The Forrest City times., 1891-01-09

lNitc -uiu, Soti iu iuh Suiu she, sharply.
 "lt's only one minute past :, Miss Thorburnl" pleaded the girl.
 And 1 wish you distinctly to un- derstand," snapped Miss Thorburn, who had been peering through the windows. 'that 1 don't allow my young wonfen to gallivant through the streets with young men on their way to and from the storel 1t isn't respectable, and"
 Pearl colored vividay.
 Its a friend of my sister" said she. He only"
 Miss Thorburn glared at her.
 Obliged me-" said she, "by re- membering that l do not permit my young women to answer me back. Here's Miss Denseps bonnet. Take it at once to 50 Caravan square. She'll be furious because it wasn't sent last night"
 Sixty Caravan square was state ly brown-stone house, with vestibule doors ot gorgeous stained glass and floor of mosaic marble, covered with rich Persian rugs.
 Miss Densel was not in, but Paula and Florine, her younger sisters, ran to receive the hat.
 Audrey will be so angry because it didn't come in time for Mrs. Jays musical breakfast" cried Paula.
 These two pretty young maids, in their pink, and blue cashmere tea gowns, their flowing gold hair and dainty, red,heeled slippers encircled with gold embroidery-how wistiul- ly Pearl looked at them as she crept quietly away in her patched boots, her faded cloth jacket, which had come down to her from Katie, and her poor little knitted Tam shan ter cap.
 "How nice it must be to be richN' thought she.
 Let's have a look at the hat, Flo, said Paula-''right here in the dining room, where the beveled mirror is. Audrey never lets us see her pretty things Florine opened the box.
 "Oh, isn't it exquisite' she cried "All rosebuds, with strings of pink falle, and the sweetest jeweled pon- iard stuck through the sidel Are they real diamonds, Paula, or only Rhine stones|"
 Rhine stones, of coursel" said sage Paula. Who ever heard of real diamonds with $50 bonnet? But ism t it beauty? Let us try it on. Flo. Oh, take caren
 For in handing it across the table Florine had dropped it. The effort to recovet it only succeeded in over turning tall flask of Bordeaux sallad-oil upon the rosebuds and pink faille
 Flo and Paula looked aghast at each other.
 Hush" cried the former "Some one is coming. Put it back into the box, Paula Take it up to Audrey's room. She think it was an accident Oh, how could you be so careless?"
 Il wasn't careless" sputtered in dignant Paula. 1t was your fault as much as it was mine. What will Audrey say?"
 Two hours later the reception bon net was brought hack to Miss Thorburn by Audrey Densel herself in an olive plush-lined carriage, at tended by q French maid, and Pearl Playfair was summoned at once
 She came, innocent and eager only to be angrily dismissed rom the es- tablishmeut. In vain were her pIo- testations and entreaties. \
 \ "A some oi your grocer and baker friends places" cried Miss Thorburn ''who did? Do you suppose Miss Densel poured grease over her own reception hat9 Silence, l say Leave the house at once, and do not pre- sume to ask for either wages or ref erence from me. consider that l am treating you with extreme kind ness in not sending for policeman
 Pearl went home. feeling as if she were in q dreadful dream. Her situ- ation was gone, and without reference es how could she expect to get an- other? And who would find food or fire for Katie?
 The elder sister listened to Pearls piteous tale with dismay, but she put the brayest possible front upon it.
 Don't sob so, Pearl, she soothed, We shall not starve; something will happen to protect us, dear; don't be afraid. Who is that Mrs. Nippett is talking to outsider"
 Its me--.Ianie Vail" said cheery. cordial voice, with some ap- ples and home made wine. Joe. my brother. says you are his friends. I may come m. mayn't l?"
 And Jamie entered. rosy and smil- ing, with a refreshing air of the country about her.
 "Oh, yes said she. nodding her head and gluncing ahont the room, SO cold, so cheerlcss, SO neat, no body can expect to get well boxed up in the city like this! that good wom- an outside tells me that the doctor recommends conptry air. l think, Miss Pluytair, that Il you will visit my mother at the old farm for month. we sha'n't know you when you come back. l hope you like the country. Joe does. It's Joe's high est ambition some time to buy nice farm of his own. As tor the little girl there" nodding her head at Pearl. "she can come and stay with me while you are gone, if she doesn't want to lose her place Ut the bonnet store"
 Pearl hung her head.
 oI hnve no nlure nnW to lose soi1