Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-25
The White Lace Fan.
BY HELEN FOREST GRAVES.

What is the price of itF Nina
Carol asked eagerly.
'Ten dollars, ma'am' the store
girl answered, referring to the
small green ticket which hung to
the elegant fan upon the counter
Ten dollars! Oh, deaIl Then of
course 7 can't afford it,
Aud Nina laid down the pretty
trmket and walked slowly out of
the store.
She vas a sparkling black
browed brunette, with great, ,languid
eyes, mouth like wave wet coral,
and a shy, bewi ching way, which
gentlemen called charming, and
ladies' couldn't appreciate at all.
And Hiss PhilpOltS WAS Just about
10 he married, and Mss PnilpottS
had asked Nina to be her second
bridesmaid, aud the other brides
ma Il, had given such elegant we'd
ding gilt-and Nina, girl.lIke, had
no wish to be lett behind hand.
Ihat white lace fan. with the
lavsnder silk lining, aud the pearl
sticks, would have been the very
thing said Nina TO herself. 'Ob,
dear. what a wr-tched life it is to
he pool! AMI what will Nc. For
,escue think, if l give Nellie moth
ing on earth but a two six penoey
dud OF pocket handkerchief 2
NJ. FmteScuO was the groomS
man W no stood np,' with Nina
handsome Young graduate Of Yale.
with an auburn mustache, a heat
of curly Saxcn hair, and laughing
blue ewes, aud whom the girls all
liked. and Nina -aell, she liked
him, toO-inSJa a nth. AT all events
she was anxious t, stand well In
hi> ewes. and from is, quito as
much an from her fl cllOn 70 the
bril- xnrc,anf, spr,ng hrr deS e
for he White lace fan, Win he
avendpr silk lining and the cav
ed mother OF pearl sticks. For
| a lie Mortimer han given IA g'lG
watch aud chaiu. and Esther A res
silver smelling bottle, with a
diamond studded stopper.
4 must give something decent,
SAID Nina, compressing her cherry
lips together; and she went home
to her grim old graud-uucle.
Uucle Leopold said sbe, can
= YOU spare me ten dOllarsY
Uncle Leopold turned upon he
with sharp and witbering glance
You know, child, I cannot
: said he. money isn't so ple1t
with the Carols that ten dollar
? bills hutter through the air llk
sparrows l gave YOU five dollar
+ dag before yesterday. 1t is all tia
YOU can have at present.
'But, uncle, here is Ea bill llin
1 on the desk-u ten.dOllar bllv
'humphH and Uucle L1apol
shrugged his shoulders. Iou'n
" welcome to that if you want l
lis a couuterielt--a dead loss, $
20 far as | am concerned. l don
know where 1 could possibly has
taken it ill.,!
But it looks good, Uucle Le'
pold.'
,t sOf course it does, else shonIdn
j. have been sold as l was. Take
A. away, child-take it awaJ! It's NJ
- pleasant to be remiuded of one
folly by the perpetual witness lylu
! there before ones eye
And so, with sigh, Nina pu
q ,he money in her pocket-Cook an
m went away.
Il don't believe it's counterfeit
i'd she to herself, a sudden idt
spruglng into her mind. i dal
say it is a good bill, only some o.
togy or other has refused TO take
from Uncle Leopold. At all event
| mean to try the experiment.
certainly can't do any harm, and
do want the money so mucbv
Miss Carroll =
'Ob, Mr.. FOrtescue J it Is yoI
Nina colored scarlet. She was
little vexed that Mr.. Fortesc
should have oYertaken her just
the threshold of Newton & Taxle.
great fancy store, and yet W
should she be annoyed?