The Opelousas courier., 1893-06-10

4 in her day. Sh'
was not unpleas
ant to look upon even at forty-odd. Hel
blue eyes were as blue as ever, there wa:
not a gray hair in her nut-brown tresses,
and a fresh color still glowed in hel
cheek.
Miss Martha, the elder sister, was tai
and gauut, with a Roman nose and 8
projecting chin; but that signifed little.
Miss Duluth made no %pretensions at all
Miliy 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.
mo-" meekly acquiesced Miss Du-
luth, sit WON'T"
"If she can't pay her rent" severely
observed Miss Milly, "what was she
doing with that new surah silk dress2
Only a typewriter, at thati"
"Well, she's young" said Miss Du,
luth. "Young folks like to Dress"
Miss Milly compressed her lips.
"Young folks ought to like to paw
their debts" said she. s'Tell her she
must go.",
"But, Milly-"
Miss Milly closed the big book.
"Tell her." said she, in a very soft
voice, ''she must CO."
Miss Duluth came nearer to the table.
"Sister," said she, ssperhaps YOU
haven't observed that Professor Meilea
takes a good deal of notice of Hiss Red
wyn."
Miss Milly coIored.
"No," said she, 'I hadn't"
'He's not SO very young" said Miss
Duluth. "But he's very handsome still.
And then he's SO talented. And when
he has published that learned volume on
'The Languages of Christendom,' he'll
be a 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-onIy a typewriter,
who has the cold hall bedroom on the
third floor, and gets her breakfast over
a kerosene stoye-to marry the profes
sort'
Miss Milly tossed her head.
- didn't know you were such a
matchmaker, Martha"
sim not, sister," A bar of scarlet
came out on Miss Duluth's high cheek
bones. "But don't you think it would
DE a good thingY
They can do as they like, said Miss
Milly.
"But if you send her away, you de-
stroy all her chances"
Miss Milly tapped her foot impatiently
on the floor.
Cuisines is business, aud she owes
us a months rent" SAID she.
Miss Duluth said no more. 1t was
rarely that she yentured to dispute her
reign.
Late in the afternoon Miss Milly went
up to see about a leak in the roof that
had been reported to her, but she got no
further than the little hall bedroom on
the third floor.
There, On her shabby little bed, lay
Miss Redwyn, the typewriter, shaking
suppressed sobs.
"Why, what's the matter2' Miss Milly
pausing on the threshold.
"I've been dischargedr' said Miss
Redwyn, defiantly, sitting up and look.
!ng angrily Of her questioner. sIsn't that
natter enough?o
Miss Redwyn was very pretty, indeed.
abundance OF Enthusiastically crimped
'ed-gold hair, a Complexion all snow and
'armine, and hazel eyes, fringed with
'urly lashes.
"Just the sort Of face and figure that
would become an actress" thought Miss
dIlty, with a sort of resentment. 81
Wonder what Professor Mellen can see TO
ike in her2n
But there was a great deal of the |
Vomanly in Miss Milly's nature, and she
poke kindly to the despairing girl, in
0CA SURE SGFdItSs Il
"Don't cry, Maryln said she, stroking
ae red-golden hair, which had fallen
own from its imitation shell pins.
Mary Redwyn was one of those girls
indulge q good deal in imitation.)
Why did they discharge your
aOn, don't knowl Old FoxalI has
cen grumbling this long timeI' sighed
lary. "Aud to-day, just because |
appened to spell a word wrong But
don't carel I wouldn't work another
ay for him, not if he'd pay me q thou
md dollarsl I'd rather starvel And,
II all I can see, I'm going to starve,
%. You're going to turn me out
mo, ! am not" SAID Miss Milly.