The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-06-23

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with her languid elegance. 81 don't
suppose even you would want me to
take boarders.
Teresa always had vulgar cast to
her mind" said Trevor. "She really
thinks it is as dignifed to work as to
live at your ease" And he bit off the
end of his cigar before sauntering out
on his afternoon walk.
Poor boy I" said his mother. "And
he would so well become fortune!'
"Well," said Teresa, "Trevor may
call me vulgar, and you may cover me
with reproaches, mamma, but have
weighed the matter, and | am going to
hang on our expectations no longer. L
have spoken to Uncle Trevor, and he
will lend me his name, and l shall take
the rooms, and open an establishment
like Madame Paletot's."
"Teresar'
''Of course shall lose caste; but caste
is not everything in this world, as you'll
agree, mamma, when the dollars come
rolling in and our bank account goes
rolling up"
And for answer Mrs. Eversley tainted
THAT | should live to see a child of
your father'sr' she sobbed, incohe-
rently, when she came out of the fit
''And what will Harold Van Duysen
say?" and went off in series of kicking
Mysteries.
81 can not turn you, your fathers
own child, out of my house and home, :"
said Mrs. Eversley, the next day, when
Teresa had unfolded her plans more in
detail.
mo, you can not" said Teresa,
quietly. because, as the law stands,
and poor papa's will, | have just as
much right in it as you have. And l
don't believe you wish to do so,'
But can tell you what | think of
person who goes deliberately to work
to spoil her sisters prospects," said
Mrs. Eversley, now with more temper
than tears, as she put her little gray
curls out of her eyes. "Do you sup
pose that Harold Van Duysen will ever
think of offering his hand to Laura
now?"
81 don't know that he ever did think
of it, > said Teresa, with a color swim
ming up the olive of her cheek.
This" said her mother, with SOL
emn dignity, g has settled the matter
now. He will never choose his wife
among trades-people. O'-with a
shudder, and burying her face in her
fancy-work, which elegant fiction she
usually kept beside her-'I'm thank
full you are not a child of mine! al
ways know that p in your mothers
name would bear its fruits, Thompson
with 'p'n'
eff any letter in my mothers maiden
name" said the step-daughter, with a
laugh, ''has cabalistic power enough to
make me ashamed of waiting for dead
mans shoes, it is a spell much needed
in this family" And Teresa went about
her business with light heart, feeling
that the worst was over in having broken
her intention to the household. and
all Trevor's subsequent and naughty
silence toward her, as if she were I'M
worthy of a word from the future head
of the house she so dishonored, did not
weaken her determination.
OF course her long-occupied social
position brought her at once a clientele,
these in approval and those in curiosity.
But having finished taste, and know
ing exactly what was wanted by the
people with whom she had associated,
she kept them all as customers and soon
enlarged her borders. That. rs she
soon felt, she was no longer one of nous
autreS did not affect her much; she was
pretty well tired of nous attres. But
that any of such feeling should be re-
fiected in her half-sister Laura was a
matter of regret. 'sNever mind, Laura
DEAR" she said. When have made
my fortune-andI shall make it; Ipaid
Uncle Trevor up to-day-we will 90
away and see the world; we will live in
Europe, see the midnight sun, float on
the lagoons of Venice, 90 up the Nile,
battle in Jordon, take look at Japan.
And when we come back people will
have forgotten all about the shop"
"You needn't think [ feel badly,
Tara," said Laura, her sweet blue eyes
full of nervous tears. 1--WE been look
ing it all over and can't see anything
improper, or unladylike, or derogatory
in your showing lovely pieces of silk
and lace and velvet to ladies, and en-
ploying girls to make them for them.
If they are going to cut you for that,
they may cut me, too. l am going to
keep your books"
Laura dear!"
Eyes, really. I've been learning all
by myself. | tried to have Trevor help
me, but he gave me terrible talking to
for such vulgar wish"
81 don't think mamma can bear it.
Sorry. For she'll have to"
"She will say | have depraved you. "
'Well-poor mamma!-she can't say
you've depraved Trevor"
"He says"-and Teresa's great eyes
gloomed-' 'that have injured him ir-
retrievably, and that when people ask
who he is now, the answer comes: %,
his sister keeps shop'"
$50 his little cane and his little boots
and his big manners are of no use to
him. Perhaps it will drive him into
doing something useful!"
''Well, it's too bad. He used to be
so sweet fellow. But l can't let YOU
do this, Laura. You-you are too
pretty"
Laura shook her curly head; it GER
tainly was pretty. Gas if that was anv
argument when Teresa Eversley uses it. =
And she pulled her sister to the mirror
and pointed silently. But Tara turned
away. The tall and stately shape.
wrapped in its sombre draperies. the