Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-13
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which tne steady Rnlr OF nnnQre0
sewing machines could not wholly
drown. Where the presence feminine
can be found, be sure the tongue femi-
nine will be heard
The superintendent of the room, I'M
derstanding this did not attempt to en-
force silence, se-pretty Dolly Wynn and
May Bruten talked very coniidentially
in their corner of the great room, and
no one interfered so long rs fingers
were busy as well as tongues.
And this was what May said, Dollie's
blue eyes being rireted upon the quilt
ing on which she as at work.
II saw her yesterday when was
going out to dinner She was Just step
ping into her carriage. and Mr.. Edgar
himself handing her in. she looks
o,d-nearly 40, | should say; but they
say she is immensely rich, and her
dress was splendid SO / suppose her
money goes against her age
Ibid You hear they were to be mar
ried soon?'
Bless me! didn't / tell you that?
Nv brother is in the stationer's where
the welding cards nre being printed.
They are to be married on the 9th.
MIR. and Mrs. Edgar cambridge, and
t,c card of the BRIDES mother, Mrs.
William Wilson. Twelvel Come. we
will go for walk
''No, | am tired" Dollie beaded.
And her friend left her. never heed
ing the sudden palor of tine sweet
young face, the dumb agony in the
great blue eyes.
When she was alone Dollie stole
away to the little room where the
cloaks. shawls and hats OF the girls
were kept, and there, crouching in q
corner hidden entirely by q huge water
proof. she tried to think it ali out.
What had it meantp What did Edgar
Bainbridge mean in the long year he
had tried by every masculine device to
win her love?
She had not been unmaidenly; heart
and conscience fully acquitted her.
She had given her love, pure, true,
and faithful, 10 the son of her employer;
but he had sought it, delieately and
persistently, before he knew that it was
given.
The young girl. now sewing for q
living, had been daintily bred and
thoroughly educated, her father having
been a man drawing a salary sufficient
to give uis only child every adv .ntage.
But when he died, and his wife in a
few months followed him, Dollc had
chosen life Of honorable labor in pre-
ference to one of idle dependence upon
wealthy relatives.
And yet in the social gatherings of
these relatives and the friends of former
days, Dollie was stl welcome guest.
1t was at her Uncle Lawrence's SUI
burban villa she had been introduced
TO Edgar Bainbridgc. After this she
met him frequently. and in her simple
dress, with her sweet, pure face, had
won marked attention from him.
With the frankn s. that was one of
her greatest charms the young girl had
lei her admirer know thai, though she
was Lawrence Wynn's niece, she work
ed for Il living in the dressmaking de-
parment OF cambridge d Son.
Then he had made her heart bound
with sudden, grateful Joy by telling her
he had seen her leave the ''shop" night
after night, Tut won d not join her Tor
fear of giving annoyance Nv exposing
her 10 the remarks OF her companions.
After this, however, she often found
him waiting for her AT some point fur
Their from the establishment, and a
ways so respectful and courteous tina
she was glad of his project on in her
long walk.
But he was going to marry an helress
on the q n, only q week away, SO he
had out tr1eL with her after all
Poor little D3llic, crouching among
the shawis und cloa6s. felt rs il all
sunshine was gone from her life tor
ever, rs ii her cup Of humiliation and
agony was full TO overlooking.
But the dinncr-hOur was over, the
girls coming IN or sauutering from rest
ino-places in The work-room, and tins
hum OF work commenced again, rs IL
must, whatever a a Ing hearts or weary
hands crave rest.
DO lie worked with the rest, her fee.-
ings so numbed ny the sudden blow
that She scarcely heard Mays lamenla-
tions over sudden fl cd OF order-work
that would keep many of them in the
room ill midnight
Wen have all day tomorrow if we
can finish the e dresses tonight said
one OF the small squad OF girls told IF
for the extra work. Miss Brown says
so. But these must be ready to deliver
in the morning.
Talk, talk, talk! Wbir, whir, whir!
Dolie folded and basIed, working with
rap mechanical precision, hearing the
noise of voices and machines, feeling
the dull. heavy beating of her own
heart and the throLs OF pain in her
weary head, but speaking no word OF
repining, excusing her pallid face by
the plea of headache.
1t was after 1 / o'clock when the last
stitch was set in the hurried work and
the girls ran down the long flight Of
stairs to plod home through drizzling
rain, following the late snowstorm.
As Dolie passed down the staircase
she saw in the counting-house her
recreant lover, busy over some account
books.
But for the heavy news she had heard
that morning she would have felt sure
that this sudden spasm OF industry was
to furnish an excuse Tor escorling her