The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-13

Dcrothy's address, and fifteen minutes
later burst in upon her friend in true
schoolgirl style.
"Oh. you dear old thing" she ried.
Why didn't you let me know.
could shake you, o My you are so thin
| am sure you'd break"
Then the warm hearted. hysterical
young Jewess threw her arms around
Dorothy's neck and cried in quite the
old way. Isn't this natural" she in
terrupted herself to laugh. DO you
remember that lovely silk waist 1 ruin
ed crying on your 'shotilder? Why.
this IS the very one you've on-why,
l thought you were in mourn" She
stopped aWkWardiy.
Yes. but l have just one black gown,
SO | have TO save it for the street
Tell me what you are doing
Nothing"
"Oh. that's too bad If it weren't
for that hurrid stike ] know that papa
could find something for you. Poor
papa's having an awful timei The
women al the shop acted OutrageOusly
and one of them called me Ounce
right to his face-think OF it, But
come we'll go strs light to see papa
No. ! can't. You see" desper-
ately. | was in that strike. IL re-
fused to work for your father
You weren't-yOu didn't" Julia
drew herself up with tragic dignity.
'Dorthy. was it you who called me
dunce?"
Dorothy's flaming cheeks betrayed
her. "Yes-but ! was angry didn't
quite mean it"
You didn't" Julia again flung her
self into Dorothys lap. "Oh, see here!
If you said it, it's all right, of course.
| know | am a Ounce in art, but l want
ed the three years in EurOpe-eVery-
thing is so hOrrid here-sO- begged
and papa agreed to send me if he could
cut down expenses at the factory"
And for that you have thrown 400
women out of employment-some into
absolute destitutionl Julia Levy, l have
lived on five cents a day for three days,
and : haven't a penny left for tOmOr-
rows meal-but I'd rather be in my
shoes than in yours"
Julia was too profoundly shocked to
be hysterical. She said gravely, You
are right, Dorothy. Promise to stay at
home until you hear from me again"
She went out, took the Suffer Street
car, stopped to leave an order at
SWANS bakery, then walked down to
Sansome.
She found her father at the store.
and shut herself up with HIM in the
glass cage. Later, Henry Levy was
| called in, and the three talked earnestly
for over an hour.
We'll. Julia" Mr., Levy said at the
close of the conference, ''if do this, no
more trip to Europe-eh?"
No, sir, 1 shall not go now in any
case"
No $1,000 check to the Hebrew Or
phanage -eh?-thoUght that was your
pet charity"
But, father. isn't it better TO spend
| $4,000 in providing against pauperism
than in providing for it?'
We'll, perhaps you're right. 1t was
| to please you, anyway. Besides, the af-
fair has made workwomen hard to get.
! We haven't a one-tbird force, and the
! forewoman is utterly z incompetent.
Since Henry has taken the matter in
hand. l guess we shah have no trouble
over the forewoman 8 place-eh?"
Henry laughed, but said nothing as
| father and daughter left the store.
| Dorothy had finished the substantial
| dinner provided by Julias thoughtful
ness, and in consequence felt decidedly
| hopeful by the time that young lady
returned with Mr.. Levy in tow. Mr..
Levy was quite his usual self-busi-
| heSs-like and urbane.
Il am glad to tell you, Miss Gordon, -
he said, after an embarrassed greeting,
that the old hands are all to be taken
| back at the old rates. Times are look
ing up now that election matters have
settled down. Monday we shall put on
| the full force again I am pleased to
renew my offer to take YOU as fore
woman"
But what about Miss Window? The
place belongs to her faltered Dorothy.
| ooh, that's the romantic part of it, "
broke in Julia You know, Cousin
Henry has been half in love with her
for ever so long, and when she left he
fell clear in-head over ears-and they
have been married a week.. He con-
fessed it just before we came-so he
doesn't want her to work-and So
And So" said her father, IF we
don't go home we shall get no dinner.
/ suppose l may count on you, Miss
| Gordon"
Yes" said Dorothy, II shall be very
glad to come"
ooh, I'm so delighted" whispered Ju-
liza. slipping back for another hug.
You save your money, and some day
you and the Ounce will go to Europe
to study art together"
Dorothy's troubles being safely over
Julia treated herself to just this one lit
tie slap-New York Evening Post