The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-04-27
lTINERANT MILLINERY,

II always forcsaw how It would turn
out" said Mrs. Mynton. "You can
bear witness. girls. that I p~rophested
this from the beginning. She isn't
strong enough to work in a store.
She's no sort Of use about tho house:
and here she's sick on our hands. and
no telling how long it is going to last.
with every prospect Of a doctors biz
and Mynton's salary just cut down on
account of the dull season coming On.
and business being slack, and"
"Hush. mammal" said Angelina
Mynton. lifting her finger with a gest-
ure which denoted caution. :She
hears you"
1t was true. The black mist was
hoating away from Phcbe Clissold's
obscurcd vision-the words, which at
first sounded like tho distant buzzinp
from q bec-Isive, now assumed form
and distim Tues.
~ am worry sorry, Aunt Mynton,r
said she. 81 will try . to be a bur.
dtn 70 you. Indeed" with u faint
SIN 10 tiickcring around Ter white lips,
~ did not faint away OIL purpose; but
the store was SO hot, and the ventila.
ton SO poor-if I could have a few
drops of water tn drink -"
Phebc Clissoid had been left an or.
phan ut the age of 10. Her ncares,
relativc-a brother of her deceased
mother-was a bank clerk in the CITY,
and to him sho had naturally directed
her footsteps. He had succeeded in
obtaining for her a situation in a great
fancy store; and in this, her first quar-
for avio lsnA nNrnnso1 l~.11.n.
down.
"She cannot endure long hours and
close confinement" said DR.. Falkney.
.'Shc must have plenty of exercise and
fresh air.
'.Excrcisc!" bitterly repeated Mrs.
Mynton. in whose heart years of pri-
walton and toll had well-nigh soured
t:e milk of human kindness. "But
We don't keep a carriage and pair. DR..
Falkney, neither do We hive time to
walk in tho park. Fresh air! We live
in a fat, and the bedrooms arc lighted
by gas. and ventilated through tho
shaft, aud things can't be helped SO
far as I see."
DR.. Falkncy shook his head.
..Slow poison" said he. ..for . girl
OF ilor temperament"
Phebe, lying on tho lounge in tho
adjoining room, and slowly Knitting a
pair of socks for the last NJ ynton baby,
heard all this. She put two and two
together in her mind.
They don't want me here" thought
she sadly. II am an incumbrance;
and DR.. Falkncy says l am not to 60
back to the store. The: question Is.
what am I TO doP Exercise! Fresh
air! Aunt Mynton 10 right; there
seems to be no prospect of my attain
ing any such luxurics."
As shc lay there. she watched Ange-
lima Mynt0n trying to trim her last
seasons hat with three yards Of
crushed strawberry.colored ribbon,
and q bunch of yellow primroses.
Evidently Angelina was no milliner.
She twisted the ribbon this way and
that; she pinned the primroses. first on
n side then another: and finally end
ed by ilinging down the bonnet with
"lastefal old thing!' she cried; 81
can't do anything with Il"
Phcbc laid down her knitting-nee-
dies.
Give It 10 me-" said she.
A Few ucxCecOuS IOl00 ana t0f0tng0
Of tho ribbons, a dainty adjustment Of
the much-abused primroses. and Phebe
held up the bonnet to Angelina's nd
miring glance.
How do you like It nowp" said she.
Angelina clssped her needle-pricked
fingers In admiration.
"Oh, it's lovely" cried she. ut
lsn I i,Es tne same hat. How did you
do IL. Pncbe!'
III don't know" said Phebe. ..I al.
ways used to trim my own hats. aud
my motheria- j like to do It."
"Y0u ought 70 b0 Q milliner." said
Angelina "Oaly." with a sn1len re-
~collection, ..Dr. falknoy says you can
not be shut up In q store. and . mill
liner'S trade q about - contining 10
any there L."
Eyes," assented Phebs with . sigh.
DR.. Falkney. was . quiet. brief
spoken " OF 10. AMI . bachelor at
thnt. He had practiced medicine in
the same netghborho0l for ton years.
taa psysr felt that any slemQpt was