Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-08-16

your positions
Good cried both girls. wen
get through Saturday night. And
can't we have piano ana take les
sons:
Their mother smiled AT their eager
ness
Well see" she said. indulcen,ly.
SO it happened that there We're two
vacancies In Tilllnan's dry goods store
on Saturday night, one at the ribbon
counter and one at the glove counter.
But the cashier and bookkeeper. who
was a sister OF the absent ones. re-
tained lsr place.
Rachel had tried hard 10 make her
sisters stay
We've had hard work 10 get along
with what money we could all earn
Now we shall begin to get In debt
right straight off cant pay All the
both Of you Argument was useless.
We don't care for debt for a little
while" they said. "and you are a
goose to keep dr,ldging away at that
old store
one night Rachel came home from
work and half way mp the walk She
paused ana listened. She went III
rectly 10 the parlOr and stood in the
door confronting her mother and sis
tiers. They looked ar her guilty, Dora
ncrvously lingering the keys Of a shin
ing new piano.
Have YOU bought that thing"
Rachel asked
Yes, ma'am. we have said Sc
phi", pertly and what's more we
have mad" one payment on it,"
Rachel ml'l" gesture of despair.
II can't dt anything with YOU" she
cried. Here it is less than three
weeks sine" YOU left the store, and
YOU have had new dresses. have
bought q piano on installments and
| have had 10 pay out SO much for
running EXPENSES that the next time
have 10 20 10 the city for Mr.. Till
man | shall have barely money enough
TO pay my car fare and get lunch.
Rachel was the one who looked pale
these days. Her pay had been in
work. She had shown such good
judgment and taste that Mr.. Tillman
had intruSted her with some Of his
buying. and it was on this errand that
she went TO the city Il few days after
the purchasing of the piano.
On this occasion. when she returned
instead of going home She Went to the
S1"rH nr ,in, nu m na1 la an nt"fvinW with the
she came away she walked hriskly
and looked so cheerful that peopl"
turned to look after her All during
lea she was gay ana talkative, and
the others thought that Rachael was
growing more aud more good natured.
When they left the table she said:
Girls, and mother. | want to say
something to You before any OF YOU
20 out this evening. They went into
the parlor d Rachel made herself
comfortable in wicker rocker. beside
an open window The others settled
down and looked toward her expect
antly
IN the first place. Dora Rachel
began. checrfully. Il had talk with
Mr.. TillmaD, and he says he can find
something for YOU 10 do III tn" store
| Miss Durgin is TO he married before
long and YOU can have her place when
/ She goes In the meantime there arr
things YOU can do, so you VIII. e
to work on Monday.
bora looked amazed.
II won't 90 10 work Monday" sh'
exploded. finally. The idea of You
| debating TO me.
Rachel smiled.
"Oh. YES YOU will" she said imnel
turhahly so that i settled. .\S I"
yor. Sophie | tried 10 get v"'W oil
place back. hut Mr. Tillmln told III
quit. frankly that the new girl doe
better han YOU did. 50 he can't attor
to make a change. 50 YOU Will sta
AT home and help mother with III
hou>cwork She will need Your hell
for W" are going 10 have two glrI
10 hoard They are friends OF min
and are anxious 10 make chang
and know can gel them thong
| have not spoken - them Vet
AMI YOU lttdll iH'l l!'t ~
snapped sophie. Il don't rtopos"
: do hou~ework for boarder>.
. That does not make any difference
said Rachel calmly. Il have seen II
man about the piano. He IS comm
for il 10 morrow. and lie will make
right about that first payment. \
: see we cannot possibly pay for it. al
besides YOU won't have time TO pia
= ticc.
n Are you crazy" demanded Dol
=, and the others looked at her blank
-. Not a bit Not rs near ii as ha
~ been the last three weeks or 50.
, will tell YOU something that happen
"A today and then You can see thif ta'
is nothing else 70 10 bur what | la
i planned
al Hurry up. then. said Sophie
Is was going down town this evening.
l. Rachel clasped her hands behind
Fl head
Il met q friend OF mine IN the {