Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1900-06-08
HOnOra's Hit.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
he others" The girl sank into o
chair in the dark little corridor, for
her limbs trembled under her. Miss
Haviland, when she came back. APP
peared somewhat Mt a loss for the
right word herself.
eve don't seem to have much in
the way Of sewing" she began, but I
suspect that Providence may have
sent you to our relief, after all. You
know four of us girls-the four that
you saw--live here with Mrs. Ire.
maine in a suite OF rooms, and we've
been housekeeping by turns, getting
our breakfast and lunch and taking
dinner at the cafe. But we are all
tired Of the arrangement, and we've
been thinking II we could get some
nice Miss Haviland hesitated -
"refned young woman to cook the
meals and keep everything comfort
able, 1t would be good idea oil
round. Can you cook ?"
YES" Honora's tongue really
wouldn't say ma'am, so che made il
miss Haviland instead.
"Then what do you say to trying
itp We put out the laundry work, so
il would be easy housekeeping" and
the young artist went on to speak of
wages and the usual Saturday after
Moons"
The candidate asked for an hour to
consider the matter She walked up
to the park and sat down on one OF
the wooden benches near the Fifty.
ninth street entrance. Honora thought
how she had come to the city only
four months ago, fred with the
dreams Of q larger life, and utterly liz.
norant Of its difficulties, disappoint.
ments and perils. She thought Of the
F Ssn, co a she sn had b'sS de o her s
the succeeding bitter discourage.
ments, repulses aud failures. Peli.
quagamas, Me-, was the melodious
name OF her birthplace she shut her
eyes and saw the prim village street,
her old auut's neat cottage. and her.
self, q restless, impetuous girl, grow
ing up under the good spiuster's wing,
like al entorprising hawk under the
wing Of q well disposed hen.
Six months ago she had offered q
tale to city newspaper, and all her
troubles dated from that day, for il
was promptly accepted, and the check
which came back seemed to open out
a dazzling prospect of wealth, fame
nj txrA La
ventures proved equally fortunate,
and then nothing would do but go to
New York and try her fortune. OF
course her eldero demonstrated, but
Honora's strong will and abundant
relish for adventure carried the day.
Dick stormed, protested md implored
- but what was q six.room cottage,
even with Dick, to girl stage struck
for the triumphs OF O world theatre 2
OF the succeeding months Honora
did not like to think - their pitiless
lessons were still gall to her spirit
Enough to say that she had left the
expensive boarding house, aud, too
proud to confess her straits or ask
help from home, taken the poorest
OF lodgings. Even so, with q needle
instead Of pen in her hand, the
struggle was too hard, the battle was
against her.
At this point in her meditations
Honora jumped up and said to her
self, resolutely:
"I'll do ii It's better than starry
ing, better than posing and bettor
than destroying my eyes aud running
my temper by sewing IA hours day.
I'll let them call me Nora aud think
it's me Oirish name" she declared,
under her breath, land I'll give them
some first rate Yankee cooking and go
to the free lectures and concerts and
the museums, so that my time won't
lie all wasted. III take up my de.
spised diary again, and when / get
home in June Ill make a clean breast
to Dick"
MORA" said Mrs. Tremaine one
May morning, shaking ont the folds
OF her gown, 81 expect a gentleman
from Philadelphia TO dinner tonight,
so hay an additional plate and have
something little extra, will you, and
pretty fowers?" for "Elizabeth's pro-
tegee" was trusted now even to
choose the bouquets. "Hes the edi.
tor OF 'Pettingill's, she said, turn.
ing to Grace. "A remarkable mani"
Nora's heart gave little Autter, but
it died out Immediately.
The gentleman duly arrived, and
between the ice and coffee he observed
to his hostess: cousin Laura, came