Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-08

tue presents we had got. It was funny-they both happened to be rings.
 Mine was twisted bands of platinum and gold, forming a knot to hold a cabochon sapphire. His was a thin setting of seven stones set fn . straight row - diamond, emerald amethyst, ruby, emerald, sapphire, topaz.
 Yours is meant for a woman and mine for man. I said. He got them out of the wrong bags. But they're both pretty and so queer"
 Will you-shall we change" he askAl.
 "CA, I didn't mean to suggest that" I hurried to say. II can give mine to my brother when I go home And you there must be some one''-
 I've no sister, and there's no one else" said Mir. Brett. Do have it. You see, couldn't get it on my little finger. And won't you keep the big one too2 It isn't as if l were like Mrs. Representatives. other guest"
 I couldn't bear to hear him say that, so l broke in and insisted that he should have the ring. ''She would want you to have 1t. of course if she knew" I said And, besides, l want you to, which is something"
 Its everything" he answered.
 Then we changed rings and I told him hoped his would bring him luck glorious luck
 'Do you wish it may give me what I want most in the world?' he asked and I said that l did.
 What do you wish mine may give me2'' I went on
 What do you want most-great wealth." he questioned me.
 shook my head.
 'Tp have the world at your feetT'
 'I shouldn't know what to do with it."
 ITO have the one you love best on earth love you?"
 ''J should have to stop and think which one it is"
 Then 1 wish that you may love the one who loves you best on earth and more than all the world"
 Just as I was looking up, surprised at his tone more than hts words, there came a burst of music, and part of the wall, with the platform on which the genie and his lamp had been stand ing, rolled away. The other big room of the cellar was revealed. with uuan- titles of little tables all laid out for supper and the wElls covered with smiax and roses. In the middle of this new room was huge illuminated ship of fce in a green sea.
 Every body exclaimed and laughed at their surprise at such an unexpected transformation. Now was the time for GDmaskiDg, of course, and there were shrieks Of surprise and amusement as people discovered who their cornpan- Ions really were. For minute-rm sure 1t couldn't have been more-I for got Mir Brett to stare at the great gilt tering fec ship When I turned to speak 10 him he was gone. And whether be vanished on purpose be. cause he didn't want to unmask in company Of strange people or whether he was separated from ne by the sud. den press of the crowd I don't know. I suppose I shall never know. Fonly know that I lost him and that I was immediately surrounded by other men. saving nice things about my costume. wanting me 10 have supper with them and asking me for dances afterward.
 The rest of the night went by with wild rush. We didn't stop dancing till 4. we -oung people, and I believe the older ones played bridge We had second supper served upstairs toward dawn, and when the last people went awny it wes broad and glorious day light.
 "Well deah" said Sally coziiv when every one had gone and she had como into my room to help me undress, 'had you good time:'