The Delta independent., 1888-09-25
Loves Story.


and dead gold paneling. in fashion.
able house on Rutledge square-a
Sevres jardiniere hung with gilded
chains and filled with fresh flowers
from Broadway tlorist-and house.
maid. pretty enough to correspond
with the rest of the furniture, gliding
around with Il Swiss muslin cap and
frilled apron-that was the scene.
just opposite the plate-glass case ment
carriage was starting away from a
stately house-an open barouche. fill.
ed with elegantly dressed ladies
scarcely older than the young girl s
self. So-~
lgnatia Perrine looked wistfully out
one hand shading the sunshine from
her eyes.
She too was young she too was beau
hiul; why. then. was she debarred from
scenes like thisp
But the season allotted to such re-
pining meditation was but brief The
little housemaid. turning. saw bold.
bright-faced child standing on tiptoe
TO reach the flowers in the china jardi-
Mere.
"oh, take care, Tommy" she called
out Don't touch that Your
mamma has forbidden you.
81 don't care for mamma-she 8
gone out! l don't care for you. You're
Dnl, II servant" saucily returned the
chId. 81 shan't mind you unless |
choose"
But even while the rebellious words
fell from the little fellows lips. the
delicate ornament lost its balance and
came down with crash, breaking
Into frngraments MS it fell, and cutting
deep cash OK little Tommy Gran
yille's check. Ignatia looked pale as
she hurried to lift him up, at the same
time jerking the bell wire violently.
The servants hurried in, confused
and terr fled.
go for my mistress" said one.
''Call the doctor!'' said another.
stop the Dleedng or the child will
die! cried third.
ing by now," said the butler. ''He
amt my missus' medical man, but
there's no time to lose."
SO DIR. Millimau was called in.
Ignatia Perrine. an American girl
ly us she sat on the low sofa in the
bath room with little Tommy Granville
in her lap. Her large. liquid eyes, OF
so deep Il hazel to be nearly black, are
lifted earnestly to the young physic an $
face; her cheeks were crimson with ex-
citement and the silky black hair. es-
capped from the comb, fell in a soft
dusky cloud over her shoulders.
.Ahp' said fhe oh a m, he r N, a ri anita
fully. ii could strike an attitude lika
that if had big eyes and skin like s
painted doll-babv's"
'.Hold your tongue. Maggie" said
the cook, '1gnatia thinking of n. "a
ing on earth but the child. The trouble
with you is that you judge every one by
yourself
And the doctor holding chloroform-
saturated handkerchief to the little
patients nostrils, was intently watch
lag his face.
''Do not look so terrified. Mrs. Gran
vile" he said kindly. at is only a
flesh cut-a slight scar will oe the only
evil consequence resulting from the
accident"
1gnatia colored deeply-the jetty
fringes of her eyes fell to tho Grim.
soned cheeks.
al. am glad of it. SIR" said she;
''but you are mistaken. am not Mrs
Granville. l am only Ignatia
Perrine."
"a relative, most probablyp"
mo. SIR" hesitated Ignatia, '.only
the housemaid."
''Ob. SAID the doctor, and he went
on with his work in silence, fastening
threads of silver wire through the
child's pale cheek.
You would mako good surgeon"
he said. after few minutes. during
which nobody spoke. ''or a nurse.
!. You bear the ghastly sight we'll"
lgnatia burst into tears.
81 was very fond of poor little Tom
my. sir, she said "and l can't endure
to think of his being so disfigurod."
1t was difficult to tell whether Mrs.
Sclpio Granville was most distressed
with the breaking of the imported
jardiniere or the zig-zag wound in
Tommy's cheek when she returned.
1T must have been entirely your
fault in both instances, Ignatia, )" said
Mrs. Scipio. Such glaring careless
ness | never saw"
''Yes'm-and that amt the worst Of
1t. men," interposed Maggie, pertly.
If you could a-seen her trying to
pass herself of on the young doctor,
mem, as Mrs. Granville"
Can | believe my earsP' said Mrs
Granville. Indignantly. .Ignatia Per-
rine. you are discharged at onceT'
''Indeed Mrs. Granville" pleaded
the girl.
II want no discussion" interrupted
the arrogant child of wealth and lux
ur5. You heard my words. Here
is your months wages. Go at once
When DR.. Millman called in the
evening Tommy was flushed and fe.
verish.
"Ignatia! want Ignatia!' he kept
wailing out.
.Why don't you let the young wom-
an come imp asked the doctor. "He
should be INDUCED in his caprices SO
far as possible. -
..But that as 1t happens. 10 among
the inpossibilities," retorted Mrs.
Granville. with a toss Of her head. u
discharged the girl two hours ago.
"A pity" said the doctor. '-t3be