Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-10-13
Continued.

lakes snubs, but she would not allow
herself to dwell upon them, and Cor
aeIia was so much kinder and less
sarcastic than she had been, that her
study became a kind of refuge,
though in the old times Esperance
had regarded it rather as a hornet S
rest where one was always liable to
Zoe stung.
She was constantly on the lookout
Cor little ways of helping Cornelia
now, for she had a vivid remem-
bIance of her kindness TO Gaspard,
and the trouble she had taken during
her illness: and Corneia was not in
sensible to the attentions she received
it was pleasant to her to find the
su'es In her gloves attended to, her
pencils ready sharpened, and her pens
mended-it was also comfort to the
tompers Of both teacher and pupil.
that the actual lessons were ended,
and an hour or two Of solid reading
substituted.
Bertha, too, was a constant inter-
est; she was much more loving and
dependent now, and Esperance was
so sorry for her in her trouble that
she learned to love her more than
ever, and forgot her own sorrows in
trying TO comfort her.
So the autumn passed away and
the frosty weather set in; furs and
winter wraps were brought out,
house keepers thought of their plum
puedlngs and mince-meat. and Lady
Worthington began to arrange the
Christmas festivities
eve must have a dance" she said
TO her sister one December morning
"a delightfully."- mixed dance, to which
all Rilchester shall be invited, from
the cathedral dignitares down to
Mr. Jones's dispenser. I do like
everybody to be happy, and for once
all the cliquys will be fused
"They will keep In their own sets.
I fancy" said Frances, whatever
you do"
We'll. we shall do our best" said
Lady Worthington, hopefully. land
at any rate they will be all under
one roof, dancing to the same music
surely that Will establish a sort Of
fraternity? Claude Magnay will be
here, too and he knows everybody.
and viii dance with any one: and
Henry viii have some 81 his cousins
down here. We can do a good deal,
you soc, with our own party"
when does Claude Gomez"
On the 23d, and he has solemnly
promised that he will not oyerworS
himself as he did last year, and dis
appoint us just at the last moment. I
have set my heart upon having him
for this dance"
ITO dance with the Miss Smiths?"
said Frances, laughing,
Eyes, to be useful, and to brighten
everybody up. It does one good to
look at Claude, specially when he is
In a holiday humor He Is the most
unspoiled genius | ever knew and
so delightfully."- fresh and young still"
eyes. he does not look four-and-
twenty BY the bye, will not Esper-
ance come ont this winter"
Il should think so, and we must
have her to this dance, whether or no.
Let as write the invitations now, and
we will send her a separate one, so
mat Mrs Mortlake shall not have a
chance OF preventing her accep-
taHce"
"You most cunning Katharine |
should never have thought of that"
MY dear one must be careful
with such people as Mrs. Mortlake-T
do not trust her in the least"
The invitations were received at
the deanery with much satisfaction
Mrs Mortlake did indeed demur
whether Esporanco was old enough
TO go, but Cornelia was determined
that she should have this pleasure.
aud made her write to accept H..
even condescondug 10 talk Of such
trivial matters ais hall-dresses IN
order 10 please her
/ seemed likely 90 be what every
ono called am old-fashloned Christ
mas, for ON the 22d there was "a
heavy fail OF snow, and Claude Mag
nay as ne travelled down TO Riches
ter, WAS not sorry TO find the usually
bare bleak country heauufcd By this
white covering
On Christmas eve Lady Worthing-
ton seemed bent upon making him
useful and allowed him to hp her
slave through a morning of church
o