The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-20

lit-~-lhtthtEs WHO hdi AWAY AhNtA'h
Recky's aristocratic customers. Il was
not long before the story rot "a be pretty
widely circulated. and lBccky's work began
Ia drop on accordingly. Such addition.
had been ngrafled upon the original
stock thar il l. possible Mrs. Random her
self would have been puzzled 10 find the
fact with which il had started in the per
{, cted report. People did not so much
care to believe evil OF such pleasant girl
a. Becky. bat they cared 10 have some
thing 10 talk and speculate about. 10 vary
the monotony OF their lives. Thus when
Mrs. Pry said. I'll the girl took That bill,
you may rest assured il wasn't the first
oilen>c." her remark was added. by way
OF interest. Co the original amount: and
when Mrs. Minis was heard 10 declare
that for her part "She didn't care SOU
markee how many dead gentlemen-fOlks
persons had TO back EN-. she didn't think
that il made wickedncss gcnteel, ofcourse
Becky's case Was lost.
Ii some insinuati0ns of the reason for
this loss Of patronage reached Becky. they
were too Indefinite and contradictory 10
enable her 90 trace the scandal 10 It's source !.
and even if she could have done 30. il was
too late-the injury was complete. She
had only her word with which To substan-
tiate her Innocence. and if Mrs. Grundy
had not placed dependence upon her char
acier. what value would she 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 be afraid
of losing their pieces, complained Of the
quantity OF stutls il took for a gown. with
out taking into account the extra tlounc-
ing and ruching which the new styles de
manded.
one morning Becky found herself in
debt 10 her landlady. and throwing her
patterns and fashion-plates into the fire.
She went 10 the overseer OF the Warp and
Woof Mills and begged employment. OF
course She got it. Honesty wasn't nee
essary qualification for weaving cotton.
Mr.. Derris thought he knew more than
one OF the hands who helped herself of
the company's web, a few yards nj time.
But tLen he believed that if you wish TO
make people good. you must keep them
busy and ont of want He used 70 say.
that taking away girls employment be-
cause she's sinner is the same thing as
sending her 10 perdition by lightning eX-
press. He had heard the reports about
Becky-as who had not but the moment
he saw her he said to himself.
They re pack OF lies nobody could
look and speak like that and break the
too"
And 20 he did not give himself the
trouble of watching her: he paid her the
of believing in her at once.
The fashions underwent transf0rma-
ton the next autumn. This might seem
to bear no rclation 10 the fortunes OF such
An insignificant being a. Becky. il we were
not often admouished that help comes To
Us from unexpected sources. a few peo-
pie i'm Paris undertook to dictate paniers
and basques. and total change of design
in the general toilette. without suspicion
that they We're eifecting a revolution in
the atlairs of little mili-girl i'm America.
Mrs. Random took down the gold-col-
ored silk and looked ii il with a profound
sigh. ltwas utterly out of fashion. and il
had cost 50 much, Bur in virtue OF it, be-
inn very long and full. there was pleas
ing possibility that il might be worked
over into oyer-skirt and basque. with open
sleeves. She had always detestcd those
close sleeves. they were 30 angular. and
made her feel all arms and elbows; and
then she began 10 wish that Rebecca Ger
IRISH was at hand to effect the change: for
Miss Stitcherly was forty miles away. mp
four flights of stairs. with the varioloid
next door. Therefore Mrs. Random was
TAIN TO take her own scissors and the gold
colored silk. and -it down to lt, in immi-
nent peril of Tommy's bread-and-butter
fingers. Rip, rip. rip; how many mscra-
BILE little stitches Becky had put into itl
OF what had She been thinking during
the process Had she been making up
her mind To keep the bill ! II the stitches
could be interpreted like the telegraphic
symbols. would they tell the story of her
struggle.
I.angstrath came in to tea while Mrs.
Random was ripping the last sleeve
What are YOU about." he asked.
:" I'm ripping my gold-colored silk"
said she lit has all gone by
I'm glad Of il. he returned. withasigh.
II wish ii had never been begun. I,makcs
me -huddcr every time look IL it,
= Then don't look at it.. she said. cross
Is. Dear me, should think she had
stitched this piping with cast-iron thread
There. on. Martin. See here. Oh.
poor Becky, What shall do.''
"What Is its" he asked. startinga at the
what is it:''
see, Look, It's the fifty-dollar bill
The very one here under the lining OF
my sleeve"
True enough. II had doubtless slipped
in there when she dropped them all togeth-
er 70 run and pick up Tommy; and there
i had waited an opportunity Of proving
Becky's innocence,
That very evening Langstrath hunted
mp Bccky's clearinghouse, asked for a
private Interview. wherein he begged her
forgiveness. and pleaded the love that he
had never been able TO conquer. and ended
by Offering her the first place in his heart
and home. But he was little tardy.
81 don't mind owning" continued
Becky. A" that once would have given all
the world 70 hear YOU speak like this: but
now. Mr.. Lang>trath, can not find any
love in my heart for man who has shown
such an utter want OF faith in me. Ten
thousand angels could not have shaken
NY confidence IN YOU at that time"