St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-16

| of property" faItered Sylvia. 81 keen a
little girlssschool now-No-."
And Bessie?''
she lives with me. You will come
and see us. won't you?"
Certainly | will" was the hearty
! response. May l come tomorrow
i EVENING""
TO be sure you may COME" said
| frank little Sylvia.
And the next day Sylvia Dean,
obedlent to her sisters interest. went
! out shopping TO do honor to the expect
! ed guests arrival.
"A dollar and fifteen CENTS" unused
Sylvia. And l have only rs left.
! Well. there is but one thing to be done
poor Bessie will be SO disappointed
! II 90 home without the collar. The
| gance."
And Sylvia Dean trotted briskly down
the street to jewelers., where she took
out the little ivy leaf that fastened the
plain collar
IF you please, would like to sell
this pin"
~ can't afford to give you more than
ST." interrupted the jeweler. cycling the
olo-iashloned ornament with contempt
| uous scrutiny.
=, W ~iAs HuoL IdhC Sl tueu, SAID
Sylvia, with meek, half-smothered
sigh. And she went back to purchase
! the coveted collar. bringing it triumph
antly home for poor Bessie's shrunkep
| throat.
"P!l tell you what, Sylvia" said Bes.
sic, carefully brushing her scant tresses
i alas for their vanished gold over the
heated curling stick, ''you had better
lend me your black dress. Mine is too
shabby to wear. and you have kept
your so neatly"
"And what shall 1 wear?" humbly
suggested the younger sister.
On, gingham is good enough for you
Walter Rochefort will not notice what
you wear"
That's true enough" said Sylvia.
with sigh. And she took the little
coral earrings out of her ears and put
them In BeSSie'S, and almost wished She
could reinforce her thin, "towy" hair
from the abundance of her own shining
brown tresses.
You look very nice, dear" she said
softly when all was done: "and-apd
how do look?"
'"Oh, you look we'll enough"
SO the two sisters sat down to await
the coming of the old friend who had
made his fortune. And the tears came
unbidden into Sylvia's ewes as she
thought how lonesome that freside
would be when Bessie was married to
Walter and gone.
Bessle's voice chimed in to the very
keynote of Sylvia's musings.
II suppose you will keep the school
! OIL If marry Sir alter. Sylvia? It's a
nice enough place for you. OF course.
yon can't expect to come and live with
u.s."
mo. certainly not" said Sylvia, feel
ing guiitily conscious that she had
thought now very nice such an arrange
mant would be.
Run to the door, Sylvia; l can't be
Jumping up and down stairs like a
housemaid."
sylvia went, and as the hall door was
, closed Walter RochefOrt took her in his
| arms and Kissed her.
THAT'S for old times, SYLVIA" he
said gayly. Don't look so astonished.
Surely you knewof my love long before
went away"
II did not know Of 1t. Walter" said
Sylvia. blushing like June rose at the
unexpected kiss. ''but suspected it,"
, And now" said MIR. Rochetort, with
face Of calm determination, ii must
have this matter settled before we 20
upstairs to your sister,"
"What matter?'
! whether. you will marry me or not"
"I?"
"You, Sylvia
''But 1 thought it was Bessie"
mot at all. 1t is you 1 want. Can l
! have your'
''Oh, Walter, somehow l can't be-
lieve itp'
Not a very direct answer. but suffi-
ciently explicit fOf MIR. Rochefort, who
stIaiRht~ay repeated the offense Of tile
,, kiss and led Sylvia up stairs.
"She has promised to marry me, and
that makes US brother and sister. you
know" was mis- cordial greeting.
Bessie gazed thunderstruck.
but you know vow will live with US,
Ut course" taitered Sylvia.
Poor BessieI There was nothing left