The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-06-22

ward. motgh she would not yet &C.
knowledge the possibility Of concession
would strike them in the light of uncx-
pccted Improvement. but my trunk
hasn'tcOnlc; 80 II yOu could lend me 4
pencil!"
ell am afraid 1 have no stats-peu.
Gill" faltered Esther.
We'll, a pipe would do; haven't you
q pipe handyp just common white
pipe. such rs the children have for soap
bubbles, you know?" !.
''If thee will wait a moment 1 will
see,"' said tho Discreet Esther.
Edith In the meantime made her way
back to her WI room and waited in
suspense. while Esther went slowly
downstairs. questioning hc circumstance
and yet very lOath to disapp0int tho
little witch who was depending upon
her. She had made up her mind to be
very tolerant of the wOrldlincss of
Roberts %fianccc. but to he suddenly
called upon to aid and abet her in Il
was almost more than could be reasor-
ably expected Of her, even by Robert.
And yet It would be sd unfortunate to
begin the visit with u family jar! SHE
had u terrible consciousness that there
was u pipe in the Unconstitutional, her
little nephew, had had It for soap-bub-
bles only the week beforehand to tell
a lie. even u white lie, and permit her
self to he unable to find it, was some
thing terrible tN Estller's CON
science than even cOnniving at u curl.
AS it happened. however. she really
could not find it. Hero was certainly
sufficient excuse for going back empty.
handed, and yct-amd yct-whcn she
came to the foot of the stairs, Esther,
instead of going up, turned aside into
tho Kitchen.
"Bridget, could thee spare u moment
to go across to the cOrner grocery and
get me Il pipe-a common white clay
pipcp"
"A pipe. is iti" said the wondering
Bridget.
Yes, Bridget, a pipe; q pipe for
Esther. .Ti,ec knows. Brid ~ct-"a niDc
such as Richard had for his play"
EYES, / know" said Bridget, WHIP
Zig hci' h;inds OH hci' apron, and then
removing the apron. "And is it soap
bubbles they do be wantin' to blow al
ready? Faith, I'll send 'em up q plate
full for dinner"
Edith has won her first battle"
wrote Mrs. Marvin to her husband that
evening, land without a wound or a
scar on either side. l only wish you
had been here with your detective
camera to get an instantaneous picture
OF tho two girls when Edith opened tho
door end Esther handed her the pipe,
As Edith had confidently expected, IL
WAS the first of d long series of victories
over Roberts relatives, which she
gained. not by tiampling down thcit'
nrcjudiccs under the high heels If her
French slippers, but by quietly teach-
ing them to like her just rs she was.
She had I'll infinite amount of the gra-
c:ous tact which comes with q certain
kind of %aristOcratic, high-brcd worldli-
ness; and she was at heart n most win
ming, a~ffectiOnate, and true-hearted
girl. Had she been merely q world
ling the French slippers would not have
fought for her oil conquered her EN-
e,Mics, but Roberts relatives made the
surprising discovery that a really
s~wcct-hcartcd creature remains sweet
even OH high heels, and before a week
VIZ OSct 4IsttVh WIS tuC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
r.:er of the entire household.
1t was even decided in family con.
clavc that it would dO'to give her what,
In the worldly world, would be known
as q .'reccptioli:" They hid no idea
of doing this in looking forward to hes
visit. 1t was felt that it would be cOn-
cession enough for them to consent to
receive rs q visitor into the bosom of
their 0wn family the young woman who
had disappointed their fOndcst hopes
for the security Of Roberts future. To
have their friends to meet her. to see
her in the full blaze of her efrontcry OF
long. silk gown, and perhaps v Of
diamonds. would be to advertise their
shame, the disgrace OF the entire fami-
~, in a way not to be contemplated for
q moment. They would endure, but
they would not publish to the world the
fact of what they were called upon to
endure.
And yet-and yet-at the end OF a
tortn,gn PREPARATION were on hand
Tor all their friends to come see
Inns wonderful EDITH, with full know
EDGE on the part OF h family that
Ed.th would 9~ndoubtedly surpass all
ner previc9s enor!s on Inns occasion IN
inc art Oh decoration. Ed'th, however,
nau g own pans. On I'M evcnlng
before the solemn entertainments She
sllpleo upstairs !ook OH an ncr bangs
brushed iler halr down perfectly smooth
ana stralght yer e lit!le ears twist
ing II very plainly behind; n then
arew from her trunk u iit!lc gown OF
pare sIay ca ISM reaching e.rely to