The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-06-26
She checked. With 4 graceful vet

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peremptory gesttire, the thanks
which Mr.. Seabrigiit began to ex-
press on behalf of his betrothed, and
Bdsied himself in refoldiiig the deli
cate, cleaning tissue and in re-
placing it's wrappers.
aNow give me Miss Gwynnc's
addfJss, ind 1 viii Send MY little
offering to her tomorrow. And
then l want you to promise me
something. 1t is My wish to give a
dinner-party in h6nor of Miss
Gwyne and yourseIfj and 1 should
like to have wear that dress at it.
For 1 intgnd to sail for Europe in a
Very few weeks, and | want to
judge of the effect of my gift before
1 go.
81 have no doubt that ConstauceI
rs Vol rs iiiiSi;sIelf viii be cbarmsa
TO accept your invitation. Mrs.
Weir"
And with a final goodnight,
tie young man depdrtod; saying
to himself as he did SO: t'I misjndged
Celests; aftef all. Few women
#oHfd be capable of SO much gen
erosity and kind feeling toward u
rival"
The beautiful dress-pattern was
duly forwarded to Miss Gwynne,
aec5h4panicd by a charming little
note from Mrs. Weir. FRe two
ladies exchanged Fisfts, and were
apparently quite delighted with
each other. The dinner party was
arranged for the first week in 3ati-
uafB: and Misc G@5ntis readily
promised to accede to the desire of
her hostess that she should have
the green dress made up to wear on
that OCCASION. Every one to Whom
the delicate, cleaning tissue was
shown quite marveled at it's lowell
ness, and Constance, with her rose
Eeaf c6RPfe&i6n and golden hair,
Was pronounced just the type of
beauty to do it Justice.
The dress was sent home a few
days before that fixed for the dinner.
Tho dfessmGker had indeed prom
ised 1T for New Years Day, but an
nrl1sal amount of illness had devel-
6ped itself among her %ork-girls,
and several of them were laid up
with acute headaches and sore
throats, SO tire charming toilette
GGrld not be completed on the day
first appointed.
SIN fact, Miss Gwynne," said the
fore-woman who superintended the
hast fitting of the dresss "t should
Really be inclined to think that there
was something uncanny about the
stuff. Everybody that has touched
it or has had anything to do with IT
has fallen III. You know we say in
Ireland that the fairies are the enc
mics of everybody tkat wears a
green garment Of any kind"
But Constance laughed the on
nifty of the good people to seo5irn
and was quite delighted with the
effect Of Mrs. Wier's wedding gift.
Two days before the much talked
of dinner-party, Mr.. ScFbright.
Whilst seated in his office, had card
brought to'him. 1t bore the name
of Felicie Lenoir, and also in pencil
the words "On a matter of life and
death"
"show the lady in" he said, to tho
6ffce-boy.
She cntcred-a pale. stylish look.
ing FrentR @onfam,; rory simply
dressed, but with the proverbtar
neatness and tastefulness Of hel
country women. She closed the of
fce-d door behind him. and taking
the seat Indicated to heYbJ the law
yer, she said, in faultlcss English
though with strong French ac-
cent.
iThero' Is a: plot OH foot agains
the life of Miss Constance Gwynne
What will you give me if 1 rcvea
the particulars to you aud battle tho
plotter? sttelr i4tfofninrfbn would'b,
Veil worth ftte hundred dollars
would it not?'
Frank Seabright laughed con
temptuousIy.
Eve are not getting up a mclo
drama, nor yet concocting sensa
tional novel, believe, and plots. t
Hftpsdder figopfo If III fs;shfBhet,le societ,
| seldom find existence outside of sucI
Inventions"
svery well then, 1 will go;- bu'
when yoGf fir ahnccc is dcaiittt. d,
not say that S6# were not fore
warned"
Stay moment. fyou do revea
to me the det.tfs- Of such con
spiracy, h6w can T prove your void
to be true
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