The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-02

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"Certainly | did not" said Juliet,
with a heightened color, and won,
dering ifMr. la Ruo had anctionod
his aunt in tho gotting up of that
advertisement.
Tho door Of tho workroom
opened and Mrs. La Ruo looked
out.
"Ah, horo you aro?' sho OK.
claimed, at sight Of Juliet. "Comc
in at once, if you please, Miss
Wayne. Allow me to present t.
you your partner, Mr.. La Rue"
; Mr., Ia Rue extended his hand
and took the fingers Miss Wayne
mechanically extended.
"l trust your rotations will be
amicable," went on Mrs. La Rue,
"and l regret that l must lcavc
you to got acquainted by your,
selves, but l have received q sum-
mons which calls mo homo at once.
1t is so fortunate my nephew ar.
rived just as he did! Well, good.
by tho train leaves at olcvon,
and it is nearly that now. have
Just time to get to the depot
Good.by, Gerard" She kissed him
hurricdly, shook hands with Juliet
and was off.
Juliet did not know whethor to
laugh or cry, and Mr.. La Ruo ap.
pearod to bo in very nearly the
samo state Of mind. Finally he
seemed to recover himself, and
awake to the fact that it was ne
ccssary to say something.
"My excellent aunt is q little
eccentric, Miss Wayne, but l trust
we shall be amicablc. | needed
very much an assistant in nv
business, and I left tho selection to
her; and L am happy in believing
that her choice is a judicious ono"
And after making this fine
speech, Mr.. In Rue produced IL
paper which he read to Juliet; but
sho did not gather it's meaning
very fully, l am afraid. However,
no condescended to explain to
hor that it was tho paper which
gave her q right to a partner.
ship in the business, which would
henceforth DO managed under tho
name Of In Rue & Go.
Her signature was necessary,
ho said. And she wrote hor name
without having any clear idea why
she was doing SO.
Thon Mr.. La Rue wont off and
left hor, and she took to thinking
overwhatkind of looking man he
was, and wondering what on earth
had induced him to trust his aunt
to get him a partner.
Decidedly he was fine looking.
FALL and well made, with q dark
face lighted by great luminous
brown eyes and framed in jet black
hair. He would have made a scn-
sation almost anywhere.
he did not stay q great deal at
tho store. Ho had somo other
business which occupied much Of
his timo, and it was evident he
trusted his partner perfectly. At
tho close Of six months of partner
ship Juliet received hor share OF
tho profits-and it was n larger
sum than over tho girl had set her
eyes on in all her life before. Why,
Hho felt rs rich as quoon.
One morning q new customer
appeared, Miss Howardson, Mary
Giles informed Juliet, tho woman
Mr.. La Rue was to marry.
"Ho has been engaged to her
for two years, thoy say" remarked
the girl in low tone.
Juliet was adding up q column
of figures, and she went back and
added thom over again before she
looked up.
Such a superb woman she had
mover seen. Tall, fino developed,
with one of those rarely brilliant
faces ono so rarely scos out Of n
picture. The great black eyes
wore soft as summer moonlight,
and red lips ripo and delicious as
meadow strawberries.
She ordered bonnet-sho had
been told that Miss Wayne had
tho best taste of any artistic in
the city.
Miss Wayne bowed and hoped
aho would be able to please
her.
And thon Miss Howardson drew
Oh her buff gloves, and was at the
door just as Mr.. La Rue arrived
with his fine pair Of grays, and
thoy wont off riding together.
"A handsome couple" said Miss
Giles. 80 dcarl | wish L had beon
born rich. Don't you wish tho
tho samo thing yourself, Miss
Wounn 0u