Stella Rosevelt — page 236: what you’re looking at

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230 THE GOAL REACHED. offered to assist her, in order that she might be up to the mark in the practice of ‘‘ model school-teaching.” Thus she had persevered and overcome every obstacle until the goal was reached, and to-day she would receive her diploma. And so Uncle Jacob had gone to the great chapel with other interested friends, and watched the dear girl. with glistening eyes while she so creditably performed the part assigned to her, feeling that she was an honor to her class, and in his eyes, at least, the gem of them all. That evening there was to be a grand reunion in a com- modious hall near by, where graduates of previous years were to meet the senior class of to-day, to offer their congratulations on their success and their good wishes for their future career. Star had no fine clothes in which to make a show of herself, and was obliged to go clad in the same simple lace bunting that she had worn during the day; but she gave herself an air of elegance by substituting some bright flowers for the knots of blue ribbon, and excitement lending a rich color to her cheeks and light to her eyes, no one thought of criticising her garments. Jacob Rosevelt, too, dressed in a full new suit of handsome broadcloth, with a satin neck-tie and light kid gloves, did not look much like the bent, shabby old man who had arrived, dusty and travel-stained, at Mr. Richards’ mansion a little less than a year ago. ‘‘Where did you get it, Uncle Jacob?” Star exclaimed, as he ‘came forth from his chamber and asked her if she thought he'd do. He smiled mysteriously, then said: ‘‘T told you that I was not quite a beggar, dear, when I left © my niece Ellen’s inhospitable roof, and so I’ve been saving up ‘for this occasion, in order that I might do honor to you.” ‘“You are just as fine as you can be,” Star said, delightedly, as she went round and round him to examine the material and ts « (E(@) comicbooks