The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-25

and retired 20 the dining room 10 dis
MSS snail bottle Of vine ia honor Of
he event By and by the ladies came
lown and then wo were shown al the
new silver and the other presents with
which the young couple had been duly
loaded
ln the midst Of this pleasing occupa-
ion the front door bell rang and pres
-utlv the servant announced Mr. Gar
oould
"Od Garbould" exclaimed Fred
Show him right Ont hero en- Laura.
OF course Laura wanted whatever Fred
wanted SO Cssbould was introduced
Another bottle Of wine was opened and
he young people were pledged IN due
form. Garbould making very clover little
talk / remember. of kind appropriate
20 the occasion Upon its conclusion
md iust o. 10 was about TO set his glaei
Town On the table. he remarked sud
lenly
BY the way. Raeburue, I was almost
forgetting I've another thing TO con
rratuate you about Your article has
,ome out wish you joy Il is really
very clever bit of writing. indeed.
Raeburue blushod and muttered some
hing about praise from Sir Hubert Stan
ey
But where did you see itf' broke 20
laura. impetuously oh. dear, TIA Sc
anxious % look at II"
Nothing easier. said Garbould "Iht
magazine is issued today They were just
outing them out ou the news stands as
,ama up on the elevated ] boIEht
.opv. and one of the first things nay eye
lighted on was your husbands article
Where IS itl asked Laura eagerly
"Out ia my oyeraoat pocket said the
critic. IN 90 fetch 1t.
So Garb0ud brought the magazine and
Raeburne. eycusing himself plunged into
the book. Laura the while looking over
ais shoulder and reading 30 less eagerly
han he Garboull began to oNpatilte or
the excellence OF Fred style o. KITTY in
his usual bumptiou- fashion When tae
Ola man who knows it.aii condescsnds
% commend am author be is just ms fierce
bout it az when be condemns. which. by
che way, he usually does.
Garb0ull Wealies me when be mounts
his hobby Of criticism So turned away
from him nul began to watch Fred and
his wife. Every ieaLure Of Laura's lace
was lighted mp with interest and pride AS
her oycs ran rapidly from one sldo ot the
paco o. the other Fred ace ou the
contrary. was picture of consten1iiou
Presently he laid the book down I'D The
table Laura looked nc liu IN surprise
What's the row. Fred saiJ l.
"Wly. hang to aH there's some mis-
81. &. B.. L. .f I.I|
Not a Carnival OF Crimef ] Ia
lnired. while dlrbould stopped his dow
" speech ana ccc.sed up his car
Not my Carnival OF Crime Ger
tainlg." sud fred Ill tel 20 this. a
Carnival q Crime. Bias PROTEST
against the banging Of horses tails and
womns head. D."
And o very clever protest it is, too,
put IN GarDcull
"Bnt It's not mine. sa'l F-o1 consii
.rpbly chopfanan who Tie mischief
an have done thisf"
lie stared di-coas0la'eiy IL the nsga
s.ne a. If be expected to End an answer tc
the c0uundrm there l0o.ei et Kitty
She was gazing dcmurc.y Que ot the win
dow suddenly bred started and looked
over AZ her
lyon did g." he exclaimet. pointing
his finger az her
Kitty laughed "WeA. If lid." 81,
said Il am sufficiently up In the law @
know that can BIZ compelled 10 testify
against myself But whoever dli it. shc
continued. "you Ougltnt iO be very
angry See What 10 has brought son
And sle pointed 90 tho lOy0y face thai
w0s leaning oven Fred shoulder
kitty, put ia at this inueiuro "lei
me tell you one thiug-uo. two tainga
These young people. like ali the rest 81
Us, VAL have 20 r0w then own boats
Also. people who push thc.l noses intC
other peoples affairs are apt to get iACn
sadly pinUhed
"Yon might add a third. Kitty re
spouded 1T is often gerry good thing
10 forget aud forgive. You win wont
you. fredl' she exclaimed holding ont
her hand
Fred grasped it heartily and | fancied
there was CLEAN Of tears 10 bis eyes as
be turnei away 10 explain matters TO his
wife aud Garb0uld THE Old man who
knows-it-all' was az first disposed 10 feel
injured. as ID fraud had beoA pospe.rated
upon him personally. Bnt upon reAec
ton it was apparent thar all As had said
about the article was as tru5 now as IL
had been before, so that b. was not com
promised IL any way.
Kitty. said !. when some time cftei
We took our leave and wero vending our
way homeward Kitty. so that was the
reason you were anxious 10 get rid OF
me that evening. was it,
"Of course, stupid. she said.
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