The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-03-24

face Ike that-and such voice. ahC
snch uian1er?"
"Wcli," said Mrs. Macrabbin, well
seer
And she RULED awoy Iardcr than
ever.
"Young man." said Mrs. Petheric,o
sourly, what do you mean by leaving
a wlite-tulle hat here with water
lily and three sinful plumes on il? DO
look like person who wears water
lilies and marabou?"
And Guy, who was walking whist
ling away after leaving his last band
oox, stopped short at the old lady's
shrill voice.
"Helo!" SAID he 1--WE left the
Petherick hat at st. James, and the
st. james hat at Petherick's. must
go back"
81 should think so" said Mrs Peth
erick In my days, errand-nen at
tended to their business! Nine O'Clock
at night, and my new black velvet hat,
with the satin bows not come home~
''I'm very sorry, ma'am, " said Guy.
"Much difference it makes whether
you are sorry or not" said Mrs Peth
cricle, lcvcling her blue spectacles
wrathfully at Mr.. Moreau. "You must
be very presuming young man to
have any opinions at all on the subject.
l beg that you will set this awkward
blunder right at once, and | shall most
assuredly report it to Nine. Dunoyer."
And Mr. Moreau had no alternative
but to trudge back again through the
binding rain to Miss Honora St
James brown-stone residence.
"1he milliuer's man again!" said
Miss St james, sharply. well, ]
should think To leave me q dowdy
old blacll-velvet thing, instead Of my
white-crape opera-hat And to come
back at this time Of night l shall GER
tainly let Nine. Dunoyer know what
think of il! Here, you, boy Is this
the way you My goodness me! It's
Mr.. Moreaul"
Guy burst out laughing-he could
not help it--at the comical suddenness
with which Honora's frown melted into
smiles.
II beg your pardon, Miss st. James,"
said he, but / am really very deserv-
ing of blame. Here's your bandbox,
and lve left old Mrs. Pethericl1s here
by mistake"
IS it joke" said the bewildered
fair one, cor a wager, or what?"
Neither one nor the other. - said Guy
Sober, serious, earnest And now, if
you'll let me have the other bonnet I'll
get back before Mrs. Petherick's rage
wakes any hotter"
He lifted his dripping beaver and
vanished with the bandbox under his
arm, smiling to himself at the insight
he had obtained into Miss st. James
cbsiaetor
~ regular little virago!' he told
himself "a face like oxalic acid and
q voice that would do for fishwoman!
Truly, we are not what we SEEM"
He went back the next evening to tell
Nelly Knox that he had duly performed
her bchests
Nelly isn't here" said the pale little
girl, who was wiring the flowers on
stems as diligently as if she had never
left off. She's gone to madame's, She
goes at seven every morning, and don't
come buck till nine at night"
"ohF' said Guy. And hows her
foot?,'
VERY lame" said the child, moisten-
ing a fresh wire at her lips and twist
ing it around until our hero's eyes grew
giddy with following her motion. But
she leaned on a cane and Why, here's
Nelly now. And crying, tool'
matter?"
"Im discharged" said the girl, with
a sob in her throat. Mrs. Petherick
has been there, and"
Mrs Petherick is an old catl" inter
rupted Guy, hotly. "And, it's all nv
fault! Don't cry! You're not able to
work now,' as Nelly sank, white and
exhausted, on chair.
Yes, | know" said Nelly, but what,
are we to do? Fan can only earn a
dollar and a half week, and if
am without work"
~ can Scc you work, said Cpy. "An
you wauo Loads of it,
And, vanishing, he presently re-
turned with roll of forty yards of
Wamsutta, which he flung eXultantlv
on the floor
''But what am TO do with ftp" said
bewildered Nelly.
"What? Why, make it into four
dozen skirts, to be sure" said Mr.
Moreau.
but, that is all nonsense" said
Nelly, with q quivering lip. 81 am
poor-but l can't take charity"
ITS not charity" assevecatcd Mr..
MORGAN. II need new shirts, and |
hire you to make 'em! Where's the
charity"
"But-four dozen!"
''If wanted fourteen dozen I've a
right to order 'em, suppose. Besides,
I've some notion of fitting out ship
load OF missionaries for the Sab Benicia
islands. If you want buttons or needles
and thread, get EN-, and charge 'em in
the bill.
eyes; but"
"Wen, what now9" lifting his eye
brows.
"Nhat size am TO make thcm?"
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