The Broken Engagement

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1335, 25 May 1905, Page 4

The Broken Engagement

4 j Autbdr of '"The tost Heiress," "Vivia," " Eudora," etc.

CHAPTKR.ILI TRUE TO PBISeifLK

Meanwhile Joseph Morrw entored the ■.'■■. fine from shop of his oinployors. .....:. "MrMorris,"beiultho junior partner, .:; aivanoing to meet him, "yon are lue; .■.;.;■. bull have no wi-h to find fwlt with one. ■' \ytio is generally bo punctual ns yourself. Here, I wish you to see those ehoioe brn- . b.ades'and mnirosoarcfnllo picked. They '.-■■■ are. to be sent down to S.tteatliiim to Miss Lyle for examination this ovening. And ~ rshould be particularly obliged if you would go down yourself with 'ho pircel, .'' It is no part of your business I know, but we don's like iq trust so valuable a parcel to our new shop boy. . And, besides, it would look like attention for you to go down; and shois one ot onr most profitable customers. Her woman was in hero this morning and gave nn extousiva order, mid desired these silks to be sont down for her mistress to : look at this aftemoou. So, if you have f . no objooiioh, I should bo especially ob- .. i h'ged to you to go with them.,' : ■:"|l' will (jo with pleasure, sir, 1 ' answered y. .'.Joseph, with a beiming countenance, delighted, perhaps, to bo able to make an . answer at once' Willful and polite. Poor boy I He had begun to foar tlint lie . was never to open his mouth without giving-offence or making an enemy, .;,' "That's like you; you arc very oblisV' ihg... An! do you know, you good-look-..ing young dog, that I think she would like you to go down to hor villi. I have :■ : ■ noticed that when sho comes to the shop : herself she always lilcos yon to servo Ivor, ''.■■;. Bndif ond of us old fogies of tho firm ..:.(;o to wait on her to show our rsspec;, alio -;'.': looks' borod, and doesn't like anything we ■-'; show her, and gets up and s'.ys she will .; call-again. Ah, yon youngscapegrace, it ';■.-, is a lino thing to be five and twenty, with ... nice auburn hair and whiskers I" said Mr V'-...8r0wn, passing his hand ovor his own : shining : Joseph Morris ridden with the ingenu- :'" .pus blush of modest young manhood, as he answered, truthfully: ;; ; ': "Yes, it is." The partner looked np in mild surprise ■■.":■ at this very candid ;eply, saying lo him- -. . solf: •

"The conceited young puppy! Is ho .; ns all that ? Yet, no, ho cannot be, for ho ■■".'■'' u'blushing now at tho imputation of being ■ , admired by un heice«3, ] must have misunderstood him." Then, speaking up, ho said; ~-'! And I have something else to tell you Morris, and mind, it is a eecret yet. Come to way." Tho young fellow followed his principal . 'to a covert behind somo hanging shuwls, .. and continued; ■■'■. "You see, I wish to have the pleasuro of telling you the first myself, and as I am - : going down to Pa'slcy to buy goods this .... morning, and I shall not havo another opportunity." .Joseph looked interested and curious. '■■'. Mr Brown glanced around to see that. .'. there were no eavesdroppers, and con- ■' / ■ jitiued l ; '' "Well, you see, on Saturday night, . partners and self wore having a snug little supper together at the' Angel and Grid-. . iron—rum name for a tavern, isn't it ?" -. " It is a quoor combination of subjects," . replied the young maw, .';■■■ "And not so queer either, fori anistire, , if my cook ivonl'i 1 always send ni" up fitch ~;' jimy, well-broiled s!e>ikfc Mid chops us wo . getthere,lshouid call her an ang-lat .. the gridiron, Ha I ha! good that, though . I got it off myself, isn't it ?" .. " Not sfl very," answorod the truth- ■•.-' teller. "What does ho mean?" asked Mr, '■'■■■■.;Brpwn of himself- ''l don't midersiaml him this morning; he is certainly quoer." : :■. But being too much■ untreated m tho .. matter ho had to cotumuuicite to ; fly off ~ after any collateral subjeot, he.continued: ■■:;..''"" Well,. ft3l wfia spying, wo wero all .■'■■. snugly seated at supper in a privato room ..of the Angel and Gridiron, when wo began ,: .to talk of you—of your i«t*lligenoe and : . fidelity arid pleaaiog manners, and popn- .,. darity among the ladies, aud-a-in Bhort, .■Rethought it would b i the right thing to "take you into the firm, and give you a fair ■■share of tho business" ' .: "Oh, Mr. Brown!" hurst forth the 'young man, in'a fervour of gratitude and i. : . : -. delight.: ■:To be mado a member of the firm nt > some far distant diry, after years of faithful , aervico and careful saving, had been the ... goal of his loftiest earthly ambition, but ..'// to Be taken in now, without o;pital, morelyoppri account of his personal worth was ' rapture. . "Hush! doii't bve.ik out in that way; ';. . you'll be overheard, and tho affair is a .'■ dead secret as yet. Thero the shop is halt full of customers, and we must brine our : to an end, Yoe, you see .. Bl'ck h going to retire alt'ogoilcr from ■business, and I shall' be the senior -■ --.partner I'-' ./'

