Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-10
WON BY A GOWN.

NdN hHnNNI III NNilt VI tlINflHN.
1--WE can decline replied tho wlfo hes
tatlngly.
ITO DO sure, but why should wcg'i
For a rvason 20 purely feminine TIM,
don't suppose 10 would ever occur To yot
Tho fact Is, have nothing suitable {
wear"
why, Nell tho dress You wore /,
mothers last week Il the handsome.
thing out, and you look lovely enough h
II 20 oil other women with envy
1T is rrutty dress. quito fnu onoug
for n family gathering, but II IL only
cashmere after all. and, don: YOU ley
Tom, this la different affnlr-a roguia
partyi l suppose everybody worth know
Ing In town will hc there, and It Is not
comfortable sensation TO feel yourself OBJ
only shabbily dressed woman In the room.
"fou precious little woman. you shoui,
nave The richest gown that money c1ult
buy II l could afford II. but, you know.
dear, you wore 40 foolish ~ to marry a
poor clerk on ANAL salary
Yes, i know Interrupted his wife.
and | wouldn't change him for the rloh.
ct king In the world, but thought II you
did not care much about going We might
stay nt home. can explain nfterward e
Frank and -ue
but you can't explain 90 others. Nell
ana wouldn't II eocm rather strange, fof
everybody knows that We aro eousiu.fH
"Aswo sccin likely 10 make ourselves
conspicuous, either by our presence or uuf
absence, We may Just ~ woli get what en-.
goymcnt We can out OF II, 10 I'm send %
note ~ acceptance"
"Ilnvo, littlo woman. and venture h.
prophecy that. whether In silk ntflrp OF
cashmere gown then, will no, be- another
facu there ~ beautiful aud fair as that Of
my littlo WIN pcrhnpg before another
year she may ho able TO outshine thon All.
ifoniy"--
"lfonly WHAT Tom Merton, have you
gone daftw
well no not exactly. You see. dear, 1
had not intended to toll you anythluu
about 70 until tho affair was settled. liar
fisol, our head bookkccpcr. goes 20 Paris
iho nr't Of next month, mud by his advice
I've applied for his position. n I succeed,
~ VIII mean $1,000 n year, with posi-
bility Of still further advancement. bul
uph DO too tnnRuino, ~ ho Jaw hor ewes
kindic. 'I'm afraid Mr.. Lyon, our sonlor
partner, doesn't exactly favor me.-tliuts
I'm too young for 10 responsible oosi.
ZION, bolioyo, but there, Nell, 1 mutt bo |
on or miss my irnln."
Two weeks later Mrs Morton. ia nor
soft Rrny cashmere, with IT, trlptulprs ~ /
inslrous silk and dainty lace, stood with
her husband IN quiet corner Of her cons.
ms parlor' Suddenly Tom gave start Of
surprise.
DO you SEQ that tall, elderly qcntlemun
talking 10 frankf' he said In a lo,, tono
THAT IA Mr.. Lyon, tho head Of our firm.
mover expected 10 SEQ him horo."
Meanwhile Mr.. Lyon saw and r.rog.
nifcd his clerk and In feg moinonts
loisurcly made his way toward him. After
pleasant grcctlng be- turned 20 Noll.
This Il my wife, Mr.. Lyon"
The man OF wealth aud station bowed
with old time grace to tho modest little
Il am glad 10 meet you both, " he said.
= suppose YOU came out from tho city for
his EVENING"
oh, no, We arc living hero IN tho vii.
age Then, a. Mr. Lyon sscncd inter.
,sicd' Tom added, ~ hnyo rented tho War.
hcr oottngc, over ON tho hill"
a very pleasant place. but quite long
walk Tor you. should think you would
lAio chosen a house nearer tho station "
IL not exactly matter Of cholrc. "
where tho r,pt was ,,,,ht, 80 ny Plnp'
indeed 1 rnthoy .nt,, ~ ~ s ~ anu
"Humphl 20 ci.cnia,s1 W..
Nth a auiek' sharn ,,,. a'r iSohl ,hsn'
Nj. 49,. sihhoe ~ tho lady,
asrd In.t !, ,,Ss ,nas my Wlie u di-en.
M 10 tn,..'S,.s - n'e''',ht anu should
HNlaftVlN aNaettfae.N |
TAtohod his wife ,noyo do,,n ~ ~ ~
ha arm of bis o,,nt,,s,. .'v Nv 'Veln on
ienn anywsyf' """' Hoo' u
He waa ain p,,,i,n,, ,....
lhon shs rriolnsd lin u,.r 'n' in"'''r
"Oh, Tom. what ia w., ' ILL.,.
ir. LYON nslod ma ,o ,'o ,u. ' I'm, Mheh
itroduood :, Ma ,,,tst "''' '''i' anu u"
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that bc go 49, t',P ohy
hose decision Won. .,,,,' Nv 'nnn upon
hen he lef, M, ,,i,h A. u'ponuou'
swcct ana g,a,ia,,. 80 ~, iPvn' hho was Z
ending sssn,ad -, ~ ~ oohuo- /
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,o g,r,ia, ths ei't aSas ou. lltsio home--
Menn,,Lns ~ ,'.A '',i ana ali'
Il ,vlfa ,,Wh. a psrtnor SAID 70 u
mss ~" 'N'hA VI MrH' Mer'
"a h,t,h, 40, -,,, 49,,
40 live, over IN H. ws, iu.le woman n
y. ". '''o' W. IN 'hu warner cottage, which
an M ,i,e w nnu furnishing one
NJ ma N ~" s .noy an aioru H. Tor
osn ,n' =, plan as she would tho q
,,l TOW dld yon manage to find out 10 N