Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-06-21
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good deal that way.
AS Eliza Soliday thought, her cheeks
burned and the smoulderlng fire of
discomfort burst into a brighter blaze.
She had not minded the scrimping 80
f'much when Elise was little, her clothes
cost such small amount, and she had
not begun to have her social ambitions
awakened till the last year or two.
The other girls In the class were to
have either handsome piece of jew
elry or gold watcA, as souvenir of
graduation day, and there were photo
graphs, spreads, class pins, dances. and
| the usual Accomplishments OF the fes.
| tive time.
Charles Soliday's twin daughters had
everything that any one had, and far
more. Their father was to present
them with watches. suitably engraved,
and their mother had promised them
elegant gold bracelets, with diamond
STUDDED clasps. They were to enter
tain the entire class at an informal
dance, followed by supper, at which
each guest would be presented with a
specially designed favor.
The girls gowns were to be made by
their mothers fashionable dressmaker.
and nothing would be lacking to com
plete their stylish appearance. The
dotted Swiss muslin appearance. The
day was rapidly finishing looked coarse
and cheap in her eyes, and she threw
1t on the bed with completely dis
gusted expression on her handsome
face.
That day Mrs. soliday spent few
hours with her sister, who lived out
In the suburbs. Returning home in
the late afternoon, she was obliged to
sit in closely crowded car, and her
eyes were startled by headlines In a
special edition Of an evening paper:
Charles Soliday Arrested. About to
escape with his Plumber. Denied
wrong-doing, but finally broke down
and confessed"
Mrs. Soliday felt her heart stop beat
ing for moment. then plunge like a
runaway horse. Charles Sollday, whose
wife and daughters she had enyied-
she could not believe her own eyes
Mrs. Soliday was too excited to re-.
main In the car when 1t approached
her locality, SO, signaling to the con
ductor. she left the car and walked
rapidly towards her home.
Hurrying into the house she was
met by Elise, who had heard the news
The girl was as excited as her moth
err, and they talked over the astonlsh.
ing situation.
isn't 1t dreadful for Bertha and Ber
nice" said Elise. They didn't come
to school to-day, and the girls said
that their mother had Mysteries and
fainting spells all day. There's father
coming now"
Tell him am upstairs and want
to speak to him right away" said Mrs
Soliday as she FASTENED out OF the
room.
William Soliday looked very soberly
at his pretty daughter, then turned and
walked slowly to his wife's room. She
met him at the door and the tears
were running down her cheeks.
"oh, William, can you ever forgive
me-" she began:
There, Eliza, don't take on So" said
her husband. dropping heavily into a
big chair. and taking the trembling
woman In his arms.
But to think what Charles has done
and where he is, and where you
might have been #" here aha
was unable to go on.
Don't cry so. Eliza. 1t will be all
right In time" continued Mr.. Soliday.
patdng his wife's shoulder and hardly
realizing what he was saying.
oh. but William, would rather
live plain, and not have new things
and know that my husband was an
honest man. And you were stronger
than l was, because was afraid Of
what people would say and l might
have driven you to do something des.