Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-04-18
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You are quite right" murmured
Dorothy.
And did you eiope with the captain
of the CONSERVATION. and were you
married secretly, and was IT before q
| justice Of the peaceg DO tell us all
about IT,
what are you saylng?v asked Doro-
thy, with a momentary alarm coming
into her eyes.
ssOh, | was just telling mother and
Sab that you had skipped by the light
Of the noon with the captain of the
CONSERVATION, who was a jolly old
bachelor last night, but may be mar
ried man today If my suspicious are
correct. Oh, Dorothy. must go to the
ball In q dress of print?"
The sewing girl bent an affectionate
look on the impulsive Katherine
Kate, DEAR she said, you shall
wear the grandest ball dress that ever
was seen In Bar Harbor.v
How dare you call my sister Kate
and talk such nonsenseY demanded
Eabina.
Il shall always call you Miss Kempt,
and now, IL have your permission, I
will sit down. am tired
Eyes, and hungry, too" cried Kath-
crime. what shall get you, Doro-
thy? This is all cold"
THANK you, / am not in the least
hungry
"NNouldn't you like cup Of tear
Dorothy laughed a little YEARLY
Yes. | would she said, "and some
bread and butter
And cake too suggested Kath-
crime.
/ 'sAnd cake, too. il you please"
Katherine skipped off downstairs.
well, / declarew calculated Sabina,
with gasp, drawing herself together
as if the bottom had fallen out of the
social fabric.
Mrs. Captain Kempt folded her
hands one over the other and put on a
look of patient resignation, as one
who finds all the old landmarks swept
away from before her.
is there anything else we can get
for you? asked Sabina Jelly.
YES" replied Dorothy, with serene
confidence; II should be very much
obliged il Captain Kempt would OBJ
tain for me a card of invitation to the
ball on the CONSERVATION"
"Reallyr' gasped Sabina. "And may
not my mother supplement my fathers
efforts by providing you with ball
dress for the occasionY
IT could not think of troubling her,
Miss Kempt. Some of my customers
have fattered me by saying that my
taste in dress is artistic and that my
designs, if better known, might almost
set fashion in small way, SO shall
look after my costume myself. But If
Mrs. Captain Kempt were kind enough
to allow me to attend the ball under
her care / should be very grateful
for it,
aHow admirable! And is there moth
ing that I can do to forward your
ambitions, Miss Amhurst?"
81 am going to the ball merely as a
locker ON, and perhaps you might smile
at me as you pass by with your diff
ferent partners, so that people would
say was an acquaintance of yours.
After this there was silence in the
sewing room until Katherine, followed
by a maid, entered with tea and cakes.
Some dress materials that rested on q
gypsy table were swept aside by the
impulsive katherine, and the table,
with the tray upon it, was placed at
the right hand of Dorothy Amhurst
When the servant left the room, Kath-
crime sided to the long sewing table,
sprang lightly upon it and sat there
swinging dainty little foot. Sabina
had seated herself in the third chair of
the room, the frown still adding sever
ity to an otherwise beautiful counte-
nance. It was the younger daughter
who spoke.
@Now, Dorothy, tell us all about the
elopement."
what eIopement?'
II soothed my mothers fears by tell
ing her that you had eloped with the
captain of the CONSERVATION. must
have been wrong in that guess, because
If the secret marriage hoped had tax
en- place you would have said to Sa-
bina that the shackles were on your
wrists instead of off But something
important has happened, and ! want to
know all about it.
Dorothy made no response to this APP
peal, and after minutes silence Sa-
h;na eaid .,-a efics1fv.