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She had never seen anything as elegant as the rich heavy poplin or the soft lustrous silk, while even Helen acknowledged that there was about them a finish which threw Miss Hazelton's quite in the shade

"Beautiful!" Katy exclaimed; "and trimmed so exquisitely! I do so hope they will fit!"

"I dare say they will," Wilford replied, enjoying her appreciation of his ift "At all events they will answer for to-morrow, and any needful alterations can be made in Boston Which will you wear?"

"Oh, I don't knoish I could wear both Helen, which shall I?" and Katy appealed to her sister, who could endure nothe pillows of the bed and cried

Katy understood the whole, and dropping upon the floor the silk to which she inclined the most, she flew to Helen's side, and whispered to her: "Don't, Nellie, right before Wilford I won't wear either of them I'll wear the one youotherwise"

During this scene Wilford had stolen froone Helen was herself, capable of judging candidly and sensibly She knew the city silk, which cost three dollars per yard, and was fastened with buttons of gold, having Katy's initial upon their face, was handsomer and better suited for Wilford Ca one dollar per yard, and trihteen pence per dozen, and so she said to Katy: "I would rather you should wear the one they sent It will becoratify her sister Helen forgot in part her own cruel disappointht The dress fitted well, though Katy pronounced it too tight and too long A few th, and then her mother, Aunt Hannah, and Aunt Betsy ca out to Wilford, but Helen kept her back Aunt Betsy re, under her breath, that "she didn't see for the life on her how Catherine could be so free and easy with that h to take away a body's breath"

"More free and easy than she will be by and by," was Helen's mental comment as she proceeded quietly to pack the trunk which Morris had brought for the voyage across the sea, dropping into it many a tear as she folded away one article after another, and wondered under what circuain if she saw them ever