The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-12-13

ell her. Surely he would find another
place, and then it was time enough to
et her know he had loft Gardner, Whit
Deck & Co.
One morning, a fortnight after his
dismissal. Mrs. Hilton had occasion to
20 down town, and she stepped into
The office to see her husband. As she
came into the door, Mr.. Gardner looked
up from his ledger and bade her ''good
morning"
"My husband is out, suppose" she
,aid, looking toward the empty desk in
;he corner.
"Your husbandp" replied Mr.. Gard
aer. 'He has not been in this morn
ing."
mot been imp she exclaimed"
''You know, of course, that Chester
s not in my employ now," said the
gentleman. HE has not been with us
this month
A vague anticipation of something
wrong filled the wifes heart, but she
was reassured by hearing the senior
partner say:
eve esteem your husband very high
ly, and were sorry to dispense with his
services, but we were obliged to do SO
on account of the dullness of the sea-
son.
..My husband has not told me,' she
replied. 81 respect his motive-he was
afraid it would trouble me. Ii he
comes in, please do not say word
about my having having been here.''
Certainly not, replied Mr.. Gard
ner, as the young wife went out of the
office.
Turning to his partner, he said:
"What a pretty wife Chester Hilton
has! She is very young, though, not
more than twenty-one, | should judge
-Whitbeck," he continued, ''how
strange it is that young men nova
days take so many leaps in the dark as
regards matrimony. Why didn't Ches-
ter Hilton wait awhile before he got
married. 1t was foolish venture. F"
II don't agree with you,h replied
the junior partner. 81 married on six
hundred dollars a year, and saved
money too.
-, that was long time ago, and
you got the right kind OF a wife to help
man along"
That's true he replied, "but be.
lieve there are great many right kind
of wives now. You can't tell wha,
stuff women are made of until they are
tried. Chester Hilton's wife looks as il
she had a good deal of character.
While these gentlemen were talking
the subject of their conversation was
walking homeward on the shady side
| of the street. A nickel had become a.
| large as dollar in her eyes, as wei
as in her husbands. In spite of The
| large sun umbrella and the thin lawn
dress, she was very warm, and the per
spiration stood in large drops on hel
face.
"Poor Goldie," she said to herself
as the tears came into her eyes. ''Ht
is so proud he couldn't bear to tell nj
that he was out of employment o.
course, | shan't speak of going to Fern
side again. I'll stay at home and TAKE
the best care of baby that I can. II
watch her every minute. I'm paying
Ellen large wages. | must let her g
and do the work myself. wonder i
could? We can buy our bread, bu
Goldie hates bakers bread. | mus
have Ellen show me how she make
hers" And full of the project o
doing her own work, she walked to
ward home, forgetful of the heat ant
dust
She did not have to give Ellen warn
ing; the event, as events in our live
often are, was ordered before she go
home. Ellen's sister had been ther
and told her her mother was i'll an
she must go home the following day
The next morning Ellen showed he
mistress how to make the exceller
bread and rolls, and the heroic littl
wife surprised her husband with some
which he said were even better tina
Ellen's.
A month passed by, and whenever he
husband said, as he often did, 'T'r
afraid you are working too hard, m
DEAR" she always answered with
merry laugh, I'm just as happy as
can be doing my own work, and bab
really helps me every day, she is s
good" Not word had been said b
either husband or wife about leavin
Gardner & Whitbeck's office.
One morning, after "Goldie" ha
looked over the advertisements in til
column of Wanted in the mornin
paper, and had put it down with a sol
of hopeless look upon his face, his vii
took it up and her eye fell upon tn
advertisement:
WANTED = First-class home-maG
cakes and pies, also bread and rolls.
No. 81 Ralston Avenue.
Ats the Woman's Exchange" 81
| borco1f
it. ! read about it yesterday in the p
per. I'm going to try it. | kno
can do it, and the Ii
tie wife, in her culinary enthusiasm
hugged the baby so hard that the lit
one protested loudly against such clio:
quartered demonstration.
Early in the afternoon, with bask
on one arm and the baby on the othe
she took the horse-cars for 81 Ralsto
Avenue.
VERY nice cake" said the lady WI
: waited on her. 1--WE will take I'll
three loaves." AS she spoke she opene
the cashiers drawer and handed Mr.
Hilton the price paid for such cak
"Can you make good cookies and gi
ger-snaps? There is such demand fl
them that we can't half supply our GU
toners"
"Tll bring some to morrow" replie
Mrs. Hilton.
They were pronounced excellent, an
as the days passed by. there was such
! demand for Mrs Hilton's cookery tn
she was obliged to get Ellen back agai
! Il really can not get along alone,
| she said .sand Ellen il 90 crnnd y