Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-06-04
VOLUME l8-..,NUMBER 81

was gldlng Out OF the store WithOut turning round,
when Mrs. Curtis continued in loud tone, call.
ing 70 her
"S,Op, Miss. I'll make bargain with you
when have waited on Miss Redheld."
Miss Redheldl How strange the nome sound.
ed to Msry's esrs-her own name, yet no. her
Own-but that Of the rich heress What diff
ference money makes in two namesl
Il Mary paused but did not turn round.
"This is the young woman who embroidered
the hre-screen you admired so" said Mrs. Curtis
to the heiress in tone Mary could overhear.
"lndeedl whois shel" Mary heard her cousin
ask in a hsughIy tone.
"a Miss Redman, or something's poor girl!
| employ her out Of charity! You don't know
how feel for The poor, Miss Red6eld! You have
no idea what deal Of good | dol l."
"Young woman" said the heiress, approach.
ing Mary, and talking as she advanced, al am
told you embrOider. have twelve chairs want
done in the most elegant STYLE"
"Perhaps when you know who am," answer
ed Nary, with dignity, turning towards her, and,
meeting calmly her eyes, "you will refuse 10 en-
ploy me. Yet | am willing to do them."
Her cousin started back with surprise and con-
fusion. Her eyes dropped before the pure, open
expression of the beautiful neede.worker. An
ger and hatred, deepened by envy, agitated her.
She would have given vent to it, but she feared
that Mary would expose her relationship! She,
therefore, with eonsummaIe tact and selfcontrol,
said, with freezing smile
81 believe we did not agree upon the price,
young girl, when last you saw me. | will now
pay you. You see, Mrs. Curtis" she added tut
ming around to the shop-woman with a nervous
laugh, trembling lest she should suspect some-
thing; ''you see she refuses to work for me, be-
cause she thinks will not employ her agan!"
"She oughtto feel honored, Miss Redfed even
for you to notice her atall. Bu,she is forward
, thing. If you will leave the matter TO me, will
bargain with her.
Mrs. Curtis had an eye to the profits. For
work that she would pay Mary dollar for, she
! would charge Miss Redhed five or six, or more
still, as her conscience would let her.
"Well, will pay her now what owe her."
said she, taking froma jewelled purse bank note.
"There, Miss, is a ten dollar note. hope now
we shall not have any further misunderstanding.
"You owe me nothing" answered Mary, sur
prised.
"Indeed am right! You forgetl Take it,
and don't be so foolish There, take it, and go
that's good grill"
ding. She understood, with her natural sagaci-
ty, that was bribe for her to be silent about the
relationship. This accounted to her for her cou-
sins nervous embarrassment, her forced smiles
! and courtesy, and the feigned debt!
"No, cannot take it," answered Mary, firm.
ly. "Be not alarmed, Miss Redfeld, shall moi
= = betray you!"
The heiress looked chagrned- She
. fal in hap n Sha
not reply. She lost her selfpossession, and
haughtily bowling, passed her and left the shop.
"Run after her, Ophelia Ann, and give the fire.
screen to the footman."
Mary went out behind her cousin, and saw her
: stepping into her carriage. She saw Ophelia Ann
approach with the screen, and overheard her cou-
sin say, quickly and angrily-
"Take it back! shall not have it! Tell your
7, mother to dispose Of it at any Prcel"
|. "My poor fre-screen!" sighed Mary. "How
many weary hour have spent over that, and
now it is cast away-and by my cousin, too, be-
cause worked it! Oh! if to be rich makes such
hearts, may it be my lot always to be poor!
= would not, humble as am, change places with
my rich cousin, as she rolls away in her coach, to
have also her proud and cruel heart! know that
am happier than she is"
"How odd!" CALCULATED Mrs. Curtis, as Ophelia
Ann returned with the screen and made her re-
port. "They acted so strange, both Of 'em.-
And to refuse ten dollars, the girl! wonder
l. what work she did, and when! They have hac
. quarrel, know. How impudent that thing is
: wonder Miss Redfeld condescended to speak tc
l' her!"
y 81 wouldn't employ her again, ma"
. 81 won't, unless she'll work for half price,"
!" The carriage rumbled with slow and stately
; motion past Mary, and at the same moment she
saw very elegant foreigner, about eight-and
! twenty, lift his hat quite off his head and bov
and courteously smile to her cousin, as she pass
:. ed by. To her surprise, as her eyes followed tn
= bow, she saw that Frances returned it only by
:. haugh.y stare Of surprise.
70 "How disagreeable she can bel" thought Ma
ry. "Her displeasure with me shehas visited up
!. on this gentleman who looks as if he should sin
IN with confusion!"
- The young foreigner, who was tall, darkroom
as plexioned man, with fine carriage, and an al
g snguarly gentlemanly, seemed by his manner
II be surprised and panied at the reception his boz
I'd had met with. He looked around quickly an
in suspiciously as man naturally would do, at sue
er q time, to see who had noticed his discontinue
Id His eyes, in their range, met fully those Of Mt
rs ry, who by nc means intended such an encounter
He saw that, although she turned them ava
a. quickly and blushingly, she was kindly Symp'
as thising with him, rather than unfeelingy mirtf
ly ful. The dark and mortified expression Of h
he face changed instantly, as shadow is chased b
as sunlight, and he smiled gratefully, and bowed, q
i. were, in acknowledgement for her sympath
rs. with his confusion. She walked on, her thought
er running partly upon her cousin and partly upo
IS. the handsome stranger who had been so weate
n. by her, and who had been SO grateful for h
o. sympathy with him.
ly Don Francisco Herrera Casanova was your
a. Maxican gentleman who had been eyilad fro