The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-22

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shimmering blue. Miss Margaret had
taken the bonny brown locks out of their
stiff plat and had coiled and pulled them
at the top of the dear-like head; and now
she stood back, amazed at her own
handiwork.
"Oh-ain't it pretty!" cried Lindy ii
a low tone that was almost sob. She
had asked it of the image in the glass
She had forgotten that Miss Margaret
was there. She had forgotten that Miss
Margaret had ever been.
In moment she heard Dawes voice
in the kitchen, and stole softly out, will
ing to let him see what creature OF
light and air she really was-how far
removed from his homely life. Her
mother had gone into the dining room
and was making great Gathering there
with the dishes. Dave started up from
his chair and looked at her with q
strained, frightened look on his face.
What you got on all that borrowed
finery fur?" he demanded in tone that
he had never used to her.
1T isn't borrowed, Mr.. Lorry-it's
mine-it's been give to mel" she re-
torted, fitting up her indignant little
chin and sailing around him haughtily
"You look-Idon't know how you look
with such things on!" he said, almost
with a groan. Were all plain workin
people, Lindy. Take 'em otf!-please
take 'em off-you don't know what
things it makes me think of-do take
'em of, Lindy!,,
I'D like to know what you've got tC
do with it," said the butterfly out of the
midst of the blue cloud, frowning at him
and yet laughing, too, because she knew
she was so pretty, and because another
man was coming in little while and he
would see how pretty she was
Even while she futtered around the
room, she heard them coming-the
sound of wheels and her fathers loud
jovial tones. He would come in through
the kitchen, as he always did-her father
always would bring people in through
the kitchen. Not now-she could not
see him at once-and the butterfly fed
wildly through the house and out into
the porch in front, where the moonlight
caught and held her. Miss Margaret
glay-clad within and without, drew
further back into the shadow Of the
vines, so that she could look at the radi-
ant thing palpitating there in the moon
light.
But what was this?-there was hel
fathers voice in the kitchen-but some
one was coming in at the front-and
Indy turned her back to the moonlight
lest he should see how her heart, he1
foolish heart, was shaking her from
head to foot. And then
Indy lay still in his arms with the
silly butterfly soul half swooning out OF
her. He was talking in broken sentences
against the crown Of bonny brown hair
and what was that he was saying? She
steadied her Keeling brain and tried ia
listen
'They told me you were here, Mar
garet-and could not stay away longer
we must make it up-what is life worth
without you? And you knew was com.
ing, and put on the dear blue gown ia
wait for me? Why, Margaret am not
sure l would have had the courage to
speak if l hadn't seen the blue gown
Sweetheart-don't let's quarrel again!
1t takes too much out of a mans life."
He felt the light form begin to move
slowly and family
Let me co." the girl whispered, with
her face still away from him. "I'll see
you again-after awhile. Let me 60
yes-we won't quarrel any more!"
He did not let her go very readily, but
she broke away from him and ran into a
darkened room. He drew his hand
across his eyes, and perhaps it was be-
cause of the happy mist there that he
went into the house without noticing the
gray figure that trembled and wept in
the shadow of the vines.
But why did you change your gown
he asked afterwards of the gray firure
which sat on the step beside him in the
moonlight. He did not care for the gown
now, with Margaret's head on his shout
der; but it was worth while to ask, for
this was another of the mysteries which
made 1t impossible for any man to un.
derstand woman.
"You had seen it-that was all thai
was necessary she answered, very
softly.
1t was the voice of Lindy's mothe,
that brought her out of her hiding place
Come, Indy, you'll have to clear
up, it cried fretfully. I'm clean tagged
out, an l want to set out at the doc,
awhile and cool off,"
Indy came slowly into the kitchen
winking against the glare of the tin re-
| flector. She wore a blue calico waist
turned in as to the neck and rolled up a:
to the sleeves; and she was very white
Dawes lowering face lighted up as hi
! looked at her.
"Lindy'-he was standing close be.
side her-"Lindy, I'll wipe the dishes fol
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