Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-09

where this precious toy can be matched.
II shall not be left unsearched.'
ou can't match it," said Medora
And she proved to be right.
IN ms despair, Hugh Ballard went to
Old Mrs. MegaTeau, who was exactly
Ike eyerybody's fairy grandmother.
W hat am | to do?'' said he, blanklv.
"Do!" said Mrs. Megarreau. nodding
the diamond butterflies on her cap.
why, go to the china-painting and
decorating rooms. of course. in Ham
mersly Square. Take your sample.
and they'll duplicate it for you in
tWenty-four hours. Say that Mrs.
Megarreau sent you.''
Mr.. Ballard devoutly thanked the
Old lady, and obeyed without loss of
/ time. Mrs. Baker, the superintendent.
who sat at her desk, took the pieces of
Mrs. Whitworth Walkingham' doomed
cup and looked earnestly at them with
her head to one side.
I'VE have that shape in our wares, >
SAID she; land l am quite sure we can
reproduce the design-blue iris-buds
and marsh grasses. Miss Raymond S
designs are, some of them, even more
exquisite than this. Rosabel, my dear,
come here
And Rosabel Raymond, pale and
pretty as ever, came unconSciously
forward i'll her brown linen painting
dress, with bow of black ribbon at
her throat, and her lovely chestnut
brown hair pushed back from her face.
Mrs. Baker was holding out the bits of
fractured china, wiereupon were
painted the blue iris-buds and dropping
grasses, but RoSabel never looked at
them.
''Mr. Ballard.n she cried, her face
frightening with delight which she
was too unsophisticated to suppress,
What brought you to this place"
Miss Raymond" he exclaimed,
''what are you doing here?''
Earning my own living, said Rosa
bel, with quiet dignity.
Does Miss Dallis-Medora, | mean
know where you are?"
''She ought to know" said Rosabel,
''for it was she who recommended me
to come here. For the DallaSes, |
think, were getting tired of me-" she
added, with a sigh. but | ought to
be very much obliged to her, for have
acquired most welcome independence,
and the work here is exceedingly con-
genial to my tastes. Is that the pat
tern you wish copied Mrs. Baker," she
asked, taking piece of china.
'-Oh, what an excellent group of
buds! yet | am bold enough to think l
can initiate it successfully"
IF you can replace that cup" said
Mr.. Ballard, dramatically, Il am your
slave for life.''
81 think l can promise to replace it
without any such condition. SAID
Rosabel, laughing.
And Mrs. Whitworth Walkingham
never knew that her iris-Dud cup was
broken until Hugh Ballard brought
back its exact counterpart.
He came no more to Mrs. Dallas
Tuesday morning receptions and Friday
afternoon teas. Miss Medora vainly
wondered why. But one day she met
him on Fifth avenue, and prettily re-
preached him with his recent absen-
teeism.
Il have been fortunate enough to
discover the abiding place of your
cousin, Miss Rosabel Raymond" said
he grayely.
Medora looked up, with deep color
mounting to her cheek.
.'Indeed?" said she.
'.It was very kind of you to secure
for her such a congenial position as
that, ;" he added.
"Medora Dallas hung her head, and
was silent.
But she will not remain there
long, he continued, cheerfully. i
am happy to tell you that | am engaged
to her. We are to be married in few
weeks. OF course you will receive AT
home cards when we are finally set
tied"
Medora murmured something about
congratulations" and delighted to
hear of it"
But Mr.. Ballard smiled to himself
when she passed on.
la belle cousine is not exactly
pleased. = he said to himself.