The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-03

49," u iiShl out. rake the money
1t VIII give me mUch more pleasure
And Clara?'
SHOOK her head. She wanted tn,
money Tor purpose which she feared
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
amazediy. They don't pay us in ad
vance for working. Nobody eyel
dreams of doing such thing. If YOU
pay your way as you go, you're doing
more than most folk, be sure She
offered TO share the club however If
Clara wouldn't be so absurd"
But Clara persisted?"
She said that she thonaht-she
| didn't actually know--but she thought
that the landlady was rather poor.
That times had been hard Of late;
that, perhaps, ii 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 tender-hearted old
dnifer Clara. Drink up your cocoa,
and let us get to bed feel quite
dissipated
Tn beginning to like Clara best,
after all
Kitty feared that Clara was too
sentimental. She may have imag-
ined things, you know" her ladyship
continued. Still Polly took the
money, and sold all her old clothes
Tor another thirty-odd shilHngs, and
then, with what she had saved she
possessed five golden pounds She
mad only 10 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
department to tell Clara of
her choice--if it still remained The
coatec was still there, but not Clara. |
She had been called away to The |
countinghouse over some error in an |
account. Pully-Who is rather a fine /
looking girl, | think-took the eoatee |
off the model ana swiftly tried il on. /
L was perfect Polly's pretty rehcc- |
ion was beamins back from the
glass when there came sharp call /
or her from the millinery room She
'tpped out OF the coatee, screwed mp
lef five golden pounds in a bin torn
rom her book. and thrust the pre-
.ious little screw of paper into one
u the pockets OF the coatee, Flinging
he latter on Glarais chair, Polly lied
or her life
Clara came back as soon as Polly
adj gone"
She saw the coatee, and, tidily. put
back on the model Ten minutes
fterWards a neutrality-suspicious.
Fomen came fussing into the mantle
apartment, She turned over every
hing tried on hundred aud one
ackets, grumbled at the prices I'M
easin9ly ana finally"
Bought pollys coatee?"
Bought II and took it away with
err said her carriage was at the
cor, and she wouldn't trouble the
lore to send it home. You can guess
hat Polly felt, when at closing time,
ne came for the coat, Gone-and
ne five pounds as well! Her blue
res flashed lightning and sudden
cath. There was a scene and poor
lara cried Polly cried, TOO; then
ormed again. And you don't know
.e creatures address, nor anything?
b, Clara-it is too cruel OF YOU!
'hy are you so dreadfqIly tidy?
)uidn't You see thar the coat was !
ere all ready to be packed l be. =
eve you did it on purpose" !,
+ don't like people to be too neat" >,
put in. Il remember once" -
This is my story declared Kitty, :.
lperiousIy. Wait until you hear ;
e conclusion Clara was saying that $
e lady would be sure to bring the q"
)ney back when Polly dashed out :
the room. She interviewed the hall -
rter She spent the evening chas. y
: electric seal coates. Once she -
lcied that she had tracked it. and
spingly addressed the wearer, who =
ned such furious eyes upon poor ,,
lily that she stammered, went red. ~
gave way to ignominlous fight. "a
And Tire ---alo' -
..s.sa .ant any lays passed. ~ ~
.s1 y-G."r Polly d Hitie tar collar. =,
made her wear it. They were '''
e girls. with kind hearts. although
her slangy ways one mornings ~" W
lold the fussy lady, She had. at
9Th, found the five pounds. Now an
Sc a difficulty with the store al
ly had to make them understand
hadn't dared speak about il be ~
b. But directly the fussy lady per. ue
Jed Polly. she exclaimed. roundly. =,
u're the girl who spoke to me inst an
was leaving my carriage on the DC
lt ] had the coat ! recognize ="
r voice and manner my dear. I'm -
idfully sorry J was so rude-but no
at the faintest notion then as to
It YOU meant You must let me Sai
.e good your loss In any case" 81
That convinced the store people?" 20
After awhile And the mssy lady ",
the two girls became great VI
ads They took such an interest e''