The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-29
MISS ARNOLD.
Another Story Of Love that was True,
but Didn't Run Smooth.
BY THE AUTHOR OF 1.-TWO OLD MEMS
TALES" ETC.
CHAPTER II (coNTINuED.)

CHAPTER II (CoNTTNUED.)
"Perhaps you have no more work just
now," said Lettice. "Never mind, then;
am sure when there is an opportunity
you will remember what a pleasure it
will be to me to work for you, and that
Il poor needle-woman is very much bene-
ftcd by having private customers"
'FMy dear, dear Lettice!" and Cathe-
rine's arms were around her neck. She
could not help shedding few tears.
"But to return to business" said Mrs.
Danvers, "for | see Miss Arnold is impa-
tient to be gone. What is your charge,
my dear? These slips are tucked and
beautifully stitched and DONE"
81 should not get more than three
pence, at most fourpence, at the shops
for them. Should you think ninepence
an unreasonable charge? l believe 1t is
what you would have to pay if you
had them done at the schools"
"Threepence! fourpencc! ninepence !
Good heavensw cried Catherine; $50
beautifully done as these are-and then
your needles and thread, you have made
no charge for them" -,
ave pay for those ourselves" said
Lettice.
"But, my DEAR" said Mrs. Danvers,
"what Catherine would have to pay for
this work, if bought from linen ware
house, would at least be fifteen pence,
and not nearly so well done-for these
are beautiful. Come, you must ask
eighteen pence--there are six of them
nine shillings my dear"
The eyes of poor Lettice quite glistened.
She could not refuse. She felt that to
seem over delicate upon this little ell
hancement of price would be great moral
indelicacy. "1hank you," said she, "you
are very liberal but it must be only for
this once. If l am to be your needle
woman in ordinary, Catherine, | must
only be paid what you would pay to
Others"
She smiled pleasantly as she said this;
but Catherine could not answer the
smile. She felt very sad as she drew the
nine shillings from her purse-longlng
to make them nine sovereigns. But she
laid the money at last before Lettice on
| the table.
Lettice took it up, and bringing out
an old dirty leathern purse, was going
to put it in.
"At least let me give you better
purse" said Catherine eagerly, offering
her own handsome one-yet of strong
texture, for it was her business purse.
They would think l had stolen it, u
said Lettice, putting itaside. 'No, thank
you, dear, kind Catherine. Consistency
in all things; and my old leather conven,
ience seems to me much more consistent
with my bonnet than your beautiful one,
Not but that | shall get myself decent
bonnet now, for really this is shame to
seen. And so, goodbye; and farewell
madam. When you have work, you
won't forget me, will you, dear?"
ooh, Catherine has plenty of work"
put in Mrs. Danvers, "but somehow she
is not quite herself this morning.
again looking at her very kindly. "You
can not wonder, Miss Arnold, that she is
much more agitated by this meeting than
you can be. My dear, there are those
Observation-Disclosures to be marked
which we burst not trust to an unknown
person. That will be profitable job
NV dear, you would have to pay five
shillings apiece at Mr.. Morris for having
them embroidered according to thai
pattern you fixed upon, and which
doubt not your friend and her sister cal
execute. There are six of them to bc
done"
MAY I look at the pattern?-Oh, yes
I think | can dosit. | will take til,
greatest possible pain. Six at five shil
Iings each Oh, madam oh, Catherine
what benefit this will be"
Again Catherine felt it impossible t.
speak. She could only stoop down, tax
the poor hand, 50 roughened with hard
ships, and raise it to her lips.
The beautiful handkerchiefs wer
brought.
81 will only take one at time, if yo1
please. These are too valuable to be rske
at our lodgings. When | have done thi
| will fetch another, and SO on. | shaI
not lose time in getting them done, dc
pend upon ii" said Lettice cheerfulIy.
"Take two, at all events, and the
5 Myra can help you"
: "No, only oneat present at least, than
: you"
She did not say what she knew to b
very true, that Myra could not help he
, Myra's fingers were twice as delicate a
E her own--and Myra, before their mi
: fortunes, had mostly spent her time i
! ornamental work, her aunt holding pai
I | 10 hn rnthar u,
a meath so beautiful and distinguished
: creature. Nevertheless, when work b'
t came of so much importance to them al
n and fine work especially, as gaining 5
much better recompense in prOpOrtio
to the time employed, Myra's accon
plishments in this way proved very U.s.
t less. She had not been accustomed I
that strenuous and, to the indolent, pail
full effort which is necessary to do an,
:, thing well. To exercise self-denial, sci
government, persevering industry, vi
a tuous resistance against weariness, di
: gust, aching fingers, and heavy eyes
temptations which haunt the indefatigi
a bic laborer in such callings, she was il
: capable of; the consequence was thu
, she worked in a very inferior manne
. Whilst Lettice, as soon as she becam
aware of the Importance of this accon
plishment as TO the means of increasiH
her power of adding to her mother
. comforts, had been indefatigable in h,
, endeavors to a accomplish herself in Il
! art, and was become very excellcl
r workwOman.
!. CHAPTER III.
V Umbriel, dusky, meanlcholy sprite,
As ever nlllied the fair face of light--POpl