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I 1 I t tR R o N t BY ICY Y MARY RY J g ano H r Republican Republica Special Service Copyright 1007 I Mamma ammo Jj do not disturb me no now note dear I Mrs Mis Carron CarEon am nm very r busy on at In Jn u n Jo low chair In tho the dingy bade back bedroom of ot a 11 house noL rc rc- rc moto mott from the tho sacred precincts ot- ot 1 ro f Gramercy park trying to catch the thelast thelast last beams of the fast t fading daylight as the they struggled led through the tho small window overlooking neighboring back yards She Sho was WaR trying to make one yard jard of material do th the work of oe a yard and am ama a i half hair so o that there ml might ht b be no delay In ht s finishing the gown which la lay laj on the heel bed within easy reach A soft sort gray y gown It wa was almost almo t bride Ilke in rich a appearance ap ap- e an and d belonged to the Miss hiss Mulford 1 an 01 old 1 schoolmate of Rosalie Car Carson on Miss 1 Mulford had hadle le been n very particular that It should b be finished at once and Rosalie felt that t she he could not afford to disappoint her Her Iler needles needle's R success meant bread and huller butter for herself i and an child to sa say nothing of or clothing and medicine and having gained the approbation of or Miss Mulford meant the probability of more mor work As Ro ale bent lower and amI lower r to catch the now rapidly aring light Ight she sighed mot more and moro more wear wear- ily Finally she laid the last sleeve alongside of or the gown own on the tnt bed and dropped heavily h back Into the chair from which sh she had just arisen Como over hero to the window learle dearle and let me see what th the difficulty difficulty dif dlf- dif dif- It Is 18 it something about your lessons again Girlie Instead of oC replying little muo Rosie nestled close to her mothers mother's cheek and hid her hr face What Is it dear Let Lel me help you youat youat t at rat once before beCore I take up my rny sewing again Miss Mulford's servant ser will come com for tor her frock rock this evening you OU know Wh Why dearie dearle you are crying What Vhal is wrong with you ou Rosio Rosie Tell mamma namma dear It Is nothing now mamma The Theother outer other girls are arc going to have a new dress for the tise May 13 party and I want one too but I r can wear near my old one just as well as not Indeed I can mamma The little girl wiped away her tears and smiled bravely at nt her mother as she did lid so But Dut Mrs Carson Sighed wearily and amI tears filled her own awn oyes eyes I am very sorry dear tear not to be beable beable able to give you Oll a new one ont too but ItIs it itis itis is Impossible now She clasped the little girl cloS closer r to her to hide tho the tears t by this time Hmo were streaming down her own face tace Sho was comparing her own wn sunny sunn childhood with the forlorn one of ot her hr dear little girl But soon more quieting thoughts came to her Perhaps there be bo a change for tor the better soon Sh She had hud promised Ralph Wilson last night that she would give e 1 him an answer In a n weeks week's time He had nad proposed to her one year ago abo and she he had refused him but since Unco then sho she had seen him dally two dally two or three times a n day and day and they had learned to have ha a great grent liking for each other Dirt Did s she sho o love lo Ralph Wilson Ilson she sho asked herself as she sat mt holding her child In Iii her arms Her face nce colored In the tho twilight as she sho answered the question affirmatively to her own soul Then why not give him his answer at nt once and set her own as well as his mind at rest The Ilie reason for tor not doing so o was an Intangible able one She Sho could only feel Ceel it without without without with with- out being able to explain It to her own heart It was ono one that was connected with nos Rosie Ie somehow which was all that there thero was to be defined d even when she sho questioned herself Suddenly there thre came carne to her an in In- In She would as adroitly as 08 possible put the question to the child herself Rosie dear do you like 1 Mr Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- 11 son on sod sho s asked the little girl presently pres pres- Yes mamma es mamma I I II I like him right well Mrs 11 Carsons Carson's heart sank at atthe atthe the title lItie ones one's tone But not very much dearie dearle eh trying trIng to speak Indifferently i i v lii Ai w- w I 1 J I Well JJ I like Mr 1 Mulford 1 b better belter Oh I do like him mamma I Why hy dear ear I wishing to get ct at tho the I childs child's real opinion Oh he ite Is so good bood to little girls anti and boy bos Sometimes when we are arc comIns coming coming com com- ing Ins home from school ho he will tal take c as many of us Jn In as he ho can crowd crowll m iii Fn and ami stop Atop p at cach at-cach each A And nc buys buya us us' Ot wat water water- r and nil aU sorts sorta ot of good rood things and antI sends thorn them to o tho school ch ol at rec recess ss m sometimes Cupboard love Mrs h Carson Carson Carson Car Car- son to it herself And one day went on little no Rosie leI le l I Iw 1 saw w him give I a dollar to a a. poor lItlie lit little little lIt lIt- tle lie