The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-02-12

a tumbler ofmilk, will we, alongabout
/ o'clock, and a doughnut or a hard
tack. I'm used to eatin' heartily IN
the middle o the day"
When the door was finally shut up
on Pinkie, her aunt and cousin eX-
changed looks.
"Horrible.." cried the youngest
daughter, Carrie. Its worse than
ever conceived. How could papa send
for her?'
lie has not seen her since she was
10 years old" said Mrs. Bent, dismal,
ly. "Of course he could not dream
she would be like this. Hehas always
said her mother was q charming wOm-
an; and they lived in Europe for sew
eral years when she was little. 1t is
horrible, girls"
Bunk down" calculated the eldest
daughter, Sophia.
Fresh as arOOster?" echoed Carrie.
Mamma, | shall go to bed myself and
be too i'll to appear tonight. Inever
can live through it; neverl | don't
believe Mr.. Morris will ever cross our
threshold again
Then he is welcome to stay away"
said Mrs, Bent. hOtly.
While this distressed consultation
was going on between Mrs. Bent and
her daughters. Pinkie, safe-lOCked in
her room, was holding one with her
self. Tears spanked in her eyes, but
her face was full of mirth.
Il will she mUttered. "IwilldOit,
1t will be good enough for them. |
know | can. 1t will teach them agOOd
lesson. But | will have to work Ikea
Trojan to get hedress ready. Let me
see what | have got that will do? Ha.
| have it! That old tableau dress will
be just the thing"
How lucky l brought it," she
chuckled, as she shook out the folds of
a white muslin made in themOst anti
quated country fashion. "Now can
60 tc sleep and rest easy for an hour,
'awkN ird and dowdy.' That is what
| will be-" and in five minutes mis-
chievOus Pinkie Bent was sound asleep.
Anxiety and vexatiOn had made
Carrie i'll, and it was with a most un-
becoming flush on her harrassed face
that she appeared in the drawing
room u few moments before the din
ner hour. There sat the cousin from
Kansas. Was ever such q figure seen
in a New York drawing-room before?
A plain white muslin, made in the
shepherdess style, very full and very
short, scarlet stockings, a broad scar
let sash, and worst of all on the head
a turban of white muslin, with a scar
let poppy Haunting in front! This
was what the malicious Pinkie had
done with herself, malicious Pinike
| whose trunks were full of exquisite
French gowns such as her cousins had
never owned, and not often seen.
She know at least that the opals on
her soft white neck would command a
certain sort of respect, evensfrom her
inhospitable relatives.
Thank heaven she wore them. That
will show people she at least has mon
ey. That necklace couldn't have cost
less than 81, 900"
"Yes," replied inkie, nonchalantly.
MA likes 'em best of all she's got.
They're mas. / like flowers better.
I'm great on artificial flowers; always
wear 'em every day"
The guests were already arriving,
Mr.. Bent himself among them, he hav-
ing, according to the fashion Of New
York business men, arrived home In
time to dress for dinner. His heart
vas so full of atfectionate welcome for
his niece, whom he remembered we'll as
a beautiful child of ten. only half a
dozen years ago, that he did not at
first note anything but the uplifted
eyes, and the afiectionate voice.
As the dinner progressed even unob-
servant Mr.. Bent became aware that
his niece's attire vas not what it
should be, and that her voice was too
loud. "But the women folks ear soon
straighten that all out, and the child's
as pretty as a picture"
So also thought the Hon. Mr.. Nor
ris, who, to Carries vexation, on be-
ing told by her that the young lady in
white was a cousin, who had arrived
most inopportunely from Kansas, had
exclaimed: From Kansas How
delighted / am. That is the state Of
all others / am most interested in see
ing. | am going out there in the
spring.
sIf all the Kansas ladies have so
wonderful a complexion as your cou-
sin, that is another reason for visiting
the region. Pray, present me to her?
| should like to ask her many ques-
tions. Perhaps, ah-o he stammered,
with the curious mixture of diffidence
and audacity one so often sees in Eng
lishmen, perhaps your mother will be
so very good as to let me have the
pleasure OF sitting by her side at dim
ner-that is, if it will not disarrange
| your plans"
* am quite sure mama win not re-
llinquish the pleasure Of having you
chiefly to herself at dinner" quickly
responded Carrie, her heart full Of
anger and modification. Neverthe-
less, several times in the course Of the