;. ■"I wish yon : "Yesandcdngrimlato yourself too,for I shall mj,]fo „ kinder muster than our rathe!'tyrannical head Black, Put, ot ;.' all;events, ufter thefwt of May proximo ...the firm will be styloal, 'Brown, Green, ■'. While & Morris,' if you raiss no objec- ■;, tibn." ■■'■- " Oh, Mr. Brown, my heart " .: "Yes,lknow-I kuow. Well, that's .!'. .the secrst, Now, you know the others '. wish to surprise you, therefore you are ;.. "■-■■ not to go and siy thi,t I told you," "No, not,unless they ask me," '? Oh,' tiioy arn not Roing to do tint; . ; they will bo mom until the time cornus. ._'-.'-Aml no-iv Inm off to Scotland; and you ; . had better go and attend togthoso ladies ;, looking at tho print 3," . So Mr. Brown departed, and tho younq ..man took his place beliind tho counter to ■■.. waimpon the customers. ■.■ .. " You are sure, now, that these colours ' will iw', fade?" inquttcd a young lady, ex- ■.■':■■ arninining a neat print, " No, i-uias, I,«m sure thoy will fado," replied the twthtellcr " Became an old lady taught a dress of them last, week, ond washed apioce which faded qniio out, and she came here on Saiurduy and made a noise about it." "[should think alio might; but you ■' ought not to ticket prints ' fait colors,' ■ • unless you aro quite surs they are so." " No miss, I know wo ought not," " And now that you have found out they fade, yoAiuM take tho ticket oil'" " Ybs miss, 1 know wo should." " What aro not thosn tickets tiken off yet?" exclaimed the junior partner White, . ' coming up in great hustle. "T.ko them . off lit onco Mr Morris, Wo novor wanvint any colors but what w o know to be fist. What else can I show yon uiUs?" lie in- . quired, turning deferentially to tho youn» ' ladv, "Noilr'ng, thank you; I will call again,">iid t>'o young 1.-idv, gently how- . ilig herself out of tin: shop, .r.As sooii hh she wis gone, tho wbola .maimer of ihc propricor chunked. Turn- '.:'; ing ehiirply <o'i"d » Mirris, who whs en"■"■.■jplgeVin leniing off the "fist colors" :•,'''tickO'i faddy punts, ho said, hii'rshly; ~ f'-Lei 'ho«o ticket* hoi What the ..<) deifCß,po*i ; Bse3 you 'o <A\ Miss birupson tha-(iiHcourswdu'dfade?' 1 ..'■.;,' ".fle>u»e it WHS true, ■ Old Mrs, Eubb, whi): bought a dresj of it last wok on strength pfthoso; tickois, brought bsek a j piece of it washed out to a brown.v white," I " But you needn't nave told Miss Sitnp-1 .-.' Bon that. i.Ybii ought to have loft her to

Mrs. E, D. E, N. Southwonh

find it out for horsolf after she had bought and paid for tho dress.'' " But that would bavo been too late, sir/' "What of that? We must sell our goods, I suppose? Whereas, if we go to let people know i hat this piece of goods will fade, and that wih fray, and t'other out out, wo had bat'er put up our shut;ors at once. I'm astonished that yon should havo been in our employ so long witiiont knowing boiler than to ae' as you have done Bo careful int, to make such mis. 'takes in fu'ure," ,md so saying, Mr White stalked off

Poor Joseph, he had scire ly drawn hi-j breath after this blowing up, Ik faro his truth and courage were put to a fresntnal. " Show me miiu good cheap flannel, like them marked up at ihu window'Beal Welsh, all wool, clovct.pence throe farthings a yard,'" said un old lady, coming up to tho counter. With a sight a; the prospective crossowuiiwitiou, and a liemty hope that the old lady might lake everyihingjfor Blunted, and ask no question?, Joseph took down a roll of flannel, and displayed it before her. '• Now is this just the siuio as that in the window ?"

" It is jist tho emne sort of flood?." "Ami is it real Welsh!" " N-n-o, mum; it is not." n " Isn't ii ?—but it is marked so in the window! Hows'over it feels like a good bit of flannel: and it's n : l wool?" " No, mum ; it is slightly mixed with coi ton."

" Mixed with potion I Why it's marked 'All'Wool' in the window! what makes you put things in the window that ain't true ? Hows'over, ii do t< el 'ilto a good bit of flannel, for id! ihiu' and cheap enough at tlu price, if it do not shrink badly. Will it, uo you think ?" "Yes, mum, very badly." ■- " La! how do you know ?"

" my aunt bought some to m d;o up for herself, and it shrank so badly that she sulci it was lis for nothing but scouring cloths."

" La! well, it is vnty liont-st- in you to tell me, elso I should hu' beoti mkon in," raid tho old lady, rising to depart. . "I can show you some genuine. Wol-sli flrtnnoT, rosily all wool, and warrant not to shrink much, at a higher price, mum," snid the young inan, trying to stop her progress. " No, I thank yon; I lliink I'll go over the way," replied the old lady, evidently afraid of being " taken in.'' To be coniimitd

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