The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-11

table, / wonder, without bc.ng tod every
time? What does sne THINK We nNNe been
learning this whole last yvNr2
lAe glrl VINO was mtre Tor sttalipS
went ON Cstsltg, II saouiu thAnk AiunhH,
you would be lapktW Your tame ~ up
neN, month atl yva aFS bV'nS 70 SNl out
ol This place Und 50 honc, / suppose
YOU VII be g1l To see your lNS-Eour
Ameiia's dGli face dushcd Il shall be
glad 70 see Charlie, she said II uun
care much about thc rest Of cnl' nut ChNr-
hc is cute. lie Is just learning TO tAlh
English. and they say he keeps asking
wen Amuiy IS ConunH
Here then came q voice from inc other
side of the halls "AIcu you through uin-
urr yeA Those girls can't do anolhcr bil
of work until Amelia does that NticmhE
Aud YOU know, Louise, that Those coats
all have ~ bu ba~ued neiore night
The girls made No reply ana the tetcNu-
man departed Louise jumped up plled
the dishes together ana hartcu loI !sie
kitchen You 80 ON up-lll wipe on the
Amelia shurcd across the dining room
ana into the hall bwt before sho ir9Eneu
The stairs She heart Miss Tucker Gaming
Amelia, Amelia kaufman, thero's q let
ter Tor you. Il camc this morNns
Amelia dragged back TO The ONCE, ~
she came cut Win une letter Louise over
took her ana they reached the sewing
room just us Amelia got lno envelope ope4'
she had 10 slip n into her jacket UNREAL,
Dropping into her vnuw ul the u2Nilth'
she began 10 thread the ncetlc Louise
took her place No. the hasuuG Aulc.
For sometime There was no SOUND III NE
room but tine noise vi N1e machine. lAe
Four small girls FULLEST hHsuuB threads
With thc patience OF littic Jobs MISS MN
was cutting COATS out ot rough BlH4 Ulv'iL
stopping now ana uheui her big "heara III
airy 60 sce thWL mono of me Birls were
shirNng.
MISC Mix was naturally neither suspi-
clous nor hlrd-hcJrtpd but eight years
experience in the girls department OF a
reform school hau begun 60 tcll ON hcr
temper Especially since Louise i"tcAu
had come her llte had been anything nut
easy, As Miss lucker had said Miss
MIN and Louise could never get on from
the minute iacy sc, eyes on each Other
And. since Louise was the uuteher-Wltlti
oil the two, Miss AiiN suffered more,
Vet when Miss Tucker hud suggested
taking Louise ont of the sewing room
Miss NIiN had exclaimed, "Oh, NO. Louise
Us The only one that knows anything 40
Ia me keep htr!"
It was during one OF these gianees
around the room that ihyrc cAlnc rap at
the door Mes fucker wants To see you
TN the office "a inmate, said the snhll'
gpry- cottcd messenger.
Miss Min looked around the room ana
hestated, site could see tnal ehe lHle
girls had Frightened NJ ut The Thought OF
her going out, Then Miss MlN dta exact
IN the Wruug thing, size drew a key from
Gcr pocket went out and locked the door
behind her Every girl in the room stop
ped work immediately.
Louac's eyes snapped with anger The
little girls booked AT her cNpecungly
Louise shook her head After mo-
mcnts consideration she said; II have
Thought of something for Wnicn she can
It'll noGy'iy ever knew what I.ouisc's
plan for mischief was, for Just then there
clme ~ sob from the direction OF me ma
chine. Amelia had dropped her mead on
her arms, holding an "peh letter out ~ her
hands.
ran across The room and lnecliuE beaiue
Amelia put her arm around her what .
NJ" she said; had never
Amelia aid NOT answer, but sybbCd hard
er, Louise turned 10 i9e little Girls. ..
You fooling round ior3' They foi to pull
lng baatnE threads iu silence
only Louise could hear Funeral at haf
pga ten tomorrow adding WIN "a SOB,
Ion. dear. dear" murmurcd Louise,
stroklng Alncllu's harsh lEht hair plying
IS. and you cant even 80 10 the fus
neral-A reform girl can't even go 10 her
own funeral! MS q shame. "a shame"
There was tle sound Of "a key Ia the
lock. and the neN second the forcWUman
entered. looking Sharply about her Ihe
-four little ONES were working dluEruuy,
Louise wac an her table and Amelia seem
ed to be threading the mnchiuc needle,
Miss MIX took up her shears ana began 30
curt out a sleeve.
could spend no more time pretending TO
DO threading the needle, aho began 70
stitch There WAS a little snap which told
Miss MiN's trained ear that another ma
chine needle was broken
Before Miss Mix could speak Louise
Psrcau sprang up. Amelia Ia sick,
ma am" she sod "Mayn't aha 80 to lha
Miss Nix looked at Louise suspclously.
rye beard nothing q her feeling lll-I
win speak 10 her myself"
rs sick" she retorted, She controlled her
feelings and spoke very respectfully. II
VIII do her work, she added.