The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-28

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what else did you get?" She asked
that noon at lunch 4 She was deter
mined to keep posted.
wen, I got the dandiest pair Of
earrings from dim, and some candy.
ana 9 barette from the other girls,
ana Jim took me to see Lost, Though
won. Ny, it was grand" which in
formation hardened Names heart
past all relenting.
mat afternoon she watched wear
ny I'll she was just about discour-
aged. What was that? A crowd
around the wall? Name waited in
1ever OF impatience to get the news.
NOW, amt that awful?" whispered
the girl next to her. 'sThat woman's
no lady. She says Bessie gave her
IS TOO little change, and the poor
Things got to have it took out of her
salary"
Names heart gave thrill Of tri-
umpn. Now would she get laven-
der hat? Perhaps she would even
nave to wear shoes like her own
Inat night she couldn't rest COM
fortably. It made her nervous. Sup
pos1ng-but at the memory of Jim's
birthday gift she shut her lips In a
straight line and went to sleep.
In the morning she watched rather
anx1ously for Bessie, who, rather to
her relief, appeared punctually, with
pompadour and jewels in their usual
form. At noon they lunched together,
as usual.
Gee. Name, my head is bursting
and I've got the awfulest cold"
Fear gripped Names heart.
i know cant go, out with Jim to-
night Say, Name, don't you like him?
think he is the one best bet"
20, he's a nice enough fellow. Our
floorwalker looks pretty good to me,
answered the now desperate Name.
Yes, we all know that. Him ogling
you every time he passes you. You
hadn't ought to let him, Name. Jim
says so.'
II don't care what Jim says, and
I'll thank you to mind your own busi-
ness" and she flounced out Of the res
| taurant.
The next morning she was delight
ed to see Bessie's face swollen. She
had banished mercy from her soul.
She flirted openly with the floor
walker; she wore seven new puffs
and pair of jet earrings reaching
nearly to her shoulders, which had
cost her the price of her winter I'M
| derwear What cared she? Perhaps
Bessie would think them the gift of
some man..
A succession of troubles came to
Bessie She lost her purse and tore
her new dress More than once Name
had misgivings, so that when one day
her friend failed to appear she was
utterly unable to keep her mind on
her work.
Coal hods? Wall counter. Don't
see where? o.. beg your pardon; in
the basement"
DRY goods! Wall counter, lady"
mo. we don't keep earrings. What
are those? o, beg your pardon,
didn't understand"
Two days, three days passed, bring
| ing no Bessie. Night after night
Name tossed from side to side, un-
able to close her eyes. Had Bessie
lost her job? Was Bessie Ill? Was
j Bessie, perhaps-how could she even
/ say twas Bessie dead? She dared
not ask
On the fourth day she could bear ii
no longer. Her fear washed all the
/ jealousy from her heart and back in
/ it's place flowed the love she had al
ways borne her Bess.
Crying and stumbling, she came to
her friends room, afraid to knock
afraid not to- At the summons to en-
ter, she burst in and threw herself
/ weeping on Bessie's neck.
Bessie, O. Bessie, thank Heaven
You're all right, aren't you. Bessie:
You're not dead; you aren't even sick
If you've lost your job, you can have
all my money till you get a new one
/ o, Bess, Bess, amt glad" and she
chung Historically to her erstwhile
enemy
Whatever ails you, Name? I amt
sick and I amt lost my job. I'll tell
you all about that in minute. Tell
me new, what's the matter with you p
i With tears and signs, with groans
and apologies, Name made full con.
] fession.
j $50 that's It? You poor dearie.
Listen. honey, I'm going to marry my
cousin, Charlie; that's why I'm not
working any more Him and me has
been engaged four years-and Jim!
It was all that fresh floorwalker. Jim
thought he was cutting him out You
didn't seem as loving as you used to
be. Matched up this scheme to bring
you to, but it didn't work very well
Be good to him, dear. He loves you"
"And that ring? Name, honey, !
lost that opal out the very first night,
and had bit of glass put in so'st you
wouldn't feel bad"
Fervent Interest.
Ambassador Bryce, on his return
from South Amerca," said a Wash
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