Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-12-08

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looked AZ and touched the beautiful
skin III silent delight.
The price" said the shopwalker with
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Give L. a likcr II; the toque." said | in
duult. Bat tine small fur cap ravi>hed me.
Ii" ,i1n.c If euuwcd that it could never
hav" b,,l - II, IN ~Aadwell
"\,,.cpi.!l LAY El5 pound, for the Jacket
i..l ;,ggc," said the >hopwalker as these
reflections passed through my mind.
1T amt what you'd call cheap. is itf"
said l.
Pardon me, madam, it is very cheap in.
deed
Then won't have il, said firmly. but
with au inner sigh Of disappointment.
However, on the shopwalker explaining
that lie had employed the term relatively.
that no better fur could I've bought in Lon.
don and that the article" was fit for
duches, to wear, altered my decision and
told him I'd have it and chance it."
Some gloves and other things suggested
by Miss Hopkins, who became quite amia,
bic in the end. completed my purchases.
and as they amounted to great deal more
than Taras' purse contained it was ar.
ranged that they should be sent home with
bill.
You send 'em on sharp, cause wants
to put 'em on" said l, and then after get
ting some information from Miss Hopkins
with respect to the kind Of boots she wore
and where she bought them-a shop, the
very best in London, she assured me, and
only just across the road went off to
finish shopping. with n futtering sense Of
exultation vhich had not hitherto presented
itself to my imagination in the widest
dream Of happiness.
This mental excitement sharpened nv
wits wonderfully. | felt had the kew to
the mystery of that new life which had 80
perplexed me at first in finding out what
distinguished the better class Of people
from those among whom had lived and
adopting their peculiar ways. To be good and
nice l must initiate Taras and Miss Hop
kins. had noticed that this young lady's
hands and nails were very clean. that her
hair was carefully arranged and also that
she walked with an elastic aud nimble step
and an upright carriage, very different from
my shuf1ling gait and slovenly bearing So
lifted my feet from the ground, straight
ened my back and stepped out briskly for
Lambeth with my parcel of boots under
my arm and my imagination teeming with
hopeful ideas
Mere Lucas opened tie door and taking
me upstairs showed me a room which she
made me understand was to be mine. Then
laying her hand on my arm, carefully
mouthing her words and speaking in a loud