The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-08-30
'T'm sure I've heard you call papa a

fool
''No, Theo, you haven't"
"Then the more goose YOU" said
Theo, yawning fearfully. 'Do make
haste. Aren't you most through"
Just through now, darling"
And Theodore Eveleyn, dismissing
her mother just as she might have dis
missed any hired and pensioned slave,
lay down TO her prayerless pillow to
dream of wedding rings and a bridal
altar wreathed with white blossoms.
For she was quite sure of Grant st.
Emil now.
Mamma" called Theo, the next
morning, and Mrs. Evelyn meekly
obeyed the summons, coming from the
back room, where she was busily en-
gagged in ripping apart the breadths of
a rose-colored dress belonging to Theo,
which that young lady had taken a
fancy to have altered. Mamma, here
are two tickets TO the private mas
querade at Mrs. Almy's, with Mr.. st.
Emil's compliments-on for you and
one for me. How ridiculousl The
idea of you at a masquerade |"
Mrs. Evelyns face had lighted up.
81 should really like to go for once,
Theo," she said, hesitatingly. 81
have never had an opportunity of see
ing you in society, darling, and"
"Oh, bother" interrupted Theo,
''as if that made any difference. But
Grant thinks young lady shouldn't
attend masquerade, of all places in
the world, without her mothers chap
eronage, and suppose I must humor
him. What shall personate, man.
ma? / should like to go as Diana
with her bow and arrows, if you can
squeeze enough money out of papa
4 for decent costume.
81 will see what papa can spare
you, love-"
"He's awfully stingy of late" OBJ
served Theo, with q shrug.
"You shouldn't speak so of your
papa, Theo," demonstrated Mrs. Eve
lyn. Business is very dull just now,
, and our expenses are heavy"
"That's the very reason yor
shouldn't be tagging after me to al
the masquerades in town." grumbled
Theo. ''But suppose we can't very
well slip aside of it. Any old black
dress and q satin domino mask will dc
for you"
"Yes," assented Mrs. Evelyn, who
Q had learned through the long tutelngt
n of dire experience to think very LITTLE
of her own wants and requirements
a anything will do for me-"
d ''Its such bore, your going a
e ALL" muttered Theodore, with an un
q gracious toss of her beautiful blond,
l. head. 'I'll teach st. Emil thing ol
;. two when 1 have him safe under m,
If wing"
n Miss Evelyn's costume as that o
Diana, for the private masquerade
: ball, was decided success. Her sill
o ver-green tunic, trimmed with golC
d fringe, the fillet that bound her lovely
j. yellow hair and the Grecian draperie
d that revealed even while they hid tn
}, contour of her perfect arms, made hel
J. look even more beautiful than her or
dinary self, and Mrs. Evelyn gazet
Z with pride upon the transformation
\ which had been for the most par
10 wrought over by skillful and industriou
it fingers. For poor, harassed Mr.. Eve
Y lyn had absolutely declined to "shel
out, as his daughter gracefully ex
!, pressed it.
|, sits out of the question, Mary
utterly and entirely out of the ques
g tion," he had answered when she hat
IS applied to him for "a little money.
u 81 have to steer carefully to avoiC
1t sheer bankruptcy, and I cannot spar
= a single cent from my business jus
nowI"
=, So Mrs. Evelyn, having sold pal
h of opal earrings, her husbands gif
in their courting days, to buy tn
J. costly material, had herself sat u
h night after night, and day after day
d to make the dress which TheodorI
loudly declared she must have to ap
j. pear as the impersonation of Dian'
d the Huntress
N And she reaped mothers sweet
's unsel6sh reward when she saw hoy
surprisingly lovely Theodore locke
'". in the exquisite Greek dress
J. Mr.. st. Emil had selected Hamlet
I as his character, and very handsom
he was in the plumed cap and velve
?, doublet of the young Prince of Den
q mark, but Mrs. st. Emil preferred NJ
h more attractive costume than plail
black silk domino wrapper and mask
D. 81 am past my acting days" sh
said, with a sweet, pleasant laugl
when Theo smilingly demanded VIII,
e. she, too, was not in character, ''and
of shall derive my greatest pleasure to
k night from watching others %
b, Darling mammal" cried Theo
ke turning with ostentatious tenderness
Id toward her mother, "you see you ar
in the fashion after all tried m
best, Mrs. st. Emil, to induce thi
to mother of mine to don eharacte
Id dress, but she would not consent. Oh
ID Mrs. st. Emil, is it time for the walt
Nv already2 Mamma, if you're quite sur
it wouldn't tire you too much to hol
my bouquet !"
IS. And Theodore Aoatedaway on Gran
be st. Emi's arm.
Once, during an interval in tn
ne dancing, Grant came to his mother
side.
d. "Does she not look beautiful to
a night?"
a "Who? Miss Evelyn?"
Ie "Of course. Whom else could