Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-20
Her Wedding Present.


There was an expression Of SUI
2remest contempt on Estelle Mer-
edith's lovely face as she looked III
from the piles of costly silks that en-
veloped her like shimmering rays OF
light-delicate, dainty shades of SILKS
tender apple green, and eerr-pearl'
and feirest pink, and softest cream,
and silvereet blue. while in state on
the handsome silken lounge the thick,
splendid wedding silk lay of crystal
white. and lustrous and soft as velyz'.
Estelle looked like fairy queen or
a fairy throne, sitting among the Gle
CANT material that comprised part Il
her matchess wedding trousseaa:
articles of expensive virtu and regal
luxury marking her room with de
cided Indications of wealth and taste,
she was young and beautiful, and so
soon 10 be married to the lover Of hef
eholce-everything conspired to make
her radiantly nappy and yet her pretty
fred lips were curled with eontemptu"
Gus scorn. and her cheeks were Hush
Ing with modification. and her blue
eyes we're sparkling with something
very Ike anger.
And the innocent cause Of all ms
was large. square package that For
man tho footman, had just DEPOSITED
On the table.
IT Is am outrageous shame out
ragcousl / never heard OF such
thing old, leather-covered FAM =
Rime,'
Mrs. Meredith the prospective moth
er.in-.aw to one Of the wealthiest young
men adjusted her gold-rimmed eye
glasses and glared wrathfully at the
parcel.
rstelle's sweet, high voice rang
veneefully out
awho ever heard of such thing
but the deceitful Old thing himself?
The idea OF that horrd uncle OF yours
sending me his old Bible for wedding
present"
Maude de Isle looked UP from the
window where she was making sam
rosettes for Estelles pretty slippers.
"What-not old Uncle Henry who, l
have beard You say % cften, was su
to give you something elegant!
Estelo bit h,r lip with vex* ton
and Mrs Meredith fuahtd.
"That same old Unclc Henry. Maude
Isn't. 1t perfectly atroaions shame?
positfvelf relief al a suite Of diamonds
or sci Of solid siieer or at least a
check in Estele's favor"
and he was as.Iic' as a niser, for
all he lived 50 plainly and had &orn
the same suit Of elptaes for Yeats. /
declare mamma. III rover eonnten-
ance another relation o yours L my
! life
EstelIe fairly anHered with disap-
pointment and eexat'en and pretty
interested. symnathizi, ) Maude looked
~ eondolingly.
1T is a shama. Stella. and, If were
you. ia pack the forlora thing straight
lack to the sJiney str Where loes
he live Mrs. Meredith
Live, Oh mercy or Us, MauGe' !
thought you knew he was 1ead-a
month ago or more. And that s one
reason why fell $3.50 actually in
suited by this battered, dog-earel oil
book being Designated as wedding
present to my daughter
Estelle arose from a seat on low
hsssoek among the silks. showing
what a graceful. wiilowly girl she was
We'll mamma, there is no use vast
Ing any more time about it. Inele
Henry has comple,ed his course of
eeeentricity by the mcanest trick ever
heard of and ! will accept it by send
Ing it where It belongs, in the garnet
among the lumber. Ring for Forman,
please. mamma, to carry it a"ay-
there that is MADAME Elcamier ut the
door to see about my sstin coutiiles.
But it wasn't Etcamler and when the
footman came IN obeG cnce to Mrs.
Mereditbs ring he brought informa-
ton that TWO ladies from the conn
try. who say they e.e cousins AMI
whose name IS DAWSON were III
waiting.
Mrs Meredith gave ii.tle shrek Of
dismay.
Heavens, Estelle,i what shall We
do? 1t is Tryphgsa and Tryphosa
Dawson come to tlle Wedding
For all Maada dc Lislo was to be the