Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-16
FORCED TO EAT HUMBLE PIE.

saleswoman 1t seems to me II
have worked my fingers to tn,
bone in some other way before
would come to that" said Lizzi,
Doyle, going to the mirror and re-
adjusting $50 hat.
$50 would l. But, then, what
could she do. 2"
"At least she might have made
herself little less public. L
there's anything l despise, it's these
saleswomen."
$50 do l. How much better il
would have been to have gone into
dressmaking or millinery, or soma
thing of that sort. But to stand
behind the counter like a man."
"Papa always did like those
Stanleys," said Lizzie Doyle, petu-
lently.
ayes, we all liked them well
enough until Mr.. Stanley failed,
didn't we 2"
mo, not l, for one. Laura was
always so independent in her no.
tons. Don't you remember how
hard she studied at school; it SEEM
ed as if she foresaw her fathers fail
ure."
81 wonder she didn't try some
better position, then. She is GER
tainly capable Of being something
better than a shop-girl."
go, / believe papa intends to
promote her when Mr.. Jobley goes
West. She will then take Mr.. !
Jobley's place as junior bookkeep-
er. Think of that for woman ~
"That would be better than SELL
ing goods. l don't see how she
can do that with her refined tastes.
Why don't she give lessons, l won
der! 1t might not bring her in
quite as much money but it would
be q great deal nicer"
ayes; and then we could recog-
nize her," said Lizzie Doyle.
"That's what l was coming to-"
was the reply of her companion, a
small, sallow-faced girl, elaborate
ly trimmed and founced. GLOW
are we to treat her now? We have
been great friends, you know; that
is, when she was in our Set" she
added, seeing Lizzie's brow darken. {
"I'll tell you how I shall treat ,
her." responded Lizzie, slowly c
drawing on pair of perfumed t
three-button kid gloves "precise- v
ly as treat all papa's clerks. And /
should like to see any of them
presume ,
80, but Laura won't presume /
You needn't be afraid of that she's &
90 proud" il
"But how can you help it when
you go to the store or church9 She o
its so near us, you know" v
"Of course she'll give up that W
pew. She can't afford that" b
"That's precisely what she doesn't
mean to do. / heard her say the 81
amily must economic somewhere la
lse and keep the pew. Her moth Il
r is bard of hearing and could not Of
njoy the services further back. CT
he children, too, must go to al
hurch. This is the last thing, she W
lid, one ought to give up. / M
card her say this to your father
st Sunday" tn
GLOW provoking!" said Lizzie, sp
,patiently. "She will always be
our faces. But / shall have he
thing to do with her. I know hi
hat it is for, the artful mink aft
s to keep near US. She knows
e has got into papa's good graces I; M
d AL, too, admires her. / don't asl
0 what there is to admire. She's
ry plain"
laura Is no beauty" was the no
ply, "but / don't think she is so
ry plain. She certainly has low wo
ID herself, though, by going into Il
tore" And thereupon the two hei
Is went out for walk.
It was near twilight OF that day not
en- Laura Stanley walked brisk her
home and entered the neat two me
ry house to which her mother "
lately removed such of her anc
effects as had been spar out
by the auctioneer. the
This is really pleasant" she said, p
ling into chair that bad been ali