St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-02


the kitchen just as Mrs. Randol was
speaking.
so think VIZ must have a man
to fix the furnace. 1t is too much for
you and Maggie. Do you know of
anyone whom we could have, Bird
get? 0 Della, don't you know of
anyone?"
Della reflected. There's a person
know" she said, who's an honest,
straightforward sort o. man. He's
little stupid, but think he'd do it
well, ma'am. III tell him, if we say
so, an he'll be up tomorrow"
But how do you know that he'll
come ?" inquired Mrs. Randol. 81
can only afford to give him So
week"
"Oh, he'll come, ma am" said
Della. When her work was done she
sat down and wrote as follows:
Dear Phil:
you was kinder impoite in YOUR
last but | thought Ide forgive YOU
just once. Mrs. Randol warnts a
Man to Fix the terniss. 2 dolls a
week. DO you warnt the job? You
come up here twice a day.
Cawdally yours,
"DELIA."
Della always omitted her OBJ
noxlous second name in her CORES
pondence.
The next day she received a note
from Phil
Dear Della If you'll excus the
famiyarity)
MY business is now changed from
/ Odd Jobs to Groceries and provisions,
20S3 Market St. All orders from
Mrs. X. promptly attended to. No
time for Fernisses. Saw Miss Sui
livan of Dublin today. She sends
love. Never felt SO we'll in me life.
Your obt sert,
"P CROWLEY. F."
The tears were in Delia's eyes
when she told Mrs. Randol that the
man whom She had proposed a a
furnace tixer would not come She
/ was too angry to recommend Pills
! groceries and provisions.
As the twilight of that day came
on, Della sat at the kitchen window
sewing She was putting on a
button for little Jack Randol, while
he looked on. This was Just the
time OF day that Phil Crowley used
to drop in but he had not appeared
since the night before the ball. Il
don't care; hope he won't come,
said Della TO herself and her eyes,
which were not quite dry, showed
how little she did care Bridget
came in, aud Jack asked for a piece
OF gingerbread.
"Oh, wish We was married f. said
Bridget. She did not mean that
Jack had arrived at a suitable age
for matrimony, but only that she
wished him somewhere else Befor,
long, she yielded to his pcr>uasiv,
powers, and he Departed with hi,
button securely fastened ON, aud hr
gingerbread in his hauds
Della looked up from her work
and out of the window She coulC
see down a narrow alley 60 where ii
joined a larger one, and thus sh,
could, as it were, take an instau
famous photograph of everyone who
passed along the main alley She
heard footsteps; two figures passed
They were Phil and Miss Sullivan o
Dublin His arm was round hel
waist. Della did not shrek, a.
actresses do, when their lover.
desert them She only left tht
kitchen and went up to her owl
room.
1t was more than a week befor,
Phil came to call again. Della hac
been schooling herself to the proper
GOODNESS of manner every evening
that he did not appear; and now
when he really did come, she felt dis
posed to melt However, she nervec
herself for the encounter, her little
heart, don't doubt, humping un
comfortably as She entered the
kitchen.
Good evening, Della said Phil
Good evening said Della 81
hope you've enjoyed the last week
and half" She stopped and bit her
lip.
Neither spoke again till Bridget
had gone out to see to the furnace
Then Della took a little package
from her pocket. I've got some
things for you, Phil" she said, her
sternness of manner having entirely
disappeared. II thought We might
want em back, now We don't come
here no more Her eyes began to
gisten There those letters ye
wrote from Narragansett last sum
mer when ye was drivin the hack
and here's the bangle and the ear
rings We gave me last year" Here
she trembled for moment before
her last effort. 81 thought Miss
Sullivan of Dublin might like EN-
an poor girl like mes not fit for
EN-, an'-an'-an' | hope you an
Miss Sullivan-will be happy-an'-
an" here poor Della broke down
and began to cry.