The Republican., 1888-10-06

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Miss-Miss Hale? And how dill
you come out in these wildernesses 3?
So then, Of course, little Barbara,
who was generally spokeswoman Of
the assemblage, related all her efforts
to secure summer board.
"You see." said she," Mr.. Archer
pays US so small a salary that we
haven't much margin for luxury"
He ought to pay you MORE" said
the ghost. Pm In business myself.
L know how it is. People can't be
expected to live on nothing"
IL do believe" cried Dorcas, "you
are the taiIor's young man from Cut
& Fits. next door to Archer's I
thought had seen your face before 4!
But if you ever get to the head of the
firm-and man can achieve almost
anything he pIeases-do pay your
employees decent sum i"
II WILL" said the young man in
the white flannel tennis suit.
And he spoke as if he meant it.
And then DOrcas discoursed still
more learnedly about the rights and
wrongs. the injustlces and petty trials
of life. behind the counter.
1--WE are ladies'. you see," said she,
and we expect to he treated like la
dies. But suppose you have your
troubles, too"
Lots of 'em," said the young man
gazing absentIy into the fire. "Ey-
cry one has, l suppose"
So that they all became great
friends,
AT midnight the rain ceased, and
the moon burst in flood of glory on
the dripping scene.
1--WE can go home now," said Dor
cas-, cIapping her hands. "And I
dare say, young man." with pretty
air Of patronage, "Mr. Morris could
make you up bed on the kitchen
floor at our house, without charging
you so very much for it,"
81 should be delighted if he could"
said the young man. meekly.
And so it was arranged.
The girls made an extra toilet next
morning, to meet the "ghost," as
they called him, at the breakfast
table.
But to their infinite disgust he was
gone when they descended.
"Ye see." said Old Man Morris,
"thst there white flaming suit o.
his'n had shrunk up with the wet so
it wasn't fairly presentabie, and he
just cut across lots afore daybreak,
am Gle ared out"
81 told you So" said Barbara. He
was ghost, and being such he dis
solved into thin air at cock Grow !"
And | have put on my blue CAM
I brio gown" sighed Mary.
"And my hair was crimped so
nicely" said Dorcas.
but he gave me this 'ere said Old
Man Morris, displaying on the horny
palm of his hand a gold half-eagle.
"Rather extrayagant for tailor's
clerk" said Mary.
"That is just the class Of people
who don't know how to spend money
properly" said Dorcas, loftily.
81 thought he was very nice. "said
Barbara. "and l thought, perhaps,
he was going to be the beginning Of
an adventure"
September set in, sultrv as the trop-
les this year, and the three girls re-
turned to Archer's great store with
unwilling footsteps.
But the cashier met them with a
smiling face.
"I've received instructions, said he
"to raise the salaries of all the girl.
in this department ten per cent.
Young Mr.. Archer himself told me
to do so."
"YOung Mr.. Archer ?'
"There he is now !" said the CASH
ier.
And the next minute the hero of
the rainy night had come up, and
was shaking hands with them.
"Then you are not the tailor's
young man after all ?" said Mary,
little taken aback.
Ibid l say l was ?" said Archibald
Archer.
At the end OF the autumn little
Barbara Hale had a confession to
make.
Girls" said she, when 1 though
that young Mr.. Archer was going to
be the beginning of an adventure, l
was right. He has asked me to mar
ry him, and when we go on our sum-
mer vacation next year we shall go
together |"
And mary and Dorcas kissed lit
tie Barbara, and congratulated her
from the very bottom of their hearts.
"This," said they, "is an adventure
worth having"