Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-07-30

the schoolgirl name, you see, for 1t re-
calls old times"
"And report says you are now one of
the richest men in Hubbubble, Harry"
remarked Dorothea, as she put up the
parcel of handkerchiefs.
'Confound the money! l don't
want it. You see, the old lady and l
quarreled, and l put off to sea without
SO much as saying by your leave. And
l was coming home with the sole pur-
pose of making it all right, when she
must up and die, and leave me with
load forever on my conscience"
IF there was anything to forgive,
youwe forgiven long ago." said Doro-
thea, in subdued tone.
Did you see her often ?" asked Har-
ry, eagerly.
"No; though when we did meet she
was always talking of you, expecting
you back, and grieving at your absence"
Tten Captain Hart fell to question
ing Norothea, and by degrees her own
troubles and perplexities were made ap-
parent The transactions of Jones &
Co., her ruined business, her aspirations,
applications and rebuffs, together with
the hopes she entertained of benefting
her sex by her example were descanted
on in such a manner that the gentle
man was made to see the state of things
in its proper light; and the conclusion
of tbe matter was that Dorothea was to
have capital to put up a seven story
building if she liked.
The Captain was to furnish her with
India and China goods at a price that
would enable her to undersell Jones &
Co., and for all this he was to "take a
mortgage on the body, so that if she
failed to pay him in greenbacks he
should not be loser," he said.
ooh, this is indeed a fortune too
grea for an Insignificant creature like
me, she said.
"Sonsense +! yours a trump, Dorothea
and you deserve success, whether you
attsir it or not; my heart is already
made lighter with the thought that my
aunt's money will do somebody good"
TIE next day the firm of Drake &
. Hart was formed, and everything set
. tied in a satisfactory manner. And
, Immediately thereafter there was an
aution sale of the goods and chattels of
, Dorothea Drake. Jones & Co., made
merry at the finishing up of the little
. M1liner as thew eallAa ~.
r the nsas frame building she had form
erly occlpied and its neighbor disap-
peared, md blocks of granite began to
accumulae on the sidewalk, they won.
dered; and reports began to circulate
and sly hints were thrown out by the
f papers, hat dry goods establishment
r was beiig built that would rival any
thing i, the city. All wondered, but
: none knew whose hand furnished the
capital for the elegant building which
soon lowered above all others, and bore
the sign of Drake 6 Co.
Nor was Miss Drake idle. While
f the building was being reared, in an
immense workroom hundreds of girls
were employed in making up large as
sortment of ladies wear from materials
and patterns received weekly from Paris.
, Tiny bonnets of Partisan fame, and
dainty little round hats of London motor
iety, together with the India shawls,
muslins and Chinese good that had al
, ready been received from Capt. Hart,
gave her an opportunity to make such a
display of choice goods as had never be-
fore been seen in that city.
1t was day of triumph for the little
milliner. The store was literally
packed with customers. The French
clerks who oficiated at the counters
where Partisan goods where displayed
were obliged to call in the aid of gauche
Americans; and thus it was in the
Chinese department, where in gown and
quene two Celestials presided. Miss
Drake herself rushed to the rescue Of
the dark-hued sepoys who were station.
ed where the India goods were displayed
for the ladies seemed about to crush one
another in their anxiety to obtain the
most desirable of these choice and ex.
pensive articles.
On this day the store of Jones & Co.,
was scarcely entered by customer
worth waiting on; and, to increase their
chagrin, Sally Sparks, the superintend-
ent of the workroom, and Belle Robbins,
the best cutter and filter, gave notice
, that night.
. "Going to be married !" asked an
. impertinent clerk.
"We are engaged at Miss brakes, y
was the cool reply.
"Dusty times ahead" said one of the
! firm to the others, when the store was
{ at last closed and the Joneses retired
to their lodgings with gloomy forebod-
ings.
1t was with wondering eyes that Miss
Drake beheld the proceeds Of her first
! days sales in her new store indeed