The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-05-05

to take me to Dance" she explained
simply. 81 guess I'll be in time,
though she added hopefully.
Miss Brady caught up bow of rib
bon from the work table and gave it to
the girl.
''Pin that in your hair when you
Dress" she said kindly. It'll look fine
against your black hair. Perhaps
your beau'll pop when he sees how fine
you are"
1T won't do no good contended Lis
beth. "He did pop. l don't want to
marry a man who can't make home
for me- I'd have to keep on working
If / marry Tommy"
"There's worse things than work, }"
reminded Miss Brady as she helped
Lisbeth through the door with the box.
The cars were crowded with home
goers as Lisbeth came out upon the
street. Not even the gift Of the bow
had lightened the gloom upon her usu-
ally pretty face, and as she chung to
strap and sought to protect the precious
box from injury she gave rein to her
imagination.
Mrs. Cryder, for whom the dress was
intended, was one of Mile. Celeste's
best customers. Lisbeth knew her well
"a proud, pale lady, whose dresses
were the envy of the entire shop. The
girls searched the society columns of
the papers for reports Of parties at
which she was g guest and took half
personal pride in the descriptions OF
her elaborate costumes.
1t was Mrs. Cryder who had given
Lisbeth her dislike for the life she led.
The girl had once helped Miss Brady
with a fitting, and Mrs. Cryder had be-
guiled the time in chat with friend
who accompanied her. ignoring the two
women who were working on the
gown.
Lisbeth had gone back to the work
room with new ideas in her foolish lit
tie head. Mrs Cryder had bewailed the
fate in store for friend who had mar
-ried a man with only $4,000. Tommy
with his SO a day had suddenly be-
come an undesirable sutton.
Lisbeth gave rein to her fancy now
as the car sped uptown. She wished
that she might be like Mrs. Cryder.
There would be no dress to deliver
when she wanted to go to a ball and
she could go to balls every night In the
week if she so desired and to the
operas and dinners.
The dinners in particular appealed to
her. Her stomach was crying aloud the
| fact that two slices of bread and but-
ter and thin wedge of cake was
scarcely a satisfying luncheon prepare
ton for delayed dinner Hunger add
ed to Lisbeths gloom.
Her dissatisfaction with her lot in
creased as she entered the Cryder home
and was escorted to the lady's apart
ments. The hurried maid received her
and. with her help, unpacked the dress.
1t Law on the bed, a simmer of pale
green and silver, as Mrs. Cryder en-
tered.
Her face was wan and white save
where a red mark crossed one cheek.
The grande dame was lost in the wom-
an, and Marie had to help her mistress
| to a chair and battle her face with CO.
logne while Lisbeth finished the. I'M
packing.
"Was there an accident?" whispered
Lisbeth as Mrs Cryder tottered into
the dressing room and Marie came to-
ward the dress again.
San accident of marriage" explained
Marie, with a shrug of her fragile
shoulders that bespoke her beloved
Paris. 1T is evident that monsieur is
drunk again. All, well, madame mar
ried for the money. With it she has to
take monsieur, for, unfortunately, he
cannot drink himself to death, though
he tries hard, poor man."
81 suppose that she win not need the
dress, after ALL" suggested Lisbeth as
she smoothed out the shimmery folds.
"But yes" insisted Marie. well or
Ill, one must be seen at the ball or
else one is not fashionable. Poor ma
dame! Truly she works harder than
you or /, Yho have not appearances to