The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-12-25


d thousand different tokens there in Gro
eon; by tho wagons piled with Christmas
trees and Christmas wreaths that passed
through the town, the hawkers at the
horses heads leading them and finding
customer everywhere. You knew it by
the tab!eaux visible through the open
church doors-young men on ladders fes-
looming the ropes of evergreens fashioned
by the young girls. who sat in pretty
groups below, the preacher in their midst,
and his wife, in Il large white apron, super.
intending Che work of decoration.
Ithad occurred to Herford Wayne, who
was bne Of the clerks in Crossman's large
factory and who for some reason had a
holiday that afternoon. to take his be-
trothed wife, Marjorie Chadwick, for q
walk on Broad street, and by looking in at
the windows get an idea of what she fam
cied and surprise her with it OH Christ
mas morning; and having donhcd n new
cravat and bestowed much attention ON
Ills buck hair, he proceeded to carry out his
intention.
Marjorie was reading The Ladies' Maga.
Fine when he arrived. and her reply to his
Invitation was given in rather 81 disconso-
late tone and With sigh. 1t was:
"Oh, yes, IL you care to co." But Mar
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disconsolate without setting people against
her, and Herford sat by the little parlor
window while she was gone to dress and
thought of her very lovingly. mo, in-
deed, hesaid to himself, referring to some
thing he WAS thinking of-a conversation
with his friend Robins. "No. indeed. Rob-
tns is wrongi money is not everything. It
will not he absurd to marry and stay at
homo on twenty-five dollars u week, with a
prospect Of fifty in the future. Marjorie
would rather should do that than leave
hst to make n fortune. My Marjorie is
not like Robins Eliza. Then there Is
mothcr"@
lie took letter from his pocket and
read it over two or three times before Mar
jorie came down in the pretty suit of hunt
er's green. which she had made herself
and which was very becoming. The in-
jured look was still upon her face, how.
ever, and Herford began TO wonder ut it,
Still he was used to these little spells of
pointing and was generally able to Danish
them.
1t was "a lovely winter day-crisp, clear,
sparkling Christmas weather. Marjorie's Is
bright hair glistened in the sun, the sweet,
apple blossom pink deepencd in her cheeks
and there were little emerald glints in her
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tell the truth, though usually a very
pleasant girl, Marjorie was in IN evil mood
today. She had not naturally a bad tenn
per, but she WINS prone to discomfort Her
tastes were rather extravagant, and since
her father was comparatively poor she
had never had quite what she wanted of
those things that money can buy.
| AS usual with sufferers from discon-
tent, Marjorie did not suspect that the
cause of her i'll feeling lay within her own
bosom. 1t had come upon her while read
Ing In the society notices an account of the
wedding Of an old schoolmate-of the
wealth Of the bridegroom, the brides tro,ls-
sean, the wedding presents, the beautiful
new residence, the list of distinguished
guests.
AS for me, shall have spoons and nap
kin rings. Miss Partlee will give an af-
CHAN, Aunt Belvy some pillow s!lams, and
after TINT, what? And yet l am better
looking than Helen, whom millionaire
has chosen"
AT this point Marjorie paused and told
herself that EerfoI was the best and
hnndsomest of men and that she ought to
be ashamed of herself. Still, when she
saw him she noticed that he had not quite
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and us she put on her homemade costume
she said to herself that any one would
know that 1t was not made by Il inodiste.
Her kid gloves were rubbed at the finger
tips.
As they entered Broad street with its
shops the display of wealth and fashion
irritated her. She almost refused to stop
before the jewelers. window, whispering,
"as though we were country people staring
at the Shops" and though she did stand
still moment she declined to admire any.
thing but a set OF diamonds In velvet
case, which were quite US far beyond Her.
forts power to give her US any of the stars.
The young man began to feel his pa
thence somewhat tried, and leaving Broad
street turned into the road where the peo.
pie from the Heights drove every afternoon.
Today there WINS good deal of driving in
very fine turnouts, some of them very
snowy, for instance that of Mrs. Caleb
Clipper, whose coachman wore livery.
and whose daughters, in brilliant cos
tunes, served as excellent offsets to hez
own black velvet and diamonds. "Splen.
did horses and handsome girls" said Her,
ford gayly, "a they dashed past. Marjorie
did not answer. She did not even glance
at the say equipage. Her hands were fixed
upon the little rhuff. which she turned
round and round upon her slender hands,
and she distinctly pontei.
Naturally, Herford liked smiles better
than pouts. hut Marjorie in any mood was
pretty. He fancied that whSe'6s had said
about the Misses Clipper had vexed her
and hastened to asldt "But nothing like *
pretty as you are, Marjorie. There's hot 8
9irl In Groton, to compare with you in my
eyes" He passed his hand through hei
arm as he spoke. She removed it instantly
'sThRt is q vulgar way of walking Her