Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-15

| hOuey lOI purpose winch she reared
Polly would laugh at. Clara at las
owned up. She would have given tn,
money to the landlady-as rent in ad
vance. But why?" requested Polly
amazedly. They don't pay us in ad
vance for working. Nobody evei
dreams of doing such a thing. If yoI
pay your way as you go. you're doing
more than most folk. be sure" She
offered to share the club. however, il
Clara wouldn't be so absurd"
But Clara persisted?"
she said that she thought-she
didn't actually know-but she thought
that the landlady was rather poor
That times had been hard of late;
that, perhaps. it would be a real help
to the woman. oh. it's far too little
to be Of any use cried Polly. decis
lively. You're a tender-hearted old
duffer. Clara. Drink up your cocoa
and let us get to bed. l feel quite
dissipated.
I'm beginning to like Clara best,
after ALL"
Kitty feared that Clara was too
sentimental she may have mag
ined things. you know" her ladyship
continued. Still Polly took the
money, and sold all her old clothes
for another thirty-odd shillings, and
then, with what she had saved she
possessed five golden pounds. She
had only to wait now for the end of
the great sale, when goods left in
stock would be offered. at an alarm
ing reduction. to the employees. There
was one little Russian cOatee of cleo
trio seal which she especially coveted.
1T was the very last hour of the
sale. Polly popped down from the
millinery department to tell Clara Of
her choice-if it still remained. The
coatee was still there. but not Clara.
She had been called away to the
counting-house over some error in an
account. Polly-who is rather a fine
looking girl. think-took the coatee
OF the model and swiftly tried it on.
1t was perfect. Polly's pretty refiec-
ton was beaming back from the
glass when there came a sharp call
for her from the millinery room. She
slipped out of the coatee. screwed up
her five golden pounds in a bill torn
from her book, and thrust the pre-
cious little screw of paper into one
of the pockets of the coatee. Flinging
the latter on Clara's chair. Polly fled
for her life
CLARA came back as soon as Polly
had gone"
"She saw the coatee, and, tidily. put
IL back on the model. Ten minutes
afterwards small-hard-to-please
women came fussing into the mantle
She turned over every
thing, tried on a hundred and one
jackets. grumbled at the prices I'M
ceasingly. and finally"
Bought Polly's eoatee?"
Bought it and took it away with
herl Said her carriage was at the
door. and she wouldn't trouble the |
store to send it home. You can guess
what Polly felt, when at closing time,
she came for the coat Gone-and |
the five pounds as welli Her blue
eyes flashed lightning and sudden
death. There was a scene; and poor
Clara cried. Polly cried, too: then
stormed again. And you don't know
the creatures address, nor anything?
Oh, Clara-it is too cruel of youl
Why are you so dreadfully tidy?
Couldn't you see that the coat was
here all ready to be packed? 1 be-
ieve you did it on purpose""
Il don't like people to be too neat"
put in. Il remember once"
This is my story" declared Kitty,
Wait until you hear
he conclusion. Clara was saying that
he lady would be sure to bring the
money back. when Polly dashed out
Il the room. She interviewed the hall
iorter. She spent the evening chas-
ng electric seal coates. Once she
ancied that she had tracked it, and
,aspingly addressed the wearer, who
urned such furious eyes upon poor
Jolly that she stammered, went red.
nd gave way to ignominiOus flight |
And the morale"
There isn't any. Days passed.
lara bought Polly a little fur collar, Ia
nd made her wear it. They were
ice girls, with kind hearts. although
ather slangy ways. One morning.
ehold the fussy LADY, She had. at
myth, found the FIVE pounds. Now
rose a difficulty with the store.
oily had to make them UNDERESTIMATE
he hadn't dared speak about It be-
,re. But directly the fussy lady per
eived Polly. she exclaimed, roundly:
You're the girl who spoke to me Just
S ! was leaving my carriage on the
light ! had the coat / recognize
our voice and manner, my dear. I'm
sorry ! was so rude-but
admit the faintest notion then as to
hat you meant. You must let me
AXE good your loss in any case"
THAT convinced the store people?"
After awhile. And the fussy lady
nd the two girls became great
lends. They took such an interest
a little scheme Of weekly charity
nners which the fussy lady had in