Show from Glea gleasona gleasons sons pictorial the cowig wife or I 1 I 1 SPENDING AND EARNING RT BT ALICZ 3 NEAL k I 1 I 1 k to 0 one thing more mrs mr ralston Ral Ralo tob allow t the me to detain you just an aia instant and the polite arrested the elegantly dressed woman just leaving the store I 1 61 1 I hope you have something pretty to show I 1 me you kno know I 1 am always delighted to see I 1 anything beautiful I 1 step this way if 7 you please sorry to give you so much trouble but we do not ewe to display our newest nelvest goods so ao openly wi keep them for ladies we are sure will vill appreciate the style I 1 mrs ralston bowed her superb head in acknowledgment 0 I 1 know of the compliment to her good I 1 taste that was waa unimpeachable as any one might have seen from her present costume it brocade bro kade of was a carriage dress heavy moiling delicate undecided shade yet sufficiently dark for its present adaptation it displays atthe at the throat a of costly embroidery and flowing under sleeves leves to correspond shaded her fair round arms but did not conceal the heavy bracelets on either writy A cashmere shawl of the most oriental crimson relieved the pure gure white bonnet and plumes mrs ralston was the bride of the season which had just commenced her own family faintly had bad always been celebrated for its beautiful women tall stately yet et withal round and exquisitely proportioned agures figures that as the milliners may aay could bear any amount of dress I 1 it was hinted that the longbons Long tons had bad been I 1 straitened in their means since the disastrous crash of the united states bank where it wa was 6 well wel known much of mrs mr lonetona Long tona tores property was invested but she was a woman of admirable tact and management bent and I 1 no trace of change appeared in her small but elegant establishment lish ment met and hesse the somewhat remarkable family name of heronry her only daughter had been educated at the most expensive expansive school sell the past winter she had come out and a few I 1 I 1 weeks seemed A to make her conspicuous as a belle hip her regular features and rich complexion were I 1 lighted with all I 1 the vivacity of quick impetuous feeling which i her rn mothers worldly wise lessons labored to repress in the end the I 1 mother was satisfied for she made the match of all she could have chosen for her MT mr ahlston who strange to relate was agreeable e accomplished and unmarried with all wis his wealth and luxurious tastes at thirty five ave was waa captivated by the vey very 7 vivacity of I 1 I 1 I 1 manner which mrs longton dreaded there seemed to be so much fresh feeling I 1 beneath li it A trait he had looked for in vain I 1 I 1 among those wati please him had devenas even as I 1 fumed the calm dignified manner he was so I 1 eminently distinguished for i man of the world as hewes be wag he had kept alvis is heart young 1 and when he saw that hesse hems 0 longton turned from young youna I 1 t america 10 0 with their overwhelming ties and tenderly fos foo moustaches mou staches for a quiel quie ta hafl A with him f lus interest and ad admiration gave place to an exquisite tenderness js for the young creature jus commencing i abife a life sp full of falseness and frivolity H he resolved if it ware were possible he be would shield her fro thoai in all that lov love andlar could avert and I 1 I 1 so no vis via bride was won I 1 who with the impulsive affectionate heart that blat formed the rare anomaly in the he young girls I 1 character educated as she had I 1 been I 1 could have resisted ted the quivering of that fine compressed lip the almost yearning tenderness of these I 1 I 1 large calm eyes he was not deceived she loved him then for himself arid add for the love he had ha d given her and not for clr tire wealth and position I 1 that friends soon flocked to congratulate her I 1 upon hut bat she was young tourig untried and she soon learned to recognize the distinction between I 1 miss longton and the bride elect 0 of mr ralston A part of her moth mothers lars well mali managed aged capital was wa la sacrificed to procure hora her a superb outfit and the dresses bonnets and lingerie of the bride were were the nine nina days wonder of her circle even her stately lover acknowledged her supreme im im I 1 and indulged her in every whim and I 1 caprice through their r brie jurief f but happy bei betrothal rothal ine c costliest cost liest gifts awa awaited cited her acceptance and I 1 00 their bridal day his bir mothers mo diamonds in ib their plan old f fashioned settin setting gr of silver and blue e enamel beca became meher her own his house was filled with all that hat could please the most fastidious I 1 taste and her hay timid half conscious manner as she presided over his table he thought thou the most 1 beautiful of her many endearing ing ways mrs mra ington iong ton was satisfied the world applauded envied and for once pawed paused in its detraction there was a certain exquisitely chased gold ports porte minnaie monnaie among the bridal gifts which hesse declared must be the purse of for whenever it chanced to be left on the I 1 dressing table almost empty she was sure to find it replenished plethoric with bills new mew and crisp as if that day issued or heavy with ringing coin which seemed far morp corp valuable for