The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24


"Wisby-wa- h.. strcak7 stuff. I cal
it" sage,y observed Tommy. 40
more body 10 II than a vvat .-f-a rar
Well drawing out crunrlei -n..r -
paper, do you see this "
a pattern Oh. Tom. its NV <F01lo.
tain in the Desert idea. ONLY carried ont
and ampliticd, IN. how lovely
That's vour .dea Of lovely. hz7 dis
dainfully reeo-ted Tom. '.Eeu. Old
Au-dale wants the fimsv stun emb-o.d-
cred in the sDrawlv nastcrD with The q
silks. or CrcWeIs, or whatever YOU cali
'em, .u-t as soon as he can have EN-
finished. And he'll pay $50 for the -ob,
material found
Ceciy looked rather douJtfu,ly at the
pale yellow fabric.
It's no vc-v liberal price for three
Tom made a LideOus face.
aid you ever yet know old Ausda1e
to pay a very liberal price for anvth.ng?'
asked he.
But is better than nothing, I sup
poseI' re.uctantlv added Cccily.
"Iake it or leave it." said Tom.
winning way Of L,s "
/ JthE
Ceciiy. "There's no other work in
prospect, and my time lust at present is
worth only what it Will bring"
He wants it as soon as you can finish
It, added Tommy.
~ cry welIM sighed Cecilv.
And She lighted the big double burner
line the pattern.
Put fart- ~ 81 rT'-.-z--,--
flung open the door of the room. and.
instead Of entering it afte the ordinary
prosaic style, turned a somersault INTO
the presence of his sister,
CccIIy gave a start that pr ckcd her
finger seriously.
"No blood drops on the yellow
slimpsy fimsy yelled Tommy. ''It's
deal too valuable for that That's right,
SIS, keep your finger in Your mouth.
l want to talk. Uvo made a discovery"
"Wasn't | startled, though, a good
bit. Just listen till tell YOU. | took
two boxes Of lace frl's to old Auzv's
house this afternoon for mis-. the royal
princess, to choose from, and white was
waiting | heard a lady say in the next
room: IN, what a rem! An Oriental
landscape. isn't it? Palm trees and
travellers drinking at a weup You may
guess pr.cked ND my ears when I heard
mss, the royal, answer: It's a piece Of
rare old tapestry that papa rot through
his agent at ConstantinOple. Il used 10
be a wall decoration IN the boudoir Of
one of the Pasha's wives. and it was
brought here al the risk Of an Trrptian
slaves life Eh2 What do YOU think
of that for a r0using big Leg
"You don't mean, Tom
Yes, | do, too! 1t was your piece Of
work. Sis | tiptoed close to the door
and pecpcd in, and there it was. hung
over the ton an ebony easel. Didn't it
look stunning, thougI. II say that for
old Auly-he knows good piece of
work when he sees it,"
But, Tommy"
al isteu-vou haven't heard all. Miss
Ausdale was talking thirteen to the
dozen. and says she: Don't hint it to
YOUR brother, dear Miss Thornevcroft,
bat l remember how devoted he was to
relics OF Eastern ancicntry like this.
aud there is large piece of en-
broidery on old Persian silk coming
through the Custom House rowland
papa says your brother shall have the first
refusal of it. It's over hundred years
old, but the agent at Constantinople says
it is in wonderful order, and much The
same pattern as this. 1t has hung for a
century in the Mosque of St, SOFIA 1t
belonged to the widow Of Emin Bey,
and her descendants were induced to
part with it on condition no one should
know it had left the country. Three
yards long and in peffe t prescrvat on :.
And papa will let Mr.. 1hOrneycroft have
it as a good favor for $500. One must
make sacrifices, you know, for ones
clergyman Oh, but l can't remember
the half Of what she said," brcathlessly
added Tommy. "AEd old Mss Thor
ncycroft kissed her and eaid she would
never forget her kindness, and might
she have it to surprise the parson with
as a Christmas Gift3 And so they struck
the bargain. And don't you see. Sis, this
piece of yellow stuff you are working at
%25 is to ma C 500 for old Auzy, be-
sides a lot Of credit for generosity and
artistic Judgment and all that sort of
thing'
1T is cheatingw cried out Cecilv.
"That's the way i looks to me, said
Tommy.
Il will never let Miss ThOruevCrOft' 8
kind heart be imposed upon in that sort
of WAY.
Il don't see how Won can hclp it,"
'Rut l Will help it > exclaimed CeciIy,
her checks red, her breath coming thick
and fast.
1t was three weeks afterward that
Miss Fudora Ausda'c was ushcred into
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