed pride.
Every vestige Of the faint color in the t
dress makers face vanished as her Il
lar expressive eyes rested on the rich a
g
That" she stammered, "that I-|V
why, it must be Il very old pat
Tern -
"Old !" exclaimed Therese, with evil Il
lent piqne. " rather think not ! It
Just bought it yesterday at Horne's; it u
s part of their new stock"
" All of those oriental designs are Il
,ld," Miss Mayo observed quietly. II
. For that matter, the older they are t.
he better Have you seen this pattern ?
before, Miss Bradway ?"
Yes" the young girl answered,
,lowly, as she bent her head over the
beautiful silk ; "some time ago. IL y
,nce had dress like 1t myself" +,
I" 1t can hardly have been the same" y
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