Nell made some demure reply, and
executed a few graceful slips.
"Your gown Is perfect, my dear, per
fect."
"Oh. no, II isn't!" said Nell, with a
laugh. "It wants your diamonds Mrs.
Wlldover, (o lie Hud," she added, with
a glance at the beautiful stones lav
Isldy displayed on the Indy’s ample
bosom.
"Let us try the effect," said Mrs
Wlldover graciously.
In a second the girl’s white throat
mid amis were gleaming and Hashing.
"I will lend them to yon, if you like,
and you must have some for your hair,
loo; 1 11 send them to you tomorrow."
Alias Seymour's thanks can easily be
imagined, and Mrs. Wlldover fell more
like a beneficent fairy than ever. The
whole town would be raving about the
Uiile English dainer tomorrow, and It
would be to Mrs Wildovcr that all (he
credit would come.
When she left meti er and daughter
together, both snt for a moment silent.
"Do yon suppose she will really lend
them' 1 " asked Nell doubtfully.
• Why not?”
"Then
'Then, my dene child. 1 suppose you |
will be a little reconclli'd to our vege
tatton
The girl laughed, and the mother be
gan to turn over a "Bradshaw' in a
businesslike fashion.
Tito fum y fair was not to bo opened j
until the evening. A great number of;
tickets had been sold, and there was!
quite an imposing list of figures In the
account-book Mrs- Seymour carried,'
for she bail arranged to relieve Mrs
Wlldover of all the more business part
of the affair, and was really secretary
and treasurer rolled Into one.
