Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-15

more money, because I wanted to buy q house
for ma and Maud, SO that they wouldn't have to
go into any more nasty boarding houses and
Mr. Flood said / should have all the money l
wanted.
When we sent Cor ma and Maud. grandma pave
me the money to come and SO we didn't have
to borrow any more; and we took a nice cot
tage, not very near the store, for pa didn't want
ma to know about Jones 4 Co., though was
Just crazy to tell her. For several DAYS we
fooled her. She thought pa had store down
town, and was going to school, told lots of
hbs about being detained at school, going down
town, and all sorts of stories to account for be-
ing home late One day who should l see
coming into the store but ma.
Shave you any pearl shirt buttons, little
girl?" said ma
in the face.
Goodness gracious!" said ma. SIS that you,
said, "Beg pardon. maam, what did you
want!" And then ma looked at me again.
had store apron on and small cap like a
French girl; and because 1 wasn't very high pa
bought me pair Of wooden brogans, with felt
made me four or five inches taller; and ma
stared at me, and then laughed and said:
"Oh beg your pardon little girl; you look
SO much like my daughter Genevieve that
thought you were her."
Then l heard pa smoker down behind the
counter. He had seen ma come in and he hid.
just as soon as ma went out pa jumped up and
laughed and said: ''Snatch of your apron and
cap, Vevie, and run round the block and get
home before your mother"
l did 80, and when ma got home she was the
most surprised person you ever saw. We knew
this thing wouldn't last. and SO that night we
told ma all about the house Of "Jones & Co.. +"
and ma kissed pa and said he was a noble fell
low, and '.just as good as gold" and that she
never was SO proud Of him in all her life. and
kissing m M vii {oly 7
never saw ma act so foolish i'm all her life, and
pa said she was making love to him over
again."
Well, now the story is about over. Ma came
down to the store to help. At first she looked
kinder sheepish. especially when some lady
came in she had known at the Lick house. but
she soon got over all that and began to make
Donnets. and we had a millinery store and then
she insisted upon saving the expense of sepa-
rate house. and We moved into larger store
and q nice show window for bonnets;
and little Maudie is beginning to be handy
about, and all Of us work, and we are lust as
happy as the days are long and have lots of
money.
have never seen Mr.. Flood but once since.
when went down to the bank unbeknown to
pa. and told Mr. Flood and Mr.. McLane that any
time they wanted to borrow 81 600 "Jones d
20" would lend it to them; and they laughed
and said. Couldn't tell-stocks might 90 down. -
And then Mr.. Flood said, IF all the people he
had given and loaned money to would pay it
back as had, he didn't think he would get
busted in long time"
And then saw the clerk that laughed at me
and smiled at him and bowed; and since then
he has been buying all his gloves at the store.
1 told him | thought he used great many pairs
OF gloves, and he said they wore out very fast
counting money. He is dreadful particular
about his gloves, and if there is nobody in the
store but me, he is sometimes half an hour
picking out just the kind he wants.
Pa has bought splendid gold watch-a real
stem.wlnder; and we-"JOnes & CO."-have
bought nice large lot out on Gov. Stanford's
new cable railroad and paid for it; and if the
times are good this summer as pa thinks they
will be, we shall have house of our own again.