Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-09-17


|crept in unbidden. 1t startled them both
with . drunken laugh.
z 'Say-'Solena, gimme ten-won't you?
I've had hard lines-I have
What do you mean. sir, by this inso-
IlerGe?' cried Mr. Van Stupen. Take your
self off,
Mr.. Van Stupen,' cried the sister, In
lterposing between the men, he is my
brother. Edward, there is the money !;
now please 60 away. Come again another
day.
Yes, demme fly don't! Ten dollars!
Here's wealth for you!'
Stumbling down the stairs, he crept
away, and the two were left alone.
That was unwise, Miss Van Kensselear.
He will trouble you again.
He is, my brother, sir, she said, with
dignity. We will not speak of HIN more.
Mr.. Van Stupen was in measure dc.
feated. He bad not accomplished his
mission, and after few commonpIaces he
withdrew; and without an invitation to
return his call.
Now was her life clear before her. She
must give her whole heart to her business
There was naught else to feed on, ard it
must take that or starve. The one friend
she had retained had proved unfriendly.
How had he dared to come to her since his
engagement to Amy Ramsey? She had
seen the engagement in some gossip's let
ter in newspaper many weeks before.
BY ten the next morning she had two
advertisements in the Herald, one for a
better room, and one for female book
keeper At night she glanced over the
paper to see if he. advertisements had re-
ceivcd attention. Her eye fell on the mar
riages:
Ram
scy, daughter of Theodore Ramsey. of
this city. to Allen Courlland, OF STAN
ford, Conn, etc.
The paper slipped from her hand, and
for an hour or more she dreamed of the
happy might-have-been. How she had
mlsjudgcd him! And he was gone!
Three hundred and thirty-one girls and
women presented themselves at her room
during the next four days. Ten per cent.
of them knew their business fairly well;
90 per cent. were totally ignorant Of the
whole subject After much discussion q
girl who had first class talent for doing
exactly as she was told was selected, and
lin new room Or West Fourteenth street
the two set up larger and more cnnya"
Ieul -cstauilsnnlenI Inc girl kept the
books aud the mistress shopped for a pro
fession. The weeks grew to months and
the winter came. bIdlle. Isolena con-
Istantly spread her advertisement before
the rural public and the fame of her bar
gains filled the feminine mind with ad-
|miration. She slowly and surely pros
pcred and tried TO think herself happy, and
failed.
In all this neither father nor sister nor
brothers ever visited her. She worked for
a living. They never could forgive that.
Madison Square concluded she must have
died. and nobody evef contradicted the ru-
NOR. Mdlle. Isolena was often useful to
Madison Square, but none knew her. She
had changed somewhat, grown more p!a
cid and quiet, and her face had put on a
womanly beauty the Isolena of Madison
Square mad never known.
Suddenly the clerk gave notice that she
must leave. All, yes! going to be married.
That was it. Her work was only make
shift TIL man could be found to support
her. After some delay Isolena found her
father aud he called to see her. Would
he keep her books for her? "Never! She
was an ungrateful girl thus to blast the
family name. Julia never did, nor Ed
ward, nor Thomas Could he suppor
her? Well, no, not very conveniently.
He was busy on the street and it took all
he could pick up to pay his board and the
boys board. BY the way, he was just q
little short. Could she lend him twenty
dollars fer a day or two? In silence she
gave him ten dollars and he went away
without even thanking her.
She sat down indignant and heart sore,
and would have cried for shame and mis-
cry had not visitor knocked. Patty Van
Stupen. --...=
"Isolena! Can I believe myself?'
Eyes. Patty, it is l. Can / be of any
lseryice!"
'.Scrvice! Isolepa Van Rensselaer,! One
would think you were mademoiselle.
80 l am.
.'Great Heavens! las 1t come 70 this?"
II do not know what you mean. Miss
Var Stupen. Shopping is my profession.
This is my Office, and neither ashamed
nor afraid. Iexplained it to you once BY
letter. Oh, pardon me! You are married
Mrs Mrs. -"
johnson, Isolena. l ne, er received
your letter. and am truly grieved and
shocked"
Il do not know why you need he. !
have good name in my business and !
owe NO man anything
"Does my brother know of this-this
great misfortune?"
HE once knew that worked for liv-
ing, but that was long time ago. have
not seen him for q year or more"
He is in Germany. Did You not hear
how that spiteful Amy Ramsey served
hims Poor boy! He lost his money on the
street and then she left him and married
Courtland. Then poor Van broke down
and father sent him abroad; and it's cheap
er Lying there, you kaow. Father al.
lows-"
There was Q sudden knock. The mis-
tress said: "Come in;" ard big fellow
entered, breathless aud rosy with excite
ment- and something else. The two wo-
men were for . moment silent with as
Isolena found her tongue
first.
"Van!"
..Isoleua! Pattyl Dear girls, how are
you bOth!"