The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-17

dressed ana asked 10 see sansc hats
Jaw who she was. th6Egk I've neyrr
net her ! dcn't want % meet her"
savasrcly; ''one secs quito enpnsh Of
her In all the shop y hiaows
''One docs | remarked, sotto xcce.
',she wanted a hat tho color oftthis
me. so brought Il ont and showed il
10 her and told her the price ana OK
plaiRed why Il was 50 expensive. oh,
don't mind giving that for VIC hat.
she said; IL is we'll worth Il am
quito IN love with Il. Mmo llcstrier,
hut dare not buy II Without lcsting
my husband see H. lilo Is - very par
ticular about what wear Could
have Il sent round tonight Ter him TO
look AZ? would let you know scme
time tomorrow whether I would take.
Il nr not OF course said should lie
glad 70 send 1T and she gave me tho
address. and the hat went round there
that evening. Inst night she sent u
back and said she was very sorry, but
Lord Loddington didn't think It suited
her. ] thought II locked i little turn.
BLEED. but one has to run these risks
when one sends goods ON nppsoy,li
She had determined 10 have that hat
Just to wear for the ono day. and she
was too mean TO get 1t honestly
''ot course youth have II ont with
hcr-youll expose hcr?r said
! was as angry and disgns,c,l Is Nina,
who stood opposite me. with her pretty
eyes aud checks flaming With honest
Indignation
My dear boy, would II ] dared, but
! can't afford TO. II would drive half
my customers away from me-. and
must think Of Hugo and Giles They
don't cost much while they are TIMES,
but want TO give them every ndvan-
tage. tho darlinRs, and was left SO
badly Off, and the business Is Just be-
ginning to pay so well. dare not run
the risk o. exposing Lady Loddington's
mcanness
~ had forgotten your children. No.
it would not do. Trust me to give
her mauvais quart d'heuro, II get
the chance"
Promise you'll be careful. Think OF
the little boys"
II won't injnre tho dear chaps, yon
best uf mothers"
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tune may favor YOU
Fortune did favor me az last. but she
kept me waiting till the autumn, Hike
the tickle jade she. always IS My
chance came in this wise: My uncle
asked me up 10 his place In Scotland
for shooting, and went Tho old gem
tleman is very connoisscHr Of beauty,
and every pretty woman If note Ii
bound TO be asked up to Dr. sooner
or later. got there IN time 10 dress
hurriedly and appear In the dra1ing
room just as my uncle wns telling
everyone whom he was to take III. Il
was introduced To some girl have
not notion who she was, hut | gave
her my arm and took ller do,sn to din
ner. inurmuring comnonplaces on tho
way The truth Is, wah half fam
ished with my Journey, and my ono
idea was dinner IT WINS not until
was well on with the fish stage TINT
looked at my left-hand ncighbor. II
was Lady Loddington herself.
u haven't seen you since we met al
Ascot" she remarked, pleasantly.
She certainly Is most lovely wom-
| an, by the way. | stared blnnlIy, and
she went on with an air 81 well acted
reproach:
Il believe you have forgotten we
ever met thcre.a
Here was my chance; | seized it.
.Fprgottenl Why, remember every
word you said. the color Of your gown
and even the very hat yon wore the
logelicst and most becoming hat ever
saw In my life
The compliment told
II don't believe you do. she pouted
Upon my word ] do. 1t was d sort
Of big affair of amethyst velvet, and
feathers TO match remember it with
double force because made a cousin
Of mine quite angry with the mere de-
scription Of It don't know If you
ever met her? She has gone into
millinery, like everybody else. She
calls herself Mime. Dcstrier.
looked Lady Loddington full in the
face and laid peculiar emphnsis on
the name. | never saw anyone 40
thoroughly caught in my life, saw
in moment that she knew knew.
She turned perfectly scarlet TO tho
roots Of her HAIR. and then quite white,
and didn't speak for at least moment
Then she pulled herself together, as
only woman can. and adroitly
changed the subject Bat she has
been very civil TO me ever since, innch
TO the surprise OF my fricnds. | am
plain and uninteresting; am not o
parsonage; haven't q farthing--not
even expcctations--and they can't
make ont where the attraction Hes