The morning call., 1892-07-04

upOn her dress. But Sne doesn't seem TO
mind il. She keeps singing all day
long, and her cheeks have great deal more
color than usual. PERHAPS she is happy
because she thinks that for once, for Just
one evening in her life. she is going to look
pretty.
Every day she offers to deslst from her la
Dor and help me with whatever | elect to
wear. But / utterly refuse to do or even TO
plan anything, and Anne. unassisted, gets
my white dress in order and makes the sash
and little tTi-cOored cap Mrs. Caryl sug-
gested. l did not, however, mean 10 wear
them. AS if / were going to be seen on the
last evening of Laurence CaryPs sol0uIn
among us dressed like a shabby schoolgirl!
No, II Anne succeeds in making the mar
quse dress pretty l shall wear tive are
just of size-and she can stay at home.
/ announce this intention early in the
eventful evening, and Anne turns around
from the mirror with an angry flash in her
eyes.
Kitty, surely you wont be so selfshl
! YOu know l can never refuse you anything
surely you won't ask this!"
Il can stay at home" l say firmly; "but
wear that old white rag won't, while you
look like queen"
20. Kttyl" she says imploringly-she is
always poor weak thing with me, in spite
of her grand airs-"doi't be so cruel! l
must 60 tonight. | promised Laurence
Caryl that l would"
HE will never miss you. my DEAR" l
laugh, ''for he made me promise the very
same thing, with oh, such a look in his eyes,.
Anne! Won't you be rewarded for staying
at home IL / return his engaged wife-Mrs.
Laurence Caryl that is to be?"
Anne just sinks down on a chair and does
not speak for full minute, during which |
begin putting on her old kid slippers, which
she has neatly covered with pink satin. At
last she says family:
us that why he has been here so much
why Mrs. Caryl has been so klnd?"
hD fnls ~ - IA fral- nVafA no
query gayiy. Did you think they were 60
Ing To adopt me?"
''Yo ou may have the dress and welcome
Kitty" she says, after another pause; and
she helps me with my hair and flowers so
deity that tell her she was born to be a
lady's maid Then the carriage Mrs. Caryl
has sent arrives, and l step inso it and
drive eff.
The ballroom is scene of enchantment
and l reyet in the sense that am one Of the
fairest things in it. / do not heed Mrs.
Caryfs indignant glance at her Quondam
dresses, nor ner frigid inquiry for my sister,
10 which | truthfully respond that at the
last moment Anne changed her mind about
coming, so We cOncl 7Qet l might as well
wear her costume.
In books the hero l1sys declares mis-
passion in crowded 'lrO0m. as II he
never hoped to meet his 'ady in a more
eligible spot. Laurence Calyl does nothing
of the sort. But he is most attentive, aud
when am departing | declare there has
not been one blemsh upon perfect even
ing. / pause an instant on the carriage
step to fling back a laughing word, then as
| spring IN l notice that my slipper has
dropped off my foot.
&c inderelia Cinderella" some one cries.
IauTe ce snaicbes 1t from under the
wheel, averring that he will keep il for q
souvenir. He looks very handsome as he
stands in his black velvet suit in the moon
light.
Anne's door is locked when reach home,
aid she Is too sleepy or too sulky 10 speak
to me. Late in the morning l rise, throw
tangled yellow curls, when a mans step
crosses the veranda and enters the parlor,
which my bedroom adj0ins. Then l hear
Laurence Caryl say brightly;
"Good morning. Mrs. Gresham! Do you
know, l was so annoyed at your not caring
TO come 10 the ball last night that l fully in-
tended TO take the earliest homeward train
to-day? But this little article made ME
fancy you had a valid reason for your ab-
sence."
"a slipper" says Anne, bewildered.
'Mne-for here's nay name insidei | sup
pose you think it's very silly, Mr.. Caryl, 10
write ones name on gloves aud slippers?"
I understand II perfectly" he says
cOolly.
You would never be allowed to call any
thing your own were it not plainly marked.
My aunt and thought at first. last evening,
that you had all along meant your sister to
wear the dress, but we finally agreed you
had been cheated out of it when we saw
your name in the slipper she dropped"
Kitty is veritable Cinderella" says
Anne.
When Cinderella's inery fell off and left
only her wretched rags she couldn't have
looked more hideous than Kitty did last
night TO Us, striSped Of all her babyish WAYS
and her beauty, with nothing present to
our contemplation but her shallow, selfish,
little soul. observes MIR. Csryl. There,
dontt be angry-I wont say another word.
Come out with me for a drive"
Il wish you'd take Kitty-she was out so
late last night, it would do her good" said
that ridiculous Annie.
Il tell you | wont have K itty at any
price, says Laurence. laughing
30 they go out together, and in a moment
l rush to the paror window and watch
them drive off over the shining. snowy sand.
in among the fragrant pines with their lace
Ike dTaDery OF moss.
Our clock is not a giddy little French
affair, but sedate and decorous timepiece,
which has never stopped 10 utter any slang
expressions. Yet this morning can swear
that 1t solemnly tick over and over again.
. N-F