The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-07-14
ONLY A SEAMSTR ESS.

vi WIZ uooEotoPo VI tuo elegant man.
sion Of Mr.. Green.
A servant ushered him into the
room, where CHANGED, at, that mo-
ment. to DO sitting Mrs. Green her
daughter Mary and Miss Emeline
May. Tho matron received him with
a grace that was strangely winning
for lady OF her ago and apparent
dignity Of manner, and with an afrec.
tionatenoss Of manner that she could
scarcely have exercised toward q son
Of her own.
Mary. her daughter. rose 10 re-
ceive him likewise with 4 prssump.
tiveness bf attachment that shS had
evidently been drilled into by the as
siduous teachings Of her mother.
Only Emellne May-the orphan
girl-appcarcd to BIO for tho time un.
noticed.
She looked up with timid and
snddened air, as Mr.. Mowbray on
tered the room, and quickly dropped
her blue Dyes again upon her work.
Mr.. Mowbray glanced with a look
OF expressive inquiry at tho young
girl, and tho glance was not un-
noticed by Mrs Grcen; for IL could
not have been many minutes before
shc made some frivolous pretcxt for
dismissing her from the room alto
gether. All the time that the visitor
had been In tho rbom she hid re-
ocived no introduction to him at the
instance OF Mrs. Green.
"She is really splendid looking
girl" exclaimed tho young gentle.
man, when she had gathered up her
work and passed out before him.
'Somo rclative?" added he, inquir-
ingly.
"No-yes-that Is. answered Mrs.
Green, hesitatingly. "sho is q sort OF
second cousin TO Mary, and we suffer
hcr to be here merely out Of charity
She is only scamstrcss, you knowl"
"Shc is certainly beautiful" added
he, to SEQ the effect OF THE remark,
more than from any single dcsire to
compliment the poor girl. IL wish
you had introduced me. Mrs Green"
"lndoed, ] should have done so,
Mr.. Mowbray," replied she. with
simperihs laugh mad thought her
worthy oi yonr attention. But she is
only seamstress' You SEQ; and she
is so poor and dependent. too. in fact,
| do not know what she would do
were 1t not for our charity. She has
no homo In the wide world to 10 to. ="
ut certainly argues very much for
your eoodness' Mrs Hreen, said he,
''hat you nave voluntarily befrianded
poor giri In her situation. must
Do allowed TO say madam, that hold
you much highcr In my esteem since
you nave told mo this"
fcrhaps IL was u week aftor this.
when Mr.. Moworay determined to
pass announcer evening at tho residence
Oh Mrs, 1recn'
I'm the evening In question Mr.
Mowbray rang ut the door and was
SHOWN In MS usual by the servant
AFTER saluting Mrs Groon with the
cordiati'y which was his wont. no
likewise greeted Miss Mary and after
ware MISS Emeiinc, Mary s mother
.ookcd aii ,he astonishment OF which
nc. several features were capable.
Mrs' 'reen SAT perfectly motionlcss
'or orici moment with astonish-
,hehI shc looked nrst at Mr.. Now
pray thch NJ Emciine' and then Mt
mary ner eyes met the meaning
look OF inc 'attcr' ana her proud lip
instantly CURED ana quivered with
scorh ana rage
80, .. a aha a "u 'onpu'' .vMo'er' US
AZ ~" $50, "s ~ ~. so"', u"us .ne s,ay 0,
sa 30 .ho,,,d aass,' w. "sser'nou mat
,,' J ,ho h ,"J,s no momont "'ohe
49, sn " ,,, se"''s'r.ss ana
talo un,n herself nil ~. conran.a
,ior ,ru.,,,, IN t.r own .., 80 ~
Termination IN nrcyent III, nassi
b,li,v nj .uch an nccrrr.,n.. ~,
Nj. Mowbrny an, hc,wnen ,,o
Indies n,s.iny /. word now w,,, ,na
opc and now With Tho o,ha. " 4,
was M vorv a.n,o,. nn.aa.,,,a ~. !"
n,,v NJ Mr.. cr.on H., ,,t,aa., i he..
In iclicvo In n ycrv so~ un,nan,. , h
H. .o,na ,n.n 49,, .', s"A,
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The evening wa. escecding,y lone
IN Mrs Croon. md ~. ,a.a.,,. .' ~
iolccd when Mr. Mowbrav tooi, nj.
icnvc And ,s soon NO ri. ,annonaJ
sho said to fmelInoi
You had better retire now,
Emcllnc;I think | shall wan. Won 1,
rise oarlior than usual In tho morn.
ing"