The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-26
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. I'll pay for you- sad Phsoe. who, to tell the truth, felt lonely in her holiday making, and ueicomed the prospect of companicnship.
 I'd rather you give me the money ,o se, something 10 eat, replied the gir. who hac sep; very keen eye nxed all the time on Ptuoe's face.
 Are you hungry
 Had nothing since last night.
 The girl showed her teeth as she laughed they were f2Gl;leSs rows. and just now remarkably suggestive of an appetite.
 Id go with you. and then we could come hack together. sad thgoe. only we should be late,
 That don't make r1 difference es- claimed the gil. her eyes nghiening. ..l:'s the same all through. an don't matter where you begin.
 Paa he allowed herself 10 Dc pcFsuad cd that this was indeed the case, and turned away with her uew companion The lasier's taste led her 10 propose th ai they should teas, or welks at street stai some little gay or. Phu De assent e.i gladly. without considering whether this was precisely ihe best form oi re .reshment Tor < person whe h-a lasted four and twenty hours, and ,hey con- sumed the d.inues out of oys;ershells. with d sprinsing oi vinegs 1T nd pepper Intimacy naturally deSe.opes: under suen conditions The girl volunteered the in- formation ;ha; her name "as cnnie Evans, and by coincidence, she proved 10 De. like i'as De. z f!o~er-maser. assp
 
 Pho bc's wealih lou, tn, be ava,ced beIns s too conn Gni5 .tiSe. ana gave me same vague explanation which she had invent cd for Mrs. Dabos.
 They wen; back to the theatre. and Pm, be paid for both. but on enterlas. a eherrless prospect confronted them. ot rather no prospect at all. he pi, MAS crowded Up 10 the walls there was iust standing room Jeff. as for seeing. thst was another question. The orchestra was playing. and Ia few isrnufes5a4 ex- cited mos semenc among the people seem ed to announce that Ihe curtain had risea. B, ein; of much pushing and straining. fr oe could just manage Ia -atch brief gliapses oi magic spiendor, which ,ar:alized her so that she could have cried wi;h tex t;Ion.
 told you w- should be too l.;e - she exclaimed reproach!a..y 10 her com panion.
 Bu, jenny seemed 10 take the matter very indifieTeni.y.
 What's ;he odds" she said You can come io-innfru~. Le. .S 70 oGt. icei awful fain,
 Almost wi;k tears IT her eyes. Ph = feiiowes. out u the crush. and the, wssIk ea siow.9 Al se iac street. enay. 1e ziaung herse revlNc. b, the ar, eaa..e ! familiaIly Ps bc began = lee. si#ss. that she h ld met so pleasant f1end. and IT ! few m.uafes found herself iIs- posed ID ,aik ~..h less Teserve she be gan even ,o hla. d; a certain pIeze pi luck ~h } tad he:,IeE her and ;o speak of tain < Wa. she wanted. and had the intention ot buylrs The sery tirs, shop they came tn. she made up her mind .e ge 1T and purchase ha: .aieh she saw in the window, lenny dissuadeo her, bu; with dtfticul,,
 .' wish knew where was a-goln to sleep tonight, Jenny sad all at once. = My landlady's turned me out, cos owe three weeks.
 Phoebe forthwith proposed ,ha, he friend should come home wi:h her. and the offer was cheerfuliy accepted. Jenny now had the direction of affairs praciic- ally in her own hands, ard the ldea was that they should go home s,Faightway taking Tn something for supper with them phe be reluctantly postponed her purchases ul the morrow ; but. when she came 10 the pork butchers shop a, the corner of her court, :he prospect oi the very supper which she had so often ia vain longed for drove ali other thoughts out of her ninc. A pound cf boiled pork, -penny~or:h Of pease-pudding d penny~orth c: smo&Ing carrois, al rolled up together in d piece of new . paper. Pho oe Tel; a, length she Was making use of her fortune. Pna be laughed with de!igh: when they were up Tn the gare. A. last, and she turned the mass oi animal and vege:ao.e matter o-t os the paper OF 2 plate.
 A fire was soon cracking up under the kettle, assisting the feeble illumination of the candle
 :" say sad jenny, looking round ;ae room. whats al. Ihas wrl,.n or the wAllss Is II some Q your iarks :.
 phabe asgaias.y explained as they sat down zt the table oyer the meal she grew more confidential. X, las, she leaned her face near io her friend show pretty she looked. with her extraordinary bright eyes. and the gentle Hush on her cheeks and asked i enny co1ld keep a secret. Jenny though: she could in deed. and sae isgened with eyes aimos, as b. gh, as P. o-'s os.a while ne .a.- ter told all the story oi Nr uy's Icgaes As great, great f-vor jenny might haze just one glimpse into the 0ox. They both went down on their knees together and peep-d underneath the lid, then Phoebe made me box fast once more and put the key back into her pooke:.
 Very soon after ,hai things began 10 grow dim oeiare pntebes eyes. and her limbs seemed :o ache w..h wearin-ss. To be sure she h4c beer va king about all day ]. vas natural she should be tired. Of t4o ih.ngs only vas shc dls- tinctiy conscious one me desi-e - % 70 bed ard slerp. iar other 10 rEcYId-sl9