The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-09-27

supposed he was still at his old place,
| for he had not yet made up his mind to
tell her Surely he would find another
| place, and then it was time enough to
| let her know he had left Gardner, Whit
| beck d Co.
One morning, a fortnight after his
dismissal, Mrs. Hilton had occasion to
| 90 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 babe her good
morning"
"My husband is out, suppose" she
said, looking toward the empty desk in
the corner.
"Your husband?" replied Mr.. Gard
ner. He has not been in this morn
ing"
mot been IMP" she exclaimed"
"You know, of course, that Chester
is not in my employ now" said the
gentleman. HE has not been with US
this month. "
A vague anticipation of something
wrong filled the wife's heart, but she
was treasured 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. If 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, chow
strange it is that young men now-a-
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"
81 don't agree with yeu," replied
the junior partner. 81 married on six
hundred dollars a year, and saved
money too.
80, that was long time ago, and
you got the right kind of wife to help
q man along"
That's true he replied, "but [ be-
lieve there are a great many right kind
of wives now. You can't tell what
stuff women are made of until they are
! tried. Chester Hilton wife looks as if
she had good deal of character.
While these gentlemen were talking,
| the subject of their conversation was
walking homeward on the shady side
| Df bo
large as a dollar in her eyes, as well
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 her
face.
"Poor Goldie," she said to herself,
as the tears came into her eyes. "He
is so proud he couldn't bear to tell me
that he was out of employment OF
course, | shan't speak of going to Fern
side again. I'll stay at home and take
the best care of baby that / can. I'll
watch her every minute. I'm paying
Ellen large wages. | must let her 90
and do the work myself. l wonder if
| could? We can buy our bread, but
Goldie hates bakers bread | must
have Ellen show me how she makes
/ hers" And full of the project of
| doing her own work, she walked to-
ward home, forgetful of the heat and
dust.
She did not have to give Ellen warn
ing; the event, as events in our lives
often are, was ordered before she got
home. Ellen's sister had been there
and told her her mother was i'll and
she must go home the following day.
The next morning Ellen showed her
mistress how to make the excellent
! bread and rolls, and the heroic little
wife surprised her husband with some,
which he said were even better than
Ellen's.
A month passed by, and whenever her
husband said, as he often did, 'I'm
afraid you are working too hard, my
dear" she always answered with a
merry laugh, I'm just as happy as |
can be doing my own work, and baby
really helps me every day, she is SO
good" Not word had been said by
either husband or wife about leaving
Gardner & Whitbeck's Office.
One morning, after "Goldie" had
! looked over the advertisements in the
Column Vi w dnueu III Gne morning
paper and had put it down with a sort
of hopeless look upon his face, his wife
took it up and her eye fell upon this
advertisement:
Wanted - First-class homemade
cakes and pies, also bread and rolls, at
No. 81 Ralston Avenue"
'lt's the. Woman's Exchange" she
said to herself. "They've Just opened
it. read about it yesterday in the pa
per I'm going to try it, l know
can do il" and the lit
tie wife, in her culinary enthusiasm,
Rugged the baby so hard that the little
one protested loudly against such close
quartered demonstration.
Early in the afternoon, with basket
on one arm and the baby on the other,
she took the horse-cars for 81 Ralston
Avenue.
Every nice cake" said the lady who
waited on her. ave will take the
three loaves." As she spoke she opened
the cashiers drawer and handed Mrs.
Hilton the price paid for such cake.
"Can you make good cookies and gin
gersnaps? There is such demandfo
them that we can't half supply our CHS