The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-29

determined he shall not take us t, r
other than we are"
i And" observed the ghost, II
should think you were having
very Jolly time of it A little more
trout, Miss-Miss Hale And how
did you come out in these wilder
nessess ~
So then, of course, little Barbara,
who was generally the spokeswoman
OF the assemblage, r, lated 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.
"l'm in business myself. | know
how it is, people can't be expected
to live on nothing"
81 do believe" cried Dorcas, "you
are the tailor's young man from Cut
" Fits next door to Archer's ! l
thought | had seen your face before,
But if you ever get to the head of
the firm and man can achieve
almost anything he pleases--do
pay your employs decent sum p
81 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.
ave are ladies. you see" said she,
"and we expect to be treated like
ladies. But l suppose you have
your troubles too"
'Lots of them," said the young
man, gazing absolently into the fire
So they all became great friends.
AT midnight the rain ceased, and
the moon burst in a flood of glory
on the dripping scene.
ave can go home now" said Dor
cas- clapping her hands. "And l
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
very much for it."
Il 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,
"that there white flannel suit O. his'n
had shrunk up with the wet, so it
wasant fairly presentable, and he
just cut across lots afore daybreak
an cleared OUT
81 told you SO" said Barbera. "He
was a ghost, and being such he dis
solved into thin air at cock crow p
"And I had put ON my blue cam
brio gown" sighed Mary.
"And my hair was crimped so
nicely !" said Dorcas.
"But he gave this 'ere," said Old
man 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 Dorcas, loftily, "who don't
know how to spend money proper
ly."
Il thought he was very NICE
said Barbara "and the beginning of
of a real adventure
September set i'll sultry as the
tropics this year, and the three girls
returned to Archer's great store with
unwilling footsteps.
But the cashier met them with
smiling face.
'l've received Instructions said
he, Ito raise the salaries of all the
girls in this department 0per cent.
! Young MIR. Archer himself told me
to do So
Young Mr.. Archcr?"
There he is now,'a sad the cash
Ter
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 man after all ?" said Mary u
little taken aback.
Did | say was ?" said Archi-
: bald Archer
At the end of the autumn little
Barbara Hale had confession to
make.
Girls, said she, when thought
that young Mr.. Archer was going to
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