The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1893-12-05

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T~cs.,&2 of the street looned
k@@B9s up like huge phan-
.--z toms, and the gas.
~,A jets seemed to thrill
ind shiver in toe wind. And the wei.
come of Mrs. Berry, her cousins house.
Keeper, was dead match for the weather
md the wind.
~ am expected. I suppose7" said.
Sinette, wondering why the woman did
aot open the door a little wider.
"What namet" cautiously inquired
Hss. Berry.
Georgia"
81 have heard nothing of it," said
Mrs. Berry, without opening the door
fraction of an inch farther.
e"Mr. Trebleton is at home, Tsuppose2"
{ "No, Miss, he's not," still frigidly.
, al will come in" said Ninette, trying
o swallow the sufocating sensation in
Der throat. i II will wait for him. It Isl
70 cold. ano IL am half frozen"
Mrs. Berry hesitated moment, then
opened the door, ungrsciously enough.
"Well," she said, II suppose you can
wait in the study unit! he comes"
She showed Niuette into the red.cur-
tanned, cozy little room, Hcd with
books, lighted by the soft ring of fame
that streamed from a shaded gas-jst, +,
warmed with the glow of coral-red tire
upon the hearth. And here, surrepti- !
siously turning the keys in the secretary;
drawers and writing-tsble and taxing!
them out, Mrs. Berry left her. =,
"There are the paper-weight," said
ars. Berry to herself, land the ivory
paper REUTERS and the inkstaod with the
stsg's head in bronze; but don't be-
Geve she'd take theml'
While Ninette, left alone, crouched
down in the low chair before the tire
and burst into tears.
.tIs all the North as cruel, as hard. as
frozen cold as this2" she asked herself,
WITH a convulsive shudder. ooh, it
would have been better to nave died of
starvation in my own sunny, golden.
Southi If stray dog, there, had crept
in out of the storm at night, they would,
at least, have given him a bone and a,
kind word. But for me there is no such,
We!comew
When Mr.. Trebleton came in at nine
o'clock, he found Ninette still looking
at the FIRE through eyes that swan ike
tears.
~ an Ninette Besuvoir, Jour cousin s
child,' said she, rising with varying
color.
Happy to make your acquaintance,
an sure" said Mr.. Trebletoa, apparently
50 busy in removing his gloves that he
never noticed hsI offered hand. "What
cap 7 do for you, Hiss Beauvoir2"
Ninette looked at him with large,
grave eJes.
:, Papa said, before he died." she
fs!tcred, that you would gre me a
home with your daughters. I have 40
longer 8 home OF my own. Papa's ILL
ness was expensive and took all eur
means"
Quite out of the question; quite out
of the question:" said Dir. Treoieton,
hurriedly, as he took up poker aud
began beating the topnost Jumps OF coal
on the fire. "Perhaps you are not aware
Miss Beauvoir, that I have large and
expensive family of my own, aud I
couldn't think OF undertaking any ad-
diricnal expenses"
Ninette listened, apparently iacrsdu-
,lous Of her own senses.
but what am to doa' she asked.
~Wbst do other girls do who are
thrown on their own resovrces2' rather
curtly demanded Mr.. Trebleton, secretly
wishing that the inter..s" was over.
''I don't know" said Ninette, simply.
81 am only al ignorant Southern girl.
No one every tod me. supposed, of
course, that could come and live with
you'll"
.Hunpb!" said Mr. Trebleton.
"They teach; they take in sewing: they
go into stores, shops, factories. They
strive for independence.
=. sCousin Trebleton," said Ninette,
with quivering lip, ''if I could see
your wite-5our daugbters-they ere
wouer like NE; they"
'.Iam very sorry" said Mr.. Trebleton,
Itonily, "but they are out of town.
There, there; don't cry. II there's any,
thing 1ate, It is 10 see woman make a
scene. OF course, you can stay here to
night. My housekeepeI, Mrs. Berry,
will take care Of you. In the morriny
rop will be better able to look things ID
Tie face"
Mrs. Berry, still, stiff and silent, con-
iucte5 Ninette to al arctic-cold bed
room at the top of the house, where the
7er7 candle seemed to shi7er.
= whats the matter nowf" said Mrs.
Berry, "Why are you crSiug?"
II sn SO hungry" sobbed Nlnstte, IN
whose nature starvation had completely
overcome the heroic element. ~ have
S,ad nothing to eat since eight O'Clock this
morning. =
:; Mrs, Berry bit her lip iupatientlJ'
ssAud the kitchen fire gone doNr,
said she, ssand not drop Of milk leftl
We'll, I'll 60 down and see what I csn
dnd."
But when she came back, poor little
Ninette, who had crept into bed to get
warm, was sound asleep. And the mig
gardly sandwich and slice OF Wlthered
cake were too late.
; Mr. Trebleton took Ninette to a gen
teel intelligence bureau the next day.
This lady," he said to her, iodicat'
Ing stout female in black-silk behi1d a
tail desk, "efill procure decent lodgings
.or you, and pat you in the way to EN-
ployment. Aud, if l CAP be OF any
further service to YOU, prey let me