Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-07-13

Listened 20 Ellen GlDOS! anu yet, IL VI
hadn't. must have starved or drowned
myself. Oh, dear, how hard 1t is tol
know what is rIghtl"
She went home and packed her poor
little trunk.
"My second month is up tomorrow,
Mrs. Ed gecumbe,' said she in falter-
lug voice, "and l am returning to New
York.
''To New York; Oh. Dolly!" cried
the little woman, throwing up her hands
in despair. "What is the matterp
"Nohing," said Dolly, valiantly
swallowing her tears; "only l must
60"
Has any one offended your"
"Oh. no, nO!''
'If You want higher wages"
mo, Mrs. Edgecumbe; you pay me
all l earn nOw."
"Then what is it, dear Dolly, do
stay. You are like one of ourselves
pleaded Mrs. EdgecUmbe.
But Dolly only answered with her
tears.
~ can't think what has changed her
SO, all OF a sudden" said Mrs. Edge
cumbe. "The children have coaxed
h r, and Mr.. Edgecumbe has offered
her higher wages, but it is of no use.
Perhaps John, if you were, to speak t
her"
Mr.. Gardener sat 81 emily balancing
his pen, eglrdle,s of the big round
blot that had fallen Oh the text of his
Sunday sermon. 1t was strange rev.
elation to him, the chill feeling that
cIme across his heart at the idea OF
Dolly's going away.
"Y es,' sad lie. 81 Will speak TO her.
Somehow, it seems as If We couldnf
spare her,"
But even to his kind reasoning:
Dolly only replied by fearful 81 ence.
81 must CO." SAID shs - 81 mustl
And you, if you knew all. would say
the same thing"
81 don't know what / shall do, I'm
sure" said Mrs. Edgecumbe lapsing
into deep despair. Il shall never have
courage to face an intelligence office
again. Cassie Merton has just been
here telling Inc the strang st stories
about those places. 1t seems she
knows of a woman whose business it
is to act as reference to girls who can't
get any or don't deserve them. Sle
has hired a gaudily furnished Hat, and
sits up there all day actiRg the part OF
the last lady with whom the girls lived
at so much a head. Fancy what a
deceptionl Ths police have broken up
the place on the complaint of a lazy
who found herself the victim of a dis
honest maid whose recommendatiln IN
was obtained in this manner, hut who
knows how many others there may
bs?"
Dolly sprang to her feet, saying:
"MTs. Edgecumbe, that is what l
dIdl That is the reason l leave you.
l can't stay longer and bear The burden
of my guilt
AID she confessed 1t all, beginning
at the story of the Dresden shepherd
ess, and ending with Ellen Gibbs sit
ting In the aclnt boudOiT of the lady
who had gone to spend the Easter holi
days at Tuxedo Park.
Now you fnow ALL" said she.
"Piea5e let Inc go at once. for Of course
you won't be willing to let me SIT at
the table with the dear children again"
And her words died away in a great
burst of sobs.
"Not willing, indeedl' cried Mrs.
Edgecumbe. "Of course I won't be
willing TO let you stir a step from
LIlliesleaf farm. Is that all that trou
bles you, Dollyr"
'Tsn't that enough?'' walled poor
Dolly.
quite enough to satisfy me that
you must stay" lid Mrs. Edgecuml e.
"Why, Dolly, child, you are like my
own sister now. Do you thiLk | will
let you 90 back into sucn temptation
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Make her understand that we like heI
better than ever for having told us the
truth-dear, brave grill"
Mrs. L lgecumbe ran ont of the room
to tell her husband that all was right.
Dolly looked timidiy at MIR. Gardr
ner.
"Well?" said he, kindly
cit is for you 10 decide" Whispered
she. ~ will do exactly what you
say"
you'll promise me that, Dolly?"
"Yes," she avowed artleSsly.
Dear little Dollyi" said he. "You
have done very wrong, but you have
a'oned for all that by your free and
frank confession. My verdict Is that
you remain here"
ooh, MI. Gardiner, | am SO gladi''
"Stopl' said he. 81 am not quite
through"
"OhP' sighed Dolly, blankly.
''There is something else want you
to do"
by way of penanceP"
Dolly's blue ewes sparkled; her old
playful spirit vas coming back again.
IF you choose to call it penance,
yes. | have discovered something with
in the last hour, Dolly. / have dis
covered that if y ou went away a great
portion of the light and sunshine of my
life would go also; that L love you
Dolly, and this thii g that l ask of you
is to be my wife,
Dolly hid her burning face among
the leaves of the big gerauium in the
/ window.
"I-think-I must st-be-dresming,
| said she. ''Because-how can L have
! deserved such happiness as thisP"
'If we all got only what we deserve
in this world" said Mr.. Gardiner, 1--WE
should some of US fare pretty hard.
| That is the clerical side of me. And
now, Dolly, my own darling little Dol
| ly, taking her tenderly to his heart,
| "here is the human side of me! No
happiness In all the universe can be too
much for you. sweet one. AID l love
You all the better, in that you are no
more absolutely perfect than myself"
And this Situation as minister's
wife at Llliesleaf was the last that Dol
ly Dimar ever took, and If any one else
! wants ''reference'' for her they musl
ask the Reverend John Gardiner.
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