Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-18


hall Otherwise she would have been unable
to dress for it. lacking frocks and means to
purchase frocks- However, she CHANGED to be
the fortunate possessor Of beautiful old faded
gown which had belonged tn great-grand
mother She had chosen the character OF My Great
Grandmother" and if her great-grandmother had looked
as charming as she did in this quaint brocaded silk with
IT'S patternng of rosebuds and true lovers knots and It's
fine age-toned lace the romantic tmnS udt hdppe"eu
needs no explanation
She had fastened the last of of embroidered
buttons when she felt something crackle in the bosom
of the dress. Investigation showed shened square
and faded stitching as though something many years
before had been into the lining OF the bodice
She had allowed herself meand to spare for her dress
ing lettering deciously the rare delight OF
Grand toilet She had leisure therefore, to the
bodice and sitting down her scissors through the
faded silken stitches and withdrew a square of parch-
ment tied with yellow ribbon. In faded ink but clearly
and boldly. was set forth in mans hand-the stiff
quaint hand of century earlier:
ITO my beloved Ursula de Isle Lyndon, in token
of my undyng affection, bequeath the whole of my
unentailed Monies and Property.
"(Signed) JOHN HERRIEs."
The document was duly witnessed by justiceof-the
peace and by another 1t dated July the twentieth
1903" Folded with it lay tiny note:
81 have never claimed this having more than suf-
6ceth me. URSULA DE L. l.
WELL Pamela" his great-grandson greeted her.
"Wel, Johnp her granddaughter responded.
"Why do you look at like that?
"Do look at you like that? How do look at your"
at is difficult to define there's something different
about you"
Tonight I am nearly hundred years old" she
laughed courtesying in her slken rosebuds and true
lovers knots
II aso' he said in his greatgrandfather's clothes.
"Pam, have never seen you look $3.50 well"
''Jotn, | have never seen you look $3.50 sadly.
They're not really so bad, he said carelessly, and
you see had belong to the same period as you to
make Our mnuet decent
"John | hope Lillian"
His face clouded.
"She didn't altogether like it. But as I told her
you and once shared bottles of babys food"
1--WE never did," she cried Indignantly "You were
at school before l was chrstened."
anyhow we've known another all your life.
l say, Pam"
GO and dance and do your duty There's no time to
say more
He drew little age-stained package from pocket
of his snuf-brown coat. She turned whittier than her
frock
Good gracious!" she fatered.
"a faded rose" he said lifting the ragged flap and
giving her glimpse of shriveled fragments and the
faintest Whit of sweet perfume He showed her the
envelope On it written in the bold old-fashioned
characters she knew: Ursula wore it,
Ursula my great-grandmother' she said, with
tremuous lip
81 know" he answered his eyes her curiously. He
returned the envelope reverenty to his pocket And
my great grandfather loved her..
'Why-why didn't they marry, John?"
He broke the silence OF half -rninute abruptly.
"Some one made mischief he said hurryng OF,
stopped letters and told lies
The rninuet went charminply. A strange LADY, who
had in somebody's party and CHANGED to sit be-
side Lillian Wihorpe, observed upon it.
''How delightfully."- those two dance. What beauti-
full girl and what beautiful dress! l suppose that is
the girl Mr. Herries is to marry
"Then you suppose wrongly Lillian retored with an
angry flush. Il the girl"
"Mercy u.s." the discounted lady murmured;
"really am very sorry"
Lillian was a wit She prided herself upon putting
persons out of countenance while admirably preserving
her
perhaps you are his great-aunt Susan she sub
nitted ngenuously Otherwise can scarcely how
his choice affects you"
81 meant to say, of course, was sorry" the poor
lady began, in a hutter
Lillian laughed good-hunoredly
"Oh, understand" she said. pray don't apologize.
Tn not at all thin skinned
She not. But it is difficult TO guess why she
perpetually boasted Of it.
Herries easy-going person. When his mother
had assured him he marry money in the abstract
he had assented 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 Wilthorpe,
the great brewers only daughter, he had further
sented laughing, "Why not She's handsome jolly
sort of girl"
1t did not occur to him to doubt the wisdom of his
choice until his old friend Pamela congratulated him
upon it. She showed herself frank and smiled 50
beamingly and gratifed that he turned of sudden
crusty. Zone might think you going to marry
her you seem so pleased" he grrr5lcd. Pamela hal
never appeared him fair and delecabe she did
at that moment from behind the iron barrier of his
brand-ncw engagement
"Oh I'm far poor to think Of being married"
Pamela responded laying her lashes demurey her