Show NEN Y atar ear j CAROL aarol III rl nl ILI kow new text teat 11 k nilen nil en toiler ietter linn wo we always seak 1 I s when vows vow we akk L rake lae ae ies olvea wo we ate e and keep op them au about a week A NEW I 1 er orivs 1 fill all alls Tes erred I 1 chrisom Chris tm arts was never observed in ia sullivan alley from some somo occult cause with tho the some same vim and spirit that made now DOIT years so memorable a festival perhaps it w was a because there waa wa s it a dimale di dim maln undefined sentiment billat illat that christmas was a holi holier er day tarm new yen yena years a but however it mil might have be beta the fact re that new years ars the great day of the year for those who abo inhabited that narrow alley that only front from ono street to abnot another ther through the middle ot of the block thero were tall tenement houses on each side of the atlay allay dobbo deckers them and in each lived from 11 10 tobo to 20 families the people were all bard working and honest ionest if their hands bands were not whito and aad soft froy strong and capable tho the alley swarmed scanned with children little littie girls staff crins under tsa the load of a baby nail and tho the boys under a load of old latha baths or coal gathered in their regular trips in search of such family necessities the mothers generally toiled toile 1 I in their rooms with willing hearts while the men of the household were away plying alyin their different avocations tho young daughters of sullivan alloy alley were mostly employed in box bos factories or nulls or af at cigarette making and so every morning the alley was almost de populated to overflow again at night when tho the tired workers returned but all worland wor worl lana and no play makes jack a dull boy so thought these good people and the residents resident shad had all put in as much money as they ahey could individually indi id afford and hired a large room that had been originally ih tended for a sa sar loon and this had beba fancifully decorated and wilts was used for occasional meetings c i the men inen and a grand annual new years ball it was now nearing henring 0 the time for that annual ball that takes place every year rain or shine under the patronage patro nape of I ion hon dan sullivan this prospectus would not strike the majority of us with de delight hight but to little delia kelly it promised fairylike possibilities bili ties she had never been to a ball oi 1 t 1 alt WILL YEK GO forshe tor she had been too poor an orphan to ever have a really decent suit of clothes clothe 3 in her life let alone a ball gown own delias real name was bridget but for some re dalla stands for Bri bridget eget yoeu bridget is in the habit of spending her every spare minute in reading the family story papers delias only relation was a halt half blind grandmother who wore a quilted hood and knitted coalso stockings for her living delia worked work edw as buncher in a feather factory and earned ss as high as aa 5 5 a week sometimes sometimes but then other timea she only got according to the briskness of trade as she eid did piecework delia was pretty with violet eyes half hidden bidden by thick lashes a delicate com coin auburn liter ir ir and a dainty curved mouth and snow white teeth and she was naturally graceful and had a good figure aorl for girl who worked so hard and afford corsets delia being Ir retty was much admired by several of the sons of families fan lilies in sullivan alley but strange to say she ehe did not know it tier mind was so taken up by dreams all and d fancies of what she would like to be that she never thought of what she was and 1 I her love of reading kept her aloof from the chatter of other girls or the awkward attentions of the young men tho the day that deaia was IS 13 she noticed the great blue and red posters on the walls walla of tho the alley telling about tho the grand annual ball etc and her h heart ear rt gave a great thump and then stood still she had been reading about n grand ball ball anil and how angelina araminta jones had d danced a need with a great prince who was there incognito and bow lie ho had married tier her on oil the spot hero was romance made real a new years ball tho the rest might come iier her busy brain pictured herself with blazin blazing dark eyet eyes s superb raven black hair and a pink dress looped with yellow flowers site she never thought of herself in these vision except as having dark eyes ees and lair hair and a dazzling complexion pl exion the violet eyes and red hair were not tho the real delias but the common workday dellas bohas not the dream delia who was to be carried off by bya a prince put but it was very odd t that this mysterious I 1 irinco I who alwag alwa a a appeared 46 had a i le emar kable resemblance to larry F fin in negal in the face though to be sure the garments differed greatly from those lurry worn wore when driving 0 his own smart little local express the prancing horse tuu to used to look a little like billy whose sorrel orrel tail was just the tha color of delias own hair while delia was dreamily t eying the placard lair approached and baid 1 I was enst in ili tu see yer in amray 1 mia delia and she ehe till nl I 1 could accept oi 01 your company I 1 ine baui in you yon could accept of mine to go tu the lull ball together will yo ye gor go would she sha was not her heart hopping up and down with joy batall bat she 10 said ill let you yon know tomorrow ill call tomorrow evening but D delia deila if you dont go with me r end nd do go 90 roth tim sullivan rollick ril lick liim BO that lie ho cant dance a step delia smilingly simlia gly went colre ncr her I 1 grandmother granda iother said sharply yo yc we nio late daly and I 1 dont want ye to get a habit 0 talking in the street wid 11 ony one larry rin dinnegan asked mo me to the grand annual ball granny what did you tell him oil oh faith I 1 said ye might go if yo