| Show WEDDING GIFTS GI N P I 1 S I 1 oh ob fred the 11 girl to the eng Kd sited young ama nh h had juit entered the ball hall dour town t nn she threw herself into tits arum nj burst into tears why kathle gasped the n vilified acl fred hate hats up oh fred hat katharine hari okal I 1 i strangled obi notis did ou eer see e anything uny thing more hideous in all our life bhe held up something round bufuth u barly white tn in coor or tink taink ot of hiaring it if think of it fred I 1 oh of all spiteful creature cred turee ii girls are the worst Iatha sn n ff fald d I 1 bed a bit oi lace tore upon her ired tred eee ees presently she was in a condition to tell h ht story the zeta eta kills gills did it juet just b cause e it makes them J bious to think that I 1 rn about to riviar buch huch a asplen did man as lu they are rd vred she he last insisted sted na as the oung man smiled a hit incredulously though tn in fair ness nosi to them I 1 admit there la Is the smallest chance possible sible of their hav las ing actually imagined that I 1 I 1 like ilk this frightful thing I 1 you pei pet begun began katr KW arine conn cont I 1 as she site herself ho corn cum fornabi for fort tabi abl beside the young man when hen clara frazier as garriti mar last june JUDO the alpha at 7 tits deit i 1 tr to rive give her handsome bracil bract let ct nd nil I 1 gave gae in my little U 50 1 who loe clara ns as I 1 should love a viper do you remember fred when hen you bot happened to be on an the same train going to detroit a year ago of course I 1 know that you were merely polite to her but ehe she actually made so much out of your attentions tent ions to ber wt wien en she told abou then them that the girl thought ok oi and I 1 were on the point of quarreling since then clara and I 1 have kept up a per feet fiction of friendship it if we meet as often as three times a day she al ways alases me on an both cheeks and opening her eyes eye wide inquires Inq ulrea ameet ly ir ilaw hows fedt well AN ell to get back to clara a wed ding dins present I 1 was one of 0 the commit tee of appointed to velett th lh bracelet for some reasor or ar other we put off making the purchase till the last day dy by that time carria bid sprained her ankle roller ind helen had to 0 her bar pack for a trip to new york eo so I 1 wag was loft to choose tho the gift all till by myself 1 I had a perfectly miserable time fred all the way downtown I 1 jug aled impossible designs up and down in my mind by ily the time the silea siles s iles man began bringing out tray after tray of bracelets for my inspection I 1 waa was utterly confused contused of course some of 0 them ft ere dreams there were gay parisian and hand wrought orientals orient als I 1 saw aw a silv silver r bracelet eel set with iab turquoise native drilled and warranted wan wari anted never to fade tade there was as a beauty in lit rose roge gold with enamel flower and suds of pearls pearlo but did I 1 cleat t one of ct these never 1 I waved aside all tho the lovely ones and those chose a sliver silver beaded affair it was as an ugly 11 IN ill ll of troy pattern set met with eight lapis layzulla and three cream jades there t a bit of high light on the artial artl cl altogether it as the ugliest bracelet I 1 eer ever saw in all my life except this ono one here 1 I was ashamed hamd as to think anat the handsome youny young salesman might con elude clude about my iny intellect so I 1 told him that the bracelet was act for me but for an elderly person of peculiar baates of course 25 Is elderly and if it clara t odd she site never would have haic dreamed that rhe could maky make that sweet minded billy thompson happy for life As I 1 expected the girls all looked rather shocked when I 1 opened the white velvet box for their inspection but though the praises were ere tame no serious complaints were lodged eo so the bracelet was nas lent sent to clara clarn tears acie in catharines Katha rines olce 1 a slip went sent on fred we rec received elveI n wedding present tod today to day she crus crushed ed tightly in her hand the white box inside wa was an alpha card I 1 ther there were also the same beaded sll oil er and the same N all of troy with eight lapis layzulla and three cream jades I 1 A twin to the bracelet bracel t I 1 selected for clara tears rolled down her cheeks oh I 1 in nearly through crying she declared but I 1 want ant to tell you ferdinand augustus milton stoll that you can juat make up your mind to use this bracelet to chain on the cover of the ash can or bolt the kitchen door it may do to tie up the bull pup ks for ray my earing it she rose impulsively and the white velvet box went spinning across the room the bracelet rolled out and lay on the TVS rug oh fred sobbed aa as she baek pathetically back on the divan wouldn t vou be awfully afraid to marry mo tomorrow to morrow I 1 it f I 1 were as spiteful As 11 girls |
