The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1882-05-06

Miss Fortescue herself came the next
day. She was lady mot lacking in
quiet resolution. She knew her rights,
and was prepared to defend them.
''Where is the material sent?" said
she to Miss Fox, who was in attendance
in the reception room cit is not made
up IN the dress. Ihad purchased enough
for new waist and sleeves, and it is not
NIL here
"Iou must he mistaken said Miss
ftx with IN aspect of polite impossi-
bllity. ''rhe bias puffs and folds cut up
the material shockingly, and"
But nt this moment, little Flora Fay
who was packing some tullo capos and
tiohus into a bandbox, at the back of
the room, rose and came forward, with
deepening color.
''Thcre arc two yards and half Of the
mode colored silk, Miss Fox" she inter-
rupted-''don't you remember? OH the
shelf in the back cm."
Miss Fox colored and bit her lip.
Madame Molini, with omlnously. dark
encd face, twitched tho two yards nd q
half OF silk off the shelf, folded j: into O
paper and handed it to Miss Fortescue,
muttering something about mistake
made by one Of her young women;' and
the young lady departed, a little dubious
rs to whether or not the fashionable
dressmaker hhd intended to cheat her.
She had hardly close d the door be-
hind her, howe yer, when Madame Mo-
lin' turned upon poor Flora Fay, with a
lips ciossiy eompfsssseian. GMias in each cheek and
"Dischargedl" echoed Flora. .For
what?'
II want no ono in my SERVICE" SAID
madame, "who is too conscientious to
fulfill my wishes. You have intermed-
died unwarrantably in the matter of that
silk, and repeat that you are no longer
III my employment"
80 poor little Flora went crying home,
with vague comprehension that she
had been discharged because size had
spoken out the truth.
that Captain Drake noticed the absence
OF Miss Fay from the table of the board
ing house.
"Is your littlo blue eyed Iodger i'll,
Mrs. Dodds'" he asked IT don't think
I have seen her of late"
mo, she's not ILL, said tho landlady.
'"That is to say, not exactly sick. But
she will be if she don't look out. Sho's
boarding herself, Captain Drake, on
bread and crackers, and such like, poor
dear ! and wasting away like little
shadow, because she's lost her situation
at that dressmalzing place, and don't
see her way clear to another. And she
won't run into debt, sho says, not even
for meal Of vlctuels. Ah!" the good
woman added, II can remember when
sho was tho pet and darling of the old
folks at home, before they lost their all,
running about among tho daisies and
buttorcups like sunbeam"
But how did she come to lose her
placer" asked Captain Drake.
And Mrs. Dodds, who liked to hear
tho sound Of her own voice, told tho
whole story.
'Its shame!" cried the captain.
''Just what I soy mysolf," nodded tho
landlady.
And tho next day, Miss Fortescue
(who was Mrs, Awkright now) camo to
500 Flora Fay.
at was all my fault" she said, with
| affectlonato vehemence, "that you lost
your situation--and oh, if you would
come and stay with me. and help me
with tho sowing for my now house, T
should esteem it such favor Would
you, please2'
care you quite sure that can make
myself useful ?" said Flora, little hest.
talingly.
Eyes, qutte," said Mrs Awleright.
And, III the sunny atmosphere of the
brides pretty home, the young country
girl seemed to expand into q different
creature. Captain Drake, the most de-
voted brother III tha world, came there
nearly every day; and little Flora, all
unconscious of her own feelings, began
to watch for his daily visit rs a hello.
trope blossom watches the san.
Until at last, there was talk OF anoth-
or long voyage to Japan, and then Flora
grew pale and nervous again.
I'll have been hero long enough. ."
sho said. eff I go to tho Exchange
Bureau, they will perhaps tell mo of q
new situation. And / need a change. "
"Flora," said he, ''are you unwilling
that I should sail to Jeddo?"
II always had horror Of the sea, i"