its beautys sake but one day this same porte raon nale served as a test for what hesse called ft sober talk though meant in all kindness from the lover husband it had fallen from her dress as she he sprang to receive him one morning aud and coming open th the tiny etiny gold dollars rolled over oker the soft carpet aud and were almost buried in its long velvety surface he hesse laughed and clapped clamped her hands as her husband bent 11 down to gather them and then ther iab seating himself beside heron the lounge he presse pressed Ws his arm aria about her waist and counted thern them in cigne one by one until fifteen were told I 1 all hesse I 1 61 1 I haven havea the least idea I 1 put them in at I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 longa change for my last twenty dollar bill ISY 41 4 r 4 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 did not stop atop to count them I 1 supposed it was all right let me eee the neck ribbon was three dollars and the collar two no the ribbon was wa two dollars and the collar four I 1 paid for that first in gold I 1 dont know I 1 really cant remember how it was here they are though did y you 46 ever see anything so enchanting as that shade of blue bont suppose I 1 need it but it was wan so lively aid the collars were just opened I 1 did odid you need that 40 0 no not in the least you know I 1 had anything in that shape but it was so new and ope one caret cant have too great a variety 11 1 I should th think i such thin things s could go out of fashion often do they not hesse the young wife clapped her hands you of all people asking about collars and ribbons why mortimore what has hag happened to you this morning of course they do last year they were small as could be and stood straight up now they lie down and are ever so broad I 1 gave clara a whole set when I 1 married servants always count on those things for perquisite im afraid lady bird you have very little idea of the value of money mr ralston spoke ver very y gravely or rather earnestly as he smoothed back the dark balteau lying on her temples and kissed that fair forehead hesse hese looked up as if his words had sounded reproachfully you know mama always shopped for roe me before and now I 1 just get whatever I 1 fancy im sure I 1 dont know have I 1 been doing any very wrong wron not wrong lout but it might end in my being very foolish perhaps and leading you to troubles 1 have promised myself to guard you yon from suppose I 1 c commence om mence by teaching you yon what gold dollars are re worth you shall have an allowance and choose how much it shall be yourself if you cannot tell how much you wish ask your mother to decide and that shall be all your own to spend or to give away just as you please my little wife does not think I 1 am miserly I 1 hope 10 0 no no indeed you are only too generous and I 1 think I 1 shall like it very much only think I 1 shall havi have a banker of my own and draw I 1 every quarter without any fear of fahire failure so both were satisfied and hesse so far from thinking lier her husband miserly felt an increased importance when she s e drew her first quarters allowance the next week it seemed an inexhaustible sum as alsehe she counted it over aud and turned the key of a small casket upon it taking out two bright eagles which we are sorry to say melted fairly away under the temptation of an was to attend that morning I 1 three weeks of the quarter only had passed when we find her at baileys ostensibly to leave an ornament requiring a slight gaslight repair but really because it was a pleasant place to trifle away an hour or so where her fine taste was sure to be gratified by the display of some novelty for the had learned it was wao well worth while to place them before her thet the set et of ornaments now produced were well worthy of careful scrutiny it was not so much the beauty of the design that in fact was questionable but the novelty and the exquisite workmanship the style gold without any settings had just been introduced since besses bridal pres presents ants indi indred ed so that see had not even a bracelet so arranged the set displayed before her shone in the very best light on their cushion cushi of pure white satin the brooch the bracelets or heavy watch chain and rarer than all a bandeau jor lor the head in the farm form of a serpent every scale wrought with strange delicacy and the eyes large arid and valuable diamonds set singly yet flashing brilli brill ii antl yat at the least motion the sho raised the glittering glitt erine babble ba tible and twined it carelessly through hi hio hand just notice the chasing if you please mrs ralston Ra leton we have no workmanship like that in this country c youcan you can imagine the e effect displayed on rich dirk dark hair like yours see it is to encircle the braid at the back of the head this T h is is the only set we have imported there must have been some fascination f asci nation in those glittering eyes mrs ralston seemed to feel its effect I 1 what is the price did you say she asked eagerly eagerly v I 1 only a hundred and fitly fifty dollars we make nothing at all by it but we must have these things for our best customers customers rather than lose our reputation for style did you remark the peculiar links linka of the bracelet wo W have another in the case something in that style