Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-31
CAMBRIDGE & SON.

ver3ation in the dTessmaNng establish
rnent Of Messrs. Baintridee i Soa whict
the steady whir OF a hundred sewing ma
chimes could not wholly drown Wher,
the presence feminine can be found b,
sure the tongue feminine VII be heard.
The Superintendent Of the room, under
standing this, did rot attempt 10 enforce
silence, so pretty Dolly Wynn and Nay
Hruton talked very oonldentially IN then
corner Of the great room and no one IN
terfered so long as fingers were bnsy as vel
as tOngges.
And this was what May SAID, Dotlie's
blue eyes being riveted upon the quilting
on which she was at work
! saw her yesterday when 7 vas going
out TO dinner. She was gust stepping into
her carriage and Mr.. Edgar himself hand
ing her in She looks old-nearly 40 I
should say but they say she l. Immensely
rich, and her dress was splendid. So I sup
pose her money goes against her age
Did you hear they we're to be married
soon?"
Bless me didn't ] tell yol hiatt My
brother is in The stat.oner : where the we'd
ding-cardS are being printed They are 10
be married on the 9Th. Mr. aud Mrs Ed
gar cambridge, and the card Of the brides
mother, Mrs. William Wilson. Twelve
Come we VIII 80 for walk
No, I ain tired, Dollie pleaded.
And her friend left her. never Hee,.lug
the sudden pa;tor Of the swee. ycu4s lace,
the dumb agony IN the great Lice eyes
When she was alone DolIe stole away 10
the little room where the c.o4ks, shaw IS
and hats OF the girls were kep. and there,
c-ouch.nr in Z corner. hidden entirely by a
huge water proof she tried to think il all
out
What had itmean2 What DID Edgar BAN
bridge mean ia the long year he had tGled
by every masculine device 10 win her .oye'
She Lad not been y.nma.deniy heart and
conscience fully acquitted her.
She had given her love, pure, true and
faithful to The son Of her employer: mt he
had sought it, deicateiv and persistently
before ne knew that i was given him
The young girl now sewing for 2 living
had been dainty bred and thoroughly edu-
Gated her father having been man draw
ing q salary sufficient 70 give his only child
every advantage. But y hen he died, and
his wife in q few months followed him
Dolie had chosen a life OF honorable labor
in preference 10 one Q! Idle dependence
upon wealthy relatives.
And yet IA the social gathering, Of these
relatives and the friends Of summer days,
D0llie was still q welcome guest
It as ~ her Uncle Lawrence suburban
villa she had been introduced 70 Edgar
cambridge. after this She met him fire.
queutiy, and in her simple dress, with her
sweet, pure face, had won marked attention
from him.
With the fraukness that vas one Of her
greatest charms the young girl had let her al
mlrer know that though she was Lawrence
Nynns niece she worked for living in
the dress masking department Of cambridge
( Sen.
Then ne had made her heart bound with
SlGdcn grateful Joy by telling her be had
seen her leaving the shop night after
a-ght bat would not JON her for fear Of
giving annoyance ny exposing her 70 the
remarks Of her companions.
After this, however, she often found him
waiting for her at some point further from
the establishment, and always so respectful
and courteous that she was glad Of his pro-
lection in her long walk.
But he vas going 70 marry an he}Tess on
the 9th, only 4 week away 50 he had but
L.7ted with her after all.
Poor little DO!Gc, croUcbing among the
shawls and oloaks, felt Is if all sunshine
vas gone from her life forever, as If her cup
OF humiliation anC agony WIS fall 10 over
Sowing.
Bat the dinner hour was over the girls
coming III Or s4unteTing from resting places
IN the work-rOon, AMI The hum Of work
commenced again, as II mast, whatever
aching hearts or weary hands crave rest.
Doiiie worked Yith the rest, her feelings
so numbed by the sudden blow tina, she
scarcely heard Mays lamentations oyer a
Sudden food OF oycr-WoUk that would keep
many Of them ia the room till midnight.
afl Il
finish these dresses tonight said one Of
the small squad girls tod Of for the extra
work. Miss Brown says so. But these
must be ready 70 deliver in the ls0rning.'
Talk, talk, talk Nh.r whir, whir
Dojlie folded and basted, working with
rapid, mechanical precision, hearing the
noises of voices and machines, feeling the
dull, heavy beating Of her owu heart and
the thro5s o. pain II her weary head, but
speaking no wcrd Of repinine. eycusing her
pa!Hd face BY the plea Of headache.
i was after II O'clock when the .ast stitch
was SCI ia the hurried work, and the girls
ran down the long flights OF stairs 20 pioo
home through drl14AaE ra4l, following
the late sacw-s.nrGl.
As Do!iie passed down me staircase she
saw ~ the cCan-oE-rCuIu her rccrcant
Lover busy oFC- some account looks.
Bat COZ the heavy news she had heard
tina. IGCrainE She would have felt sure thai
TINS s0Guen spasTu Of industry was 70 fur
n-sh ara excuse foc cscorting her home az
the unusually late hoUr.
But, # So Do.he felt 10 was t-t an added
insult to MS dishonosa5se conduct. and she
burned on, hoping BE had not heard her
step.
She had gone some few streets from the
shop, when, passing church, size Slipped
upon tFeaChctOas piece OF ice and twisted
her ankle.
The sudden pair made her iain. for o no
ment, and she sat down anon the stone
work supporting the railing TO recover her
self Beside her, not stones throw away.
2 dark, narrow allcyway ran along the high
brick val Of the osurCb-ya-G and the girls
heart sank with chtll Of terror as she heard
a mans voice ~ the alley say
don't you hear 4 step. Bill
woman She's turned of somewhere.
lie ain Z come vet, - was She answer,
He's late tonight" said the It's. voice.
ln GCuu GudeTtoDe.
You are sure hes taking tie diamonds
home7"
Sure as death. was At --'s when ne
gave the order. Send them 70 ny saop-as
@ 0 clock, says ne, and Z viii take then.
home with me and he gave the address
OF Bainbridge 4 Son
But are you sure nc viii pass here"
Of course he VIII He lives in the
neIt street. He'll come.
Suppose he shows fight
dght."
livery word fell on DolEes ears clear and
distinct in the silence of the night
They would rob him, these dreadful men,
II nobody warned him. They would spring
out upon him as he passed and strike him
down before he knew there was danger.
de must not come alone uaprepared.
RAISE lover, false friend as she felt he was,