Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-04-13

intent survey-only simple motto on card
board, wrought in large letters of blue and
gold, in a clear stitch, that it might be easily
straws, fastened, where they crossed, with
tiny knots of blue ribbon. Certainly it was
not strange that those quaint, forcible words
had attracted attention from many visitor
in that elegant home, and had caused many
an inquiry as to how that simple bit of
needle work had gained such prominence,
and why it was so evidently favorite
among the many rare possessions of the fair
mistress of the mansion.
ALLOW me, Mrs. Creighton, before answer
ing your question, to ask another. Have you
any knowledge of Mrs. Emmett, of Liv-
ingston street. quite at the outer edge of the
1 city,"
II have not the pleasure of the lady's ac-
quaintance."
at is queer'-the Doctor rather unused
than spoke.
/ what is queer THAT you should chance
to have found, in your numerous visits to
different parts Of the city, lady with whom
I do not happen to be personally acquainted? ~
asked Mrs. Creighton with little laugh.
mo, not that"-and the Doctor smiled at
the very natural inference drawn from his
half soliloquy. You asked me, Mrs. Creigh-
ton, what thought of that motto / have
always thought it singular one, but am
this afternoon more puzzled over it than
ever from the fact that / saw, in the home
of the lady of whom just now spoke, its
exact counterpart not alone in the wording,
| but in color, in stitch and in frame, and Oc-
cupying in that little cottage home as marked
a place of honor as this one does here. l was
studying Just now how entirely the two are
alike. Even the different colored letters oc-
cupy the same positions and the bows OF
ribbon look as though the fingers which tied
them on the One must have tied them on the
other
'They did, Doctor, | am sure they did,
interrupted Mrs. Creighton, who had listened
to the Doctors words with flushing cheek
! by her name and did not know that one OF
those girls (girls they will always be to me,
| if we should live to be as gray as our grand
mothers was in or near the city; yet l am
sure she must be one of Miss Shipton's
Busy Bees | will seek her out tomorrow
Il am glad to hear you say so, replied the
Doctor. Mrs. Emmett is stranger III a
large city and passing through trial; if she
shall indeed find in you friend OF yore, as
your remarks lead me to hope she may, it will
+. be Just in time to give her very great COM
fort Furthermore fancy they have troubles,
with which stranger may not intermeddle
! The husband is attacked with slow fever,
and, though there is no sign in the home OF
absolute poverty, the wifes brow wears
cloud of care, and | imagine long, expen-
sive journey and the getting settled in new
home may have drawn heavily upon the
purse, and that this sickness, laying aside
the one upon whom they lean for support
may be causing them anxiety for the future
which in itself would, you know, work
against my patient, and you may be able to
render me incalculable aid by removing this
obstacle to his recovery. You see l know
matters and am confident if you find their
condition as | suspect, the one will incline
and the other will enable you to help them
find a way out of their difficulties"
'As | said, know the owner of that
motto is one of the Busy Bees-it is the
'badge'-and she certainly shall not suffer in
any way that have power to prevent"
IF the question is not an impertinent one
Mrs. Creighton, will you not enlighten me
as to who these Busy Bees are, and how
they come to bear about with them badge
by which they feel so sure Of recognizing
each other, even though ignorant that the
one is nearer than hundreds of miles to the
other. for know these Emmetts have only
been few months in the city, having come
from distant home"
eThe Busy Bees were all in homes TAI
away from here when they gained the name
and wrought their badge We were dozen
girls whose fathers had gone with theI
families to the Far West, and we attended to-
gether Miss SYMPTOMS Seminary. The schoo
thus styled was held in large log house
containing more rooms than were usually
found in the rude cabins of the frontier Il
was the home of Miss Shipton and her pa
rents, and under their unitea care there
fiourished for several years one OF the most
thoroughly family schools that could b'
imagined. About half of us were really
part of the family; coming from too grea
distances to return to our homes except to
the holidays. We were assigned larg'
half-story room, that ran above the malr
part of the house, for adormitory, and board
/ ed with the family. The other half came ol
horseback from the neighboring ranches inches
: Ito use our western name for farms,) rhlin: