Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-12-14
CHAPTER T..

"we must think about clothes next,
Aura" said Taras when | had agreed to
accept the strange name he proposed.
"You will want quite a lot of things-some
to wear indoors, some to 80 out in, Others
TO change and so on"
"Why, amt got no money" said ], tax
IN aback by the very first condition of liv
ing in new and civilized worll.
"Luckily / have-somcwhere, said he,
feeling in his pockets All here it is
"A lot o. things'll cost lot o money"
i remarked, as he looked Mt his purse.
THAT'S true. If there's not enough here
to pay for ell You bHv. give one of these
cards and have the things sent home, TO be
paid for on delivery"
looked in the purse aud saw gold, more
than had ever before seen at one time.
My utmost possession had never amounted
to more than shilling, and no one had
thought fit o trust me with a larger sum.
] laid the purse down with vague feeling
that might be taking undo advantage Of
Taras' generosity. When he spoke, / stop
ped him.
"Hold on" said |, Pm tryin to think
this out. / amt sure whether | oughter
take all this money or didn't onghter."
''Good. Puzzle it out and take it or re
fuse it as it seems to you right or wrong"
stuck my knuckles in my hips, drew
long breath and taxed my sluggish power
of reasoning to its utmost, while Taras
smoked on in grave silence, too considerable
to suffer any sign to appear in his face Of
the amusement my perplexity must have
given him.
s.Taras," said at length, Pm a-goin to
take that money, cause If you was in want
and had money should like you to take
it off me-"
bravo, little friendr' said lie joyfully
"You have grasped the meaning of the
golden r le already. Now You had better
go out and buy what you want. DO you
know the neighborhood;"
mo, but If you tell me where the shops
Is III find 'em. | ain't afraid of asting my
ways"
EITHER of the streets that pass the church
will lead you into the Westminster Bridge
road, where there are plenty OF shops"
nodded, but made no movement, for the
question what sort of things would he suit
able to my new state threw me into another
spell of cogitation.
"Would you like Mere Lucas to 60 with
your" Taras asked
'sIf you think sic knows better an me
Wnat OuHnJer wear.
II would rather you exercised your own
judgment. want you TO walk alone as
soon as possible"
/ understood what be meant by that
phrase. It. was really as il ! were born
again and learning to walk.
"You amt got any fancy, likes IL don't
matter to you what l wear. do it,"
'sOh, YES, it does he replied with q
1T L..
rags or ugly Clothes"
swell. look herr" said /, after scratching
my head in troubled meditation for a min
ute or two, "Ill do the best ken"
With that left him, but before reached
the Westminster Bridge road had to stop
two or three times to do thinkn over the
problem before me, and the question was not
satisfactorily solved when | found myself
in the street of shops A milliner's gay dis
play attracted me first, and bearing in mind
that 1aras objected TO anything ugly fixed
my attention on a hat with high crown
and turned up rim of crushed strawberry
plush, with two ostrich feathers, one emcr-
aid and the Other magenta, dropping grace
fully down the back.
This seemed 10 my eyes the most lovely
thing imaginable and think | should have
gone in and bought it had it not suddenly
occurred 10 ne that | lad seen something
in this style on high days and holidays in
Shadwcii, and than ] was 10 sunder myself
entirely from all modes Of the past Then
little farther ON show Of silk handker-
chiefs for the neck, spotted ard lowered, in
bright yellow and other vivid hues, APP
pealed once more to my sense u the beauti
full But here again was confronted by
memory OF ladies from Jamaica road going
of on Whit Monday TO Epping forest ia a
van. The same consideration drew me ava,
from fancy boots and a mantle makers
where my eyes were fascinated by a long
stamped velvet iacSet with a trimming OF
beads and bright steel
.'Whatevtr in the wcrld am 20 wears'i
] asked myself coming TO a stand cisce
more under the railway arch and fo!lng
my arms upon my chest IN GespeTsi ,on.
rs there anything any ways preity cl4a.
they dat wear il Sl;l5we.i