The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02

dance with US" urged Nellie. "mf.
D'Anglesey will be Your escort and |
snail chaperon the whole party"
"Oh no, no; couldn't" ayerted Fan
ME coIoring prettily.
She bade them good night and turned
| toward the house, conscious as she did
so OF the glance of lingering admira-
ton bestowed on her by the expressive
brown eyes Of the Whitlock acquaint-
ance.
The following morning Nellie danced
in TO see her.
you've made up Your mind to come
to the masquerade. Fan? Mr. bangle
sey is crazy you should come Don't
you think him handsome?7
who is he?" questioned Mrs. Fren-
zer. where has he come from27
"Oh, George brought him to the house
lately He met him on the traid took
a fancy to him. | believe he j. very
well off. Well" returning to the i'm
portant subject, Il am going as a
japanese girl in a red silk crepe, COW
cred with gold tracery, i wide sash of
sea-green siIk.a gay fan and gold shoes
What will you wear?'
"I?" faltered Mrs Frenzer, I'm not
going"
Nonsense. Don't say a word to that
husband of yours about it, and he will
never be the wiser. If he does find out
he will admire your pluck, and think all
the more Of YOU"
Other arguments the tempter offered.
Mrs. FreuZer listened hesitated. final
ly accepted the superior wisdom of her
friend, and set her own Judgment aside
She knew that if she went she must
keep the matter secret indefinitely. be-
cause Austin had seriously objected to
her intimacy with the WhitlOcks.
You could 20 rs court lady Sug-
gested Mrs. Whitlock. Your wedding
gown of cream satin which you have
had no opportunity to wear since would
do beautifully. With your hair dressed
high and poWdered.a mask with patches
and that superb set Of pearls your rich
old grandmother presented to you. you
would be simply cuTaucing"
Fate seemed to favor the little bride.
On the day OF the great event, when She
was contemplating the triles Of her
toilet that were 10 make perfection, a4d
wondering eXlctIy how her absence
could be clIr, tel unnoticed, a telegram
was brought 10 her:
.l@l-t 20 ont of town" it read cant be
home till tomorrow. Gct Elizabeth TO stay
"',.' -. '''''i! F'''~e''
f''1Iile ,I.1 sent hcr niue lhalu over 20
MI = " lii''otN WIN 4 HoLe cQn.alillil z
an old family seIyaut-as she did not
IKE spending Inc hI9ht aiohe. AT
sAe began 10 dfcsS. and Nneu al 9:5O
the carria@a called Tor her She was ready,
amt as Nellie had Prophesied, entranc-
ln@
Inc three callers came IN ior lew
moments which they might not have
done mad Austin been at home-and
Went ihto r"Pi'ifes over heFaPPe2Iahce.
ne ii--'sI P,'S7e" hitEfLil' ii WAS
one Whifi q hTtil,. G"ior' mo.ioA. music,
compliment. fahne' ENJOYING 1t ali as
inhocehtIf u j. ciliIu ihi@hL nave done,
thou@nJ thaj 3it"f an IL was Just a Mel
ne had s,id. Austin was bt tyrannicai
and iht> stolen pleasure OF hers was
sweet ana lustIlIabie.
Mr.. D'Anglesev will see you safely
home. said Nellie, when, at two in the
morning, the carriage stopped before
the door OF the pretentious flats where
she lived Mrs. Frenzer protested
there was no occasion for his doing SC
she had hci. latch key and would not
be kept waiting. But Mr.. D'Anglesey
would not hear of her being driven back
unescorted.
A dim light was burning in the parlor
when they reached home
"Good-night," said Fannie, sweetly