The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-18

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W. ball. Otherwise she would have been unable
to dress for it, lacking rocks and means to
y purchase irooks. However, she CHANGED to be
the fortunate posscssor OF beautiful old faded
gown which had belonged Tn "a grcat-grand
mother. She had chosen the character of My Great
GRANDMOTHER and il her grandmother had looked
charming she did i'll this quaint brocaded silk with
its pattcrnng OF roSebuds and true lovers knots and
fnc age-toncd lace. the thing that happened
needs no explanation
She had fastened the last OF row Of cmbT oidcred
buttons, when she felt something cracklc in the bosom
of the dress Investigation showed stifencd square
and faded stitching though something many years
before had been into the lining of the bodice.
She had allowed herself time and TO spare for her dress
ing, lettering deliciousy the delight Of
grand toilet She had leisure therefore, the
bodice and sitting down her scissors through the
faded skcn stitches and withdrew square Of parch
mcnt tied with yellow rbbon In faded ink but clearly
and boldly, set forth in a mans hand-the stiff
quaint hand of 4 century earlier:
ITO my beloved Ursula dc Lislc Lyndon. in token
OF my undying affection, bequcah tho whole of my
unentailcd Monies and Property
"(Signed) JOHN HERRIES"
The document was duly witnessed by justicc-ofhc
peace and by another 1t dated July the twentieth,
ISo3' Folded with it lay tiny note
Il have never claimed this, having more than suf-
hccth me URSULA DE l. l."
Well Pamela" his grcat-grandson greeted her
"Wcll john y her cat-granddaughtcr responded
why Go you look me like that -
"Do look at you like that How do look at you?"
TT is difficult define. there's something different
about you
Tonight nearly hundred years old" she
laughed courtcsyng in her sikcn roscbuds and true
lovers knots.
q" also" he said in his grcat-grandfatbcrs clothes.
PAM | have never seen you look $3.50 we'll"
"Tohn, | have never seen you look $3.50 sadly"
They're not really bad. he said carclessy. and
you had to belong to the same period as you to
make Our minuct decent
"John hope Lllian-'
His face coudcd.
"Shc didn't altogether like it. But as told her
you and once shared bottles OF babys food"
'Wc never didp she cried Indignantly "You we're
at school before 1 chrlstened'
Anyhow, we've known another all your life.
] say, Pam
GO and dance and do your duty There's no time to
say more"
He drew little age-staned package from pocket
of his snuf-brown coat She turned winter than her
frock.
Good graciousw she faltcrcd
"A faded Tosc," he said, lifting the ragged flap and
giving her glimpse of shrivelcd fragments, and the
faintcst Whit Of sweet perfume He showed her the
envelope On it was written in the bold od-fashioned
characters she knew: Ursula wore IT.
Ursula my grcat-grandmother, she said with
a trcmuous lip
81 know" he answered his eyes on her curously He
returned the envelope rcvercnty to his pocket. And
my grcat-grandfahcr loved her"
"Why-why didn't they marry, John?'
He broke the silence Of half-mnutc abruptly
"Somc ono made mischief" he said hurrying Oft
Stopped letters and told hes"
The minuct went charmingly strange lady, who
had come in somebody's party and CHANGED to sit be-
side Lillian Wlhorpc, observed upon it
How delightfully."- those two dance. What beauti-
full girl and what beautiful drcssl suppose that is
the girl Mr. Herrcs is to marry
Then you suppose wrongly Lillian retored with an
angry flush. Il the girl
Mercy on usw the discomhted lady nurmuTed;
really am very sorry
Lillian was wit She prided herself upon putting
persons out OF countcnanec while admirably preserving
her
Perhaps you arc his great-aunt Susan" she sub
nttcd ingenuously Otherwise can scarcely sec ho"
his choice affects you"
II meant to say. Of course, was sorry the poor
lady began. in futter.
Lillian laughed good-humoredly.
"Oh understand" she said Pray don't apologize,
I'm moi at all thin skinned
She was not But it is difficult TO guess why she
pcrpctualy boastcd OF it
HcrricS was easy-gong person when his nother
had assured him he must marry money in the abstract
he had asscntcd laughing, why not!' he SAID,
moneys an excellent thing
When she had further informed him that he must
marry money in the concrete form of Lillian WthoTpe
the great brewers only daughter he had further as
sentcd laughing, "Why not! She's handsome, jollj
sort OF girl
II did not occur to him doubt the wisdom OF his
choice until his old friend Pamela congratulated HIM
upon it She showed herself frank and smiled SC
bcamingly and gratihcd that he turned of sudden
orusty "Onc might think you were going to marry
her, you seem so pleased" he grumbled Pamela ha;
never appeared him fair and dcecabe as she die
at that moment, from behind the iron barrier oil hi
brand-ncw engagement
"Oh I'm far too poor think Of being married
Pamela responded laying her lashcs dcmurey on he