Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-12

poor like us9 We are shop-girls on
our vacation"
For she said to herself. II am de-
termined he shall not take us for other
than we are"
"And, observed the ghost, Il should
think you We're having "A very jolly
time Of il. A little more trout, Miss
Hale? And how did you come out in
these wildernesses2"
So then, of course, little Barbara,
who was generally the spolSeswoman
Of the assemblage, related all her
efforts to secure summer board
lyon see" said she. MIR. Archer
pays Us so small a salary that we have
not much margin for luxury
"He ought to pay you more said
the ghost. I'm in business myself |
know how y is People can't be ex.
pected to live on nothing"
II do believe cried Dorcas. .you
are the tailor's young man from Cult &
Fits, next door to Archer's! thought
! had seen your face bcforel But II YOU
over get to the head OF the Grm-and a
man can achieve almost any thing he
pleases do pay your employees a de-
cent sun"
Il will" said the young man in the
white-lannel tennis suit.
And he spoke as il he meant il.
And then Dorcas discoursod still
more learnedly about the rights and
wrongs, the injustice and petty trials
of life behind the counter
I'VE are ladies, you see, 81 said she.
"and we expect to be treated like
ladies. But suppose you have your
troubles, too
Lots Of EN-. said the young man.
gazing absently into the fire Every
one has, suppose"
So that they all became great friends.
AT midnight the rain ceased, and tho
moon burst in a food of glory on the
dripping scene.
Eve can so home now" said Dor
cas-, clapping her hands. "And dare
say, young man, with a pretty air OF
patronage, "Mr Morris could make
you up bed on the kitchen floor at
our house, without charging very
much for it."
81 should be delighted II he could, 4"
said the young man, meekly.
And so it was arranged.
The girls made an extra toilet next
morning to meet 1.-THE gh ost, as they
called him. at the breakfast table
But TO their infinite disgust he was
gone when they descended.
aye see" said Old Man Norris"
that there white flaming suit O his'n
had shrunk up with the wct so il
wasn't fairly presentable, and he just
cut across lots afore daybreak an
cleared out"
81 told you So said Barbara. clio
was a ghost, and being such he dis
solved into thin air at cock crown
And ! had put on my blue cambria
gown, sighed Mary.
"And my hair was crimped so nice
ly,n said Dorcas.
but he gave me this ere. said Old
Man Morris, displaying on the horny
palm of his hand a gold half eagle.
Rather extravaganza Tor a tailor'5
clerk, said Mary.
THAT is just the class o. people,"
said Dorcas loftily, "who don't know
how to spend money properly"
II thought he was very nice, said
Barbara; 'and thought perhaps no
was going TO be the beginning of u
real adventure. "
September set in sultry as the trop-
les this year, and the three girls re-
turned to Archer's great store with
unwilling footsteps
But the cashier met them with
smiling face.
I've received instructions" said
he, Ito raise the salaries Of all tho
girls in this department ten per cent.
Young Mr.. Archer himself told me do
so.
Young Mr. Archcr?'
There he IS now said the cashier.
And the next minute the hero Of
the rainy night had come up and was
cordially shaking hands with them
Chen you are not the tailor's young
man after ALP said Mary, littlo
taken aback
Did | say | wasp said Archibald
Archer
AT the end Of the autumn little Bar
bara Hale had confession to make
Girls, said she, "whcn | thought
that young Mr.. Archer was going to
be the beginning Of an adventure
was right. He has asked me TO marry
him. and when We go on our summer
vacation next year we shall 90 TO
gether.'
Aud Mary and Dorcas kissed LITTLE
Barbara and congratulated her from
the very bottom Of their hearts.
This" said they, lis an adventure
worth having. Saturday Night.
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