, 1884-11-21

sIn come back sail George. with : bon.
ing-red face. You Mt herc-rn = lar& q
course.
y Intrusion. I hope" sgd tn. old nian.
but r.thal little pride 81 tha phrase; M IN.
trnsion. I hose, young lady. You ~ on,
George: mother and IN waitr
-Oueea twas COMPANY hs said sivly.
When he returied to his Wits. The Old LADY,
ieca was working n~erFously. She couldn't
help it--the tears stslrted from hnr eyes shs
looked az the drus sho had mnde in Georges
honor, at the gloves her conces-iea 20
fashion-at a little satchcl Ia whicis was
money she had hen saving ever since George
went to West Point 10 buy HIS swori and
uniform; she looked At the puzziei I'd
fnthor, who had bean anticipating this visit
~ long; and so-she couldn't help 1.-THE
tears did come
~Come. father, " she said al last; -this isn't
the Place for uA He isn't a litlo hny now.
o, II we hal only kept hun with ua Let
US go away and not make him ashamed"
-Ashnmedi7 said the old fellow, with q
touch Of pride ~So; now we're here wen
rtay-not b. put out by our own Hon- We
can enjoy a trip. you old simplston, I guess.
same as thirty years ago, before the great
George wa thought of
George and Miss Lyman walked on in an
- ALAA+ ~ AA4A NAR AAAN y ~
dignation prevailed over her Abatement
Il hink, 1ir. Morris, " she said, haughtily,
extending her hand for the parAsol. ~that I
can fnd the rest OF my way to the hotel I
Will not detain YOU
George gave her the parasol and turned
back His father and mother were gone from
the library, and he walked toward the bar
racka On the way he met his roommate aNy
partner has come" aid Lyman; 'sae K
prettier than ever. Tell me, where Il my
sister.' George told him, aud continue 70
his room, knowing that he would soon have
u message. Presently It came, and Lyman
delivered 1t very CURLY: "Mis Lyman
wishes to excuse herself from being Mr..
Morris partner at tho german George
made no answer, and his roommate went
out and left him.
Then George saw that the world was
against him. He Cursed the fate that had
made him poor; he cursed the Lymnns for
looking down on him. He turned for com
fort TO people who had been kind TO him He
thought Of Dora. and for the first tins felt a
sort OF pity for her that she bad been treated
rs be considered Mis- Lyman had treated
him "confound it, be said. beginning to
compare her with other ladies he
hsd seen. abe IS a. fine a lady as any Of
them. l will hnl where she Il AMI go n
make it up" As he ast thsre into tbs twi-
Light he found h.ins1if going backward from
taa ago when he knew Dora 10 the tune
vixen he was 4 little boy. knowing no high
noi low excspt by his mothers simple rule
that "han1,ome Is TINT handsome does" 1t
gave him a pang to remember the time when
he had thought his fuller and mother tho
greateIt people In the world 70 thou5ht
Of bow proud his father Ind always Leen OF
him, and now ho recognized how little there
had bssn to te proud Of. He remembered
how his mother had stood waiting FOR him
today be- remembered her Dire and every
tiins, and thors fla he'd upon his mind "A
ric.ure OF hcr as she must have been at
home carefully planning that simple dress
and patiently working on il with her own
hnnns Tor many days to make It worthy OF
him.
Two big tears jumped into his eyes, he
made a Desperate swallow and siezod his
cap and started for the hotel on a run.
Fathers and mothers are easily won back;
half an hour-in less tine-the three were
walking together towari the famous bali
room we won't go in. George" said the
old lady tremblingy-he had wanted Lsr 70
go in- that was enough-and she cried again
nnd.sad to herself that George was tbs big
get and the be It OF them all
But thoy did go in, and here was George
just ordering people around aud getting his
muther a sent, and when tlat was done hs
painted out the classmntes that he had written
about and the professors who had taught him
And the mother looked on at the magic srens
and wondered bow George could Be familiar
with such s%plendor. In tho midst of all she
exclaimed; "lVhy, thar5s Dorair
-DoraiT cried George, thundorstrucA
"Dorai Wherof
Then he saw her-walizng like a fairy
| Nth anna IN rt.t,c lad .ha.nr h.r fo- -.
figure. Just the sainc as IN thu old days,
only moro maturely beautiful-golden hair,
cherry-lips, peach-bloom chseks-only more
beautiful thsn ever. Her dress was a soft.
gilmmeriny white watersi satin. ami ns she
stood for q moment unier tho gas jets, timil
pearls throw little swinging shadows on her
cheeks
osoi se watched her as a kind father might
have done and gave her 4 tender. good wish
Tor every step or her flying fe1 pace be IN
her true and z sntle heart" lie watched her
through the ngure aud while sho vas going to
her eat, and II made his own heart so full that
there was no place in it for surprise when he
saw that her seat was with Lyman So Dora
was Lyman's beautiful partner OF the even
ing, who was to be his beautiful partner in
the may german Of lie.
After the hop George met young Lyman in
their room. "You have Teen finding me out.
Lyman, but the same discovery has taken
me all my life. II we ever meet again per-
hAps / shall be a different man
Thoy did meet again. II was In New YORK
at the marriage OF Miss Gertrude Lyman and
Lieut. George Morris.
So it was that tho last day at West Point
BIO took his first step on the road to bang a
gentleman. So 1t was that thu last day he
underwent the mysterious change that
ehanges not only the cutof Prince Aiber.
coats. but somsthing else as we'll