newsboy who was wa crying with cold He lIe Is a real nice n man mamma uYe Yes dear lear he Is I 1 know that al although although although al- al though I have ha not seen much of the family since poor papa died led It Is ver very good of or Miss Mulford to try to help me as she Is Ig doing She Site could get an experienced dressmaker to tomake tomake tomake make ncr her frock for just what she Ispa is pa paying me and anel she sho Is going to recommend recommend recommend mend me mo to her fi lends friends too loo But nul mamma why do 10 you jou ou always say pay Miss Mulford to her She calls you ou Rosalie Because I feel Ceel that there thre can be nothing In common between the rich Mss Miss and the poor 1001 seamstress dear and amI I do not want her to think that I am ant presuming upon her kindness kind kind- ne ness c You will understand when you jou OU grow older dear child said ald the mother sadly She said raid Id no more about Ralph Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son to the child thinking She Is only ten she ten she may learn to love him yet But she sighed to herself Life LiCe had I been heen very dreary drear this last five years with no one to help her fight Its bat hat tle Still sun If It RosIe did not like Ralph there was an end to the question of or her marriage My child shall shaH not ho bo made mado unhappy unhappy un un- happy happ even at tie life price of or my own happiness sho she She lit hit the gas and aid resumed her sewing In Lt an hours hour's time she was ready to lay it Il aside completed It was with a sigh of oC t rt relief that thal 1 she hc folded fold fold- ex ed cd and placed it In Uio 1110 box ready for or Miss l servant who woul would I shortly call for It iL Then she set herself herself her her- self to the tidying of her room and getting gelling her herself lf and little girl read ready for forthe forthe or orthe the boarding hou house hO e dinner Her preparations preparations preparations prep prep- were scarcely fC completed when a ring at the bell announced the arrival arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival of ot th the Mulford coachman with a note for Cor Mrs Mra Carson asking her If IC she would be bo good enough to return with the coachman In the carriage and try the dress on Miss l Mulford Rosalie had hoped for a quiet evening evening even even- ing with a book which she sho had long been wishing to read but without a n. further thought of or self she quietly put on her outdoor garments and with a word of or affectionate advice ad to to her little one hastened at of-er of er the c coachman To her surprise Mr lr Mulford sprang from Crom the carriage as she tle descended the steps and ond himself clr helped her in As he t seated eat d himself IC b bj- bj her side ho remarked pleasantly I hope nope you jou are arc not putting yourself j to an any InconvenIence Inconvenience inconvenience In Indulging my daughters daughter's whim Mrs rs Car Carson on Not ot at all Mr lr Mulford It is vcr very proper that I should see seo Miss II Mul Mul- Mulford ford dress on her before she sho goes out in It it There might well bo be some alteration alteration alter alter- necessary you jou know Well the er er the fact Is that I asked Grace to write that note Mrs t Carson CarBon I wanted to see seo jou speak to to er speak to you OU and the p parlor of or a boarding hoarding boardinghouse boardinghouse house is well Is-well well not conducive to privacy privacy privacy vacy to sa say the least Speak to me Mr Mulford Rosalie Rosalie Rosa Rosa- lie asked In a won wondering tone Pray pardon m my subterfuge Mrs Carson The Tho fact tact that 1 I have o taken m my eld eldest t daughter r into m my c. c confidence is sufficient to n assure ure you OU ott that I Ier Ier I- I er er Mr r r. r Mulford paused In an on embarrassed way and finall finally re resumed resumed re- re You know Mrs Carson the tho death of ot my illy wife about the tho time of ot your marriage io to young joung C Carson left Grace Groce lie ot head nd of or my hou household but you do not know that she sacrificed Ilc d her own happiness to m my n needs Tho Thu youngest j child was a cripple and she he felt folt that alto sho mUt must t take her dead mothers mother's place to that child In doi doing do do- i ing g which sho she had to postpone her herI I I 11 ArAt o t Y q I l' l o- o l u 1 n I r t n j to tb tJ i Walter Waiter il v s 7 v Scott Scat dt J No rc nu v n of t ilio a ement at nt h time lime mo announced but out It Is to be bo announced n now of v Imme Imme- lately and there will trill bo be a vory ery quiet marriage The rhe death of oC m my poor poor little HUa Nellie elUo has done clono away with nn any further necessity lly for sacrifice on the tho part of Grace Grac and made It desirable that she should nave a quiet luiet wedding Dear me I never dreamed of ot dear Grace having ha such a romance In her life She es deser to be beery very ery happy happ now I am sure SUle And you OU are going to ask me to prepare her Immediately Immediately Im Im- mediately are arc you yuu not not replied no Rosalie Rosalie Rosa Rosa- m- m lie warm warmly 1 Well Well not not quite er Rosalie or Rosalie I want you ou to prepare your our own and anc come and take c Graces Grace's place pace