Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-22

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no use In talking Just cut up some cold bread
| Jeremy, being the best-natured fellow In the
and the iniiics,ou Of boIied tea 10 Lou was sOc
mucn heated and TOO much out OF temper 70 eat
II was not until the meal was nearly finished
that Boo appeared. He took his place a. table
without word and with an injured look.
Bob shook his bead. His mouth was full Of jam.
.TwarnT nv fault Mr.. Bachelor d gone to
supper and the clerks didn't know what color"
'.No. you didn't neither. You said Ike what you
Il tell You I said blue" Indignantly. "And
AFTER you've eaten supper you can 60 back and get
"Huhl can, eanI' Don't the stores shut up
.No. not all" Jeremy interposed, seeing signs Of
storm In his sisters face. Zone or two are always
"He wants to sneak out Of getting the ribbon.
| declare"-pushlng away her chair, and taking
VexaIonNsmaIi bows are lust anm,tSst ee1 hui.
sances! OF course he'll go back"
"How about Dig ooys'" Jeremy inquired, follow
| son, big ones-liKe you-are very nice iudeed.n
| "Thanks must be nice since you allow me to
| escort you tonight and turn your back on the
| names Jeremy had bestowed on his sisters two
| CHIEF admirers "Was II because you couldn't 20
with both, and 80 wouldn't 60 with either Ehfr
at was because wanted TO 60 with you And
"No, I'm not I'm your humble servant. You
know lis the first time you haze wanted TO 20 with
me since you put ON long dresses was q little
| surprised, that's all And I'm afraid Mr.. Marston
may lie In walt 10 assassi-nats.' and that walter
may send challenge round"-
"Dont be nonsen,ical, Jeremy"
swell, let me say one thing soberly, then: Pm
glad IT'S blue, and not crimson, that Bob IL going
His sister iushed thinking Of the crimson in her
pocket But at that moment came a crash from
the direction OF the kitchen that drove everything
else out OF her head. Arriving on the scene she
found fragments OF crockery and deluge OF milk
on the door. The swede was surveying the ruin
81 haf upslded It," she remarked, In explana.
| ton.
Unfortunately her mistress temper was also
"upslded" She proceeded to give Inga scolding,
which made no more impression upon the recipient
than IL did on the wood box she was filling. See
Ing this, Lou de,sted as .ruptly as she had be.
gun, turned her back on the offender, ana went
back TO the diningroom just In time TO see figure
dash down tue garden path and out the gate. II
Was Boo VINO was thus decamptng, having stuffed
his pockets with eataoles No second walk TO
town Tor him!
What was 70 be done' There was no use in pur-
suing; no use In getting angry. Everything
seemed against blue; for that reason, II FOR no
other, my heroine made up her mind TO have it
even II she had 10 go Tor it herself There was not
time enough Tor that, however, and she did not
ike 10 ask Jeremy, who was enjoying cigar on
the piazza before dressing. But there was Inga;
she could 20.
The Swede was not perceptibly astonished at
her mistress sudden change OF tone wnen sne
Cdmt UCk W ASK ner 10 leave the dishes and 20 on
an errand. Sue made the unfailing rejulnder,
"fess,' and was ready In two minutes. Thinking
10 De quite sure this time, Lou wrote wat she
wanteu on sip OF paper. The Swede departed,
holIing this In Que nand and the money and the
door Key In the other. Having seen her on her
way,4ou was at liberty 10 commence her toilet.
III Was already past 2, and dark bee OF impend-
ing Storm There were ominous muttertngs of
tnuuuer. Going through the process OF dressing
mechanically and hastily, my heroine In half an
hour stood before the mirror fully arrayed Now
lHdeed The time for decision had come. Inga
Would Dc back soon, and there would be plenty OF
time TO Knot up the blue ribbon SHOULD she WISH to
wear IL Or, sue might begin now on the crimson
lying ON the bureau Wnicn should it Dc?
How Ioon>hi How like the traditional donkey
between two stacks OF hayi Sne laughed, then
noticed with vexalion that her eyes were heavy
and ner cheeks as white as her dress
This will never do," she sollloQuized shall
make the knots anyway"
Fate surely favored crimson. She was long
thine about arranging the bows, but Inga had uOt
returned when they were finished. SO, Just to
see the ELECT, Sue pinned them In place ON breast
anu halr and belt, and then stood looking at her
sen Win pardonaoe pride In her own beauty.
