Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-27

his claims. and sometimes he lost a
good deal that way
AS Eliza Soliday thought, her cheeks
burned and the smOuldering fire of
discomfort burst into a brighter blaze.
She had not minded the scrimping so
much when Elise was little, her clothes
cost such a 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 a handsome piece of jew
elry or a gold watcl, as a souvenir of
graduation day, and there were photo
graphs, spreads, class pins, dances, and
the usual Accomplishments o. 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 We're to enter
tain the entire class at an informal
dance, followed by a 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
it 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 tn 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 Tor a moment, then plunge like a
runaway horse. Charles SOliday, whose
wife and daughters she had envied-
she could not believe her own eyes.
Mrs. Soliday was too excited to re-
main in the car when it 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 astontsh-
ing situation.
Isn't it 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 1 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 if" here she
was unable to SO on.
Don't cry so, Eliza. 1t viii be all |
right in time" continued Mr. S0liday,
patting his wife's shoulder and hardly
realizing what he was saying.
oh, but William, I 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 l was afraid of
what people would say and 1 might
have driven you to do something des-