Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-05-08
BRUSSELS LACE

Il shall never know another mo-
ment's happiness without > iiA
> 'sWithout what? 1 asked breath
lessly, wondering if it were within my
power to grant her very ardent wish.
"'Fiye yards of that lacc!'
"'Oh, yes-that piece with red and
blue scallops! 1t is beautiful!
"'No. indeed not that coarse hide
Gus stuff fit only for kitchen-curtains!
/ mean those festoons of lovely
creamy white The design is forget
me-nots and roses every stitch done
by hand. You see it looks like the
most delicate frost-picturc.
II had never seen Il design in roses
and iorget-me nots executed by jack
Frost; but I agreed with her without
hesitation. Who would not have done
SO in my place?
1T will cost II great DEAL she CON
tinucd, and papa may demur; but l
must have it.
Il longcd to rush in and buy for
her every tlimsy rug of lace that the
shop contained; but I reflected that
this would be premature, and, besides,
had very little money. I contcnted
myself with saying:
"'I am sure yonr father would
adopt every means in his power to
crafty you'- with deep meaning in
my tone.
"'Papa is very good she said, viii.
an upward glance, half shy, half
amused; but the best men grumble
sometimes. I hesitate only because
il buy this lace. shall have to pay
duty on it at the frontier / dislike
paying duty-it seems such foolish
imposition and still want the lace
very much. l have an idea. L will
buy the quantity 1 nccl and smugglc
IL. lidt Will be SttSH It'l.
~ beg of you, Miss Morton, to dc
nothing Of the kind. You would OK.
pose yourself to II very uncomfortable
encounter with the Custom -Hous,
officials, and the affair might bc any
hing but n joke ... ....
II was not in the least Mortified Al
her suggestion, for I had frequently
noticed in tho fair soxa warped NOR
ality upon this subject of smuggling
when upon other points the STANDARD
of right and wrong fell little short ol
the angelic.
81 have been told that thcre is NJ
difficulty ut oil in smuggling; ono
has only toloekinnocsnt, and ono il
allowed to pass unquestioncd.'
"'I can assure you Of the contrary
very awkward scenes occur l said
drawing little on my imagination te
dissunde he,' from an pnwiso act
"Whom am l to believe m,
friends, whom / never found in th'
wrong, or you, who deluded poor in
nocent pupa about those pictures il
the Palais do Justice this moIning!'
II WINGED, for had coolly manu-
featured an account of those unluck,
painting, and had seen Miss Mortoi
consulting the guide book afterwards
with considerable perplexity on he
pretty face.
"'How is any one to find out il
have five yards Of that lace hiddel
about my drcss?' she said, returning
to the all-engrossing subject.
"'There is in most Custom Hous'
stations private room presided owe
by grim female who has right te
search all the mysterious pockets o
any lady who attract suspicion
".But / am not suspicious-lookins
character!'
"'Truc; but you might be subjec
to the search all the same
"'Thcn l suppose must give III
my lace?'
"I advise you to abandon the idei
of smuggling it,
with a sigh my companion turned
away from The tempting window, an(
we retraced our steps to the hotel,
believing the question of the lace de
linitely settled. An hour later we tool
possession Of a tirst-class coupe er
route for Calais.
"Fatiguo kept my companions 81
lent for q time, during which I-be
tween admiring glances at tht
beautiful long lashes on Miss Nor
TOMS apple-blossom cheeks--fcll te
,neditating upon very distressing
subject which the events of the pas
few days had temporarily banishet
from my mind. was in debt; th'
cost OF frame for my Dosdenon;
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