Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-04-21

ant to look upon even at forty-odd. Her
blue eyes we're as blue as ever, there was
not a gray hair in her nut-brown tresseS,
and a fresh color still glowed in her
cheek.
Miss Martha, the elder sister, was tall
and gaunt, with a Roman nose aud a
projecting chin; but that signi6ed little.
Miss Duluth made no pretensions at all.
Millv had always been the family au-
thority, even when the old Judge was
living, and they owned the pretty place
on Lake Pontchartrain, and now that
they were "reduced" and earned their
living by letting rooms, she was the au-
thority still.
"That won't DO" said Miss Milly.
"No," meekly acquiesced Miss Du-
luth, ''it won't"
'if she can't pay her rent" severely
observed Miss MillY, "wbat was she
doing with that new surah silk dress2
Only typewriter, at thatl"
"Well, she's young" said Miss Du-
luth. "Young folks like to DRESS"
Miss Milly compressed her lips.
"Young folks ought to like to pay
their debts" said she. "Tell her she
must CO."
"But, Milly-"
( Miss Milly closed the big book.
"Tell her." said she, in very soft
voice, "she must CO."
Miss Duluth came nearer to the table.
"Sister," said she, "perhaps you
haven't observed that Professor Mellen
takes a good deal of notice of Miss Red
wyn."
Miss Milly colored.
"No," said she, 81 hadn't"
"He's not so very young" said Miss
Duluth. ''But he's very handsome still.
And then he's 50 talented. And when
be has published that learned volume on
sThe Languages of Christendom, he'll
be very famous man. And he occupies
the whole of our first floor. Sitting
room, bedroom and bath room furnished
beautifully. Think what it would be
for Mary Redwyn-only a typewriter,
who has the cold hall bedroom on th'
third floor, and gets her breakfast ovel
kerosene stove--to marry the proies
sorl"
Miss Milly tossed her head.
"I didn't know you were such
matchmaker, Martha. ="
'1'm not, sister," A bar of scarlet
came out on Miss Duluth's high cheek
bones. "But don't you think it would
be good thingI"
"1hey can do as they like" said Mis-
8Iilly.
"But if you seAd her away, you de
stroy all her chances.
Miss NIilly topped her foot impatiently
on the floor.
"Business is business, aud she owe
us months rent" SAID she.
Miss Duluth said no more. 1t wa
rarely that she ventured to dispute hel
sisters reign.
Late in the afternoon Miss Milly went
up to see about leak in the roof tha
had been reported to her, but she got n
further than the little hall bedroom OIL
the third floor.
There, on her shabby little bed, lay
Miss RedwyD, the typewriter, shaking
with suppressed sobs.
"Wby, what's the matter9 Miss Mill.
asked, pausing on the threshold.
"I've been dischargedl' said Mis-
Redwyn, defantly, sitting up and look
ing augrily at her questioner. "1Sn't tina
matter enough9"
Miss Redwyn was very pretty, indeed
with abundance Of fantastically crimpet
red. gold hair, complexion all snow an'
carmine, and hazel eyes, fringed wit
curly lashes.
"Just the sort of face and figure tina
would become an actress, thought Mis-
Milly, with sort of resentment. &c
wonder what Professor Mellen can see t.
like in herr"
But there was a great deal OF tn
womanly in Miss Milly's nature, and sh
spoke kindly to the despairing girl, il
such sore straits.
"Don't CRY, Maryl" said she, strokini