Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-08-09

bills, with fir forests clinglng 10
their sides, a little clusterOf houses
with wide overhanging roofs, and
shutters 10 the windows. A figure
was standing IN the doorway o.
one OF tho houses.
That is his house, SAID Jeanne
to herself. What a funny thing
to do, to give me a picture of it! l
wish | could send him back one OF
Loch Awe, and our house up on
the braes.'
The next dag was Sunday; she
usually passed the morning in bed,
tired out with her weeks work.
When she came down about the
middle of the day sue met him
coming in, evidently III bis Sunday
best. Could he haYe been to-
church, Well, it was clear he had
not learned the manners of Eureka
Court yet.
She tried to express her thanks
by looks and smlles. He seemed
to understand, and laughed, and
then she felt with y quick touch OF
dismay that he glanced In surprise
at Der untldy dress and tow ed
hair. JeaHie did not tidy herself
until afternoons; then in an enor-
nous hat and feathers, and much
Decurled head, she perambulated
the adjacent streets in company
with girls of her acquaintance, not
yet vicious, only ignorant, vain,
and craving tor a little of that
happiness which seems to all girls
their Dlrthrlght.
That same hair was IN papers
now-she blushed as she recalled
the fact-her hands were grimy,
her face unwashed. His eyes
noted it.
They did not meet again during
the week, but next Sunday morning
found Jeanie with her hair out OF
papers and her hands washed; she
was lettering at the street corner
when he came back in his spruce
clothes. She gave him a pert nod;
she fet ammo, ed with him for some
unknown reason, and that evening
made herself as resplendant as
possible in her cheap gaudy tnery.
'He shall see that can be smart,
too she thought and tossed her
head as he appeared.
lie stopped, and, drawing a note
book from his pocket, rapidly
sketched a churcn-frOnt upon It,
She shoo k her head. He looked
puzzled; then his quick fingers
drew the outside OF one Of the CON-
monest type OF Westinghouse. She
shook her head again, and moved
off. Somehow she did not like to
show him how she spent her Sun
day evenings.
The weather became very hot
Jeanie dropped more and more III
the unhealthy wOIkloO aud stutfy
streets. He seemed to notice it,
for on Saturday night she found a
drawing of trees, and a path, and
:. figures walking about, and un'
derneatb the figures 2,3O. Could
= he be asking her to go for a walk'
She waited on to see.
. At 230 a knock caIue at beI
door. There be was, with his
-, square, ugly, good natured face
. smiling at her. She felt awkward
8 going down the stairs with hlD
WHAT could they do during
whole walk If neither could speak
> to the Otheri But that walk did
nottake place. The smart tie arounC
her neck had been the price Of be-
dinner; she turned faint and reeled
y then sat down on the stairs an(
burst into tears.
4 She hardly knew if she wa
@ yexed or pleased to find hersol
II picked up like baby and carried
% up to her own room and laid upol
her bed. She sat up and dranl
some water, while he stood LOOKING
perpIexedly at her, and she blush
ed that he should see her untldy
n dlsorderly room.
He went out. 10 a few minute
IN she heard her door open, an
something pushed along the fiool
IL was little jug of hot coffee an
. milk and a plate of German rolls.
n The next day another pictur
ID was left. 1t represented a larg
IN workshop, with men sitting
u tables, all busily engaged owe
over some mechanical work; III
derneath was written the figure
- sos.
In With nnskilful fingers she Dire
nt an outline of coat and walstcOs
al and a needle and thread an poste
!. II at his door as she vent out; bI