The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1905-07-13

and cheap in her eyes, and sine threw
1t on the bed with q completely dis
gusted expression on her handsome
face.
That day Mrs. Soliday spent a few
hours with her sister, who lived out i'm
the suburbs. Returning home in the
late afternoon, she was obliged 10 sit
In closely-crowded car. and her eyes
were startled by headlines in q special
edition of an evening paper: Charles
Soliday Arrested. About to Escape
with His Plunder. Denied Wrong
Doing, but Finally Broke Down and
Confessed"
Mrs. Soliday felt her heart-stop beat
ing for moment, then plunge like
runaway horse. Charles Sollday,
whose wife and daughters she had en-
vied-she could not believe her own
eyes. Mrs. Soliday was too excited to
remain in the car when it approached
her locality, so signaling to tae con-
ductor, she left the car and walked
rapidly toward her home.
Hurrying into the house she was met
by Elsie, who had heard the news.
The girl was as excited as her mother
and they talked over the astonishing
situation.
isn't it dreadful for Bertha and Ber-
nice" said Elsie. '"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 I am upstairs and | want
to speak to him right away" said Mrs
-Soliday as she hastered 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 that Charles has dome
and where he is, and where you might
nave been If" here she was unable
TO go on.
Don't cry so, Eliza. 1t will be all
right in time" continued Mr.. Soliday.
patting 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 We're stronger than 1
was, because l was afraid of what peo-
pie would say and might have driven
YOU to do something desperate lust as
Charles has DONE" and she began to
sob with renewed violence.
Now. Eliza. just listen a minute &"
said William Soliday. II had n chance
TO make fifty dollars to-day: that is. I
received it on an old account that I
never expected to be paid. If YOU
want 1t to buy some pretty things for
the little girl"
"Oh, William. it's more than enough -
returned the wife. "She will ONLY need
n part OF it and l want YOU TO have
some for yourself. I can't have nv
good man looking shabby" she ended
with smile around her mouth and
her husband was too wise to object
Among the lovely young girls who
were graduated there was none more
bewitching than Elise SoIiday. in her
simple gown and without any jingling
trinkets. The Soliday twins were not
there. and with their withdrawal from
the class. the element of extravaganza
which threatened TO be the dominant
feature was eliminated. In girlish
fashion the swing cf the pendulum
was toward extreme simplicity of
dress, to the relief of those whose
means were limited to small outlay.
Our Elise was the prettiest girl in
the class" said Bfrs. Soliday to her
husband that night.
How could she help it-with such a
mother" he replied without a moments
hesitation.-BOston Cultivato-.