The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

All .. Lane cyCS. IL Oily uo NOuiO
see Margaret at her best. 1t might
mean a great deal. II he did not sec
her. 1t was unlikely he would come
looking for her at home-and that
baggage Dora Carter would be sure
to make much OF him
Joe hadn't no bobbinet. but he
sold me this veil dirt cheap-only so
cents-and waits fer the money" Mrs
Lane said as she flung the veil II
Margaret's lap.
Margaret gave a little cry She waA
no more lace-wise than her elder, but
she knew beauty anywhere-the cob
web traceries the delicate foriation.
as fine as frost-lace. filled her with
Joy.
You're real good to me. mother
she said. looking up. dewy-eyed. But
1t don't seem right to 60 In debt for
anything we can do without. II
don't seem right, either. to cut anc
slash this" touching the lace tehder
ly. Il wonder how Joe ever came to
buy 1t. l never saw 1t in the show
case"
You are the beat OF ALL" Mrs. Lane
said fretfully. Here been trorapin'
bareheaded In the sun to get what you
want. and you amt satisfied"
I'm too satisfied; the veil is too
pretty" Margaret cried, getting up
and enveloping her throat in the fine
fabric
Unquestionably 1t became her, az
unquestionably. If anything would re-
deem the blue aeolian 1t was this
finishing touch She fell instantly
to work. yet In the midst of her
ardors bore a conscience Such cut
ting as was inevitable she managed
so as to leave intact the most beauti-
full Of the flowers.
When she started to the picnic
next morning she was almost happy.
Blue was certainly her color; this
blue matched her eyes. She would
not look down at the taggy ruffled
: skirt-rather she held up her head
SO the lace at her throat might show
Its full beauty. She had put In lace
sleeves. too--the veil was long and
ample. And still there remained
lot of 1t. enough for covering her
frowsy pink hat as soon as she mad
time to do 1t. And just at the gate
she ran upon Jimmy Traynor. coming
to escort her to the picnic grounds.
He gave a satisfied whistle at sight
of her and said
Peggy, shall have the swagger~
est girl of anybody. You look good
enough to eat but don't you 10
afraid"
Il sha'n't be-" Margaret laughed.
Her holiday mood ran unchecked
until dinner time. Jimmy stuck by
her. and. such is the force OF exam
pie. three other young fellows who
otherwise would have no more than
nodded to her, had made a great pre-
tense of hanging around the pair.
Miss Aida Venn came to the picnic
in anything but holiday mood. She
had been angry over coming to the
Gores-they were rich and childless,
therefore to be concilated. But they
need not have dragged her out among
their villagers! 1t would have been
so much peasanter to motor to the
springs twenty miles away. True, the
springs were in prospect for the late
afternoon. But Miss Aida was i'm
perious-it CALLED her dreadfully not
to have her own way at once.
4 If she had not been In such TEN.
J. per she might not have gone to ex'
tremities At sight of Margaret-in'
n nocently fine and vain, in her rose
d point-she gave little gasp and
n clutched Mrs. Cores arm. crying:
q II knew it was stoen-my veil!
g But you insisted there wasn't thief in
4 all your precious village"
a Aida, hush" Mrs. Gore said in an
g imperative whisper. But Miss Venn
!. had darted from her. caught Margaret
I. by both shoulders and was shaking
her hard as she cried:
T. How dared you ruin It? My veill
=. You know you stole it"
q Excuse me. maam-but you know
II that's no such thing" Jimmy Raynol
h interrupted. breaking her clutch on
n Margaret as he spoke.
d Margaret was white as death. She
- put her hand to her throat. as though
asking something OF the lace Intu
n itively she sensed her stepmother's
v. piteous subterfuge. Il did not stea
"a your lace--and l am sorry to have
" cut 1t. she said TREMENDOUSLY. We
70 found It, You can have 1t al
4 back"
ia Found 1t! rkely story" Misi
70 Venn began.
g. Raynor stepped before Margaret.
III you've got any men-folks. II
like to talk with Them" he said
70 Miss Venn shook her head.
- Listen. I'll pay for your veil! Wha
did It COST"
~ only $300-just> a cheap thing
=. you know" Miss Venn flung at him
a. inadvertently.
"a Margaret shuddered. but Jimm
:. smiled.
90 III send you a check in the morn
= ing-Judge Gore will tell you It.
M. good" he said. He turned to Margs
ret. "And you. Peggy. can maybe a.
the thing so It'll do for a weddin
veil"