Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-22

nau TAKEN on ner plate, so great was her
dismay. How was she ever to restore
the embroidery to the trunk? And she
had not the courage TO confess 10 her
parents what she had done.
She scarcely slept at all that night,
and she wished with all her heart that
she had never entered that basement
room. But il seemed To her now that
the only thing she could do was TO keep
the embroidery. She saw no way of
restoring il TO the trunk without letting
her parents know of 10, and this she felt
she could not do. She thought she
would not be able 20 endure their ex-
pressions Of sorrow and surprise. And
then il was not likely that Mrs. Spear
would ever discover her loss.
She put the embroidery away at the
bottom of the bureau drawer, and there
IL lay for two years. Long before the
expiration Of that time, Mr.. and Mrs.
Spear and their two children had TO-
turned and taken possession of their
home again. but though Rosaile trem-
bled little at first for fear the en-
broidcry would be missed, she recovered
her equanimity when she found that
nothing had been said about it TO her
mother.
On her seventeenth birthday Rosalie
received from an aunt, who she had
never seen, a present Of fifty dollars and
an invitation to pay her visit.
OF course Rosalie was overjoyed at
the prospect of change, and began
Immediately to make preparations for
her visit.
"Oh, how wish father was little
better on she said to her mother as
she packed her trunk. II have only one
really nice dress to my name, and all the
others are almost shabby"
TRY to forget your clothes, and enjoy
yourself rs much "a you can" said her
mother "Iou will have n pleasant
time, know, if you will only make up
your mind not to compare your appear
aucc with that of others in better cir
cumstances.
In packing her trunk. Rosalie took
care 10 put in the embroidered fiounce.
She took il with her simply because she
did not dare leave it at home. where. by
some unfortunate chance, her mother
might see IT,
A week after her arrival at her aunt's,
Rosalic was invited To large party.
Il haven't thing to wear. &" she said.
MY best dress is my black silk, and
that Is not suitable"
"a pretty white muslin would do"
said her aunt.
"All my muslins have been worn out
of all freshness, said Resale.
Suppose YOU let me look over them,
said Mrs. Ardc. Il am famous hand
at planning. '
Rosalie willingly threw open the door
Of her closet and put up the lid Of her
trunk, and dragged out the contents of
both. In doing so, she inadvertently
displaced to yiew the embroidered
ilouncc.
"IIow beautiful exclaimed Mrs.
Arde. "Why, Resale. / wonder that
YOU did not mention that YOU had this.
10 u just the thing TO make up with n
very queer piece of white muslin. And
YOU can wear pesch-cOlored or blue rib
bons with il. Come put on your hat.
Ind we will go thOpping at once. will
make YOU a present Of the dress
Rosalie felt very averse to using the
embroidery, but she did not know what
excuse to maze for not doing so. And
so she Obcc icntly put on her hat and
went out with her aunt, who, after buy
ing the materials for the dress. engaged
n dressma':cr TO come To- the house and
make it mp nj once.
As may De supposed, Resale took lit
tie pride in her appearance the night of
the party, for she could not forget what
i; was thai made her look so we'll
dressed. She was silent and subdued
throughout tle evening, and was very
glad when tho party was over. and she
could take tho dress of and put II out Of
her sight.
II will never wear it again. she
thought.
But few days later when her aunt
packed her TRUNK to go to the scashorc
for a week. the dress went in as a mat
ter Of course.
''Just the thing for YOU To wear at the
hotel hops, said Mrs. Arde. who was
not To accompany her niece TO the sea-
shore, but who had willingly consented
tO ROsaliC'S acceptance of an invitation
from an old lady who had taken n fancy
To the young girls bright face and pleas
ant manners.
Inv spite of her resolution not to wear
the dress again. Rosalic was obliged to
put IL ON before she had been two DAYS
at the seaShore. for she had nothing else
to wear suitable for an evening enter
tlinmeut, and Mrs. Darling. the lady
with whom she was staying. would not
listen to her protestations Of prefer
encc for quiet evening nj home.
The hotel was crowded. and the ball
room was thronged with young and old.
Ro>alie enjoyed ut first looking at the
various beautiful costumes and study
ing the many different faces about her;
but she received sudden shock when
she discovered that some one was study
ing her-or rather, her dress.
She felt uncomfortable and i'll ut ease
ut once. and would have gone home i'm
mcdiately had such thing been posi-
bic: but she could see nothing of Mrs.
Darling. and was obliged to stand the
scrutiny of the stranger-who was n
young and elegantly dressed lady-as
best she could
80 long time had passed since she
had taken the ilouncc that she no longer
feared discovery: but any attention paid
her dress always reminded her so UNI
pleasantly 81 her sin that she was made
utterly wretchcd.
How much more was she when the
young lady approaching her said, with
a pleasant smile:
viii YOU excuse my speaking to you
without an introduction? Ny name is
Eleanor. Willoughby. and am STAYING
here for a few days with my mother.
The reason have taken the liberty of
speaking TO you is that | want 20 ask
you IL YOU are willing to let me know
who embroidered the hOunce on your
dress? IL is beautiful"
Rosalie started and turned deadly
pale. IL was full minute before she
could control herself sufficiently TO
reply:
Il am quite willing to tell YOU, but
am afraid YOU will not be able to get
one like it-for / suppose that is your
idca-for my aunt embroidered it,"
els that old lady with whom YOU
came in Vour auDtp"