Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-05

''Wel, let US go and have tea," said Penelope. TIM
decidedly hungry besides, see the poverty pucSe e
thing to possess heirloom after ALL It gives one
nice important family feeling"
away at her studies and thinking dolefuuy enough OF
the Incorporating examinations which she dreaded
hate Doris up the tiny spare room to look at
the wrong side of the qule again.
under her breath Creamy yellow is Penelopes COLOR
and 1 could that bit of old black lace and those
knots of velvet ribbon that have to trim 1t won
der if GRANDMOTHER Hunters reproachfu spirit will
forever haunt me if do it" :,
known it ever since she had looked that lovely lin
ing, and a vision of Penelopes face and ed-brown
before her mental sight That night after Penelope
had gone bed Doris ripped the lining out OF Grand
If Aunt Adella saw me now!" she laughed softly
to herself she worked.
waist She thought it wonderful bit of good luck
fa5 Ps sDeev wf c Gnt p a M With sS eh
1T will be such nice surprise for her., the sister
unused jubianty.
terly heart could wish when Doris flashed out upon
the black skirt nicely pressed and re hung and the
prettiest waist irnaginabe-a waist that was posi-
grdle and knots of black velvet.
Doris Hunter, you are veritable little witch Do
lovely thing for of the lining of Grandmother
Hunters quilt ?"
So Penelope went to Blanche's party and her dress
weather who was visiting Mrs Anderson, looked
s sSsr ar it w sfso se IN OLD
puffs and she had very bright, dark eyes. Penelope
"she looks as if she had just stepped out of the
frame of some lovely old picture" she said to her
have a grandInoth=r ike her. And do wonder who
tile aeP ON ow i9 came to her suddenly
and she thought with inward surprise: why It is
e p9 years at a her Sr e6 rt sa be white
puffs she will look exactly as Mrs Fairweather does
Mrs Fairweztter asked to have Penelope introduced
to her and when tefound themselves alone together
ny dear am gong to ask very i1npsrtins :a
aestbtG9 vii you ss1 nd me where you got the silk
She was eds soHas I pde ' by any
ing Of old heirloom quilt
she ddea s'1 my elder sister Dom. made
the waist for me think the silk belonged to my
What yoIr graudrnother's maiden name?"
asked Mrs. Fairweather eagerly.
Mrs Fairweather suddenly put hef arm about Pen
f fsoe and dTsE the sy 44ns to her her lovely old
grandmother my balf-sistsr> When saw your
recognize that rosebud six came s6 nea across IN
Tibet: r Penelope saverne was the daug1ter of my
years older than was, but were devoted to each
d aT and o Ssn fP9u oos our as birthdays 5 the
father gave each silk dress Of this very material
l have mine yet.
Soon after this our mother died and our household
was broken up. Penelope to live with her aunt
and | went West with father This was long ago,
not the easy mstterof-course things they are now.
After few years lost touch with my half-sister.
married out West and have lived there all my life
never knew what had become of Penelope But to-
night when you In in that waist made of
the rosebud silk the whole past rose before me, and
felt IKE girl again My dear, 1 am very lonely
ola woman with nobody belonging to me You don't
know how Delighted / to fnd that Il have two
granduieces."
Penelope had listened silently like girl in dream.
Now she patted Mrs Fairweaher's soft old hand af-
fectonatey.
TT sounds Ike story-boolc," she said gayly "You
must come and Doris. She is such darling sis
ter wouldn't have had this waist if it hadn't been
for her. will tell you the whole TRUTH don't mind
now Doris made my pretty waist for me out of
the lining of old silk quilt of Grandmother Hun
ter's that Aunt Adeila sent u.s."
Mrs. Fairweather did go to Doris the very next
day, and quite wonderful things came to pass from
shat interview. Doris and Penelope found their lives
and plans changed IN the twinkling of an eve They