Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-07

questioned Mr.. Eisley, beginning to
feel a sensation which was not exact
" jealousy or annoyance, but a com
mingling Of both.
'sphat depends upon what yOu cali
a long time, p FetOrbed the clergyman.
81 have known her for about six
MONTHS p
ssSix mOnthsI And never to tell me!'F
sWhy.shOuld she tell youl Are you
her father cOnfessOr?''
mo" rather crustily; ''but I've
spoken OfyOu atleast q dozen times.
Mr.. Clymer turned himself around
in the depths CT his Sleepy Hollow
chair.
Il should like to know" he said,
slowly and meditatively, where on
earth you have seen her? She lives a,
quiet and most secluded life and re-
ceives no visitors. p
81 don't know what your ideas of
a secluded life may be, said Mr.
Elsley. ''But she goes to all the balls
and parties, has AT Homes on
Thursday afternoons, and drives in
/ the park every clear day. If there's
any particular seclusi0n in that mode
of life, it's new to me. /"
The Rev Mr.. Clymer stared.
''Elsley, whom on earth are YOU
talking abOut?"
"AbOut Clara Wexford"
E'Clara Wexford I don't know
Clara WrexfOrd from the Queen of
| Shebal'
did,"
care you crazy, Elsley? I never
said knew Miss Wexford. -
''4Ou said you saw her making the
Illuminated texts"
Man alivel said I saw her max
/ ing them, but my her is not Miss
| Wexford. 1t is a sweet girl who
/ maintains herself and aninvalid aunt
/ by Illuminating these texts.
CLARA told me she herself made
them!' cried Elsley.
Then Clara misrepresented affairs
most egreGiOusly / know that they
were made by my friend, for I saw
| them both on her table, and she
working at the gliding and lettering,
when was there yesterday morning
to carry little wine and jelly to the
! sick aunt
A curious reVulsiOn Offeeling passed
! through Mr.. Elsley's mind Clara,
then, had deceived him, deliberately
and OF intent. Clara had made false
pretences-the girl he believed to be
| so faultless. And-but here Mr.. ely
mer's voice broke in upon the disa-
/ greeable thread of musings.
"And thought Of course, when I
saw the texts here that you had or
dered them Of Stella"
els that her name?"
! "Yes-Stella Barringer. They were
/ Well-tO-dO people once, L believe, but
! are sadly reduced; and must say.
/ that 1 never saw such spirit and sweet
ness and courage in any woman be
/ fore. Stay-what are you jumping
! up for in that insane fashion,
| ''Stella Barringer poor! Stella
/ BarringeP tOiling for bread and I not
/ know of it!'' was the only reply Els
/ ley felt blindly around for his hat.
''Tell me the address; III go to her
! at once"
You! For what?"
''DOn't stop to ask questions. let
/ me go at once"
Very well. III go with you and
show you the way" said Clymer re
! signedly; though [ don't know eX-
! actly where these illuminated texts
are going to lead.
/ Stella Barringer was busy at an
/ elaborate text all gold and blue and
little curly arabesdues, when there
came an imperative tapping at the
/ door
E'Come in, she said quietly, sup
! posing, of course, that it was the
booksellers man after the pile of
completed work that lay ready to
| be sent home. But no; instead of
/ the pOckmarked booksellers appren-
tice, it was Love and Youth and the
Past that came brightly across her
''Raiphp' The brush dropped
from her fingers, making a great
scarlet pool on the very choicest of
her paper.
''Stellal''
so they were married, and lived
happy ever after''-Of course, after
the usual amount of explanation
and retrOspectiOn. And when Miss
! WrexfOrd called the next day to pay.
/ her bill she found that Stella Barrin-
ger was making preparation to re-
move from the dingy little lodgings
she had so long inhabited.
Those Illuminated texts were the
/ worst investment that Clara Wrex-
/ ford ever made.
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