Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-03-17


resting place upon her pretty round
head and began to comb the crooked
yellow knots into heaps of wonderful
golden fuzz.
won't Dot stare" thought the little
wretch. zone need not be so old, after
all, to go to ball. think I'll make
sensation.
She was right. Scott left her at the
door of the ladies' room in care of a
nice old black auntie, who hooked her
snugly into her lovely frocll and tied
the fllmy tracery about her waist with
real French touch, though the fingers
were black as ink.
"How in de world oh worlds did yer
ebbcr happen to come to dis growed-up
ball, honey, chile?" looking at her adj
miringly.
"oh, Dot is here-my sister, you
know-and thought I'd come too"
A burst of exquisite music brought
Scott to the door to claim the little
hand for round,
tits too bad, Scott, but you are too
tall" looking at him from her lowly
standpoint
mo- my dear Barbara, the fault lies
in your feet; you are too little" look
ing down at her and thinking how
lucky he was to have this little bunch
of loveliness fer sister.
I'm not going to even try to waltz
with you-it would be too 'diculous,
and I'm not going to be laughed at
Let's wait for the lancers-I know that
best of all.
Dot and her submerged parent were
now safely on the floor. Dots eyes
roved over the heads of diminutive
maidens and squatty matrons in search
of the recreant Scott.
Would he dare to come without me?
Would he dare? Well, he is capable of
even so fragrant "a"
MAY have the pleasure, Miss Dot?
The lancers, ! believe" and papa's
business partner, lowering a crooked
elbow in her direction, led her away.
In moment more they were standing
face to face with Scott and Barbara.
For moment her intense surprise
hold her captive; then, casting one
swift glance about her, she saw that
forty pairs of eyes were curously in
tent upon Scott and his companion;
saw that the people were not censur-
ing, but admiring and wondering over
the fairy's advent, and, with never a
lift of her blazing eyes in their direc.
ton, she cut them both dead. Fear
kept Barbara dumb, for Dot could be
awful when she chose, this young sis.
ter knew to her sorrow.
| Oh, the enchantment Of that night tC
Barbara! And how the fairy folks came
trooping out from the gorgeous bind
ings of her books and danced about hel
as she lay in dreamland, after the
lights were out, the ballroom deserted
and Dot had solemnly refused to kiss
her good night.
Next day a note from Scott to Dot
fell into Barbara's hands. She coolly
opened it and read as follows:
dot, am in dlsgrace-why Is it? Why die
you not speak to me last night? Did | ange
you, Dot, by refusing to listen longer to lee
turc did not ncodY How soon will you learl
to trust me? But if sou are convinced that
am the guilty wretch voulecturcd so soundly
would advise you TO think no more of
SCOTT"
Now, that's awful--its simply
awful" said Barbara, "and il Dot get
a glimpse of this I'll be most killed.
have to be blamed for everything, i
seems, and Scott ought to know bette
than to write note like this. Iii teacl
him lessonm and the red Goals of tn,
CRATE had merry time for secon(
with bit of crested note paper.
All that week Scott waited anC
waited, and all that week Dot hopet
AMI hoped, and the old saying tina
hope deferred maleth the heart sicl
proved true, for it came to pass tina
Dots body caught the fever raging il
her heart, and there she lay, down
right invalid, for four weary weeks.
Meanwhile, Scott had gone off in hi
yacht, taking French leave of all up
pertendom The tickle little bird
from southland came back after thei
long vacation to set up Housekeeping
again, and every hedge row was aliv
with melody; the berries were begin
ming to show themselves upon tn
bushes and briars. Clouds hung mile
high in the heavens. whenever Their
We're any clouds, and the sun wen
down to gather fresh heat from hi
underground furnace for tomorrow
discomfort. The sea grew bluer a
the days grew longer and brighter
and guests had been pouring into tn
Oceanside hotel for weeks when pap
piloted his daughters torooms engage
for them.
Dot was white and wan and sick i
her very soul, while Barbara, if she ha
had her due share of remorse, ha
thrived well upon it, and was as plum
as little partridge.
They had been there whole wee
and never truaut rose had crept bac
to the pale checks. Dot and Barbar
wandered together up and down tn
long, sunny beach. Dot list,essly, Bal
bara delighted and full of wonder 6
everything she saw.
Dot was thinking, thinking one da
T after long tramp as they sat res
, ing in the shadow of gigantic bow
der, when Barbara suddenly e,
', claimed:
Look, Dot, there comes a boa
Wonder who is in it? They's comm
tins way, anyhow! See, Dot"
Coming This way? shall go oil
5 Barbara; you may follow when yo
have watched the boat come in" An
! she left the child standing beside tn
. rock, her eyes fixed upon the approach
, ing boat.
{ Swiftly the little boat neared tn
, sand. When the keel grated on the san
: Barbara, with eyes like stars, ran dow
r to the waters edge and caught the coz