Mhat was she thinking, AS she gazed at her re-
necton with that light In her eyes and that flush
on heI cheeA? Sue saw herself, In fancy, Roger
Marstons envied and congratulated fancee. Sue
saw his eager, dark, triumphant face and then
she turned away and put I'D her hands TO shut
Out another vision, vision that caused the lus(n
70 Iade ana the gaze 10 waver. Only u pair OF
blue eyes that suLdenly seemed to look from the
mirror rs depths. nrst LII wonder, then in pain, re-
seOrn Of the giri who Was about to make the most
brilliant matcn or the season.
Inc gate fell together. Inga was at last coming
anu the noise OF voices told that she brought WIN
ner her ."lnan" Carl, who Usually spent His even.
lnSs In the Jennings kitchen. Lou hastily up.
pinned the crimson bows and threw them on the
table. Her checks seemed TO have borrowed the
riooons vivid Color as she answered the Swede,s
tap at the door and eagerly extended her hand Tor
tue little parcel the latter rendered
'lm so rerg much Obliged, Inga.D
"Yess."
"No matter about change Keep it for your
trouble" '~~'
.'YeSS.o
Lou had opened the package. Suddenly, with an
exclamation sue retreated 10 the gas let TO exam.
Inc what she held more closely.
"Why-why, this ribbon-lhis ritpon isLves r.
sits green. Even the stolid Swede rrcoiied a
iittie Veiore tne Ihdignant glance that accompa-
niea the next words. show could you make such
dnga iorsot her conventional response and STAN.
she sot NO Iurtner In her speech Her youn0
mistress - TINS case Is worthy OF record as being
the only time Inga was ever astonished in her ire
- ner young mistress threw The ribbon inIo the
middle or the hall slammed the door In her rsce
anu locked IT, Tn q, careless Of the lace fiounces
sne was rulnlng and quite Indifferent 10 the fact
egnt, she threw herself on the Jed and gave NAV
10 perfect tempest OF Passionate tears.
she cried until She Was completely exhausted
And when Jeremy--thinking that patience had
ceased To be viriue-came up and tapped az the
door, sne was quite unpresentaoie and had TO
with now and then a teiltale ralUer In her voice
that she had dreadful headache that the
Ilgnining made her nervous, and that. though she
was very, very sorry TO dsapp0int him. she Couldn't
CO.
Jeremy was puzzled. The unsteadiness OF h,s
Sisters voice, and the sight OF the crumpied
riooon, winch he took to be q blue one on the
nonr, made him guess that something was wrong.
uut IN apparent good faiIn he recommended tea
eanphor, ammonia, &C., and proposed TO call up
Inga ny
hls sister peremptoriiy vetoed this
II shall just 20 TO Oed," she declared through
the door, and you mustn't lose any more time.
Quires."
ION, hang excusesi There, didn't mean thar.
out you Know hate parties won't 60 at all /
shall De a deal more comfortable at hOineo
Jeremy meant what he said. Lou protested en-.
Treated, Insisted, quite in vain. He preferred a
cigar and novel 10 any kind OF q trout" and
was so frankly relieved at the prospect OF scozy,
AS no service nor remedy that he could think of
was looked upon VITA favor, Jeremy Invested nfm-
sen OF MS nnery. went down stairs, Established
hinsen Ia an easy-cnair In the sitting room, and
strayed into the regions OF romance.
Meanwhiie Lou, whose he idache was no fiction
SAT IN tDe oark Dy her chamber window resting
her throooing temples ON her arms crossed on the
Sill IL was still oppressively hot. The scent OF
phks anu nl nonette Game no from the little gar.
den mingled with the faint odor OF Jeremy's Gig
sac could OCCASIONALLY hear the murmur OF voices
loyeri ' WV
on, let lovers and the future take care OF them.
| selves! Miss Jennings was tired 10 death of tine
prooiein That mad veYed her ali day WHAT was
the use OF thinking ABOUT IL? Both Young men
| would &c away the next day, and would not re-
@ ior weeS at least; so there was further re-