The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-04-04
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zeal place in millinery or dressmakiug es
tablishinent something tina. was light and
lucrative z"
Mamma" said Alica. clssping her hands,
would gu as common eervant-maid. il
only yon win not look so white and terri
fed ~
% h. il oalS ysn had married SIR Kings.
dale !" sighed Emmeline, wringing hei
hands
sit isn't worth whila to talk about that,
now, said Alice. quickly
Mrs. Stitchall. on Fourteenth Street,
agreed to initiate Miss Stafford into the art
of first-class dressmaking. The girl was
pretty and stylish. Her customers liked to
be waited on by just such dimpled young
hours; and. besides. on account of her in
experience, Miss Stafford came cheap.
But poor Alice was indescribably shocked
on the second day of her apprenticeship,
when Miss Ma igenet swept into the show.
room, with Mrs. General Satisfy and half
dozen fashionable friends in attendance on
her.
My niece has eountermanded her
Partisan ORDER" said Mrs. Satisfy. .She
thinks that Pingat and Worth charge deal
too much. What we want 10 know now il
whether you, Mrs. stitchall, can undertake
to have her dresses ready for the thirtieth of
March,
Mra. Stltchan btamed, and said "she
thought that she could. For wedding ont.
g., Of course. all other things must give
Rayn
Miss Maugenet smiled. loftil, She did
bok old and ball-worn, Alice thought, for
all hor eyes were so large aud lar figure 20
imperially developed.
Yes said she, " am to be married on
the thirtieth of March, and don't care
who knows it. am not one of your green
school girls who want to involve everything
in mystery
Aud then sha foil to tnrning over the
stuffs, and criti,iising the fashion. plates, As
fashionable lady should
strange pang rant poor Alice Saiford's
heart as she stood there, arranging imported
costumes on their frames Her eyes
brimmed with tears. How could Frank
ever have fsncied such bold, snowy, loud
voiced votary of fashion as this Frank,
who was 80 fastidious, so refined, so all that
a man conld be.
Suddenly she started. Her own heart lay
before her, easy to be deciphered Us an open
book. Was she in love with another wo-
uan' S affianced lover? And the deep color
glowed on her cheek, aud her lip Guivered
Oh. why--why had she not comprehended
her own nature before2 Now it was too
late
1t was raw. snowy twilight when she
started to return home, with sad wind
wailin9 through the streets, and the gasjets
Pickering behind their misty glasses.
Never before had Alice Stafford been out
so late unprotected, and drunken man,
just arrived at the gleeful stage of inebria-
ton, who staggered down the street, made
her heart beat with terror. She uttered
little scream as she stepped hastily aside,
aud walked nearly into the arms of a tall
pedestrian, wearing seal-trimmed over.
coat.
W.
Is this really your Alone, aud at this
time of night p
" Frank" was al that she could gasp.
g If you don't want to walk with me-" he
said, 81 will not iniict my presence upon
you. But will keep little behind so IS
to make sure that you reach home safely.
Dusk is the worst of all times for a young
girl to be out in the streats of New Yora
without an escort"
She looked at him With eyes of mute
pleading.
:" What is it, Alice Z" he asked. "Why
do you look so strangely at mef"
"Because you speak so coldly. Because
you are SO changed !" she cried out, reso-
lutely depressing her sobs. "Oh, why don't
you speak to me as you did once2'
He drew her arm under his.
"Alice," he said, elf thought that you
cared for me-"
81 dol" she exclaimed, passionately.
you know that do. Bat, oil what am
I saying to you, the betrotbed husband of
another woman ?"
He looked puzzled.
"Ths is quite new to me- said he.
whether l marry or whether die single,
my heart will ever be true to one woman.
and one only-and she is Alice Stafford. ~
"And Miss Maugenetl"
" Didn't you know7 She is to marry my
cousin, Colonel Kingsdaie, who is the gen.
erals aid-de-camp. Miss Maugenet indeed
Why, she Is almost old enough to be my
mother"
t" am so glad-I am so glad l".Iwas all
that Alice could say through her sobs
Mrs. Stafford WAS patching some muslin
curtains. to mako them do for the second
story hall bedroom, Emmeline was writing
out an advertisement "Boarders Wanted!
for the next mornings paper, and Althea
was preparing frugal bread-pudding for
the economical dinner, when Alicen and
Frank Kingsdale cane in.
Mrs Stafford drop ped her needle, Althea
set down the puddi ,g on the table, and EN-
incline sat with her pen suspended in mid
air.
"Its al, right" said Frank, shaking hands
all around, = We're engaged. We're to be
married next week. Lest Alice here should
change her mind, Won know"
81 shall never change my mind" said
Alice, almost Indignantly. II have always
loved Frank-always. Only didn't know
it. until thought l had lost him."
They were married very quietly; and Old
Mrs. Wyhdlam Jones protested that she had
known it all along.
so the Mrs Wyndham Jones' of the world
never like even the appearance of being
taken nnawares Helen Forrest Grdces.