The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-08

| ball from his head and now to come
| and find her off and away with her On
| tcrnal relative, and knowing that she
had very good reason to think the mos,
horrible things in the world of his
seeming neglect, made him blind to the
schcrc of the little sister and to be
glad that he was the object of even {
thought.
barbara rushed off, wild with excite,
mcnt, and, reaching her own room.
tore each little curl paper from its
resting place upon her pretty round
head and began to comb the croollct
yellow knots into heaps Of wonderful.
golden fuzz.
Wont Dot stare" thought the little
wretch. "Onc need not be so old, after
all, to go to ball. think I'll make .
sensation
She was right. Scott left her ut the
door of the ladies' room in care of
nice old black auntic, who hooked her
snugly into her lovely frocl and tied
the filmy tracery about her waist with
n real French touch, though the fingers
were black rs ink
How in dc world Oh worlds did yer
ebber happen to come to dis growed-ur
ball. honey. chilc?" looking at her adj.
miringly.
oh Dot is herc-my sister, you
know-and I thought I'd come, too"
burst of exquisite music brought
Scott to the door to claim the little
hand for round.
Its too bad, Scott, but you arc toe
tall" looking at him from her lowly
standpoint.
''Nn 6nor rl,o
in your feet; you are too little" look
ing down at her and thinking how
lucky he was to have this little bunch
of lovclincss 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 dim;nutive
maidens and squatty matrons in search
OF the recreant Scott.
''Would he dare to como without me?
Would he dare? Well, he is capable of
even SO fragrant a.
MAY have the pleasure, Miss Dot?
The lancers. l believe" and papa's
business partner. lowering crooked
elbow i'll her direction, led her away.
In moment more they were standing
face to face with Scott and Barbara.
For Il moment her intense surprise
held her captive; then, casting one
swift glance about her, she saw that
forty pairs OF eyes were curiously in
tent upon Scott and his companion;
saw that the people were not ccnsur-
ing, out admiring and wondering over
the fairy's advent, and, with never a
lift of hcr blazing eyes in their dircc-
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 to
Barbaral And how the fairy folks came
trooping out from the gorgeous bind
ings of her books and danced about her
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 note from Scott to Dot
fell into Barbara's hands. She coolly
opened it and read as follows:
dot, I am in disgracc-why is it? Why did
you not speak to me last night? Did l anger
you, Dot, by refusing to listen longer 10 lee
turc did not necd2 How soon will you learn
TO trust me? But II you are convinced that L
am the guilty wretch YOU lectured so soundly,
would advise you TO think no more OF
SCOTT"
Now. that's awful-it's simply
awful!" said Barbara, land if Dot gets
glimpse of this I'll be most killed. 1
have to be blamed for everything, it
seems and Scott ought to know better
than to write note like this. I'll teach
him lesson" and the red Goals of the
CRATE had merry time for second
with bit of crested note paper.
All that week Scott waited and
waited, and all that week Dot hoped
and hoped, and the old saying that
hope deferred maketh the heart sick
proved true, for it came to pass that
Dots body caught the fever raging in
her heart, and there she lay, down
right invalid, for four weary weeks.
Meanwhile, Scott had gone off in his
yacht, taking French leave of all up
pcrtendom. The tickle little birds
from southland came back after their
long vacation to set UP housekeeping
again, and every hedge row was alive
with melody; the berries were begin
ming to show themselves upon the
bushes and briars. Clouds hung miles
high in the heavens. whenever there
were any clouds, and the sun went
down to gather fresh heat from his
underground furnace for to-morrow's
| discomfort. The sea grew bluer as
the days grew longer and brighter,
and guests had been pouring into the
Oceansidc hotel for weeks when papa
piloted his daughters to rooms engaged
| for them.