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and asking her to come. Then she
waited in the blackness of awful grief
and uncertainty. Next day Cousin
Daisy came. She was big, florid wo-
man, full of energy and worldly wis
| dom.
You did right to send for me dear"
she said, for the sight of Aloysia's
stricken face touched her heart, how.
ever deeply 1t was buried under folds
of silk and lace. You knew I'd come.
said to my husband: Ed, that child
needs me and I'm going And came,
Now, you leave everything to me-"
Aloysia was only too glad. She did
| not question Cousin Daisy's judgment
/ and ability, and, when after the funer-
al, cousin Daisy asked the girl to &C
| company her home, Aloysia went.
New York was a revelation to Alloy
sia. For the first few days she lived
in a whirl of swiftly changing i'm
pressions and startling discoveries.
| She was terrified, distracted, astonish.
| ed, at what she saw. The change
from quite Aries had come so sud-
! denly that 1t was as If she had been
| swept from one world to another. Yet
| it was a good thing for her. It dulled
her sorrow and kept her from think
| ing. Cousin Daisy was disposed to be
| very kind to her in much the same
way that she would have been kind to
half-dozen, halfstarved kittens
| which she had rescued from the street
For the moment Aloysia interested
| her
Now, you know" she said, you
can't go out until you have some
clothes. Those you have might do for
Aries, but you must remember you are
in New York now"
Aloysia had some money and she
gave It to Daisy to spend for her.
NO black on you, my dear" said
that lady. why you've been wear
ing mourning all your life; it is time
you had a change. l wear black be-
cause I'm stout and highly colored and
it's becoming to me, and you've worn
1t because l sent 1t to you and you
had to. Black is the worst thing you
could put on. What you want is red
rich, dark red, and plenty Of it."
So Cousin Dairy bought her a long
red coat with a big fur collar, and a
big red hat and veil, and a red dress.
Lastly came shoes and gloves that
were small enough, but these had to
come out Of Cousin Daisy's money, for
Aloysias was quite gone.
And TO think you've been wearing
my shoes, with feet like that, Daisy
said, laughing She dressed Aloysia
up very much as she would have
dressed a doll and admired the effect
she had produced. And now" she
concluded. you want to do your hair
over a rat, and use powder on your
nose, and little-a very little-rouge
on your cheeks to relieve their pallor.
Rouge isn't wicked" she added firm
ly, as Aloysia opened wide her eyes.
Neither is powder or anything else
that helps nature out little with a
woman's looks"
But IN spite of all Cousin Daisy's
kindness and all the bewildering
charm Of her new clothes, Aloysia be-
gan after a time to get very home
sick. She endured the feeling as long
as she could in silence and then she
spoke.
II want to go home" she said.
Cousin Daisy had become a little
tired of Aloysia as a diversion. Warm
weather was coming on and the fat
was small Besides she considered
that she had done her whole duty by
Aloysia.
We'll" she said, you can go Of
course, my dear, but what are you
going to do when you get there"
81 shall go on making lace, sup.
pose" Aloysia said signing.
And get old and blind before your
time, and lose any chance of marry.
ing you might have here? Now see
here, Aloysia, said Cousin Daisy i'm
pressively, IF were you I'd rent that
house and take room somewhere
and board. Don't you know enough to
sell things over a counter, my dear?"
81 don't know" faltered Aloysia.
"Then Wen see," said Daisy. I'm
going home with you"
In two days Cousin Daisy had &C
compllshed all that she had set her.
self to accomplish. She had the house
rented and Aloysia established in a
nice family. Moreover, she had Sc
cured for Aloysia a place in one OF
the stores as saleswoman.
Now" she said to the girl, there's
six dollars week for you from the
store, and two from the house, and
you're only paying out four. You'll
get along / guess"
Aloysia had no time to be lonely aft
er Daisy departed, for her time was
fully occupied with her new interests.
She got through her first day at the
store creditably. She was beginning
to have confidence in herself. New
York and Cousin Daisy had done Won
ders for her. When she looked in the
glass she hardly knew the stylish
young woman she saw there.