but much inferior W wd cannot afford to sell it as a 5 low as this comes however how ever in the whole set every one is delighted with the idea of that bandeau has scarcely been seen as yet mrs butler was looking at it this morning and Is I 1 should hould not bot be it at all surprised if she takes it for her fier daughter the wedding comes off next week ee k 1 I 1 believer belie veit it will make a superb bridal I 1 present never S since ince the first temptation was was woman I 1 so sori sordy ay tried by a serpents fascination mr to ralston AaI eton had ordered her dress only this morning forthal for that very wedding she haa had worn every set of ornaments in her possession the setting 9 em 10 g of bf her he r diamonds was so heavy and ungraceful un grrace fix that even their value could not n ot c counterbalance oun tea b alana it she would persuade peri nade her husband to have it alto altered red in time meanwhile 0 0 the bandeau was so co novel how complete it w would make her prop proposed od costume she had inwardly resolved to possess it before she laid it down hut but she would not order it then for mr ralston had expressly stipulated the only condition of his allowance that she yeas was not to contract a debt even for a single day and the remainder of the fhe first quarter was I 1 it at home in the little blue lined casket I 1 I 1 the looked disappointed at her apparent indifference but was nevertheless too discreet to betray it as he saw saw her with many bows and smiles antiles fo q her ear carriage riege while the richly ladies not in her set who throng ed the counters looted looked after her enviously and wyid to each other the bride young mrs ralston real india that shawl in murmurs muri I 1 that made others look up as the fine horses Spurn edthe the pavement in their quick impatient movements I 1 there was withal an undefined and secret uneasiness as ag mrs ralston kalton reviewed the numerous jewel cases thit that filled he adress ing table drawer that evening surely Sure lyher her taste ought to be gratified among among the large variety the carved e oral coral which had bad been beai her hei favorite in girlhood h a the pure pearls the aunt whose naine name she and innumerable besade turquoise enamel garnets garneta and the Ralston diamonds yet the bandeau and it could not be had without the full set thit that she well knew it would be vain to ask it the struggle wea on silently for the same undefined feeling feeding kepi her from consulting her husband she instinctively felt what his advice would be still the money wis was her own lie he had told her so to spend as she chose or eveni to give away so she che reasoned Rs as she counted the remaining bills ind and found she had just a hundred and 4 sixty five dollars ll 11 to be sure aure fifteen was a very small allowance lor for two months and she would dare d a re to apply to mort mortimer i but then she would he be very lvery very economical and she could not think ol of a single thing th iwer she should be obliged to purchase her carriage was again drawn up at baileys andl and she lingered some minutes at the cases before she would ask for the ornaments but other othe r ladies came in and examined them exclaiming to as fashionable women will over novelties and she hesitated no longer send them to the carriage if you please she said a little impatiently lest even then she should fail to secure them and the smiled stUl more complacently as iche had already anticipated her decision she did not say anything to her husband of the purchase nor ask his hie admiration as she I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 habitually did if it was only a beautifully fitting i j glove or faifer once as she stood examining the cases herself she heard beard his foot upon the stairs and joshed d the drawer to quickly as aa if site she had been in danger of detection it I 1 I 1 was a new feeling for her in his presence and covered her face with a conscious blush I 1 as he I 1 entered the room the evening for the wedding reception came it was to be a very brilliant affair for both parties were fashionable and wealthy visiting and I 1 j visited worth mrs by everybody knowing I 1 ralston felt more a about her toilet than she had done since her own bridal evening i her dress of pear gray moire danzique dan tique and the rich honiton veil a part of her costume then I 1 1 and now transformed into a scarf were laid out by clara before her mistress entered the dres I 1 sing room the pearls were lying near them and in truth would have been the most fitting choice but she swept them aside with a a see this clara and displaying to the eyes of the aati admiring girl the new set for the first time taken i from the cases 1 4 there clara did you ever see anything to compare with that bandeau it will be the wonder of the evening you may depend now ow dress my hair to perfection a good girl and you y on shall have that ribbon you admired so much if mrs ralston was guilty of one point of personal vanity above another it was in favor of her beautiful hair nor could this 4 b wondered at for it was a family peculiarity and nd every care had been taken in her childhood to pres preserve it until the important time of her coming out claras clams skill was unquestioned in in arranging 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