Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-04

last glare or lightning that there was heap in the corner, and I've got my match box intact.n
 ssOh, that would be splendidr' cried Dor cas, who was wet and shivering.
 'And Eve got some fish on string outside, and could have some supper,n suggested the ghost, cheerfully.
 9I'm 5000 hungryr' walled Barbara.
 The stranger was evidently used to noun tain camping. He had fire kindled in no time. and the fish, cleaned by aid of his pocket knife and washed in one of the pools outside, were presently boiling over the coals, emitting a most savory smell.
 ''You must be a good geniusl" cried Mary. ''Im only tramp" said the ghost. ''and for letting me in."
 ''We couldn't have kept you out if we had tried" said Dorcas, frankly.
 ''You don't think would have thrust my self in here against your wishes? Even a tramp wouldn't do that" said the young man. The sticks had blazed cheerfully up; the ghost economized them to keep the flames alive as long as possible. He told thrilling tales of his experience in these woods; he made himself most agreeable companion. Are you from the Valley housega asked Dorcas.
 ''No; am camping just where it happens" "Oh!" said Mary. "Then you are poor like usa We are shopgirls on our vacation
 'sFor," she said to herself, q am deter minedhe shall not take us for other than we are"
 sAnd," observed the ghost, '.I should think you were having a very jolly time of it. A little more trout, Miss-Halea And how did you come out in these wildernesses?"
 So then, of course little Barbara, who was generally the spokeswoman of the assem- blaze, related all her efforts to secure sum- ner 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. know how it is. People can't be expected to live on nothing"
 "I do believe" cried Dorcas, s'you are the tailor's young man from Cutt & Fitt's next door to Archer'sl I thought had seen your face beforel But if you ever get to the head of the firm-and man can achieve almost anything he pleases-do pay your employees a decent sunni"
 'I 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 injustices and petty trials of life behind the counter.
 "We are ladies, you see," said she, land we expect to be treated like ladies. But I sup pose you have your troubles too."
 ''Lots of 'em," said the young man, gazing absently into the fire. "Every one has, I sup pose"
 So that they all became great friends. At midnight the rain ceased, and the moon burst in a flood of glory on the dripping scene.
 We can go home now,n said Dorcas, clap ping her hands. ''And I dare say, young man." with a pretty air of patronage, ''Mr. Morris could make you up bed on the kitchen floor at our house, without charging very much for it."
 II should be delighted if he could" said the young man, meekly.
 And so it was arranged.
 The girls made an extra toilet next morn ing to meet "the ghost" as they called him, at the breakfast table i But to their infinite disgust he was gone | when they descended. "Ye see," said old man Morris, 'that there white flaming suit O his'n had shrunk uI with the wet, se it wasn't fairly presentable and he just cut across lots afors daybreak an cleared out"
 "I told you so," said Barbara. "He was 6 l ghost, and being such he dissolved into thir air at cock crowr
 'And had put on my blue cambric gown, sighed Mary.
 ''And my hair was crimped so nicely,n said Dorcas
 ''But he gave me this ere," said Old Mar Morris, displaying on the horny palm of his hand gold half eagle.
 Rather extravagant for a tailor's clerk, , said Mary.
 ''That is just the class of people" said Dor cas, loftily, "who don't know how to spend money properly"
 ''I thought he was very nice," said Bar bara; land thought perhaps he was going to be the beginning of real adventure"
 September set in sultry as the tropics thi: year, and the three girls returned to Archer' great store with unwilling footsteps.
 But the cashier met them with smiling face.
 'EIve received instructions" said he, "tt raise the salaries of all the girls in this de partment 10 per cent. Young MT. Archer himself told me to do so."
 ''Young Mir. Archer?"
 'There he is now," said the cashier
 And the next minute the hero of the rainy night had come up and was cordially shaking hands with them.
 "Then you are not the tailor's young mal after all?" said Mary, little taken aback
 'Did say was!" said Archibald Archer
 At the end of the autumn little Barbar, Hale had a confession to make.
 "Girls," said she, ''when I thought tha young Mr. Archer was going to be the begin ming of an adventure was right. He ha asked me to marry him, and when we go ol our summer vacation next year we shall g together"
 And Mary and Dorcas kissed little Bar bara and congratulated her from the yer. bottom of their hearts
 ''This," said they, ''is an adventure wortl having. ng."-Saturday Night | Bank Thieves in America.
 'A 'mob,'" said the detective, 'consist usually of two men. One of them is know