Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-02-01

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| ant collnd t,or, ,,o. Roswell HoIno. in tbe
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| for n wall; If .o h,n,,cned that nm, md Mir
! Holmes boJ ,rr,u',rI to oo cnilincr nj that
YER, time and ronl hod rxnr,,.aj his wish
| that She shoulJ dn too If hc,,au TO Iooj, very
oluinoIls before tbo end of that second dav.
and yhcr IN. c,.,,i,,, of fine dinnar c,inn
Mr.. Mclean WINS decidedly low in his mind.
lie wa, NOT even invited
Now there WINS nothing in this circum-
stance to which n, sbo,lll bove attached any
importance whatever Army quarters are
| small at best and n dining room on the from
tier bio eno,,,,h to accommodate n dozen uro-
! ule was i'm those dav, n decided rarity. TIN,
| doctor. after consultation with Nellie and
with the presiding goddess in the Kitchen.
/ had decided Inor tou rs the uropar number
! ia he seatnd nt hi. tobln There vould ihru
/ be no crovdiuu and all mi-ht 90 off without
! confusion. VERY proud was the doctor Of
| some prcrious Old family plate and some
more modern and even more beautiful china
with which he adorned his table on state oc-
ca,iou., fTo wanted to make an IMPRESSION
on his wealthy Guest and this was an oppor-
tunitv not n he NEGLECTED.. lie rave much
| thought, too. to decomposition Of his party.
| The comman,lin., officer and his wife must.
of course he invited. Captain aud Mrs.
| Bruce he decided upon because they were
people of much travel. and. for army folks.
| remarkably well read and informed They
would reflect credit ON his entertainment.
| The adiutant aud his wife were also hidden
as being guests who would grace his board,
out ne did not invite even his own junior
and assistant Doctor Weeks. IL can explain
all that, Nellie. He won mind, he said.
and besides. if Holmes can stay till the end
Of the week III give another and have all
the youngsters. She had frightened up
at that for her heart misgave her a little at
! the thought of her most loyal friends being
| left out in the cold Then she looked very
! grave again when his next words were spoi-
en-. "And nov. dear, we want one more
/ lady to make our party complete and no one
will do rs well as Mis-, Forrest
Poor Nellie! She knew not what to say.
Her father was of course cognizant of the
growing dislike to that strange girl and had
pooh-poohed some of the Stories that had
been brought to his ears There was not "A
woman in all the officers quarters whom she
would not rather have invited, vet from the
very first she felt in the depths Of her soul
that Miss Forrest would he her fathers
choice One timd little suggestion She made
in favor OF Jeannattr Bruce. since her par
cnts were to be of the party. but The doctor
promptly secuted it,
"Why, daughter. she's barely seventeen,
girl who would not be in society at all
anywhere in civilization, - and with a sigh
Nellie abandoned the point. 'Besdes, - said
the doctor u, a clincher II want this a swell
affair Just think how much Miss Forrest )
taste in dress will help out"
Certainly his Judgment was warranted by
her appearance the evening of the dinner
when, the last guest to arrive, Fanny For
rest came rustling down the stairs and into
the brightly lighted parlor. 1t had begun to
rain lust before sunset and she had brought
CelcS,ne with her to hold the umbrella over
her while her own icWeled hands gathered
those costly skirts about her under the folds
of the gossamer that cnveloped her from
head to feet. The girl, Il bright, intelligent
mulatress, followed her mistress up stairs to
the room set apart for the use of the ladies,
and was busy removing her wraps when
Nellie ran up to inquire if She could be OF
any assistance.
THANK You heartily, Nellie" was the