The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-03-13
nAINpRInGR 4 SOY.

There was supprc 'scd murm1r Of
conversation in the dressmaking cS;1b-
lishmcnt oi Mcs,rs. lianbrdgc X son
which the steady whir Oi u hundred Sow
ing machines c0ull not wholly drown.
Where the presence feminine can bc
found. be stare the tongue feminine will
be- heard.
The superintendent ot the room. un-
dc,>tanling this, did not attcmp; ,o en-
force silence. so pre- ~ Dolliu Wynn
aud Nav Brulon ,alScd very confident
tally in their corner oi the great room;
ami no one int"r'crcd. so long u, fingers
were busy ~ well - tongues
And this Was what Nav said. pullic'S
blue cycS bcin. riyctcd upon the quilt
In on which she was az work.
Il saw her yesterday when ! was
going out 10 dinner She was Just stop
pins into Lcr carriasc, AMI Mr.. Edgar
himself handing her in. She look. old
nearly forty. should say; but they say
sic i immcn ell rich. anil her dress
was splendid. 80 suppose her money
goes against her a-c.'
Did You hear they were TO be mar
ricd SOOu2'
.Blrss me. Didn't tell you that? Nv
brother i in tie sta,iuuer'> WHERE the
wcdding-card, lrc eng printed They
arr to hc m rrcl uu the 21th. Mr.. anl
Mrs. Edgar liainhridgr. aud tie card OF
the brides mother. Mr.. William VIII
son. Twelve. Come; We will 80 for i
walk.
"Nu, | am tired polli' pleaded.
Aud her friend lift her. never hcc l.
ing the sudden pallur oi the sweet Young
face. the duub agony in thc rrcat blue
eyes.
When she WAS a!,ur Dullic stole
away to the Little roam where the
Cl,akS, Shawl> AMI hats 1T the Girl,
were kept. ard there ,rpuchlnS IN .
corner. hddcl entirely b, u huge
waterproof. ii, tried 90 think IL all Out.
" hat ha il meant? What did Edgar
Bainbridgc mean in the long yeat he
lal trci by every masculine device To
win her love?
She hld Uo, lc,n unmailcnlv; heart
and conscience FULLY acquitted her.
She hal given her love, pure, true
and fai;hiul, iu the sOn-oi her en-.
ploycr, but he hal sought il, dclicalcly
and pc.s.s,rn,ly. before ac knew tha, it
wa, giycI him.
The Young girl. now sewing for liv-
ing. had tccn daintily ircd anil
thoroughly educated. her 'athcr having
To- give his only child every advantage.
But when he died. and his wife in u few
months followed him, rOll.c ha,l
chosen a life of honorable labor in
preference to one of idle dependence
upon wealthy relatives.
And vet IN tn social gatherings of
these relatives and The friend, of sum.
mcr days, EO..ic was >t.ll vel omc
guest.
II was at her Unc'c LawTcncc'> sub
urbln villa ,hr had bccn introduced to
Edgar Blnbridgc After this she met
him frequently. and in hcr.implc dress,
with her sweet, pure fac, had won
marked attention from him.
With the irankuc~s that was one Of
her greatest charms the young girl had
Let her admirer know that though she
was Lawrence Wynn, niece she worked
for LIVING in the drcS>.making depart.
mcnt OF Bainbridgc X son.
Then he had malc her heart bound
with sudden. grateful Oy hy telling her
he had seen her leave the shop night
after night, bat would not Join her for
fear Of giving annoyance ly exposing
her % the remarks uf her companions.
After this, however. Sac often found
him waiting for he: al some point
further from the establishment, and al
way, so respectful and courteous that
She wa, clad Of rs protection in her
LONG walk.
Bu. he wa, going tO marry an hcircSS
ON the 2ath. only u week away, 30 he
lad but tril'rd with her after all.
Poor little nOllic. cTOuching among
the shawls aud cloakS, felt ~ II all sun
shine was gone from her life forever, rs
IT her cup OF humiliation aud agony was
full To- Ovcr.lowin..
But the dinncr.hOur was over. the
girls coming in or saunter,ng from rest
ing places ia the wOrk-roOm. and the
hum of work commenced again. aS il
must. whaleyec aching hearts or weary
hands crave rest.
nollie worked with tho rest. her feel
ings 80 numbcd by the sudden blow
that she scarcely heard Mays lamenta.
,ions over n sudden iloOd IL Uver-wcrk
that would keep many of them in the
room till midnight
We'll have all day tomorrow il we
can finish these dresses tonight" sai,l
one of the small squad Of girls told oil
for the extra work. "Aliss Brown saws
so. liut these must be ready to deliver
in the morning
Talk. talk. talk. Whir. whir. whir.
Dollie folded and basted. working with
rapid, mechanical precision. hearing
the noises o. woes and machines, feel
ing the dull. heavy beating Of her own
heart and the throbs Of pain in her
weary head. but speaking no word of
rcpining. cNcusing her pallid face by
the plea of headache.
IL was after eleven o'clock when the
last stitch was set in the hurried work
and the girls ran down the long flights
OF stairs TO plod home through dril-
zling rain. following the late snow
storm.
As Dolly passed down the staircase
she saw in the counting-house her rec
rcant lover, DuSy over souic aCVOuut-
books.
But for the heavy news she had hear'l
that morning she would have felt sure
that this sudden spasm OF industry was
10 furnish an excuse for eScorting her
home at the unusually late hour.
But. II So. Dolly felt IL was but an adj
ded insult 10 his dishoporablc conduct.
and she hurried OH, hoping he had not
heard her step.
She had gone some few streets from
the shop. when. passing church. she
slipped upon trca'herous piece OF Ice
and twisted her ankle.
The sudden pain made her faint for
moment and she sat down upon the
stoncwork supporting the railing to re
pover herself, Beside her, not astone's