The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-07-03
NUMBER
THIRTEEN T
By Hon. Mary Cavendish

En- L II1Nu Is SCllluS "oAuCA
fully WE'LL" remarked Lady AL
lenbury, gazing around her stall COM
pIaeently. Except that terrible,
dreadful tea-cosy" She waved a
much -jeweled hand at the offending
article, and the girl nearest to her
laughed lightly.
Its truly awful, Aunt JANET she
replied, feelingly.
And it was. On groundwork
Of khaki satin was embroidered a
resplendant union-jack, underneath
was group, chiefly in scarlet, of
Soldiers of the King" At least SO
ran the legend underneath the odd
little figures. Otherwise they might
have been confused with the inhabi-
tants of some antediiuvian ark.
Lady Allenbury gave a little de-
spairing sigh.
"The duchess worked it herself -
she said, turning to her niece beside
her. "And none will buy it, and she IL
be so hurt. What shall we do with
1t, Dorothy?"
Il should rattle it," replied the girl.
rather indifferently.
She did not seem to be finding the
bazaar very amusing. She was a
pretty, fragile-looking girl, with a
/ delicate pink color, and pair of blue
eyes with dark shadows underneath
them.
Lady Allenbury heaved another
sigh, this time of relief.
THE very thing" she exclaimed.
will you take it round, darling? Let
me see, you must have some one to
60 with you to bother the people.
Oh, there's George Fraser, the very
person. George, come here; l want
you to be very useful"
good-looking boy in immaculate
white fannels sauntered up lazily.
lie lifted his straw hat with it's gun
her ribbon to Lady Allenbury and the
girls behind the stall. Anything
can do?" he asked, good-humoredly.
Yes, there's a good boy, and then
Will invite you to tea tomorrow"
der ladyship seized the offending
work of art. "You see this ghastly
tea-cosyP We can't sell it, so Dorothy
suggests it should be raffled. You
and she can take it round. You know
my niece, don't you? Mr.. Fraser,
MISS Seton" the last words in the
usual unintelligible humble that
passes for an Introduction.
For the first time the boy looked
at the girl who had been standing
oehind her aunt's ample form. Her
lace had lost little of it's delicate
color, and as his eyes met hers he
started with a little exclamation of
surprise. Lady Allenbury observed
.ne start, but did not see her niece's
face.
lou know each other already?
.nat right" she said, easily. Now
uot off, there's good children, and
uont come back with that abomina-
.'0n' twenty-five shillings, remem-
YER not penny less, or the duch-
.ss Will never forgive me-" And she
turned back to the stall under the
aappy impression of having reunited
s"o old friends. He's a dear boy,
ueorge Fraser" she observed to the
so girls who were helping her,
anu hes just come back from the
nont' | didn't know he and Dor
ouy mad met before" She turned
- persuade stout and apoplectic-
.0oAing gentleman that the green
.a 's,set waistcoat, embroidered in pink
s'Ss, would be eminently becoming
10 his person.
both girls were looking after the
.,e'reatlng figures of Miss Seton and
4ef companion. Their quick young
,,es had observed what Lady Allen
suiys had not, that Dorothy went
very unwillingly.
Inc girl in the pink hat was wish
I tnat she had had Miss Seton's
aance OF spending half an hour with
- an attractive-looking boy. She
s;,a Salo willingly have changed places
~ a the reluctant Dorothy. The
sAsl girl who knew Dorothy better
80 - feeling sorry for her. She saw,
.,s .uout IN the least understanding,
ss some one had blundered," and
ssseu that her friend was not en-