The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-19

had everything that any one had anc
Ear more. Their father was to pre-
sent them with watches, suitably en-
sraveI, AMI their mother had prom
isad them elegant gold bracelets. with
diamond studded clasps They were
to entertain the entire class at an IN
formal dance, followed b. a supper
at which each guest would be present
ed with specially designed favor
Inc girls gowns were to be made
by their mothers fashionable dress
MAKER, ami nothing would be lacking
70 complete their stylish appearance.
Inc dotted Swiss muslin which Mrs
! SoHfay was rapidly finishing looked
coarse and cheap in her eyes. ana She
threw Il on the bed with a completely
disSusted 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-crowdel car. AMI her
eyes We're startled by headlines in a
special edition Of an evening paper:
Charles Solitay Arrested. About to
escape with his plunier Denied
WronS-d0ing. but finally broke down
and confessed"
Mrs. Soliday teit her heart stop
beating for 4 moment. then plunge
Ike runaway horse Charles Soil
day. whose wife ana daughters she
had envied-she could not believe her
own eyes. Mrs. Soliday was too ex-
cited to remain il the car when It
approached her locality, 50 signaling
to the conductor, 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
mother, and they talked over the as
tonishing situation
Isn't i dreadful for Bertha and
Bernice.' said Elise They didn't
come to school today, and the girls
said their mother had Mysteries and
fainting spells all day There's ia.
Their coming now"
Tell him | am upstairs and I want |
70 speak to him right away said |
Mrs. Soliday as she FASTENED out Of
the room
William Soliday looked very sober.
" 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 cheek.
"Oh, William, can you ever forgive
me she began:
There, Eliza, don't take on So"
said her husband, dropping heavily
into big chair. and taking the trem-
bling woman in his arms.
But to think what Charles has
done-and where he is and where
was unable to go on
Don't CRY SO, Eliza. It 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
i've plain and not have new things
md know that my husband was an
honest man. And you were stronger
han was. because | was afraid of
What people would say and | might
lave driven you to do something des-
,erate just as Charles has done" and
he began to sob with renewed vic. .
ence
Now. Eliza. just listen a minute {
aid William Soiday Il had .
nance to make $50 today that is.
eceived it on an old account that | +
ever expected to be paid If you i
rant it to buy some pretty things for
he little girl" 6
"Oh, William, it's more than :,
nough.' returned his wife She will :
My need a part of it and want you >
} have some for yourself. I cant !,
ave my good man looking shabby :
he ended with a slight smile around :,
er mouth and her husband was too
Use to object. :
Among the lovely young girls who :
ere graduated there was none more },
ewitching than Elise Soliday in her :
mple gown and without any jingling :
inkets. The Soliday twins were not :,
lerc. and with their withdrawal from :,
Re class. the element of extrava- -
ance which threatened to be the ;.
,minant feature was eliminated. In
rlish fashion the swing of the pen !,
llum was toward extreme simplicity =,
dress, to the relief Of those whose :,
cans were limited to a small outlay. :,
Our Elise was the prettiest girl in r
e class" said Mrs Soliday to her :,
lsband that night. -
How could she help it-with such -
mother" he replied without a mo- ~
ent's hesitation-Mary Peabody
wyer in the American Cultivator. I'd