The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-24

Onc GOES, fcnurkcu, soto vOcc.
She wanted u hat the color of this
one, 30 brought it out and showed it
To her and told her the price and cx-
planned why it was so expensive oh,
don't mind giving that for the hat
she said; 1T is well worth it. / am
quite i'll love with it, Mime. Dcstrier,
but dare not buy it without letting
my husband see it. He is so very par
ticular about what wear. Could
have it sent round tonight fer him to
look at? would let you know some
time tomorrow whether ! would take
it or not or course said should be
glad to send it, and she gave me the
address. and the hat went round there
that evening. Last night she sent it
back and said she was very sorry, but
Lord 1.oddington didn't think it suited
her. thought it looked Il little tum.
blcd, but one has TO run those risks
when one sends goods on approval.
She had determined to have that hat
just to wear for the one day, and she
was too mean to get it honestly"
'Of course you'll have it out with
hcr-you'll expose hcr?" ] said.
L was as angry and disgustcd as Nina,
who stood opposite me, with her pretty
eyes and checks flaming with honest
Indignation.
"Aly dear boy, l would if dared, but
l can't afford to. 1t would drive half
my customers away from me, and
must think of Hugo and Giles. They
don't cost mach while they are tinics,
but l want to give them every advun-
tagc, the darlinTs, and l was left so
badly Off, ana the business is Just be.
ginning to pay SO well. / dare not run
the risk of exposing Lady Lodtlingtons
mcauncss."
81 had forgotten your children. No.
it wonld not do. Trust me to give
her mauvais quart d'hcurc, if / get
the chance"
Promise you'll DC careful. Think of
the little boys"
II won't injurc the dear chaps. you
best of mothers"
well, i'll that case, l only hope for
tune may favor you
Fortune did favor me ut last, but she
kept me waiting till the autumn, like
the tickle jade She always is. NV
chance came in this wise: My uncle
asked me up to his place in Scotland
for shooting, and l went. The old gen
tlcman Is very connoIsscur of beauty,
and every pretty woman OF note is
bound TO be asked up to D. sooner
or later. got there in time 10 dress
hurrlcdly and appear in the drawing.
room just as my uncle WAS telling
everyone whom he was to take in
was introduced to some CIVIL have
not 4 notion who she was but | gave
her my arm and took her down to din.
ncr, murmuring commonplaces on the
way. The truth is, | was half fam
lshed with my journey, and my one
idea was dinner. 1t was not until
was we'll on with the fish age that
looked at my lcft-hand neighbor 1t
was Lady Loddington herself.
" haven't seen you since we met at
Ascot" she remarked, pleasantly.
She certainly is n most lovely wom-
an, by the way. L stared blankly, and
she went on with an air of we'll acted
reproach:
Il believe you have forgotten we
ever met there
Here was my chance; seized it.
Forgotten! Why, remember every
word You said, the color of your gown
and even the very hat you wore-thc
loveliest and most becoming hat ever
saw in my life"
The compliment told
Il don't believe You do" she poutcd.
Upon my word do. 1t was sor.
of big affair of amethyst velvet, and
feathers to match. rene Der it with
double force because ! made n cousin
OF mine quite angry with the mere de-
scription of it. l don't know if YOU
ever met her? She has gone into
millinery, like everybody else. Sho
calls herself Nine. Destricr'"
looked E.ody Loddington full in the
face and laid n peculiar emphasis on
the name. 1 never saw anyone SO
thoroughly caught in my life saw
in Il moment that she knew [ krew.
She turned perfectly scarlet to the
roots of her HAIR, and then quite white,
and didn't speak for at least a moment.
Then She pulled herself together. as
only woman can, and adroitly
changed the subject. But she has
been very civil to me ever since, much
to the surprise of my friends. 1 am
plain and unintcrcsting; / am not Il
parsonage; l haven't farthing-not
even cXpcctations-an they can't
make out where the attraction lies
They had better ask Nine. Dcstrier, of
Oxford street, to enlighten them
London Paper
Picltpocllct-I Hang it! Here I've beer
following that swell chap for the last
half hour, expecting him every minute
to upbntton his coat so that | coulc
get at his watch; and I'll be jiggcrcd l.
he isn't going into the pawnshop with
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