The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-26

waning twilight, her heart feeling
heavy as lead in her bosom, her cheeks
pale as ashes; because with Amy
Oharnock it was a question of sheer
starvation whether she retained her
situation at Newton & Taxley's or not
And then there was the rheumatic old
mother, and the little brother, who
must be kept at school, and-Oh! what
was to become of them?
AS she fastened along, too deeply
| absorbed in these sorrowful reAec.
tions to take any note of the outer
| world, she stumbled against some
/ one.
1t was gentleman, and the light OF
the street lamp shone plainly on his
l face as he lifted his hat and spoke the
customary phrase:
1 II beg your pardon!'
! But Amy Charnook stopped him.
h "I-I surely am not mistaken" she
/ said, falteringly. ''You are the gentle
; man who was with the lady who
bought the lace fan? Don't you
1 rene mber me, sir? was the store
! Girl, I sold the fan-at Newton &
Tsxley's.
IT do remember now," said Mr..
! Fortescue, supremely puzzled, "Bus
may ask"
IT don't wonder you are puzzled at
my strange address, Amy interrupted.
with little, hysterical laugh. "But
the bill she paid was counterfeit, and
it has cost me my situation"
And she told the simple stony OF her
| tribulations.
Mr.. Fortescue listened with tho
deepest interest. He was one OF ma
lures gentlemen, be it said to his
honor. He would have helped an old
4 fshwoman across Broadway, or stopped
5 to pick up the tattered shawl OF q
s hand. organist's wife as readily as the
{ embroidered handkerchief Of a Flora
! McFlimsey; but it is only natural te
s be interested in the tears that obscure
( china-blue eyes, and the words thai
8 flow from lips that are like clet
z cherry. -, >.
8 1T seems scarcely possible" sait
nj he. t'that Miss Carol would give yo'
counterfeit bill. 1t must be mis-
ID! take"
no. 1T may be-" said Amy, simply
"But I know that have been turne'
ID out of my place; and if she knew
,at "Will you go with me to he
house?" =,
or IF you think it will do any good.
to So they went together.
ttv Uncle Leopold was in his study, an
~ Nina was copying out Of some Pope
fan or other for him. when the two visitor
+o we're shown in. Nina rose to her tee
coloring hot carmine. She knew tt
ma sweet face of the store girl at once
rad and something told her that her seer
ilav was revealed.
"Nina," said her granduncle. tur
ia ING short around, with a heavy froN
inc darkening his brow, as Amy Charn9'
told her simple story, ''is it possib
the that you could be so devoid OF prln'
VIC ple as to use that bill, after ! b
plainly told you it was counterfeit
,orv I'll did not know, thought pt
wy haps-" stammered poor Nina.
~~ "You see the mischief you na
"a i done" interrupted Mr.. Carol. Il
10 ~ Il be a lesson to you, I must see Il
Tov1ov fellow at once. This poor 6
b w. must be reinstated in her place WI
ner- out delay!'
P 1ra, "And must I send back the fa1
tho cried Nina, bursting into tears
thu mortified pride.
VIC "Pardon me-" said Mr.. Fortesc
4 interposing here. ''Let me have
.. erad pleasure Of settling this little acco'
for Miss Carol"
nrn. "No!" said Uncle Leopold, brusq
tood ". eve are poor; but We are e
, AZ. beggars. My niece can afford melt
Ia - to send ten-dollar fans nor to al
~ others to send them for her."
And so Nina had to fall back a
~, the linen cambria pocket-handkerc
they after oil, on w a,s no ono
esoue HOW !,' l WISH a nau 100 ,;o IN The
is o lar DILL aiouo' 1n1 49, 1907 ofto+
wedding, when she heard that
,ro;so Fortescue had actually engaged
very sell 70 eHe ~ N0"'0
light, 80 tnat, acco 19:ns ", 'node anotf
Iuized Ana Amy ona ano"s +h ' had bestl
i was the great eoouuee' . ~;e* 80 Honrv
wasn't upon ner suou 49, g. =" N;rh+