Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-27

and silver, and the little supper was evil
IDENTIFY provided with especial care, but
Esther could only mois,en her lips for all
she felt 80 i'll and faint. Now that shelter
was secured t. her, ths restless anxiety re-
turned.
ADO you know where to look for your bro
ther?' asked Mrs Graham presently wlen
the chit chat upon Indifferent topics hal
"Oh, yes that is. he wrote ma that he was
going to sea, and the name OF the ship 1t
was TO have sailed to-day, but don't know
where 1t was going"
The face behind the broad sheet looked on.
Than had lighted il in perusing the sams
paragraph OF a leader d we tim es Over-as the
guest spoke of the detention which hal
thrown her upon their courtesy.
Can you remember the nams OF the ves-
sci, Miss Howard?v
at was the Greyhound" said Esther,
simply, unconscious of the look and the
eager interest of the speaker.
"a quick rustic OF the pages and rapid
glance down the column Of "Ship News"
"she has not gone to-day-that is some
thing"
"Ah, are you sure?" and Esther looked up
SO relieved, 50 grateful for good news "Are
yes, / think so-she would have been re-
ported; will see If can fiud out where shs
!. b,uhd; "Clipper snip Greyhound, up for
Valparaiso he read a moment after " ard
ito sail Oh the 20th.' Yes she was to have
sailed to day, the Greyhound"
Why, isn't that Capt. Multon's ship?"
said MIS- Graham, with sudden recollection.
Don yOu remember the lady that Agnes
called on at the Aster house last week? I'm
sure that was their ship, and that they were
going about this time"
"DO you know the aptain? Oh, 1 an so
thankful; ii Is so very fortunate;" and
EsLher's heart rose up with hope. The ship
still in port; the captain known to her new
friends! Surely her uncertain steps lad been
rightly directed.
Mrs. Graham's pleasant face Frightened
mp. Nov you see you were quite right To
come straight to US, my dear; aud it's ali very
plain: Richard shall see the captain in the
morning. and we shall have your brother
back TO dine with us, sick enough of sea fare
even in port, guess. Now, nope you w IL
have good nights rest on the strength OF it;
you look as IL You needed 1t.
81 snail certainly do my best, Miss H1v-
land, and had better be Off very early, If the
ship sails tO-mOrrOw. 1t won't be exactly
sunrise, thou sh as all consignees know to
their cost. SCili it is best to start early. Per
haps we may have the young genJien IN TO
breakfast. He drew out his watch aS ne
spoke, though the mantel clock in plaiu ST gut
pointed TO 1850.
Too late to do anything to night" he
said In answer to Esther's look; bat will
wind myself up TO wake at daybreak"
On this promise she must rest, All car
tainly IL did not seem iii cult to sleep in the
beautiful guest chamber 10 which sic was
shown by Mrs Graham herself, was left her
with an instructive mOtherly kiss.
MI. Richard said l was to waksn you,
miss, and ask you to come down to the diu-
Ing room. You're up early this mornin',
though an it's we'll the furnace goes
straight, or you'd be frOze entirely"
the close straw bonnet and brown veil she
had worn the day before were lying Oh the
table. Esther took them up with a su Idea
Intense relief TO her. She had been feeling
as II she should go wild TO SIT there Inactive
and await the issue. Richard Grl1am ca NJ
forward with almost the grave courtesy of
"A N or 10 VOL Oil RI or
her ease, yet left her assured Of kindly In
terest. 81 have been thinking, as the time is
SO short and am not personally knowa to
Capt. MOultOn, il will be best for you O be at
hand, though hesitated to call you so early
after your fatiguing journey. You must eat
sOmething-try TO, for you are alrea iy over
taxed. 1t Is not romantic-beefsteak," he
added carving for her as he spoke so dAi ntily
that she could not refuse the IN Jrsel, "but il
Is the best tonic know of next to a cup of
Mocha. May trouble you to give me one
IN return" She was seated near the tray,
and though Nora was at hand, he chose 20
ask the household service of her to cover tn
strangeness OF her position; and it pleased his
TASTE too, to watch her ready hand preparing
she was lady the night before, he saw her
In her early morning toilet AMI htbitual
ease OF her movements enough to confirm
even his fastidiOusness In the impression.
1--WE had better go to the hotel flrst. In all
probability the captain is there still, and We
shall have no further trouble. except to chas-
duty l hope you will leave TO me, in pay
ment for the loss OF my morning nap" he
added, pleasantly. "And now your bonnet
and shawl. Nora, get Miss Howland's
shawl; the storm is over. but IL Ia raw and
cold this morning. Have you thick shoes?
There was snow On the ground before the rain
commenced.
There was nothing but the purest brotherIy
kindness In the glance that he gave tow rrd
The shapely foot Just resting on the hearth
and he sn0ok his head as Esth " put it q 1t
Ilttle more rom the hem of her dress with
out thought of prud Try.
mot strong enough for walking. IL we
have much to do, and We dOn't know. Pr
maps You can manage TO wear sisters over
suOes. Nora, run up and bring pair"
H. was a little thing, but no one had cared
for her personal comfort in such loJg, tong
time, that Esther looked her thanks, nd
guided.
Poor Nora, bent on being bel pful In the
emergency which she could not c OmprehanI
I AZ qn,re ,orentten her most lmpor ant M 9
sion. They were all ready, and she hurried
10 The door TO open 1t for them, wheu she sud
denly recollected that she was to have called
a carriage: Mr. Graham's face cloude mot
every minute is precious" he said, "and
they are so slow at the stable'
"Do not let US walt; can walk very we'll:
/ am always accustomed to it-indeei h id
nOw!' pleaded Esther.
"We can take car at the corner directly
10 tn6 AstOr, perhaps we can get Ller5 all the
sooner, IL you do not mind" Aud Nora, sea-
ing that the young lady did not "mind," WAS
cOmfOrted.
IL seemed almost npossible to realize her
own identity as Esther found herself seated
in q corner of the car, guarded by Mr.. Ora
ham, on the other hand, from contact with
the peculiar class of occupants at this early
hour The men were mostly haggard ani
unshorD; the young girls-and there were so
many of them that she wondered-were at
once fine and uutidy in their dress-coarse,
but snowy materials, gaudy jeweiry, con-
spicuousiy displayed, marked their false
taste and extravagant expenditure. Soma
concealed their faces with thick green wells,
and others stared around, especially at Mr..
Graham and herself, with q boldness that
made Esther shrink, she could scarcely tell
why.
Swiftly they glided on to their daily toll,
all this crowd OF busy operatives tina were
building up the wealth and repu tatiOn of the
great warehouses in the lower part OF tue
city by their own aimless aud jDyless lives,
through crowded streets, past gloomy, half
shut manufactures, down into denser haunts
OF labor and drearier exlstences. 1t chIllei
the young girls heart to look out upon even
[ lie brighter exterior; she felt the b irdeu of
pressing more heavily with every
and the warning OF the voice
that cries, "Tremble, ye careless ones that
dwell at easel"
"There as the city prisOn-the tombs," Mr.
Graham said, presently; aud she looked out
again with q shudder At its massive, gloomy