Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-24
Nonsense. Whoever tina, sui. WINS made for

tempt me. l mus, say. And coming from New
York. nobody here would know it, How much
was il. Nan?''
Il sha'n't tell you. sir You go and scorn my
poor tricks to make Won look nice. can send
the suit back tomorrow
oh, how my heat bounded at that idea
There would be no more living to do IL could
take II back Go Mrs. Arkwrights.
40. you shan't young woman. III sink my
rrlde. con sideriEg how low nv pocket is: and
40 need sofle decent clothes. know. Tell me.
Nan. what I'D they eosty''
No more han have laid IN out Of the
house moaey. my lord" said with a look Of
ali the mischief could pu; on.
Fudge! VIII YOU sell them TO me?-
Yes for Slo."
'Whewi" he whistled: thea teached for his
own clothes and extracted therefrom a new
hlil. There! 1 meant TO make a deposit Of
that must wait LITTLE
Thea he got up. dressed. and put on the new
sNL IL fitted him fairly we'll He was hit
tIi'ler than Col. Arkwright; and they were
a! NAT ioose but he liked easy fit and he
did look so nice in thom! Poor fellow n, ala
tent. ~ >A ~ i"-
do feel more respectable nov" lac admit
sed, rs he put on his last necktie and surveyed
himself IN the glass
But this WIS not the end of nv affair
Grand,fa Brooks used TO saw: The amt moth
W Gears saoh full crops as a lie tree" think
30, too. About a fortnight after Fred came
home looking very wretched He said nothing.
but after tea | sat down on his knee and coaxed
il ont of him.
well, Nan, il YOU must know, il is all this
plaguy suit. You remember that Keith. our
teller. had splendid offer to go out Co a bank
in Montana as cashier. lie made up his mind
yesterday TO accept il and, of course as I am
next under him the place would naturally fall
TO me- was 80 pleased, for then. dear. Won
could have girl and not work yourself TO a
skeleton any more.
I'm not a Skeleton" said, ferceiy. "Just
see my arms"
He smiled such 6rearv little smile. swell.
you won't have the girl. Nan, not vet SO spare
yourself all Won can This morning I was in
the vault sorting some papers and Col. Ark
wright came in. got out in order 10 cash Lis
check. and L observed he looked at me very
hard, clothes and all; then Carter came in and
told me L could go home to dinner. | went
into the lavatory to wash my hands. the window
was open, and the door blew to. so / was shut
in. Now there is n water pipe runs throus h
into the directors room into the sink. but this
morning it had been removed TO be renewed,
and left hole through the wall. / did not
mean to listen. but heard my own name. and
could not help it very well Col. Arkwright
had gone IN to see the president, and was say
ing:
"'Yes: I suppose we should have promoted
Parker of course. when Keith leaves: but I'm
extravagant. and that is the beginning OF all
evils in a bank clerk. know he has had sick
ness in the family, but for all that here he is
wearing suit OF Jacobs best make. BY
George, cir, that's good n suit az / wear
myself. can be mistaken in Jacob cut nor
has buttons. Now that won't do; it won
dor
Perhaps YOU had better make some further
inquiries tomorrow said President Holt in his
calm voice. The directors do not meet till
Thursday think it is well to be absolutely Ger
tain about such things
81 will 1 will But
81 stole out of the door softly then. took
down my hat and went out. / was mighty
glad had told you l would not come home
to dinner, little woman. 1 felt quite upset.
did not get any lunch. l just walked and
walked till l had TO go back. You see. / can {
tell him overheard him. so l can't explain
about the Clothes l own am dreadfully dis
appointed, but l suppose it can't be helped. 1
only hope lie will not distrust me any more:
but shall be watched now all the time. That
won't be pleasant
/ cannot find any words to say how / felt:
the ''lie tree" was putting out its crop surely
/ just put my head on Fred's shoulder and
sobbed.
Poor little girl! You shouldn't have made
me confess, Nanny. Yet, after all. il is best
You should know. Mother always said that Sc
crets between man and wife were practical
divorces. and 1 think SO too"
Oh, how my heart sank,
But take courage, little wife," he went on.
- =. uo. - h. nIons anu Tue tnihs As
If could have said much for myself,
But tried to seem brave and laughed a little
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put on my things and went Mrs Ark
wright was al nome ana JUST as pleasant as
ever. 1 said; IN very tremply voice, Can
1 see you aione LOT re" minutes, MIS- Ark
wright.
certainly, my dear. Come up into the IL
brary; the colonel Is not In ana no one Will IN
'errupt us.
50 we went upstairs and sat down on the
lounge ana began; on, now enohed at hrst,
ana puiieu AT N! ponnet, ana looked every
prayer IN n. mar, before coutc- linen told
neT every icing -aoout Eow III was, ana now
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