The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-07-30
THE WHITE
LACE FAN.
Counterfeit Ten-Do11ar Bill and What Came
Of an Attempt to Pass 1t.

''What is the price of it," Nina Car
, rol 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, dear Then Of course
I can't afford it,"
And Nina laid down the pretty trinket,
and walked slowly out of the store.
She was a sparkling, black browed
brunette, with great, languid eyes,
mouth like wave wet coral and shy,
bewitching way, which gentlemen called
charming, and ladies could not appreciate
at all And Miss Philpots was just about
TO be married. and Miss Philpots had asked
Nina to be her second bridesmaid, and the
other bridesmaids had given such elegant
wedding gilts-and Nina girl-like, had
no wish to be left behndhand.
"That white lace fan, with the lavender
silk Innings, and the pearl sticks, would
have been the very thing said Nina to
It is TO BE poor And what will Mr.. Fort
escue think, if give Nellie nothing on
earth but two six-penny dud Of pocket
handkerchief? ?"
Mr.. lortescue was the groomsman who
"stood up" with Nina handsome young
graduate OF Yale, with an auburn mus
tache, head Of curly Saxon hair, and
laughing blue eyes, and whom girls all
liked, and Nina-welI she liked him too
Just a little. At all events, she was
anxious to stand well in his eyes, and from
this, quite as much as from her affection
for the bridc-eNpectant, sprang her desire
Cor the white lace fan, with the lavender
silk lining and the carved mother-of-
pearls sticks. For Allie Mortimer had
given gold watch and chain, and Esther
Ames silver smelling bottle, with a
diamond-studded stopper.
81 must give something Decent said
Nina, comprising her cherry lips together;
and she went home to her grim old grand
uncle.
"UncIe Leopold" said she, can you
spare lie ten dollars"
Uncle Leopold turned upon her with
sharp and whitening glance.
''You know, child, / cannot" said he
Money isn't so plenty with the Carols
that ten.dollar bills hutter through the
air like sparrows. gave you five dollars
day before yesterday. 1t is all that you
can have at present"
''But, uncle, here is bill lying on the
desk-a ten.Goilar bill -
"Humpw and Uncle Leopold shrugged
ia shoulders. "You are welcome to that
if you want it. it is counterfeit--a dead
loss, 50 far as l am concerned. | don't
know wae-o / could possibly have taken
t in."
But it looks good, Uncle Leopold.
COZ course it does, else shouldn't have
been sold as was. Take it away, child
take it away! It's Not pleasant to be re-
minded Of ones folly by the perpetual wit
ness Lying ,aalu before ones eyes
And so, with sigh, Nina put the money
N her pockct book and went away.
Il don't believe it's counterfeit" said
che TO herself sudden idea springing into
her mind. Il dare say it is good bill,
only some old fosy or other has refused to
take it from Uncle Leopold At all events
mean to Try 5be experiment. 1t certainly
can't do no harm, and do want the money
so much y
'"Iiss Carol -
ooh, All. fortesoue it is you'll
Nina coorcd scarlet. She was a little
vexed that Mr.. Fortescue should have over