Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-09-10

S0aQeQ Win J6e SOICeSC lace, and tn
dainty blue boots fluttering in and ou
below the plating of her skirt.
Bell Dorsey was already at her pos
and as Jenny came up she opened be
eyes wide and exclaimed: "Oh. my! yO
blue ANGEL Did you drop from tn
clouds ?"
Jenny laughed, and happening jus
then to catch glance from DR.. Chester
who stood near, blushed with pleasure
while the gentle heart in her bosom
throbbed tum ultuously.
Jenny had a very busy day of il
There was much buying and selling, ant
Jenny's table was very popular. But a
the new church was large and not ye
finished, it was not very warm. Tn,
girls at the table were chilly all day, ant
by the time evening came Jenny's fee
were so numb and cold that she coulC
hardly stand.
A hot supper, however, had been pre-
pared at the hotel just across the street
DR.. Chester waited on Jenny at the ia
BILE. Glad enough she was to get some
thing warm and be near fire.
But DIR. Chester, though kind and po-
lite, was not what he had been. Ht
seemed strangely cold and distant, and
Jenny felt sa if her bright day was
spoiled. But girls know how to hide
these things, and Jenny was the gayest
of the gay. She had to return to heI
store again Immediately after supper
and oh, how sharply the cold struck her
as she stepped out into the night.
DR.. Chester left her at the door of a
small room destined for a Vestry, but
now used by the ladies as a dressing
room. Jenny ran in to put off her wsrps,
but. while doing this, heard her name
spoken in the narrow passage without.
"Its all settled. suppose. doctor, be+
tween you and Miss Carson?" was what
she heard.
mo, Fred. I've seen the folly of that
to-day" The tones which answered
we're the we'll known ones of DR.. Chester.
you sstonish me-" replied Fred.
81 don't mind giving you my reason,
Fred" said the doctor. "Just look at
that young lady's feet and you will have
it. In spite of this cold day she wears
nothing but flimsy pair of blue silk
shoes. 1 have more than fancied Miss
Carson; don't deny it. But yon will
see at once that girl who can so utter
ly sacrifice her reason to her vanity is
not the wife for poor, struggling doc
tor with his fortune yet to make. But
enough of this. Let's go in; it's chilly
here"
Poor Jennyl Fortunately there was
no one in the dressing room but herself.
She flew to the farthest end and hid her
burning face on pile of cloaks. But,
after brief struggle, she rallied. 1t
would never do TO cry. It would never
do to go to her table with red eyes. 1t
was very erect, frm-mouthed little la
do who walked to her table presently,
and the heels Of the pretty blue boots
came down upon the floor with sharp
resolute little click; for Miss Jenny had
made up her mind to do something odd.
II am a little fooll" she said to herself;
"but / don't quite deserve to lose good
mans opinion, and won't either if |
can help it."
1t was late before she was ready to go
home. Just as she was about to start
DIR. Chester, who was her escort, handed
her pair of Overshoes, saying. quietly,
as if it were matter of course: Miss
Jenny, please put these on; it is too cold
a night for such thin shoes as 1 see you
wear"
Poor Jenny! Her face was scarlet
with modification. She made out to
utter confused Thank you.' and put on
the offered overshoes without another
word. Then she took the doctors arm,
and they went out together.
Jenny's heart was beating so fasr that
it almost choked her, but she was as de-
termined as ever. Before ten steps had |
been taken she said:
"Dr. Chester, do you think it right to
condemn a person for a single fault?"
Certainly not" said the doctor, prompt |
ly.
Then why do you condemn me?"
81 don't understand you," said he.
81 heard every word you said to Fred
Somers tonight" said Jenny, quietly.
"Miss JENNY He stopped, startled.
II did. don't blame you, doctor; l
gave you reason to think me only vain
silly girl. But, hear my defense how
sorry and ashamed 1 am, won't you?"
And then Jenny made her penitent little
ending with: 81 don't know
what you think of me now, but, in
deed"
81 think yeu the dearest, bravest little
girl in the world, and 'tis who am the
fool" cried the doctor ardently. And
then-"
But, then, don't know that outsiders
ike you and l., reader. have any busi-
ness to listen.
When Jenny got hUme she took off the
blue shoes which had so nearly cost her
/ lover, and flung them up in a ward
'obe. saying:
"Lie there, you blue wretchesl But
'ou've taught me a good lesson. I've
lone with you. I'll buy my wedding
boots before long, and they'll not be blue
mes, either"
An End 70 Bone Scraping.
Edward Shepherd. of Harrisburg, Ill.