Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-09-12

ed her eyes wide and exclaimed: '.Oh
my! you blue angel! did you drop
from the Clouds"
Jeuny laughed, and happening just
then to catch a glance from DR..
Chester, who stood near, she blushed
with pleasure, while the gentle heart
in her bosom throbbed tumult-
uously.
Jenny had very busy day of 1t.
There was much buying and selling,
and Jenny's table was very popular.
But as the new church was large, and
not yet finished, it was not very
warm. The girls at the tables were
chilly all day, and by the time even
ing came Jenny's feet were 80 numb
and cold that she could hardly stand.
A hot supper, however, had been
prepared at the hotel just across the
street. DR.. Chester waited Oh Jenny
at the table. Glad enough she was to
get something warm and be near a
fire.
But DR.. Chester, though kind and
polite, was not what he had been.
He seemed strangely cold and dis
tant, and Jenny felt as if her bright
day was spoiled. But girls know
how to hide these things, and Jeuny
was the gayest of the gay. She had
to return to her store again i'm
medistely 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
asmall room designed for vestry, but
now used by the ladies as q dressing
room. Jenny ran in to put off her
wraps, but, while doing this, heard
her name spoken in the narrow pas
sage without.
"1t's oil settled, suppose, doctor,
between you and Miss Carson ?" was
what she heard.
"No, Fred, I've seen the folly of
that to-day" The tones which an.
swered were the well-known ones of
DR., Chester.
"You astonish me-" replied Fred.
81 don't mind giving you the rea-
son, 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 a
flimsy pair Of blue silk slippers. 1
more than fancied Miss Carson; l
don't deny it. But you will zee at
once that girl who can so utterly
sacrifice her reason to her vanity is
not the wife for poor struggling
doctor with his fortune yet to make.
But enough of this. Let's go in; it's
chilly here"
Poor Jenny! Fortunately, there
was one in the dressing-room but
herself. She few to the farthest end
and hid her burning face on pile of
cloaks. But after a brief struggle
she rallied. 1t would never do to
cry. 1t would never do to 60 to her
table with red eyes. 1t was very
erect, frm-mouthed little lady who
walked to her table presently, and
the heels of the pretty blue slippers
came down upon the floor with reso-
lutte little click, for Miss Jenny had
made up her mind to do something
very odd.
81 am a little fool!" she said to
herself; "but don't quite deserve
to lose good mans good opinion,
and l won't, either, if I can help it."
It was late before she was ready to
60 home. Just as she was about to
start DR.. Chester, who was her escort
handed her pair of overshoes, say
ing 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 l see you are wear
ing"
Poor Jenny! Her face was scarlet
with modification. She made ont
to utter confused "Thank you," and
put on the offered overshoes without
another word. Then she took the
doctors arm and they went out TO-
gether.
Jenny's heart was beating so fast
that it almost choked her, but she
was as determined as ever. Before
ten steps had been taken she said:
"Dr. Chester, do you think it right
to condemn a person for a SINGLE
fanlt%
certainly not" said the doctor,
promptly.