Only a Girl's Love. Garvice Charles

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      She still stood with the letter in her hand.

      "But—but, uncle—I have nothing to wear."

      "Nothing to wear!" And he looked at her up and down.

      "Nothing fit for Wyndward Hall," she said. "Uncle, I don't think I care to go."

      He laughed gently.

      "You will find something to wear between now and half-past seven to-morrow," he said, "or my faith in Mrs. Penfold's resources will be shaken. Accept, my dear."

      She went slowly to the table and wrote two lines—two lines only.

      "Dear Lady Lilian.—We shall be very glad indeed to come and see you to-morrow. Yours very truly,"

      "Stella Etheridge."

      Then she rang the bell and gave the note to Mrs. Penfold.

      "I am going to Wyndward Hall to-morrow," she said, with a smile, "and I have got nothing to wear, Mrs. Penfold!" and she laughed.

      Mrs. Penfold threw up her hands after the manner of her kind.

      "To the Hall, Miss Stella, to-morrow! Oh, dear, what shall we do?" Then she glanced at the arm-chair, and beckoned Stella out of the room.

      "Come up-stairs, then, and let us see what we can manage. To the Hall! Think of that!" and she threw up her head proudly.

      Stella sat on a chair, looking on with a smile, while the scanty wardrobe was overhauled.

      Scanty as it was it contained everything that was needful for such use as Stella might ordinarily require, but a dinner at the Hall was quite out of the ordinary. At last, after holding up dress after dress, and dropping it with a shake of the head, Mrs. Penfold took up a cream sateen.

      "That's very pretty," said Stella.

      "But it's only sateen!" exclaimed Mrs. Penfold.

      "It looks like satin—a little," said Stella "by candlelight, at least."

      "And they have real satin, and silks, and velvets," deplored Mrs. Penfold, eagerly.

      "Nobody will notice me," said Stella, consolingly. "It doesn't matter."

      Mrs. Penfold glanced at her with a curious smile.

      "Will they not, Miss Stella? I don't know, I think they will; but it must be this dress or nothing; you can't go in a cotton, or the black merino, and the muslin you wore the other night——"

      "Wouldn't do at all," said Stella. "We'll make this sateen do, Mrs. Penfold. I think it looks very nice; the lace is good, isn't it?"

      "The lace?" said Mrs. Penfold, thoughtfully, then her face brightened. "Wait a moment," she said, and she dropped the dress and hurried from the room, returning in a few moments with a small box. "Speaking of lace just reminded me, Miss Stella, that I had some by me. It was made by my mother—I don't know whether it's good," and as she spoke she opened the box and lifted some lace from the interior.

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