Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-11-07

Does be ever come to the eity2n

docs he ever come to the city?''
mo, not once since l was here, but
he speaks some of coming down along
toward spring, and that's one reason L
like to look as stylish as can, SOS not
to be different from the rest when Mark
comes.''
II think in his place l should prefer
you to be different" said Miss Sydney,
decidedly. snow, Cary, don't be Of
Tended, but what you girls aim at is to
look like the ladies who come to the
shop, isn't it?-'stylish'-as you would
say?"
Eyes L suppose it is" admitted
Cary.
"Well. then, l must tell you the plain
truth; you utterly fail in your attempt.
No one would mistake a girl, dressed
as you are at the moment, for lady (;
nObOdy!-but"- -disregarding the deep
flush on her companions cheek-''if l
went into shop, and saw there young
lady as pretty and as delicately made as
you are, Cary, with hair as smooth as
satin, and simple gown that fitted ex-
actly, and a collar and cuffs as white as
snow, and perhaps black silk apron
or white one, and with neat shoes and
white stOckings--if l saw girl dressed
like that, with nothing costly, nothing
that any girl cannot have, but every
thing fresh and neat and pretty, L
should say to myself, There is shop
girl with the true instincts of a lady.
And Cary-dOn't think me impertinent
if Mark came to town and saw girl
like that among the crowd of untidy,
over-dressed ones atSnow " Asher's, l
think the contrast would strike him as
1t would me-agreeably"
Miss Sydney paused, half fright ened
at her own darling. Cary looked stead
| lily INTO the fire without speaking. The
rain had ceased. Myra rose and threw
back the blind, revealing the moon
struggling through the edges of cloud.
Cary followed her to the window. Her
cheeks were deep red, but there was
frank and grateful look in her eyes as
she said:
Il must be going now, ma am.
You've been ever so good to let Inc stay.
| shan't forget il, anu guess you're
about right"
Il wonder if | said the right thing,
or have done the least good?" queried
Miss Sydney, as she watched her guest
depart.
1t was some weeks before she had oc-
caSion again to visit Snow n Asher's,
and she had half forgotten the little in
cident, when one day entering the shop
in quest of something her attention was
attracted by face which beamed with
sudden smiles at the sight of her. 1t
was indeed Cary, but such a different
Cary from the draggled vision OF the
wet evening. She still wore the blue
dress, but the flounceS had been ripped
off, and the front was hidden by black
silk apron. The tangle of nair was
smooth like ordinary waves, white
collar with a knot of blue ribbon was
round her neck; one of the objection
able rings had disappeared, and so had
the yellow locket. SO changed and SO
much prettier was the little maiden that
Miss Sydney scarcely knew her till
blush aud smile pointed her out.
She waited on her customer with as
siduity, and under cover of box of
rutiies they exchanged confiden-
ces. Did Miss Sydney think she looked
better? She was soglad. The girls had
laughed at her at first, but not SO much
now, and her roommate, Ellen Morris,
had got herself an apron like hers.
Miss Sydney left the shop with pleased
amusement AZ her heart. She meant
to go often, to keep little hold on
Cary, but circumstances took her off to
Florida soon afterward, and 1t was late
in April when she returned.
''That girl from Snow " Asher's was
here to see you about week ago
ma 'am," said Esther, the evening after
her arrival. Il told her YOU was eX-
pected Tuesday, and she said she would
come to-day, for she wanted to speak
to you particular, and she was going
away. There she is now."
Cary indeed it was, with steady,
manly looking young fellow by her side.
'sIt is Mark, Miss sydney" she said
by way of introduction. Later, when
Mark had walked over to the window
to see the view, she explained further
in rapid undertone; lie came down
about two months ago, while you was
away, ma am. came out to tell you,
but you was gone. and-day after to-
morrow I'm-going back with him to
GilmantOn. L told him he must bring
me out tonight, for L couldn't leave
here without saying good bye to you.
You are going to be married?"
"Yes''-wIth a happy look-''to-
morrow morning. And oh, Miss Sgd
ney, what do you think Mark says? He
says if he'd found me looking like the
rest of the girls at the store, with false
hair and Jewelry and all that, he'd never
| in the world have asked me at all. And
| did look Just like that, you know. 1t
was what you said that rainy night that
made Inc change, and except for that
nothing would have happened that has,
and shouldn't be the girl l am
Bread on the waters" thought
Myra, as little later she watched the
lovers walk down the street.