Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-04-11

PART l.
Inc room was very pretty bOudoir,
IN 1t were two women, both handsome
IN their different way, the tallest was
light haired with blue eyes and a fair
skin. She was having a white silk
party dress fitted on by a girl who
was as dark as she was light. Look.
ing at herself in the long peir glass
that hung on the wall, she said:
Il think the style suits me. I am
so sorry that you are going back &c
New Orleans. l never had a dress.
maker that suited me so well before
When do you start?"
81 want to leave on the evening
train tomorrow. 1 am so glad that
you are pleased with my work"
Marcella Train answered.
PLEASED. 1 should say 1 was. II
you should ever make up your mind
to come and live in the north. hops
you will make my dresses for me-"
Mrs. Ramsdale smiled as she spoke
81 hope that time will never come
but 1 thank you for your offer. one
never knows what might happen
Marcella replied.
When do you expect to be mar
ried? / will slip this dress off and
while you are changing it, want you
to tell me all about it. / dearly love
to hear about a romance"
81 do not like to bother you, but
you have been so kind to me since
brought you that letter of introduction
from your cousin that L would do any.
thing that l could to please you.
was not raised in the south as you
can tell by my talk. Philip Cobb. the
man | am going to marry. inherited
his uncle's barber shop and moved &c
New Orleans to take possession. That
was a year ago. l have sewed fOI
your cousin for some time. and she
always liked me. She knew that
Philip had gone away. Just a month
before | came here your cousin de.
termined to go to New Orleans. her
maid was not WELL so she offered tc
take me in her place and then ! could
see Philip. 1 was delighted al the
opportunity and decided to surprise
him.
Our cousin gave me the first after
noon off and / started out to find him.
l had the street and number and after
inQuiring of several people, found
the shop. 1t was not quite as large as
I had expected to find it, but l cared
for Philip not what he had and
walked up to the door and went in.
heard the sound of laughter from the
hanlr en- ua1l-nA Dc he
door" Here she paused.
We'll. what did you see?" Mrs.
Ramsdale questioned.
philip and two girls sitting there
as cosy as you please and having a
good time; he had the hand of one OF
them in his. l was so surprised that
| could not help crying out.
philip looked up and then he was
so surprised. He introduced me to
those girls as his intended wife and
it seemed they knew all about me.
was raging and got away as soon as
| could"
Then what; did you see him
again?" Mrs. Ramsdale asked.
"Oh, yes; 1 saw him that night and
every night while we stayed. And
what do you think was the excuse he
NADER" Marcella said, Indignantly.
Flirting, if you please. Well I
flirted him. 1 would have nothing
more to do with him. But l have
changed my mind. He has written
to me nearly every day and promised
never to do such thing again.
have been so lonesome that / just felt
l could not live without him, so l am
going down there and get married.
Do you think am making mistaken"
she asked.
mo, child; I do not If you love
him and he loves you 1 think you
are better off married. l have the
same thing to contend with. My hus-
band is one of the best of men and l
feel that he loves me dearly, but he
will fiirt. He is going south to-mor-
row night and l suppose he will not
be on the car a half hour till he has
found someone to flirt with. 1 would
give anything in the world to break