one wedding dress
made up."

"Oh, yes! and you were married in mother's wedding dress, I remember now.
But, Milly, I haven't a single handsome dress with me! I did not think
they would be at all suitable to wear in tramping about the White City and
its buildings, or needed in the hotel, where I spent but little time
except at night. And so far, what I brought with me have answered every
purpose."

"Never mind," said Mildred; "handsome ready-made dresses can be bought in
Chicago, and it will not take long to procure one. You will of course want
to select one that is well fitting and becoming in color; gray would, I
think, be very becoming and altogether suitable for a--not very young
bride."

"No, I do not want to be too youthfully dressed, or to look too bridelike
on my wedding tour; so I think I will have a dark navy blue."

"So she has about consented to the desired arrangement," said Mildred, a
little triumphantly to herself; then aloud: "Yes, that will be quite as
becoming and a trifle more suitable; but let us go and talk it over with
our cousins, Rose, Elsie, and Vi."

"There is no hurry," said Annis, blushing. "If I should give up to you
enough to consent to have the ceremony performed here on the yacht, I
shall put it off till the very last day of your stay, for I don't intend
to miss seeing all that I possibly can of you, Cyril, and Zillah, and of
the Fair."

"Very well," Mildred answered. "I incline to think myself that that would
be the best plan; for really I want to see all I can of the dear sister
who is going to leave us. O Annis, dear, whatever shall I do without you!"
she exclaimed, putting an arm about her and kissing her with tears in her
eyes. "Ah, it seems that in this world we cannot have any unalloyed
good!"

"No, Milly, dear sister; but when we get home to the Father's house on
high, there will be no more partings, no sorrow, no sin--nothing but
everlasting joy and peace and love.

"'Tis there we'll meet
At Jesus' feet,
When we meet to part no more.

"Oh, doesn't it sometimes seem as if you could hardly wait for the time
when you will be there with all the dear ones gone before? There at the
Master's feet, seeing him and bearing his image--like him; for we shall
see him as he is?"

"Yes, there are times when I do; and yet I am glad to stay a little longer
in this world for the sake of husband and children; and to work for the
Master too, doing what I can to bring