Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-01-18

none or my business, and also thought
you were deeply interested in the ques-
ton. Now find you are interested In
bonnets."
Yes" she answered, 81 have a
fever for bonnetsl And It has come
lats IN life Consider, am "a years
old and 1 have never had a complete
'costumeP 1 have been a creature OF
shEe. and tatters, and Il have
worn last years coat with next years
hat Now L am to have a 'toiletl' y
velvet dress. SIR. snd-a train and
gloves with ten bgttonsp'
"And for whaty To meet a lot of
lubberly menl What will they care for
your ten buttunsp"
Katherine laughed.
The men are the excuse. Why a
wedding party would do as well. But
perhaps my attack on vanity Will be As
short as II Is violent"
II hope 50. "he said, standing up and
holding out his hand. ~ thought you
were superior to all this"
Il am not" she replied graveIy. 81
am victim TO it,"
"You have my best wishes for look
ing we'll. May | also hope for the sue
cess of your appealp''
Katherine now looked at him with
real gravity. She feared her frivolity
had carried her too far, but he turned
and walked out of the room.
He looked perplexed as he hurried to
his office lie did not like this. He
had considered Miss Wright a very
/ sensible girl and he had not objected to
/ her liking for politics, nor had he cared
because she made speeches al ladies'
meetings and semi-jubilee affairs. lie
/ would not have liked all this in his
wife or sister, but Katherine was
neither. He was nearly forty; he was
a bachelor, distinguished and not poor,
l but he was not a marrying man.
Suddenly he stood still. "a fever
\ for bonnetsl" he repeated. "a fever
4 for bounets. The next thing she will
| be getting married. What a fool
/ wssl or course that Is it."
Then he laughed. And then he
wondered who it was. 1t couldn't be
/ one of the legislatorsl
That evening he wrote her a letter:
Ny DEAR Miss WRIGHT: 1 saw the
l very bonnet for you this afternoon. II
was gray and 1t was tied down, and
might be described as fuzzy or woolly.
1 think it very superior in style and
color to the ones you were worrying
I S'cA- - fNAE fANANI so ~ ~ oAA- vi
course L couldn't ask her where she
bought it Truly yours,
GEORGE L. ROBERTS.
When Katherine read this note She
was confounded. Her 'feverr was OF
such very late date that she had had
short time for preparation. Even now
she had to go to her dressmakers, and
she had to buy lace and natural flowers
The reception was ut three O'Clock; il
was now after nine, and from half-past
nine to half-paSt ten she had a music
lesson to give, and it was pouring rain.
She had more than half a mind e
wear her old cashmere.
\ gray beayeri That was what the
Judge meant, and he was right. y
gray beaverl How stupid not TO have
known II was the very thing
But she hal no time TO spare. She
put on her hat, her waterproof. she
took her umbrella and she sped away
to give her music lesson. What an
hour il wasl The selections from the
Prophete were longer than the opera
itself But even this came to an end
and she ran home. 1t was now after
eleven, and with the help OF her land
lady she made hasty and provisional
toilet. The velvet, with its train, Wa:
to be put on at the dressmakers, and
the bonnet changed for a beaver al
Madame Fontalne's- Ii was after
twelve before she left the house. She
bought the lace, but she went from
florist to florist before she found just
her ideal white rose. Ii Tained IN tor
rents. The streets ran II water and
mud was everywhere She was hungry,
she was nervous. She went TO a res
taurant TO get cup OF tea, but the
waiter was so long coming to her she
I Jumped I'D and rushed to Madame FOn.
taIne'S
what, change that hatr' cried the
mi.liner, s.that superb hatl IL is the
most Charming one 1 had in the room.
/ Beavers are commonplace and to you
not becoming She could not trim q
| hat on so short notice. She talked
she said 1t was absurd to think ol
change. The time flew on katherine
had no time or strength TO discuss 1t,
and she hastily threw on her old hat
and the milliner put the new one OF
her. And without a glance at the
glass she was of again. Ice cream
not stimulating, but 1t Is readily served
and on il Katherine lunched. II gave
her a pain In her forehead, and she
laughed To herself at the idea OF anyone
so drenched with rain eating such cold
frozen stuff. But at the dressmaker':
all was ready. 1t took but moment
to sew in the lace, and the skillful nm
rers of the dressmaker fastened up the
dress, pinned up the train, and then th'
clock struck three
How far away Mrs. Elliott lived
how slowly the car splashed alongl i
the horses had only kept time Will
Katherine's watch how they woulC
have flown.
But when she entered Mrs. Elliott:
door how still, how apart from hurrl
1t was. There WAS murmur OF voices
in the parlor. The was the perfume o
flowers, the hushed step on soft carpets
the gentle voice of a lady's maid. ANT
up in Mrs. Elliott's room Katherine a
length viewed her costume. She wa
pleased Her figure was tall ana sieh
der. her dress fell in heavy, lustrou
folds: her gloves, her handkerchief, he
fiowersI Well. 1t was the posslbl'
Katherine Wright made real. She di'
not regret the gray beaver and she ha'
one moment OF perfect, unalloyed sat
isfaction in her own appearance L
seemed to her that her tram gave he
new movement. If she had been bu
seventeen she could not have been NOR
content.
She noticed, however, that Their
were but few legis,a ,atiye hats on tn
hall table. But she was not sorry Sh
was not displeased because she wa
not the last 10 arrive.
In the long and brilliant parlor
group of ladies stood talking 10 som
gentlemen, and among them she a
once recognized the tall figure OF Judg
Roberts. When she entered, Mrs
Elliott looked up In surprise ohe Oil
. not recognize this elegant giri, al
then she came forward and. as sh
greeted her, whispered, ~ on are JUS
Iovelyl'
Katherine looked down the roo II