The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-10

like to look as stylish as | can, SOS not
to be different from the rest when Mark
comes.n
swell. then, / 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 a lady {;
nobodyl-but"-disregarding the deep
flush on her companions cheek-''if |
went into a shop, and saw there a young
lady as pretty and as ~delicately made as
you are, Cary, with hair as smooth as
satin, and a simple gown that fitted ex-
actly, and a collar and cuffs as white as
snow, and perhaps a black silk apron
or a white one, and with neat shoes and
white stockings--if l saw a girl dressed
like that, with nothing costly, nothing
that any girl cannot have, but every
thing fresh and neat and pretty, |
should say to myself, There is a shop
girl with the true instincts of a lady.
And Cary-don't think Inc impertinent
If Mark came to town and saw a girl
like that among the crowd of untidy,
over-dressed ones a tSnow IL Asher's, |
think the contrast would strike him as
it would me-agreeablyV"
Miss Sydney paused, half frightened
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 a deep red, but there was
a frank and grateful look in her eyes as
she said:
Il must be going now, maam.
You've been eve so good to let me stay.
l shan't forget it, anu guess you're
about right"
81 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 q 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 a face which beamed with
sudden smiles at the sight of her. 1t
was indeed Cary, but such a different
Cary from the dragged vision of the
wet evening. She still wore the blue
dress, but the founces had been ripped
off, and the front was hidden by a black
silk apron. The tangle Of hair was
smooth like ordinary waves, a 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 and smile pointed her out.
She waited on her customer with as.
siduity and under cover of a box of
rntaes they exchanged confideu-
ces. Did Miss sydney think she looked
betterp She was so pIad. The Girls had
laughed at her at first. but not SO mncb
now. and her room-mate. Ellen Morris,
had got herself an apron like hers
Miss SYDNEY left the shop with a pleased
amnsement AZ her heart. She meant
to 90 often. to keen a little hold on
Cary. Int, circumstances took her off to
Florida soon afterward. and It was late
in Apri when h returned.
"That girl from snow 81 Asher,s was
here To see Won ahont a week apo
ma,am.r said Esther. fine evening after
her arrival. ~ told her Won was ex-
pected Tuesday. and She said she would
come TODAY for she wanted to sneak
to o. p%arficnlar. and She was Going
away There she Is now -
Cary indeed IL was. with a steady.
manly lookino vonn0 fellow Inv her side
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