The Southern herald., 1889-01-12

ey for years. Ol course, could not
contest tie point with the girl unless
you upheld me That vas y0nF duty.
The truth was that Mrs. Talboys had
given wrong change Intentionally. She
often did 50. The rumor that had fol-
lowed them into town had not been I'M
founded.
III il we're not for Dominic Rivers.
she should pack, the exasperated wo-
man said % her husbanas and no an
sFered:
why don't you make it 50 disagree
able for her that she win want to gop
I'm sure you can do It Il any one can,
Mrs. Talboys
His wife looked at him a little sharp
", but seeing hc had no idea Of being
sarcastic, accepted the remark as q
complime.,s. and took the udvice.
From this day Eaiea MS became a
burden. Mrs. Talboys constantly crit
icised her.
'.YOu are SO awkward, Miss Chaun-
Cyl" she would say; or agains .sYouaF
90 slow" ssA
Efie's neat black dress was not made
Of the strongest material, and II frayed
at tho elbows, and needed patcfIng.
The white threads "A HE cotton goods
cIung to ~ Mrs. Talboys forbade
aprons The shop was bitterly cold in
winter. Mrs Talboys forbade shawls,
las doEdy AfIine was imposed for hes
EIhg avd hninasas behind Eilhai ana Mrs.
1alboys often set Tho hands of the clock
ahead in order to impose ii; but Efie.
terrified at the loss cf mAAey, which
meant perhaps Il glass Of cream or q
needtpl garment for her mother, kept
her own clock BY that in the store usftll
both clocks were half an hour iaster
than any other clocks IN the town, until
Mrs Talbogs, finding that shs 0vsis
reached herself, since Eifls's hours Of
duty ended At seven p. M, made the
sudden discoveryIthat .'theyswere fast
herself, just as the girl was putting on
her hat one evening.
Efie had never met with any thing
but kindness before, The blows II beF
seIf-esteetn were very painful. She
never thought for a moment that Mrs.
Talboys had a motive in her criticisms;
but for her mothers sake she resolved
to show no III feeling, was always re-
spectful, stFove to please, and became
q fasoFite withlthe customers
'Get Miss ChauncY to measure 1t for
yor, and yop won't be scrimped in
measare,h people would say, whose
trimmings had been won't to fail them
becguse Of Mrs Talboys' short yards,
or who could not believe that they al.
ways lost some triAe from their par.
cells
The honest rlerlhelped the business,
but the Talbpys never guessed it.
TheiF ea'eat hope was to I'll. their pocls-
cts with tho little piferings Of dishonesi
tradespeople.
However there was as yet no excuse
for dismisslna The mIhisteF's protegee.
AT last II came. The handsomesi
residence in town had long been unin.
habited. The owner lived abroad.
| Now he was about to return, his family
| having finished theip education All
the tradesmen in the place were inter
ested, for tho Dearborns lived well, and
made business lively.
/ Workmen were busy about the place
and son had arrived to superintend
matters a goOd-lool1ing young man,
who had been child OF ten when hi
left tho place, long befDre the Talboyi
bought the store from the widow Of the
former proprietor.
| Charles Dearborn vent about the
place, making himself agreeable to all
| He begun to drop in at the Taiboys
store frequently chiefly for little
articles heeded by the upholsters-
thread and curtain rings. andrghat not
/ but sometimes for stockings or handSer
chiefs for himself.
| Coming in suddenly, Mrs. Talboyi
found him talking to Efle. She frowne(
| upon the poor girl. sent her 70 wait up
on an old colored man who wanted /
pair Of shoe-strings and attended Il
| the gentleman's purchases herself, witt
her everlasting smirkl her sly glance,
from beneath her pale, straw-coloret
| eyelashes, and her continual protesta
tion oi-..To you. sir. 1t is only 81
much" as though prices we're ALTERED
for favored customers.
II aDgered her to see the young mai
glance now and then at Efiie's prettl
face. as she patiently produced tn
shoe-strings for old SANS critical ex
animation; and when at last in leaving
The shop. bio lifted his hat to the younI
lady. she grew furious.
Il am shocked, Miss Chauncy," sh'
said shocked that you should be s.
bold Talking to customers Of position
Ia thing never allowed in any respecta
!, bic storeli
Il knew Mr. Dearborn as a littl
boy" said EfIie 1--WE often played to
gether. He inquired for my mother
and spoke as an old acquaintanc
, would naturally do. =
Very vol; for once ! excuse It.
'said Ars Islboys; bat Esrnesabar. d
fncr- q - Foi;r manner RI. Fcrry n
brod
Enie ieIt That She va insulted, bl
none ne les would her week Z wagc
| buy bread ana meat That day sh
met young Dearborn, quits accidental,
on her part at least, on the way home
He turned and walked with hor. Al
most 1t Che door Of hor own home the,
came face to faco with Mr.. Talboya
who had been to the butchers to pa,
his weelEIx bill and was returning witt