ye want to but I 1 dont know what 3 wear wid them mulligan girls having tale ralo bilk dresses ses too I irve got four ninety nine grany jiny dont you think I 1 could do with ti tait at if I 1 make it myself um m ive teu ten forty six biz myself that I 1 can spare for id like yo ye to look well daly ill buy the stu stuff tomorrow granny said delia anil and then then she went to her story paper sat for a description of the resplendent gown that hat had bad captured the prince and all night long little delia saw earv he herself self attired in a pink gown with yellow roses and everybody was asking her to dance but bat while the music throbbed and lier her little feet twitched she refused them alldor all for in a corner stood the prince in glittering splendor incognito but looking out of larrys eyes there was waa but half a day at the factory the ayt ni day and delia went to buy her ball gown inq she hunted and searched in dozens of stores before sho she found what she wanted in color it was cheap and wide so that she could get enough to make a double doable skirt to loop up with yellow roses and then there was anether long iong starch search lor for roses to loop it up with that were of a rich and deep enough tint to satisfy the demands of the gown to capture the prince these cost so much that she could not buy gloves or slippers it indeed she felt the need of them for araminta apparently had not worn any as they had bad not been mentioned I 1 larry called and a ud gran granny n y told him that daly would be ready for the grand etc on new years eve and he was obliged to gor without laving having seen delia she was in such each a fever of delight that she was afraid ho be would we see it and that would never do besides she was sewing 0 ori oil her dress poor pool ashe she worked d hard bard all day and sewed on that gown by the if light bt of a little lamp and the rosy never looked lo 10 lovelier elier to her than th anthe the deep pint folds of her dress tho the waist did not fit very well but th there ere va a great bunch of yellow fos esou tho the front to the skirt hung unequally and the gathers were fuller in the front fronta than han back bui amt ft overskirt was in m two plates places with enormous sprays of roses and foliage her host best white petticoat had bad been bee n starched austiff as stiff as it would holo hold by granny and the whole outfit lay spread on oil delias bed a thing of ravishing beauty to her and grann ranu ya yB eyes delia could scarcely eat or sleep during daring that last week and now the eventful night had come the alley was vas ablaze with aig lights blits and these fell on the white while surface of tale the softly falling snow with a grand effect men bustled about and from her ber window delia could coald see the brilliant hall aud and then sho she put on her first ball gown tho light in ought brought rat out the color of the roses reses in f full all effect against the deepened pink of tho the I 1 hirl arlitt atau liu but delia deha a plump white neck and arms her glowing glov ing eyes and anturo the roseleaf rose leaf color coming and go going ing on oa her cb cheeks eels and the glints of gold in cho diio curling hair made one forget the rest sho she had no do gloves and she wore her best buttoned boots but they looked cosio to dance in still ahe he did not know it she was ready with grau gr annys nys shawl to throw around her when borry made his bis appearance he had been cean shaved and had his brown mustache curled and his hair plastered down to his eyebrows in two stiff scallops he had a blue necktie and a diamond pin that must have cost ot at least in it iris his vest was waa black his hia coat gray and his hip pants brown but that was the fashion in sullivan alley ile he bowed and scraped and got red in the face as lie he saw delia in all her beauty and magnificence and asked if he be had the honor of seeing her well and 1 sax tall 11 1 if f ins irl fio 1 ma 10 t 1 t 11 1 1 TUE TUB CALL could lie be beg her to allow him the honor of cs es corlis corig her to tilt alio ball nud cud it WM nearly a 8 and quito quite time thile to go so that they could ile be in the opening march which always began liegau at 8 sharp delia bowed as it if to a str stranger and then took his arm in a 1 happy trance and saying baying good night granny they went down the five flights of stairs and across the street to the hall ball the dressing room I 1 was full but emptied almost instantly na as the first notes of the music sounded and all the E were waiting tor for their ladies labios and as each couple met they fell into line and marched around tim bul livan was there wilh kitty Mil mulligan iligan looking 0 ivr very y its as he baw DIU march with wit lHarry the girla girie in their rt r al silk gilk gowns were v ero nowhere nov heie by the side of dolia delia and bho was besieged with requeta to dance all of which granted or refused by larry she was waa living her drean dreary now nov and whether kitty pr or the haughty lady tenie was v as her rival aenk 1 11 11 1 1 itil 41 I 1 ALL HANDS ROUND she know not n ot nor carel cared the music was like that in heaven the lights the guests the supper the cool drinks and larry all belon belonged geI to the samo same enchanted vision she swam in a sea of delight that her dress was sneered at torn or crushed she did not know it was 31 all I 1 fo 0 beautiful at last the gray light of morn irig appeared and thero theril was just ono one more dance and everybody got ready to go homo and sleep all new years day or to go about their business or to call or receive delia threw the hie shawl over her pretty shoulders I 1 I 1 slid and larry offered his strong right arm as if to a princess and es corbea her home and on the top landing lie he caught one of tho the little bare hands in both of his and said shall wo be cried in church sunday delia dear not till the sunday alter after larry she replied |