Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-06-02

il CHEATED IsTo A FORTUNE.
'IIs PR tsy enough, pretty enough"
said Mr.. Mortimer, with q depteca.ins
sir, rs be looked NJ the folds OF rIcf
wine colored silk which were flung ovel
the screen before him. "Bnt this art
em hroidery businets is played out
Nobody wants to buy suoh things
my sister would be very glad to sell
IT," said the tall, pale lad who had aub
mitted 1t for inspection.
Mr.. Mortimer whistled softly, regard.
ed the drspery from between his hall
clossd eyelids, and felt ref sctively Of
his chin
WELL" he said, lyon may leave I,
aere Ter day or two-say for week.
don't suppose II Will sell. Bat II II
shou,d 80 CT. shall chars twenty Ave
per CENT. commission. Ifis don't sell /
shall expect 20 much day rent"
Very we'll, SIR" the lad msekly re.
spopded. But hs sighed o. he went
awsy.
Il fieda Elwyp, sitting at work In the
little top floor room OF The tenemsn.
house, look eagerly mp as Karl came
back.
She was bright eyed. hectic checked
girl Of eighteen, with abundant gold
brown hair and even al she sat still her
hnRerb How through meshes OF rose aud
white split zephyr, making what are
ladies call fasoinators for some fancy
shop or other.
For Eifisds e wyn belonged to the
workers Of the world, and the feeble
paraly Fed old motaer, who 10y on her
narrow bed In the corner, was utterly
support.
"Well, Karl "she cried brightly, al
see you haven. brought 1t back. Did
they acoept il?"
~ left It, e Ada" said ths boy,
gravely, "at Mortimer g Cos. tried
ever 50 many places Mt first, and that
was my last resort. But 1 did n t sell 1t
chs man spoke very dIscoursgipR ly, but
loft 1t. II 1t meets with o sale h } Is 70
have twenty Ave per cent com mission;
II IL don't, you are to pay for the time Ii
rem aims there. Hard, isn't If" as the
quick shallow came over E!fl ,da's face
But IFS ihe beat oolld do. Don't
despair, sisi perhaps there Is good luck
10 store for Us
Elteda brushed the dew OF tears from
her eS clashes and went on quietly with
her work.
The bright fabric OF wine-red, bro'd.
cred over with tangled reeds and ra.
di ant blossoms, had scarcely hung for
Two hours over the screen ct Mortimer
g Co.'s, when Mrs. 81, Dominol came
In, her scented shawl trailing over her
shoulders, and French hat tied pic.
tureaQuely ovsr her mi ldle.Ayed curis,
She stopped shoit Ia front OF the por.
there, whero the wild marsh marigolds
slowed go wildly.
"How Lowell, Fbe cried. "Wbat
exquisite colorsl What poetic tire Atmenil
" hat Is the pr!ce of this thing, Morti-
mtr?"
Twenty pounds, madame"
IL take II, BAid Mrs St. Domiuel.
And l want set of Above drapsries
done In the same pattern, by this day
week, pleaRe."
Madame 1t is impossiblei" sald
Mortimer. "This exquisite gem Ia i'm.
ported. l o. uldu't' match 1t In slooye
curtains abort OF one hundred pounds"
Then l will pay uDe hundrel
pounds" ssid Mrs. 81. Domtnel. aOnty
os sure that you have them ready by
the 15:bi 1t 10 my fo.e day, and 1 expec,
hosts OF people. The pattern ls abso-
lutely TOO RWeet
And the rich lady rustled herself ont
into the glistenlng carriage, and de
parted, leaving Mr.. Mortimer to de.
gpatoh hurried message to the address
Karl ElWyn had left.
The boy came running eagerly up.
etairs, two steps 81 time, whan he hal
received his commission and scam pered
home.
"ouly think, q fsdp )" he exclaimed
Irapturously, the curtain 10 sold for
ten pUundt; and that, With the 25 per
cent. com mission of, 10 seven pounds
ten shll infs"
Elfisda's oountenAnce frightened.
II am so GLAD |" she exclaimed. "But
but 1 hoped 1t would bring O little
more. The material cost ave pounds,
and HorAed whole week on 1t until
IL O'Clock as night.
"Oh. but y0u haven't heard nil,"
ssid Karl. you are to do 8 pair of
Above drapeIies to mstch, and they ore
to be 6nished in ten days; and cd
Mortimer will pay you fifteen pounds
for than II they suit exactly. He egys
you are to aud the material, rs yon did
before, for they nuat be a perfect
match"
Rfisda sat tilently calculating mat
tiers aud things in her mind.
I'm afraid shall not 4 axe muoh
profit ous Of It," she raid. "But OF
course will accept the commission; 1t
may lead to better things"
And she she set herself diligently to
work, scarcely pausinR long enough 10
eat or SLEEP, 80 anxious was she to COM
p.tta the order aud re oeive the prom.
Iced compaustt on.
"Fer." she reaioned with hsreelf, /
I'VE owe the doctor SO much already
that am ashamed to look him In the
face; and he Is so kind, go faithful In
his vislts. II 1 could pay him even q
pound 1t would be load off my mind -
The upshot of the business WAS that
psoe Il fiada fhiehed the draperies, but
fell III with a nervous exh nustion and
over fatigue the very next day.
The doctor, tall. handsome young
man, with dark Spanish eyea, and a
profile like cameo, shook his head and |
sni6;
"you have ovsrdone yourself. Miss
Elwyn."
And then Elhsda made her confess
sion, and told him OF the herculean
task she had just completed.
~ nm tn receive fifteen pauPda for |
thia," taid she. ITO ba sufe. l owe
eight for the material, but thsrs will bs
seven pounds left; and We owe money |
t. the landlord, aod thers Ia also last |
mouths bill at the grocery yet unpaid, |
and poor mamma pe-dl q little wine, |
and"
81 see," said the Doctor shreRdly.
but am afraid, Miss E.~yn, 1t will /
l.. a a. Rs-