The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-12-03

SAID Annette, coarsely. Il know the
whole story by heart. There is always a
| sick mother or sister. | can't pay you to-
day-it's eight dollars, believe-and [ |
have only twenty by me, and that [ want
to use tomorrow. Call around next week,
and | win pay you"
"Indeed, Miss Wayne" said the girl, |
| In a choked voice. II am suffering for it,
or [ would not ask you"
I ! Don't trouble me, my good girl, I have |
lH~headache to-day, and need rest and
quiet [ will pay you next week. John,
show her OUT
A bright scarlet rose to Miss Ainslie's
cheeks as she followed the tall footman to
the door, and John was sure he saw tears
in the brown eyes. She hurried down the
icy street, but before she had gone dozen
rods Mrs. Wayne's footman had overtaken
her.
"Here is something for you, Miss" lie
said hastily, and thrust ten dollar note
into her hand
20, Miss Wayne sent it, did she ?" she
exclaimed, joyfully Il am so glad And
you were very kind to bring it."
''Thank you, mem ~ said John, blushing
and not. knowing what to say, but feeling
some way strangely we'll pleased with him
self
"Dear little thing !'' said he himself, II
wish | had given her fifty instead of ten,
but then she would have mistrusted it did
hot come from Miss Wayne How pretty
she is / rather think I'd like Co be her
footman. I'll make her acquaintance
!, some way. It's fortunate for me that she
: dropped her card in the hall as she went
outlet me see, and John drew out the
bit of pasteboard and studied the delicate
chiography by the light of street lamp
+, l-''NIiss Mariette Ainslie, No. s 3
street" She must be dreadfully poor, for
: B street is wretched place. But [
t will make an errand there.
? The next day, John knocked at the door
t of No. 8 B street. Miss Ainslie an
swered the summons, and invited him to
J, enter.
1t was meagre little room into which
she ushered him, but, for all that, it was
seat and cheerful 4 eeranium was
S blooming on the window sill, aud Oh a ia
c bic by the side Of cot bed, there was a
Il red rose bush covered with blossoms. On
t the bed lay golden haired child of five
e or six years, her face wasted by disease,
7 and one transparent little hand resting Oh
:. the quiet head of a white kitten.
h Poor John was terribly embarrassed
e and Miss Ainslie kindly helped him to an
explanation of his errand.
n ''You come from Miss Wayne, I sup
d pose ?"
1t eyes, mem ?' said John; chat is tc
say, no, mem [ come for myself and
IS here he came to a dead stop.
n Mary looked at him curiously. lie
d plunged into the matter at random.
e ''You see l thought-that is l decided
d that [ should like an opera cape myself
it like Miss Wayne's, you know" The CIR
g laughed, but checked herself at sight o1
j, her visitors distressed face.
'!For friend, | suppose 2" John
It caught eagerly at the suggestion.
e eyes, yes, for a friend. Yes, you are
n correct. Can you do it for me ?"
d Certainly. What color is it ?"
d 90, any color" said John; ''it don mat
y ter that is, it does matter. How would
g green one look ?''
a 81 should hardly fancy that COLOR re
s. piled Mary
y "Well, well, I leave it all to your OWL
: good taste 1t is for an elderly lady, ant
there is the money to purchase the mate
g rial, and you needn't hurry about tn,
50 work. Any time will do Miss Ainsli,
r picked up the hundred dollar tie he laiC
g down, and regarded him in silent surprise
tie ''I am not insane" he said, laughingly
Ill 'tonly little eccentric"
''But here is much moro than enough
le money"
I'd 20, never mind about that We will
er settle that when the work is done. AnC
n [ shall want to call now and then to se
as how you get along with it." And JOIN
ct bowed himself out.
The next day he gave Mrs. Wayne no
n tice that he must leave her; the worl
didn't agree with his digestion, was th'
Id reason he gave He was satisfied as re
garded Annette and Mrs. Lyle was forcec
id to give up her long cherished plan of see
ing hsr son the husband of the gay AM
e, beautiful girl.
IS Seymour Lyle was in his Office ever.
= day until six o'clock, and after that hou
as no one knew anything of his whereabouts
Nv But John, Mrs Wayne's quondam foot
man, was at No b street, almos
Is every evening. He was SO interested i
d. the progress of that cape that he could nc
IN let day pass without giving its inspeC
at ton his personal attention, and he con
trived to make himself so agreeable t
I'd Mary Ainslie that she looked for the con
!" ing of the shabby blue coat, and the re
ry hair under the old scedy hat, as one look
le- for ray of sunshine In cloudy day
re Little Nellie, too, the sick child, was neve
'ly SO free from pain as she was when John
op strong arms held her, and she listened t
the stories he told her, and the songs
er SANG her as she listened to nothing els