The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-21
price, madam" she CALCULATED, with

"A trifle-a mere triflc," said the mil
liner, patting the strings with soft lit
tic hands, around the taper fingers OF
which fashionable ladies were daily
wound" by the score. Thirty five
dollars is ALL"
"Ihirty-five dollars! hardly dare
TO pay SO much for u bonnet, madam, =
SAID Nina. Papa scolds about my ex.
travagance and makes such dreadful
faces over the bills"
L he willy Nine. D'IIeriot held up the
article under discussion, and turned it
one way and another, SO that the sun.
SHINE fell full on the delicate velvet,
shadowcd with foamlil,c plumes
Il must have 1t, '" said Nina, decidedly.
send it home ut once, madam. If
papa chooses to scold can't help it."
The brief colloquy between the belle
and the m;lliucr had had two auditors
totally unconscious. Dr. Carleton anc
his sister were waiting in an adjoining
antc-room for some trifling alteration
to be made in Miss Cartoons chapeau
She turned to her brother with an arcl
glance.
$50, Ned" she said, rather malicious
ly, as sisters arc wont to speak of la
dies whom their brothers admire, ''yor
will persist in admiring that Miss Pei
ham! Sec what you'll be called upon
to endure in the way of millncr's bill.
when she becomes Mrs Carleton"
'Shc is SO young and Ingenious
said Carleton, in Il tone of cXtcnuat1on
Miss Carleton made Il little grimacc
And do you really love that girl
Edward?"
THAT is hardly n fair question How
ever, i am not unwilling to confess tina;
/ admire her"
"Admire" repeated Alice Carleton,
;doubtfully.
Eyes, admire" said Carleton, quietly.
II never saw but one person whom ]
really thought could love, us Il man
should love the woman who is to share
his life, and shc-here's your bonnet
all right at last. Come-Tm in a
hurry"
Nina Pelham was never in better
spirits, and had never looked lovclicr
than at the moment she entered. DIR.
Cartoons trim little sleigh the next
day. The exquisite plumes of the new
French hat tloatcd like n soft cloud
,abovc the pink checks; and through
the embroidered drapery of her arms
the coral bracelets cleaned like ROSY
,serpents-
why, where arc we going?" she cx.
claimed, rs the spirited horses were
suddenly turned into an unpretending
and secluded street, instead of darling
parlswards
VI am taking you to-day in an entire.
ly new direction" said DIR. Carleton.
'composedly. II was calico. yesterday
in most unexpected manner to at
tend little patient, whose sister, as ]
understand, was an old schoolmate OF
yours and an old acquaintance Of ours. {"
"lndccd!' exclaimed Nina.
ut was Miss Anna Wharton"
"Is it possible?" calculated Nina,
with wcll-actcd surprise, although the
cold sinking at her heart nearly chol1cd
her voice. Poor Anna-I hope she is
wcll.'
Tar from it, said the young physi.
clan, gravcly. "And what is harder still
to bear, she is in great want-almost
perjury"
He locked ut her as he spoke.
81 wish had known i'll" said Nina,
artlcssly; lit would have given me SO
much pleasure to assist her."
Your wishes shall he gratificd. l nm
bringing you to her humble home to.
day" returned Carleton, gravcly, as he
drew up his horses close to the curb.
stone.
Miss Pelham followed him, scarcely
knowing what she was about, SC
chagrincd and bewildcrcd was she AT
q,
AS they reached the second landing
place, he threw open door and beck.
oned her to enter.
The room revealed to Ii or sight was
very small and scantily furnished On
low couch, near the window, lay a
sick child with wan, attcnuatcd cheeks,
and eyes that seemed to burn with pre-.
ternatural luster, and close beside him
sat Anna Wharton.
Miss Anna" said the doctor, as she
rose in some surprise at their entrance,
here is your friend, Miss Pelham. /
wish her fully to understand, through
you, that l am perfectly aware of the
depth and sincerity of her friendsh ip, ms
exempt fled in the case of the coral
bracele is she now wears"
Nina turned pale and red by turns.
IF you please, Miss Pelham" said
Dr. Carleton, with freezing politencss,
"allow me to return this FIVE dollar bill
to you, as Miss Wharton has no present
need for it. Her gratitude is of course
proportional to your extreme generosi.
ty."
And Nina Pelham left thVroom with
the comfortable conviction that she
had lost loveran Anna Wharton had
gained one.-Brandon Banner
Real Cause OF His Grief.
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