South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-02-27


member the long intimacy between
our families gives me right to help
you
Thank you. che said simply.
/ Ii was al she bad volcs for and
ueios her Iaichkey she let herself into
the houee.
Bless mel said tho young lawyer
as he walked off but the girl has
pluck! II was very pretty and en-.
tirely womanly. too, the way she
thought Of others. her grandfather
and The creditors. I didn't think she
had IL ia her.
II he had seen little Polly at this
minute he might not have thought
she had so much in her. She had
| slipped noiselessly into the great,
handsome front parlor, and dropped
down on one OF the low. cushienei di-
vans, all in heap as the girls say.
For two whole hours she kept herself
hid in the parlor. nobody knowiug
that she wss in the house; AMI in
that long, silent time when she heard
only the tinklina little brown clock
and her own Irregular brea. hing,
something happened TO Pol y. almost
like what happens to the moth when
IL comes out Of the cocoon. IL hap
pened to the Polly that was hid away
irside OF the Polly that everybody
know. And who shall say, that this
great startling change of fortune was
not eel to keep that inside Polly from
being smothered and dwarfed by the
outside Polly
When she went to find her mother
and grandfather it was with bright
face and steady voice.
A few days alter this Polly brought
up q dainty little breakfast 20 her
mother, who MAS quite overcome by
their disaster, as was tie poor Old
grandfather.
Come, mother Polly said blithely
i made these biscuit, and you've got
to eat two. What q good thing il
was that you had that hobby about
teaching me to do things. Doesn't
it fit 10 nicely nows
1t was theory of your fathers
answered the mother, in depressed
tone. Il promised him when you
were wee baby in long clothes that
| would have you taught To do every.
I tifiog- that %egs2 can do, and Of
course, after his death, fet The more
bound to do it. But | don't know
why you should make so much OF 1t
now. You cant support yourself
making biscuit
| 4 don't know, said Polly care.
lessly. . I don't know che repeated
more earnestly, springing up and
walking about the room, as il her
mind were not following her foot.
steps.
! In few weeks the Rutherfords had
moved into q small down town house,
with all the available rooms let : and
poor old Mr.. Rutherford was trying
feebly to discharge the duties of a
small saia;ied office into which bis
friends had placed him.
Pollys mother seemed quite crush
ed at first; but the girl rself was
buoyant with hope, as every young
lgirl has right 10 be no matter what
her style Of living is or IA not.
Thanks to Mr.. McIlwalne, she. had
her hundred dollars now 10 invest in
an enterprise on which she bad set
her heart far more than it had ever
been set on the pearls. And along
with the hundred dollars che had also
to invest in its youth, health, good
sense, brave spirit aud a proud in-
dependence. What else needed she
for happy and successful life ?
Her enterprise began with a visit,
basket in hand 10 seven or eight of
the best city hoels. and as many of
the restaufsnts. To all of them sue
offered daily, weekly or tri,weekly
supply OF be- dainty little biscuit,
such as she had learned 10 make
dowu in eastern Virginia, from q IA
nous old cook, who had in slave DAYS
, belonged to her fathers family. She
] was successful almost up to her own
| expectations, and far beyond her mo.
! theirs; and her citation could not but
/ infuse some hope into that lady's
weak spirit.
We must have a new name FOL
) your biscuit, miss, said ono wise
restaurant keeper. what shall VIC
call them p
Call tbem.' answered Polly. hest
3 ta.ing and laughing, call them The
Polly -wollyswinkum biscuit
q The Polly'wolly -winkum biscuit
got to be The fashion that winter.
I After bring one good cook at What
J seemed ruinous wages, secopd and
D third had 20 be engaged but Polly
k put on her great kitchen sprou, tied
b up her abundant hair in,o q hiol
knot and spent four hours Of eyers
= day 10 her kitchen herself No ples
D OF other engagements, no pretenee
that the cooks would do as well with.
Q out her, no tempting offer Of sleigh
: rides, no datterlng Invitations OF any
= sort, could make the little mistress 81
the bakery break her rule or neglect
her Wotk. Most naturally the bis.
: cult grew in favor.
The last time / visited the PolIv-
Tolly-wiukum bakery, It had move
It's quarters 10 q large, we'll lighted
; kitchen, with q class room attached
Fes, a class room; for Polly had
agreed to teach cooking to a number
OF rich mems daughters at a good
! round price per gi-l. And. not 10
lose the chance OF doing uood bocauso