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

lherc j. game which the young people
play on winter evenings thar l. called scam
dal. Everybody l. familiar with il. One
of their number whispers secret into the
ear OF her neighbor. who straightway NJ
pcat> Ii privately to another. and 80 on till
il has made the tour OF the circle. The
last report j. often found. upon comparing
notes. 10 bear not even y family reSem-
hlance 20 the first. | have sometimes
thought that the story of Rcbccca Gcrrish
was not unlike this interesting game Of
scandal.
Nou see. had il in my lap just where
w. had tossed it, said Mrs. Random.
speaking 70 her brother. = | was az work
with Rebecca Geriish on my gold-colOred
silk was making slccve-for. YOU
know. when | have a dreSs-maker. am
always economical of the time. and DO All
the easy parts of the garment myself
though I'm not used TO work: when. poor
Random was living | never put stitch
INTO anything | wore. so it takes me
great while % 10 liitle-wealth j. poor
apprenticeship for dependence-and | was
very careful and interested over nv sleeve.
and didn't take up the bill Immediately to
put il into my pocket. a. | intended: and
then when heard Tommy tall head-first
down the stairs. of course forgot thar
there was such a thing a iifty-dOllar bill
in CREATION. and | jumped up. and away
went my work. thimble. scissors. spOols.
and what not. broadcast. And | had en-
ough 70 do. promise you. for the next
hour and "A half 70 put bank-bil> on. of the
head 81 specula,or-what with applying
buttered brown paper 10 Tonmy's bruises.
and soothing and Keeping him from falling
aslecp. which. You know. j. dangerous
after children get blow: and then the
second girl wanted 10 20 ont 10 a photo
grapher's. IN order 10 send a reflection Of
herself 70 Ireland and Mrs. Trifie called
10 ask about that girl we discharged last
month for slapping Tommy. and the white
washer came in the thick OF il. and the new
Swede dropped the pudding she was carry
ing 20 the oven. and | was Obliged 10 make
another-for she doesn't know cup from
a milk-pan in English and so when got
back to the sewing-room. Rebecca had
picked up my work and finished it.and the
gown just looked as II il was woven out Of
sunbelms. and the bin never crossed my
mind till she'd put on her bonnet. Oh |
said then. wait a minute. | want 10 |
settle with YOU for the work you've done |
the last three months You see. 1 had |
reckoned il up. and the fifty dollars would |
just cover il, for Rebecca's got con-
science-at least | used 10 think 20 /: and I |
put my hand into my pocket. and il all |
came over me in flash. Dear. dear' |
said |. must have dropped il when
ran out 70 Tommy. How hate TO hunt |
for anything on a carpet. and mistake every
figure and shadow
What /, it Z said she. az innocent a.
my canary.
pay YOU. | answered. II waS in my Lap
hon I fs1f he
see any thing OF il when YOU picked up
the slceve:'
''.No,' said she: but Of course il isn't |
far OF. And then we rot down on our
hands and knees. and burrowed into every
hole AMI corner. O. don't think there's
square inch of that floor | haven't been
over; and must SAY if it's a disagreed
BILE 10 her 10 look after anything on the
floor a. IL l. to me. ii il makes her hack
ache and her head swim a. il does mine.
think she earned it,
What DO You meany' asked Martin
I.angstrafh. her brother.
:. mean that we didn't find the bill-at
least didn't" returned his sister. signiii-
cantly.
~Wen."
"rm not 80 easy a. you. Martin;
didn't like the look of it,
Well a. far as can understand, you're
not Obliged to look AZ it,
I" You won't take my meaning In tact.
don't like 10 say il myself. but 10 the best
of my belief. the bill l. in Rebccca Gcrrish's
pocket
Mr.. Lang-tralh started, and frowned
angrily.
II think YOU will find yourself mis-
taken"
~ hope 50. for have been really fond
of Ecbccca: raised her wages myself;
I've brought her customers"
. And the -eryants.''
:. Not one has entered the drawing
room. and locked the door after Rebecca
left.r
"No doubtit will turn up. Itha- fallen
down crack, or you've mixed il up with
your Ellils. can believe IN anything
sooner than that which you suggest
well. tint will show
Mrs. Random was % widow. living with
her brother. Mr.. Lang-trath. a single gen
tlcman. who kept hi- own establishment.
and supported his sister and her children
in no niggariiy fashion. Rebccca Ger
rish was the only surviving member OF a
family that had seen better DAYS. as her
customers put il. partly because il seemed
more gcntecl to have their dresses made
by gentlcwoman 10 whom the romance
oi misfortune chung. Rcbecca's GRANDPA
thcr- had ridden in their carriage had
supplied their table with the fat of the
land. had stocked their cellar with rare
old wines. Her grandmothers had shonc
in still brocades and farthngalcs. had had
their waiting-maidS and their jewels and
lares, had slept beneath cidcr-down and
silkcn canopies; but they had left to poor