The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-11-06
A TIMELY DISCOVERY.

" Niitu ASrShA Ahu ilpuu htf oull, Stil
GUS eyes 10 the girl near her.
tThe wedding dress
What wedding dress9"
why, the one that is being made
for the daughter Of the head Of the
firm. Miss Roslind Fielding.
Willie went quietly on with the ruff
fle she was blind stitching.
u haven't seen it--no. We inefii.
cient workers seldom get glimpse Of
tnadams masterpieces,
That's sol assented Cora, vigor-
ously proddiug little emery straw
berry with her needle. III was only
BY chance saw this. But it isn-she
paused for a suitable word" we'll, il
is just heavenly she concluded.
Very crowded, very sutfocating, was
the fifth floor sewing room Of the
great dry goods establishment Of
Fielding Il Moore in which the girls
sat and sewed.
The capital Of the firm was i'm
mense, its reputation really national.
But the prices paid employees were dis
couragingly low, and The accommoda
ton of the workers far from sanitary,
il humane.
Il happened to be passing the room
where they show shades by gaslight
Kitty Davis is assistant there this
week, and she called me to come in.
Madam wasn't around, so ! did 20 in,
Oh, Willie, you just ought to see i'll"
'Whyfn indiferently.
She picked up d spool Of primrose
silk and threaded her needle
She was small statured little crea-
ture, plump and dark. Her eyes were
large, pensiye and Of hazel black; her
complexion Of rare pearl purity; her
lips scarlet, sweet and seldom smiling
because, said Cora, promptly,
You're not liable to see anything so
grand in your life again. I'm certain
/ shan't."
Willie smiled.
THAT is a cruel assertion, Cora
Well, its truei" persisted Miss
Brown. why. the satin would stand
alone-it is the new silver white, Of
course -and il is paneled with EN-.
broidery Of crushed pearl seed and
crewel silk--daisies and oats and rib
bon grass. They say the lace on the
cosage dt is just like seam cobweb)
is 200 years old And, sinking her
voice in reverential whisper, the
buttons are diamondsl
Willie Lestrand nodded. She did
not stop sewing, or seem much inter
ested
Kitty Davis showed them to me,
went on Cora, eagerly. They are
worth--oh, ] don't know how many
dollars she said and her train is three
yards long. Myr
She paused, quite breathless and &C.
static, aud looked at her companion,
whose silence seemed TO irritate her.
"You don't care much TO hear about
fine gowns or fashionable folks. she
said.
A strange and wistful look was that
which Willie gave her.
What have we to do with fine
gowns or fashionable peoplef' she
asked.
When she left the store that even
ing, she was joined by gentleman
whose acquaintance she had made
since entering Fielding & Moore's,
two months ago.
He was assistant manager of the
store, and 10 him had the letter Of in
PRODUCTION which secured her employ
ment been addressed He had persist
emily and devotedly followed up the
acquaintance.
He had visited her at her boarding
house. asked her out, sent her flowers.
And-just three days ago-he had told
her that he loved her.
But " be bad hastily supplemented
his confession BY saying, Il can't ask
you just yet 10 marry me. ] have 9
fair position, Of course but ! haven't
saved cent, and don't think ought
to urge a girl to share poverty com
paratiye poverty with me.
II was d speech both plausible anc
prevaricating, but Willie's better
judgment was blunted by the fact
that the speaker was romantically
handsome, and evidently also roman
tically ia love with her,
But the fact she did not know was
that be was tremendously ashamed ol
having lost the organ he presumptu
ously termed a heart TO mere sewing
girl.
When he was her escort be tied as
far as possible to avoid meeting &c
quaintances. lie WIS immensely dis
gusted with himself for his infal,fa
ton. While enjoying her society fad
admirins her beauty, be resented bi'