The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-06-25
day her eyes had rested on my advertise
ment, and how they had all said together

day her eyes had rested on my ADVERTISE
ment, and how they had all said together
in one breath Il have heard of one
handkerchief per family, but one breathD
that it was the very place. And how
they had come in the Spruce and Wood
land avenue car. and it had taken them
nearly forty-fiye minutes.
All this time my dear little Carroll
beg your pardon, there is that wrong
end again-and all the time the little
girl sat there just as quiet as a mouse,
which pleased me very much.
When they had finished she asked me
should she write to show Inc her hand
writing, and l said ''yes." So she took
her glove off and went to the desk and
wrote her name thus-Caroline Welton
and then told her to write mine and
she wrote-Richard A. Yohe-and you
have no idea what an extremely unbusi-
nesslike thought darted into my head
when I saw those two names together.
engaged her to come on Monday to
begin work, and amid i food OF recol-
lections from ma of how her dear dead
husband .snever expected dear Carol
would ever have to work." and chow
pleased he would have been that she
should be employed by SO considerate
gentleman a reckless profusion OF
smiles and bows from elder sister, and
demure nod from the little one, final
ly shut the door on them and waited for
George to appear. He appeared.
"You are Sybarite-an epicure of
feminine loveliness, gay deceiver who
has pretended to be Indifferent to wom-
an" Then in q heartbroken tone
'.She will break your heart and ruin our
office comb" ts
And all the time that donkey stood
there firing remark after remark, sat
and sat and felt foolish. don't know
why. Finally he went back to his work
whistling s'Love Comes Like Summers
Sigh" The young idiot! Fortunately
had q business engagement and man.
aged to get out. So the revolution be-
gan. &
Monday morning at 8 o'clock Miss
Welton appeared, denure and slightly
nervous. So was l. George was in the
next room, inwardly chuckling, I am
morally certain. After deal of cir
cumlocution q think that is master
word for the operation) managed to
show ker what she was to copy and how
| it was TO be done. Silence reigned for
actually two hours. Then some man
came in to see George and me. He
stared at the blond head leaning over
the desk and retreated into Georges
office, followed by me.
One after another of business &C
quaintances dropped in, but time wore
on slowly. l never knew such long
morning until it was 12 o'clock. Tht
winks, the grins, the sly chuckles from
some of the callers and the aggravatins
abetting responses of George, and my
constant alarm lest she should overhea,
) nearly gave me- a nervous fever. But th'
worst was to come. Fortunately n,
one was in the inner office but Georg
and myself.
Twelve o'clock strucl, and in walkes
elder sister. I quailed and Georg
turned his back on me and shook viii
laughter.
well. dearie.' cllirped elder sister
''has it seemed like d long morning."
'Yes, somewhat, though have bee
interested too. How's ma:
Every lonely without you. She sen
Inc to go with you to lunch SO that yo
would not think we had forgotten you.
} "Oh, thai will be NICE said Carol.
''And ma said as it was your first da
we should be little extravagant in Oh
luncheon"
'.Thats splendid. I'll see if l can {;
: now
I managed to get on my feet and blin(
ly got to the door, feeling that I didn
} care, and that George could go to I'll
deuce.
You may go now, Mics Walton, Fl
. your lunch. Please be back by
o'clock
Thank You. Yes. ST." So while 81
got on her coat and hat elder sister e
l planned that she had run in to see ho
l Carol was getting along. run in! 81
g certainly wasn't out of breath.) AL
t tLen they went. awaited George. 1
: began:
l wonder who will come tomorrow
g Ma? Wonder how many relatives 81
I has got to run III? Pity too. She seen
4 quiet enough. But these girls you nev
1 can Calculate what they ere.
!, an surprised that l did not ma
S sacre George, but l have always fc
Y that his unpleasant manner should
G viewed n the light Of an inirnity.
= Wen9 on.
q Very businesslika with sDearies' 81