at the head of or my house but bul as m my dear wire wife Instead of oC dau daughter And I wan want your our little Rosie to nil 1111 that of 01 m my poor POOl little Nellie Nelll Come m my dear gently tal taking the hand nand of oC the bewildered woman you will find me vcr very good to your OUI little girl I think that if IC you OU asked d her advice she sho would bid you ou accept my otTer offer for Cor I believe she al already al- al ready loves me Rosalie sat In dumb astonishment Words would not come After Arter an effort ef- ef effort ef ef- fort she site found Cound voice olce to say In a self self- reproachful tone I tor am so sorry so sorry so ver very verj so sorry 11 II Sorry for Cor what my dear That you OU should have wasted a thought on me But indeed I am not notto notto notto to blame I never dreamed that you jou were learning to care anything for me Mr Ir Mulford No one has an any of oC blaming you ou m my child But Dut is it It then Impossible Impo- Impo sible Oh quite Impossible Mr lr Mulford Am I then so old that you ou could not learn to care for Cor mo me Rosalie Or perhaps there Is some one else tell else tell me Ito Ho Rosalie all alie are arc you already promised to some one ono else elfie Not ot that Oh Oil no not promised to anyone anone but hut It Walt then my dear until you have given the matter so some somo mo thought Do Donot Donot Donot not decide now because cause I want you ou to think seriously over what I am going to sa say to 10 you ou A younger man might woo you more ardently than I but bUl not more earnestly and he hI might not succeed succeed succeed suc suc- nearl nearly so 80 well In making you OU happy happ because of oC your Our child If H there Is any young man In the case I want you ou to consider little Rosie well before beCore deciding I have havo known tho tiro love e of oC a arother father rother and have known the sorrow of losing the object of oC that love lo Your YonI little would In a great measure compensate me for that lo loss s and would bo be vcr very ery near m my hearL heart No 0 younger man would ever be more de devoted devoted le- le voted to your our childs child's mother I either cither Rosalie Rosall even if JC I am an old man old enough h to be your our father rather Besides Besides Be Be- sides shIes m my child money is not to be despised Little Rosie needs It H If Ir you ou do not The carriage drew up before the door as ns he concluded One word more my 10 child before you go to m my daughter I want you ou to know that Grace knows and approves 9 of ot what I 1 nav nave said paid Id to you ou Go rl right ht up to her room but she will not come up until I J have seen een her I shall tell her that you ou are going to consider shall I not Rosalie nodded her head In an embarrassed embarrassed em em- wa way and hastened ned up the steps step going directly to her iter friends friend's room It was quite half an hour be before before be- be fore Grace entered and then In a compo composed ed manner which completely restored the tho confidence of or Ho alle Ah h Ah here you OU arc are she said gayly And papa tells me that he has been givin away m my secrets crets too Well re 11 what do you think of oC an old maid liI like e eme me mo wanting to get married she sho In inquired In- In I think that you OU deserve ever every blessing that heaven can bestow stow dear she said earnest earnestly but bul quite quietly But Hut come now let mo me see this gown on you ou at once I 1 promised Ros Rosie le fr tu to l hasten a t il b back back c fh f hi l her it din din ncr for me Tho rho di dle was tried on and pro- pro a perfect success success Then Roalie Rosalie Rosalie Rosa Rosa- lie nastily said Id good ROCK evening and would have gono at once nce Walt alt ait dear no Rosalie Tho The u Is still waiting for Cor y you iu u so l you OU need no nobe not be In such a hurry you OU know knots That was not necessary at al all Grace I could have barn walked So you could have hoe dear but d do you ou not think that a woman who Is tired Is ver very foolish to walk valk when he there Is a carriage waiting for her er Especially Especial when It may be her ow own carriage at a word said Grace sig- sig g- g n Oh please dear do not say ay an any anymore anymore more moie Rosalie Rosallo entreated hurry hurrying In awa away As she sho leaned back on the rich I elisions of or the carriage hearing bearing heso he heso her r so o swiftly and along Rosalie Rosa Rosa- Ho lie could not help rejecting on th the words of or Grace Mulford to her us its sn she was leaving It was all true This carriage carriage with all things cl else e of the worlds world's comfort comfor and pleasure might bo ho Jo hers at a n word And did it involve In any sacrifice on he her part A pang went through her hel a athe at atthe atthe the remembrance of or Ralph Could I be content as toe wife telfe o of another man she asked herself h Buthe But Bu the answer would not come She had been attracted by the handsome features fea- fea turcs tures of oC the young man two years ag agat ago at a n. social affair In their church and gradually n n. a. a warm warns liking had sprung up on each side Then Iten a year ear ago he had proposed to her but hut she hat hail refused him J Again aln only onh last Jast night |