Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-06-26

AE ACAS AAAtlAoUAI LOijUlu WHICH, H. E0E0W
nized in the graceful littls cfsature
whose eyes sparkled with pleasure )
sight Of him, the pretty child Whoa.
willing slave he had been in the Ions 40
DIR. Evrington soon found his way /.
the back Of Margaret's chair; md
she had some trouble 10 keeping bacl
her tears when he talked affectinnatel,
Of her mother, and recalled the scene,
and spots SO dear to the young Rir
now she was SO far away from them
still she was sorry when . call npon hi
attention compelled him to leave her.
But | shall see you again" he eaid
Il have the pleasure Of knowing Mrs
Laurence. You will make . long sta,
with herr"
"Oh! no; I hope not! That il, ]
think not. | came reluctantly; ani
though my aunt is kind, -
Here Margaret stopped, afraid O
saying too much; and Gordon Evliag.
ton went away mystifed; but deter
mined to nee more of one who came
nearer to his fancy-portrait Of what /
maiden Of seventeen should be. thar
the more fashionable young ladies' an
Cling SO openly for the hand II tht
clever physician.
Mrs. Laurence, who saw them meet,
Ssked q few questions in her brisk fash,
ion; then, in the important business Of
going with her daughters to the dentist.
appeared to forget Margaret till both
dressed for dinner on the follow.
ing day, and met on the stairs lust ss
the first guests arrived.
Aswift scrutiny may have shown hel
that the embroidered muslin Wa not
~ fresh ~ it had been, hut she mAde
no remark; and by the aid Of 4 gt60d.
natured honsemaid, who irOned il ont,
it Y passed muster once again: hui
this third time of wearing was at . in.
venile party, and Margaret, whose gal.
ETY. and good-nature caused her to be
much in request, came home with her
once immaculate skirts 80 smudged and
* soiled by the sticky caresses Of some
Of her small admirers, that nothing but
the labors Of the laundress could rem
ovate 1t.
And Mrs. Laurence had issued cards
for q soiree; Dr.. Evrington would be
amongst the guests, and Margaret, alas
would have to stay upstairs, to miss
the pleasant chat he had warned her,
during Q chance renconHein the street,
that he was looking forward to.
If her lips were tremulous that day,
and she found it difficult to appear in
her usual spirits, no one appeared to no
ticeit.
Mademoisellc was suffering with
tooth-ache, and, in the hurry and bus
tie of. preparing for 10 large a party,
no one appeared to see that Mrs. Lan-
rence's pretty niece shut herself in her
DON early in the afternoon, and had
not emerged from it when the guests
began to arrive.
It vas verging on ten O'Clock when
Margaret's door was thrown open and
Mrs. Laurence came in. The room
was dark, but crouching at the window
she saw q little figure, and hurried to-
ward it.
@Why, what does this mean, child I?
Are YOU i'll? No, your skin is not fever
ish. Have you had bad news from home ?
But Of course not! You would have told
me directly. Then why are you sitting
here in this melancholy fashion? in
sist on knowing"
Il should like to go home, aunt Bees
Sic"
@For what reason? Be frank, and
tell me. What, silenD / did not know
one of your dear mothers children
could be sullen. However, / can not
will not--leave you moping here"
And Mrs. Laurence rang imperatively
for lights. snow, dress yourself, Mar
gsret, and come down with me-"
at is impossible, madam, for"-the
truth was told with proud reluctance
@for I have nothing to wear"
Nothing! Did you not have the
gowns made up that / sent you? Was
there not time? You should have told
me 70 as soon as you came. / am sur
prised that your mother"
"Do not blame her!" cried Margaret.
"She would have sold her lace to fit
me ont respectfully, but how could I
let herr"
"How, indeed, poor soul! But sure
~ with what 1 sent you, child, you
ought to have done very we'll. Where
are those dresses? OF course O
brought them with you unmade? No!
What is the meaning of this? We're
you too proud to accept my gifts, or
was your vanity wounded by their sim
plicity? You do not reply. You are
beginning to make me feel ashamed Of
youl How can You display such tenn
psr-such ingrstitude? 1 bought for
you, as I would for my own daughters,
and"
But now Margaret broke in impetu-
ously:
aAnd would you have had me appear
before your guests tonight In oar
serge, or a calico gown"
What are you saying?" exclaimed
her aunt, looking positively startled.
II begin to think there has been
some mistake. / purchased for You
. cream surah and pale blue nuns veil.
ing to be made up for evening wear, .
dinner-dress Of biscuit cashmere, and q
pretty stripe for walking. Did you
not receive them?r
Then Margaret described the con-
tents Of the package she had received,
and Mrs. Laurence threw herself into
. chair, and laughed long and heartily.
my dear, you must forgive me" she
said, when she could speak, FOR it is
not / who have been in fault, but the
shopman, who has evidently put the
wrong addresses ON the parcels in
trusted TO him to dispatch. When I
was shopping / bought that serge, ETC.,
for . young girl for whom / had pro-
cured q situation. I knew she was
tightly and had : bad mother. who
would have spent the sum / promised
tos her outfit in usaless Ansry; al
very prudently, - thought, laidit
ont myself. And now / can account
for the rapturoua tone Of the letter Of
thanks ! have received, and,the assur-
ance that the lovely things that / have
sent Sarah Dobbs will make quite :
lady Of her. What must her mistress
have thought Of me? And you too,
poor child! Now / can understand
why you have shrunk from me and not
seemed happy here"
Margaret spent the rest Of that even
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