The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-01

sAnd Jack IS so truthful himself, that l can't bear the idea of deceiving him. Oh, Miranda, dear, I was So happy when Eitxherbert made me the offer that I never stopped to wonder what Jack would think about 1t, but now I am so miserable that sometimes think l must give up Fitzherbert."
 ssRnbbish 1" said Miranda, ''and sel- fish rubbish, 100. wonder, Kate Rogers, how you can talk in that way, when you know how useful Fitxher- bert's money is to your poor father" !"
 Oh, this was too awful! Katie not only false to me, but actually so mean ss to take money from her new lover. I could stand it no longer. Iwrenched myself from poor little Bob's grasp, and stood sternly facing the two girls. [, Miranda fled from the room. Katie stood white and still.
 "Pray, do not give up Fitzherbert on my humble account" I said scorn- fully. "Do not let my vulgar preju- dice in favor of truth and honesty in- terfere with the wider morality of the best society. Marry Fitzherbert to- morrow, if you ike, and be as happy as you deserve to be-"
 The color rushed back into Katie's face. The light sparkled in her eyes. She actually laughed.
 "Thank you very much, Jack" she said, "but even with your kind per- mission l can't marry Fitzherbert. The fact is," and her blue eyes danced, "Fitzherbert is married"
 "And you dare to tell me-" cried in wild rage, "that you have not only accepted love but money from mar ried man?"
 She looked straight into my furious face with her laughing eyes.
 "Fitzherbert Is not married man," she said.
 "l was never good at guessing rid dles," said, loftily; land as am not in the mood for them tonight, give this one up. If Fitzherbert is not & married man, what, in Heavens name, is he?"
 Clear came the answer in the sweet, gay, girlish voice:
 "Fitxherbert is a married woman"
 Then, with the crushing conscious ness of having made tool of my self, I listened humbly to Katie's little story.
 "Fitzherbert is West End milliner, and was Aunt Clara's maid before her marriage. Her name is not really Fitzherbert, but something quite or- dinary, like Brown or Smith-oh, beg your pardon, Jack! She was always fond of me, and often amused myself looking through her new fash ions. One day, while l was waiting for Aunt Clara, who had gone to her dentist, fussy old lady came into the shop, and was very angry because none of her new Paris bonnets suited her. She was one of the best customers, and poor Fitzherbert was in despair when she was leaving the shop in a rage Well, Jack, have quite a genius for millinery. One of our ancestors was a painter, and Aunt Clara says I have his artistic eye for color and form. Anyhow, l always seem to know ex- actly what suits a face. persuaded the old lady to sit down again, and with Fitzherbert's permission made a few alterations in one particular bonnet. The result was SO becoming that the old lady was charmed. You are a heaven born milliner, my dear,' she said. Why don't you go in for that sort of thing? It is all the fash ion among the best people, Aunt Clara called for me presently, and was quite struck with the new idea. After a long talk with Fitzherbert 1t was decided that should go to the shop every day and qualify for the position of millinery dtde- de- camp. became quite popular with the customers, es- pecially the elderly ones. I love old ladies, and delight in making them look lovely, and some of them threat ened to leave Fifzherbert unless undertook the arrangement of their bonDets and caps for the term of my single life. Fitzherbert offered me very liberal pay for my assistance, and I was so glad to think of helping poor old daddy that at first forgot about you and your possible objection to marrying a young woman who worked for a shop, but thought of this after wards, and was always fighting with my conscience about telling you the truth. But, indeed, there are many lady milliners in London, and-oh, Jack, I see you don't mind 90 very much, after all .1
 The precise nature of my conduct on this occasion need not be here re- corded.
 The bridal wreath was q present from Fitzherbert. Household Words.