Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-09-29


truth in them, or thai the girl had 70.
ceived the slightest hint, since her ar.
rival among us. of her husbands en-.
gagement to his old playmate Indeed,
we had taken particular care TO withhold
such knowledge from her. foreseeing thai
ivmight make the Intercourse between
the girls strained and unpleasant. ado
had warned our infinite friends aud q! J
servants, who were very garrulously in
clined, To keep silent on the matter. We
knew at least that the latter had strctl,
respected our wishes.
Before separating, Peggy wrote to o
friend at Brighton asking her to engage
lodgings for her at once; but the next
morning after breakfast Trot infornec
Us that she could not leave home until
the end of the week on account Of tho
wedding Of Grace Harrington, whose
chief bridesmaid she had promised To be.
Tile day passed by uneventfuly enough
] took Trot out for long mornings shop
ping. and Janet kept her daughter-in. law
by her side all day, making some minute
| alteration Ia her costume for the bali that
night, and discussing with her the
mighty question whether she would have
the courage to take her diamonds agmu
out os the bank
Vanity carried the point, as had
known il would. The regiment Tad
new colonel; the new colonel had, rumoI
said. a "dressy wife, AMI this lady hac
never seen the famous Brnwnrigg dowry.
Janet felt that it was her duty to dazzle.
to Guido er at all risks.
SO at five O'clock. an hour later than
usual, the hy arrived to fetch the dia.
monds from the bark. and at about
nine brilliant quar,ette started from
our door-Dotty. oaI Youngest, who still
enjoyed a quadrille or lively set Of Ian.
GERS with one of the partners of our
youth-now. alas. mostly bald-headed
fathers of families OF equity old bachelor.
-chaproring Trot, who looked very
bright and pretty in pale blue gauge with
silver arrow in her hair; Janet, with
the gait OF Cleopatra and about a quar-
ter Of an inch less tucker than she had
worn at Lord Somerioovn's, in charge of
her daughter-in law. who again wore leI
bridal dress.
Hetty and wnitci ~ for them. Yal-
ways had Nv eaknt - for waiting up foi
people. and have often thought, il fate
had given me "A convivial husband, what
a terror should lavr been 70 him.
At about three oc,nc's thor returned.
looking little the worse for their reysl
and evidently in the - If spirits
1T was lovely ance, aunt Netsy.'
Emmeline annonucc~l trapping into a.,
easy chair; "ani the offers were cutie
too.cnurming. One of them remin led
me awfuIly of my dear hny-that tall
Nuung fellow You sat So much with on
the top of the stairs, Miss Tros c.. |
saw YOU my dear, though perhaps your
ciaprron d,dn't-ha, Ina. He reminded
you of Phil no didn't he-didn't he?'
"Then YOU enjoyed the darre to.
1rot? You hal plenty of partuersI"
asked eagerly, wheeling round.
20, plenty. There are three new
men in the regiment, one Of them quite
an Apollo, and he reverses liks-lik~ sn
angeli But oil, Netiy. anything to 70 al |
the conduct of my chaperon- c. APP |
oron. indeedl Three dances running | |
caught her in the conservatory, bid ii |
foresf--a jungle Of shrubs and plants, |
alone with a wicked Colonel-a Colonel
Roper-Coote!"
-Colonel Roper-Coote!" interrupted
eagerly "DDynu mean of the Six reenti,
Trot--Dottyg On, fancy his being bscL
lere again
He has left the army and settled down
here altogether. Netty," Trot answered,
with significant nod And his Wiz is
dead believe two Of hi- wives are dead
and lac has adozen ni"ti'eriess coiIdreu
on Lis hauds: and-ain!-isn't il sad
Netty-just too awfully sadf / caug lat
) i'm telling DIT all about il, you know.
He had a pocket handkerchief in lie
hand. and she hal one in her han too.
and looked So sympathetic. 1h-r. 5
nothing So nee AMI soothing as SYM
pathy is there. Douv?"
Pour little Frcddy Il perl Irememl.'r
him fve-and TWEEN years before. Il
after lac had joined the army-an aw X
warl. stamnerin; susceptible youth
whom we all made . me Of A few
WEEKS after inir."inc ion he had fnn,
himself at Janet's feet. aud Of cours- J. i
'''H NdiA'NNtN NBNi''b ~ Mtidb w |
lady, then in { z..nit. OF her beaii..
After that he had lurJrd 70 Dott'.
Dl"oning lively girl just stepping out II
ihr schoolroom; hut Dotty would D. {
iavr ANYTHING to say To hin either
ne had passed out Of our paths apparent :
,ru.e ,-heart-d
1.-Two wives. you say-he has had t~1
riv-s-little Ere ldy:" / repeated, wi
IL iucredulut~ laugh.
And buried th-m--T distinctly stat |
hey were both buried. Nil"
! turnei TO Dh;v. aud saw that sll
:-af.nslis bliislingi
-Dotty. won - -" l,e an teesinriv.
rhen a particularly vicious look in J {
cts eyes sui. -nlv stup-.'l mr. aud iln
lever litlls Mr.. Pull came Ia the r..>r.,i s
-les. IL " "a lovely ball. ,-ars. ~
9th Trot aud / l,."kei pu,o.sIno,.
Ill know We id but. ~. tie Sa-,
- weren't the bel - Of the room 10y A.
4ta's."
Z" \of Who were they then Emme-