The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-19


short street in which they iivedl II
they reached the house first they would
let themselves In with their latchkey
and bolt her outI If on this particulae
occasion her latoh-key was not US man.
ageable in her hands as was usually
the case they would find herstruggling
with it when they alighted. She gath.
cred up her white silk dress and ran.
In her haste she dropped one of her
white satin slippers, but did not dare
to stop to pick it up Key in hand,
she scram bled up the steps somehow,
and was then hidden by the portico.
Happily for her, the key worked
smoothly in spite of her trem bling fin.
gers, and in another minute she was
inside the house and the door was shut
just as the carriage stopped outside.
She flew upstairs 50 her own room to
put on her ordinary apparel. Never
again, unless she should happen to
have to marry Miss Alice, must she
venture to cut it SO fine.
The white satin slipper, which might
have been her ruin, saved her. 1t de.
layed them.
What is that ying at the bottom Of
the stepsP" excl aimed Alice as soon IA
she got out of tho carriage, why,
do believe it is white satin slippers!
ANY body would say that there had been
wedding here since we went away"
What absurd nonsense you do
talk" said her father, who was tired,
having been standing-in the Reltons'
crowded rooms for two hours and a
half. and who had stendfast convic-
ton that girls talked and thought Of
nothing else but matrimony
But it is white satin slipper."
maintained Alice. Pick it up, Dolly.
and let us have look Mt it." Alice al.
ways liked other people to do the active
duties of life for her.
II do declare it is my shoe." said
Dolly, as soon as she had it in her
hand and saw the embroidery on it.
What very curious thing!"
What nonsense you do talk, Dollyl
why is it so curious?" said Alice impa.
tiently. Il suppose it got caught in
your dress somehow or other, and YOU
dropped it when you came out What
lucky thing it is that you are the one
to find itl'
You mean that it is lucky for any
one to find a white shoe?" said Dolly
dreamily. She was in a mood to find
luck and happiness in every thing
Don't be silly. Dolly~ said Alice
lucky if you don't want to have your
pair spoiled"
1T has got rather dirty outside
here" said Dolly, who was brought
down at last to common earth
Come, girls, go in, and take your
precious shoe with you" cried Mr..
Delaney, and having obtained a hear
ing he shut the door. There were
mum Der of letters and invitations living
on the hall table, and each girl gath
cred up her own letters and took an
interest in the invitations and then
turned into the drawing room to sip q
little Apollinaris. so that when they
reached their bedroom Glenton had
| quite easily been able to get there
before them, arrayed in the apparel
her service demanded.
Dolly had the white satin slipper in
her hand, and held it out, saving:
Look, Glenton, what l have found
lying outside our door on the steps"
Glenton seemed amazed, and said:
On the steps outside? Good gracious
me, Miss Dorothy, what very singu-
lar thing! How could a shoe have pos
sibly got there? That's one of the pair
that laid out for you when Thought
you were only going to the masked
ball, and when 1 wanted to put them
away could only find onel If l haven't
sought that shoe both high and low!"
1T must have got caught in one Of
our dresses somehow" said Alice
calmly.
II suppose So" said Glcnton thought
fully. Indeed, what other way is
there of accounting for it2" and then
she did her best to conceal a yaw n
which had no existence.
you are tired, Glenton," said Dolly
kindly.
''oh no, miss, thank you; not SO very
tired"
You are good soul Glenton. You
sit up till any hour we like and never
say you are tired"
"Oh, shouldn't like to do that, miss
Have you had a pleasant party?"
There was no need to ask the ques-
ton, for the girl looked simply radi-
ant
Very pleasant thank you. 1t was
delightful"
'Then you didn't regret Mrs. Glen.
dinning's ball. miss?"
Dolly" said Alice in French (she
did not know that Glen ton understood
it). now that at last we are alone,
what was it that Cosmo Clare said
when he met you on the stairs as we
were leaving?"
"He said, Il am going to see your
father tomorrow to say something
about you replied Dolly in tn C same
language.
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