Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-09
A FIRST DAYS WORK.


come Of hcrr'
Allan Fairfax asked the question witt
spcrcortlble frightening Of the color fl
his brown chctS, bringing 20 IN, n5 II were
oarelcssly, although q was tho ono question
Thar had been In his mind all this first daj
Of bis return from long East Indian ab
tonce.
oh she married some follow or othci
nnd--lot me soc--f bclluvo sho Is doadir
You speak vaguely mother of your own
nlccof"
"Woll, really you know that Glon Fair.
fnN's family mover seemed like our own,
and Rosiia was always full Of some within
or other"
Mrs. Fairfax thought 10 herself how
fortunate 10 was that R0sita was out u
Dor sons way.
"Allan would hnvo boon Just absurd
snough 90 r1nrw Tho old engagement 10 DO
had had tho ghost of nn opportunity and
now that llolun fnrgunrson, with All that
property Of hurs inncics him such piece
OF onivnlrous romance would hnyo boon
simply absurd"
Mrs Fairfax sailed out Of tho room and
be was LETT nlnno.
Married." no muttorcd. ooh, Roslta.
how could you have 20 soon forse,tcn'.
- know could do &c, mammal"
but, Rusitn only think of 30. " crlcd tho
poor htile widow, wringinR her helpless
hands "Nou, Glun fairiaKs daughter,
stopping 20 such muninl occupation az
that Of % hhlrirfsor, Ruslt1l"
NO, mamma interrupted Rosltn,
laughing. "Glyo Il tho frouch guoo u
elgnilcntion. Say c1inrlsr."
And Rlsita went out with n smile Tint
seemed 20 turn Dor whole bright fncu 10
sunshine. "-IU D. 0t 90 DO n prInrpss. "
thought tho mother, with q longing. lin.
gotlnR thrill of tenderness.
Nine Lucilc do Pronncror received bor
now workwumnn very rmciou.Iy.
You nro just In timp. my dear. " sho
enid. Ma fOi, tho orders that I have 10.
eolyod today n 1 hld had 100 hands,
they would nll hHyc boon busy Lut mo
SEQ What nru wo 30 call youV
MY nnmo g. Hu'-
"Oh, true. tfuo. but Il was not Of TINT
was thinking. ! like my girls 90 ndopt
French names Miss MOruio Dow IL called
hero Naunottc Dupont and you-y1u arn
Marie Polutio. You do not Ohjccty IL
gives ~ style, pnrisan ton"
II do not object nid Roslta, smiling
~ the oddly of tho whim
well, Marie Pul0ttg, you shall 20 ont
today. I haNp three urdurg-tyn dinner
parties and "a ball, Hon, arc my pilates du
mode study thrm wull and fourduro
thom on Tho heads of my untruncss,s. DO
you think you can moot tho emergency"
Certainly, mngm."
"Aou will ilud tho number " the strroia
md the hour ~ appointment ON tho card.
You viii charge S. IA head, and / look to
you, Marie prluttr Co sustain tho woll
known honor Of tho prcuncror establish.
mont"
buslin wont out NJ tho appointed hour,
her honri boating rather tumultuuusly.
hut nevertheless quite prepared to moot
tho oncruus duties before her.
Tho FIRST candidate, little bnwirgcd 10.
male who was scarcely visible through tho
paint and powder on her face, was EASILY
disposed Of aud was highly grntnrd ut the
amount OF pubs that RusltA arranged for
her.
Il like you, Pelotto, " sald this cccontrio
80 mo-"
Tho second place was IA mnnsiop. with
brownstuuu steps mud velvet window drn.
porlcs, friugcd with gold. Milo. poluito
was shown Into b1udulr whose elegance
reminded her ofothor days by sumostuugc,
hidden link u association. Presently "a
pert looking girl came to hur.
My mistress Will soo you In her dress.
ing ruom."
Roslta followed her into y room whore u
lady NJ In u loose dressing wrapper ut
white null, heavy black hair falling down
her hhck-h lady whose naughty glance
toward her ns sh0 beokuncd her tp approach
ullod hur with nnm1lcss terror.
IL was her aunt Mrs. John Fairfax.
Evidently, however, shn was hrrfulf un.
recognized, aud, gathering now cournrp
from this, sho glidpd round tu tho back VI
tho chair aud commenced her operations
tccrotly thanking tho planets for Mrs
bnirinX's nrArslRhtudncss.
Mrs. Fairfax lAnruidly opened u book
and began to road while Rusltn, with
Troubling hnuds, proceeded IN brush and
arrange tho heavy hair ~ tho woman who
turned ooldly FROM them in their hour u |
need.
"llow slow you nrc" exclaimed Mrs. |
Fairfax impaticntly after sho had rp1d 1
low pages You Will mover hu through /
Who IL that NJ tho duuFi Open itw
But Roslta dld not ftlr and tho lady, /
concluding that tho young Frrnohwomnn 1
ull not understand English, readily called |
out, "Cumu ln'"
Tho door opened ana Allan Fnirinr ON.
tcrrd looking rather surprised as hudId su.
You IRE busy" said he, land / will |
mott
The half completed sentence dl,d AWAY
IN his tongue ns no stood gazing NJ tho
golden hnlfod girl who was behind his
chair
" Rusitn" be exclaimed "My R0sltnw
Mrs Fairfax sprnug mp md applied her
oycglhss 20 the hard black Dyes that had
played her 80 false,
What docs this moanw she cried. But
The girl replied 10 Allan alone.
Not yuur R1,ltn" sho answered with
spirit. ~ nm ono NJ Mmo prunuorur's
employees dressing your mothers huir
lO not fcurn 90 earn my bread aud that OF
my mother whom that woman turned from
her doors yonr ngo Why did You not
,ueak word fn" Us then. Mr.. FulrfaxG"