Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-02-07
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round London square one Noyen
Der afternoon Just as gloom wa
creeping over the great city.
Gerald Oakley quickened his step
for a trifliDg fancy; he wished to tax
tickets for q theatre and to secur
the best places he could. Dolphin,
Marston FASTENED her pace for tb
sake OF reaching q fashionable Yves
End house of business at the earlies
possible moment, hopingt o receive tn,
money due for beautiful piece of ar
embroidery she had done to order.
1t had been raining, and pools O
water, which were half mud, stood
In the street. Mr.. Oakley thought
nothing of these, however; all his
effort was concentrated just then in
obtaining two stalls in good posi-.
tlon for viewing the play; while Miss
Marston's hurried steps were mo we'd
by the remembrance of an invali d
mother and an empty purse.
Yes, emptyl Two small silver
coins-threepenny-bits-werea all that
remained to her till the lovely border
she had been embroidering was paid
for.
Swiftly each pursued his way and
hers; and the result of their absorb
tlon in thought and of the Pickering
shadow cast by tho street-lamp,
added to the gathering gloom, was
That they came into momentarv
collision at the corner of the square
1t would not have mattered, per-
maps, for Gerald threw himself
against the railing in order to break
the blow to the young lady but that
the accident twirled the precious
packet containing the art embroid-
cry right into the midst of a pool of
water gllstening under the lamp
post. Are you hurt? Pray pardon
my carelessness. What can do to
repair it?'' exclaimed the young man
h,urrledly, deeply distressed at being
the occasion of the accident.
But poor, lovely Delphine was far
more distressed than he was. and her
Deautlfule yes strained wild glancea at
,he Drown paper covering in which |
her work was enveloped. An instant |
was sufficient to tell her that one
corner had been soaked in the pool inst
enough to bring misery, almost ruin.
to the poor girl. She uttered an
agonlzed cry and burst into tears
despite her efforts to the contrary.
What is it?'' repeated the Young
man, now in real CONSERVATION
Have | spoiled your parcel by NV
haste? Let me do
l can do to repair my
fault?" '
For Gerald Oakley was as good
hearted n young fellow as ever
breathed, and he half OWNED the
real state OF the case. when he Der
nelved the trouble into which the
Young girl was thrown by observing
the damaged paper, which contained
doubtless, something valuable.
Necessity and despair are two
masters who do not admit of much
enclng as to the truth; and Delphine
of her mother, so helpless
md entirely left to her care, faltered
out:
vi some art embroidery which
spoiled by the wet. was taking
to the shop | work for. Oh. sir
'ou ask what you can do. VIII Won
my this embroidery at a very re- :
Iuced price? 1t would form the !
border for a chimneypiece or for n
Certainly, | will buy it; in fact :
ny sister wants two or three borders :
Know. Let us take them of YOU in :
tead OF going elsewhere. Of course :
VIII buy this one now. but at the :
I'LL price, not at reduced one. Let /;
ne ask your address and will send )
messenger tonight, that is if | J.
ave not enough money with me to
ay for it," !
Delphine looked up and thanked '
i'm heartily. \
My mother and | lodge two or !,
nree streetstrom this, " said she. And :.
hen she named the modest sum of IL
vo pounds for her embroidery.
inch was very beautiful. :
Allow me to give it YOU now"
nd Gerald, removing his hat and (
'gardlng with growing interest this II
'vely, .penniless, friendless girl who "
'oked like lady and who was earn !.
z her bread in this precarious way. .
I must learn her address. NV
ster Connie might help her" ran =
Witty through his brain. Aloud he >
explained that his sister <
ould be happy to call at the lodg- U
gs and give her some orders, upon n
hich Delphine's sweet voice named u
lie street and the house in which she il
5ed, after which he and she went
eir different ways. IL
But young Oakley no longer II II
ought of securing his stalls for the 1T
eatre, that could be done presently.
r the vision of the girl who had lust Ut
lltted him entirely filled his mind. d.
80 young, so beautiful, and to u
we to earn her own living like thatl =,
suffer such agony for fear of the u
IS of two pounds. What should | ~
4 If Connie was in such a plight? !,
!, we must try and help heri" ~ y.
ought he. st
Then he stood under a lamp-post u
fecting, and finally walked oil in o.
g direction of the address given j,