The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-13

hess without capital. And doctor.
don't soo!d me. whatever you do, hs-
cause | really couldn't stand it this
morning. I've been pitching into the
new Woman again.
She laughed a rather melancholy
laugh. which wound up with 4 cough.
Her handkerchief came blood stained
from her lips. She stuffed it away
among the bedciothes with guilty eye
on raine
Another day she wa in the gayes,
spirits Tom thinks ne knows some
body who'll buy the pup. He thinks
We may get as much as two guineas
Tor It OF course, we should miss poor
Bijou terribly, but two euiness are two
sa.naas in this hard world. and Tom
realty must have new overcoat."
Her ned was strewn with papers. and
she was writing rapidly as she spoke
The undarned stocking, with It's nae
die aid worsted, lay ever the back of
chair ] caught it Up and carried il
INTO The other. room. There 1 pre-
sented il 20 him.
That. | think, : your work." !
said, sfitefu,ly
expected TO feel better after IT, But
he accepted it silently and With 50
he!Dlt;s an air thar l vas sorry after
all had not Tended ii myself. Though
to mend il at all were now lost labor.
the Intending buyer discovered that
the pup had a crock in che of his legs
a crook which came, | honestly he
lieve, q the indomitab.e little creatures
uhce2&lng efforts TO intimidate me. So
the i'up remained on their hands-a
numerical two suineas eating off is
head
chiao2, having time ard to spare.
devoted some portion CT it TO instruct
ing inc pup in the higher education OF
TRICKS. He begged. walked on his hind
legs, fetched SLIPPERS and opened doors.
He h2rked for the Queen. tossed bis
cults from his nose ard caught tnem
again in midair. lie sat I'D ana
Smoked pipe and carried his younc
mistress her bundle Of proofs I, vas
plfiiul business enough-rny .oo3r pa
eleht N the one room keeping the wolf
from the door with her pen and dyluc
WITS, IN the other the man who de-
pended on her teaching the terrier
tricks.
Tom is so clever with animals" She
sad proudly; he can DO anything WIKI
them. And, of course, if we should
ma : buyer for the pup, his tricks
Would make him so much more vaIu-
able
we are in luck's way tbs morning
sfe said cnce' "A friend Of Toms gave
him five-pound note yesterday. And
eoctor, she submitted do you think
II we're TO spend little of il on 9
bonnet the fashion would have CHANGED
BY the time l should be wen enough
to wear il? Are the fashions Changing
now? And will I soon be well enough
to wear il? l do so love new boanets ,.
she added, wistfully. and it seems
such an age since 1 had one"
o TINS momentOus question | advised
delay 1t was just between seasons. |
relalhcec heI, and there was no knowing
what tremendous innovation fasr;on
might not have it in her tickle mind TO
make.
1t is pc SIS BE " n said, that wise
hlGh crowns Will come in. and if vo,
were to spend your money on one Of the
present fiat shapes, where would you
be?"
1 should be in despair" she cried
traglcaliy, and Tom would be ashamed
to be seen cut With me- Poor fellow. he
is getting shabby himself Do you think
1 shall be i'll much longer? And have
you noticed how worn his coat is AZ The
wrists and elbows?"
l shook my head eInphatically. | had
not bestowed the least attention on mis-
wrists or elbows.
1T can't be so noticeable as feara5 ;,
she said, relieved. He must have q
new coat, though, when l have nv bon
net"
He had it sooner.
lie could not possibly get anything
TO DO so long as he wore that shabby
coat, she explained. And he thinks
OF applying for the post of Secretary
to Member of Parliament or a Cabi-
net Minister. Those are capital appoint
merts if one is lucky enough to set
them
With all his selfishness he was kind
hearted He read to her when her eyes
were tired. He kept a pillow cooling
at the window to refresh her poor ho,
cheek. Though his pence were scarce
and, it is true. of her mal1ing-he rarely
came in without bringing her a bunch OF
violets or such fruit as came within
his means; he took pains to concoci
soups for her and to vary the fashion OF
her milk foods. For she lad no ape
lite now for his chops. But she stead
lily declined. The money set aside for
the new bonnet provided supplies for