The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-06
THE CL0VERBAG.
ny MARY KYLE DALLAS.

BTccH hHu WIltc phlnJ ictt. Uncle B0n-
| jamin is SO stin-I mean econ omical-
that darsen't ask him for new box OF
co!ors. ] should have liked to make you
a haudsomor present, but you will have
| to take the will for the deed, Jasper"
cit is very pretty, indeed, and I shall
J never look at it without thinking of
you," said Jasper. "I'll hang It up
where eau see it II, soon as ! open my
eyes. What shall keep i'm itp
"WelI, it will hold photographs, "
said Doity.
"And have n hundred" said Jasper
HFivc of you, mother and father, all my
brothers and sisters, Aunt and Uncle
| Brown, Aunt and Unclc Jones, the mem
| bcrs Of the choir at Allentown, lots OF
| girls"
"Of girIs7" repeated Dotty, solemnIy.
"Thcy always give their photographs
to me. don't know why" said Jasper.
al never ask for them
"iou begged for mine, ," said Dotty.
"Oh, you are different" cried Jasper.
'I needed yours. The only one but
yours | ever"
"Ob, you confess, chi" cried Dotty.
''l Didn't ask for that. | only said
thought i, pretty" said Jasper.
Ii was plain from the sudden fading Of
Dotty's smile that he had not bcttercd
matters, and he stopped.
"But whose was it?' asked Dotty.
son, il was only Jennie Graham, SAID
Jasper. cit was the way it was flushed
oif--thc toning and touching up, l
meant, that was pretty. IL was fine,
don't you see, ~ II photo. .raph, and |
was doing Il good deal in tn" amateur
way just then, and was Interested in
methods. II was not as Jennie Ora.
hams portrait that cared for it,"
Dotty was occupied in pulling out the
bows of ribbon that adorned the bag,
and said nothing. She had never seen
Jennie Graham, but she had heard her
spoken Of as beautiful, and she did not
quite believe IaSpar
In later years u womaU comes to know
that it is not always the girl he thinks
| the hauiSomc>t that a man loves best
| but she cannot believe that white she
is still very younc.
Dntty was aware that she was only nice
lonkn and she could not see herself
rs others saw her, especially Jasper
Meredith, and know Just hDw nice
Jasper hal been paying her attention
fer II long while, but n yet they were
not actually engaged.
Arcr J,Src, I,d ,,,r, ,,,., ,,;,, Iii,
l,, L1,, r,,,r, AL .l,o I,'I ,,,,,I.,,
herself in her own room, she felt little
piuucd I" think that Jasper had told her
about those photographs OF other girls
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,,,r nf hcI;n,r,r, s;IL -, ,,,;n7, a,,o III
pointed n four. ieavcj clover. which sbe
L,I ,,;,rhoJ with tb, tinicst stitches
anil s:;rr.I :, r,r,r,Ilv ond line On
J,irtiIv win r,lr .r,rn silk ,u;l,,I in
Ii,mrnI. ,rI rcrlnmrJ with hrlintr,nc
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She ,ii,I rn, drc,m of m,,,ipr , bow.r
f,,. Jcnp;r Gr,b,m,s n;,.ur, hc,utv IF
Jo.n.r hoI said 81 win k..n il for v,ur
rhn,,n,,rhs -vours aim, th,, wnuld
hov, hn.t ,,rtty .u,rr,
Su,llruly She remembered ,h,t sh, ols,
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rnu.,r., IN, lI'.n..sr, ,r,vnvnrn,, ,,,
vL, .,rrc ,r,,.n,I,, h,., I.ir,s, schn,J
friends. viii, Ind sant ,hrm I, bo, th,t
shr ui,,ht s.. win, chnrmi,m n,,x,ns
they were to marry.
Then there was ,hc nboionronh sho
Loh L,,.,Lt IN , .,,,;,,n,,, st,rr ,,.hn.,
sh, x,s nulv f,,r,,nr vow, ,ld ,,1 ,.,,
visiting ,,n ann, in New York--thc pho-
tunraph Of young actor, who had played
- part sh" funcirl aL Il matinee perform
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