The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-04-07

you carried this letter in your pocket 2"
"What ?--that ?--why, it only
came yesterday. You can see the date
that is stamped upon the envelope"
"Well, l didn't know. You are very
careless-you know you are. That let
ter that came from aunty-"
"What about this other?" he skill
fully interrupted. Its from Jack,
see." lie reached for his paper with
movement at once diplomatic and ten
tative.
That's exactly what came to tell
you about. It's very thoughtful of him,
I know, but-well, we'll see what you
think. He writes," she said, consult
ing the letter, 81 met your one-time
admirer-' No, that isn't the part.
Here it is, 'Mumbly, dear, I've got a
scheme that's top notch. want you to
let me get you an Easter bonnet, here
in the city. Some summers in the shops
knock the spots off anything you can
get in Mayfield. It begins to look as if
I won't be able to get away from the
college, and I'll like to have some sort
CT share in the festive season there at
home. Leave it to me, won't you,
Mumbly ?-and I'll rig you out on time
in crystallized dream
"First, what does he mean by knock
ing. off the spots?'" she inquired. Il
suppose that's just an expression of his,
however. Now, what do you think?"
Il think it isl said Henry, who was
looking furtively at mis- paper; Il guess
that's it,
"Henry Montague, you haven't heard
word.' She took the paper and put t.
behind her. 81 meant what do you think
OF his plan?''
"Good scheme. Best I've heard of.
Lei him get the contraption there by all
means. Thcre-l refer to the bonnet.
Fanny--don't feel hurt. l know they
have some-well, some very unusua, ef-
fccts in the city. l think perhaps you'd
avoid unpleasant complications, and
have something new to Maytield to
wear. Yes, let him do it," And he
reached for his paper-and failed to get
it.
Il believe l will. Of course, always
like to select, but l said last year that
I'd never, never trade at Miss LIE
Fevre's again. Just to think that her
miserable mismanagements should have
parted two such friends-but was sur
prised at Helen-at Mrs. Kapulette-to
think she'd wear bonnet that she
must have known was mine, or at least
not the one she had ordered"
Did-you-wear-hers said he,
with an imitation yawn.
"Why, of course! Now, what qucs-
ton! l had to wear something-l
couldn't order another one then. Henry,
you are positively foolish at times.
remember said to Miss lie Fevre, when
picked it out"
eyes, remember the story" inter-
rupted her husband, consulting his
watch and starting to arise.
WELL" said she, as she pushed him
back gently to his seat. you always for
get that lavenderand pink are positively
hideous Oh ME, and why in the world
Hel-Mrs. Kapulette-couldn't have
managed to send my bonnet home when
she found the mistake had been made"
ibid she know it was yours?" asked
Henry, beginning to be rather more
insidiously sarcastic than enthusiastic
about this oft-repeated tale; Ibid she
go along when you gave the order?"
"No; you know she didn't! l meant
to give her pleasant surprise-and
that was her way of receiving my ef-
fort. Your questions are childish,
Henry. She might have guessed that
canary was exactly my color-precise-
~ what anyone with my taste and COM
rlexion would be sure to select-and
Miss LIE Fevre's girl" S~3o&3sy'> K
"There--there's Billings out at the
gate. Good-by, my dear. Give Jack my
love when you write sorry he can't be
up for Easter. Good-by." Mr.. Mon
tague clapped his hat on his head, sa-
luted his wife, made a grab for his cane
and departed. .s.s .48
Then Mrs. Montague sat down to
think of the trials Of that time, a little
T less than year before. There never
had been IN the world, she thought, such
!. long and beautifu friendship as that
between herself and Helen Kapulette.
10 think that after having gone Is the