Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-02-14

that for her part "she didn't care SOU
markee how many dead gentlemen. folks
persons had to back 'em, she didn't think
that 1t made wickedni 50 genttel," Of
course Becky's case was lost.
If some inslnuatlons of the reason for
this loss Of patronage reached Becky,
hey were too indefinite and contradictory
to enable her to trace the scandal to its
source and even If she could have done
so. Il was too late-thc l. Jury vas cnrl-
pleto. She had only her word with
which 10 subsiantiate her innocence, and
IL Mrs. Gfundy had not PLACID depen.
dence upon her character, what value
would sine be likely to attach to that So
Becky lost caste only the poorer portion
Of the community brought their dry goods
for her to fashion, and presently even
they came to he afraid 0: losing their
pieces, complained of the qsantltv of
stutfs It took for a gown, without taking
into account the extra flounclrg ard
ruching which the new styles demanded.
One morning Becky found herself IN
debt tn her landlady, and throwing her
patterns and fashion plates into the fire.
she went to the overseer of the Warf and
Woof Mills and begged employment. OF
course she got It. Honesty wasn't reces-
sary qualification for weaving cotton.
Mr.. Derris thought he knew more than
one of the hands who helped herself of
the company's web few yards Mt time.
But then he believed that IL you wish to
make people good, you must keep them
busy and out of want. He used TO say,
that taking away a girls employment
because she's a sinner is the same thing
as sending her TO perdiiion by lightning
expresr. lie had heard the reports about
! Becky-as who had not hut the mo-
neut be saw her he said TO himfelf.
"They're pack Of lies nobody could
look and speak like that and break the
commandments too"
And so he did not give himself the
trouble Of watching her be paid her the
ompliment of believing in her at once.
The fashions underwent a transforma-
| tlOn the next autumn. This might seem
to bear no relation to the fortunes Of
such an insignificant being as Becky, II
we were not often admOnlshsd that help
comes to US from unexpected sources. A
few people In Paris undertook to dictate
pauiers and basques. and total change
of design In the general toilette. without
u suspicion that they were etlecting a
gir in America.
Mrs. Random took down the god col
ored silk and looked at 1t with a profound
sigh. L. Was utterly out of fashion, and
and 1t had cost so much But In virtue
of its being very long and full there was a
pleasing possibility that ii might he
worked over into Oyer-skirt and basque,
with open sleeves. She had always de.
tested those close sleeves, they were Sc
angular, aud made her feel all arms and
elbows and then she began to wish thai
Rebecca Gerrish was at hand to effect the
change for Miss Stilcherly was forty
miles away, up four d ghts Of stairs. with
the varlOlOid next door. Therefore Mrs,
Random WAS fain to take her own ecis
sors and the gold coloied elk, aud sil
down to il, in imminent peril of Tommy,
bread and butter fingers. Rip, rip, zip
how many miserable little stitches Becky
had put into il OF what had she beer
thinking during the process Had sh,
ncen making up her mind to keep The
bill 7 II the stitches could be interpreted
like the telcgraphic symbols, would they
tell the story Of her strugge :
Langstrath came in tO tea while Mrs
Random was ripping the last sleeve.
What are you about - he asked.
tim ripping my gold c9lorcd silk,
said she 1T has all gone BY"
"lm glad of it," he returned, with {
sigh. " / wish il had never been begun
1t makes me shudder every time lool
at It,"
"Then don't look at it," she said
Grossly. "Dear me, should think sh
bad stitched thls piping with cast-iroi
thr 4ad. There On, Martin Sc here
oh, poor Becky What siaH dol'
= What is iti' he asked, starting a
| the name" what is ii -
"see Look It's the 6fty.dollar bill
/ The very one here under the lining Q
= my sleeyel !"
True enough. 1t had doubtless tlippe
, in there When the dropped them all Ia
gcthVr 10 run aud pick up Tommy an
there II had waited AN opportunity q
! proving Recky's Innocence.
That very evening Laugstrath hults
up Becky'B boarding g-house, asked for
I private Interview, wherein he begged he
E forgiveness, and pleaded the love that h
had never been able to conquer, an
ended by Offering her the first place i
his heart and home. But he was littl
tardy.
ri don't mind owning" coniesse
Becky, "that once ] won.d have give
all the world to hear you speak like this
d but now, Mr.. Langstralh, | cannot fin
,, any love in my heart Tor man who ha
shown such an utter want of faith iu m'
c Ten thousand angels could not hay
shaken my confidence IN You at th'
lime
. "Yet my love has survived you're" 1
urged. (which of us do you think love
c most -
e "You may have loved most, but sure
T I have loved best
e "And Is there no spark lett Of II whic
may hope TO rekindie by years
u devotion -
e "NO; you eXtnrulshed II yourself, al
" do not wish TO complain"
But as Mr.. Laneslrath departed VI
e Dtrris entered. "Whal has happened
said he, for there were tears in Becky
81 eyes. "Are you i'll Did Mr.. Lam
strath bring You bad news ~
lie brought me the news that
'e loved me ~
'r "Aud you are weeping When | to
d you the same story, you did not take
70 much To heart ~
Tell il to me again, aud see" 81
81 answered ard | suppose he must ha
ubeyed her. for shortly after Becky /
s came Mrs. Derris.
ry Since that time Mr.. Derrls has boug
TO out the Warp agd WOof Mills, aud Bccl
Al rides in her carriage, as her ancestors d
nj before her, and fares sumptuously eve
b, day; while Mrs. Random is more strOn1
Il, fortified than ever in her opinion th
at "blOod will tell, and MIR. LanghtTath