Three Little Women's Success: A Story for Girls

dismantled to furnish forth the new one. Down at the kitchen Mary and her sister Fanny, who had come to assist in the work, were doing their best to keep abreast of the orders pouring

her to feel an aversion to engaging Kitty Sniffins. Had she been asked to state why, she would have found it difficult to put her objection into actual words, and more than once she reproached herself for entertaining it at all. Nevertheless, she could not free herself from it, but was too busy just then to dwell upon it. In the course of

-worded advertisement in the Riveredge Times, the answers to be sent to Arch No. 1, Arcade Building; and upon her arrival at her Arch on this Monday morning she found dozens of letters from girls, and even men, asking employment. She was reading one of the letters when a shadow fell across the page, and raising her eyes she saw a y

? You're sure putting up a

ou?" asked Constance

't in my line. Never spent none o' my solid cash for the stuff, but I'm glad other

took up another letter as a hint to her unwelcome v

ew she hadn't no friends up yonder in swell Riveredge, and when I saw your ad. in the Riveredge Times it didn't take me no time to put two and two together. Oh, I'm fly, I am! I knowed-knew-the postmark meant something about that candy kitchen, 'cause Mary Willing and

you felt so sure that the letter sent to your care was from me,

the counter, Constance pressed an electric button. She had been wise beyond her years when she ha

in-folks. When I suspicioned what the letter was, I just

ting even to the thick-skinned Sniffins, and he had the grace to c

head of things down yonder in our house, and as long as I can earn the pile and put up the cash for 'em Ma and Kit can toe the mark. But I don't see no reason why they shouldn't add som

by her visitor old Charles had drawn near, and now stood just behi

I's right hyer f

turned

ger, where did

n to him than he would have p

another glance at the man Constance walked quickly away from the counter, and down to the 'phone booth, where she called a number. Sniffins' eyes followed her

hase some of dis hyer candy

f I did I ain't tak

o'tah, I'se right glad fer ter see a gemmen, sah. Dey

rning? Gone to the telephone booth? Be back pretty

r breve; it got sort o' foul-like, an' if you'se no

keep the air pure and sw

cis'ly what I's amin' ter do.

fins. How about that big deal you were going to put t

t. Trouble is you expect a man to do in two we

ten A. M. on Monday mornings," for in some way Mr. Porter had gathered from Charles the true situation, and had given this broad hint. Sniffins was not given to taking hints, but he

ill take that position, and I'll call '

; I have just 'phoned to someone else." Constance had re

m glad to see you. What can I d

the entrance he came face to face with Hadyn Stuyvesant. The look which accompanied the nod Sniffins gave him was not pleasant. Hady

goin' to have a big thing in it. Wake up, Sniffins, my boy. You're got as good a chance as any other fellow, an' you're no sloach on looks, neither. Get busy and spruce up more'n ever. Buy some new clothes, old man; you'll find '

office on State Street, and there found his sister awaiting him. She ha

veredge an' your happy home. Now listen to what I'm tellin' you: Don't you let on who you are. If you do the jig's up, for that high and mighty sprig down there ain't got no sort o' use for me. But I'll tame her. I ain't seen the girl yet I couldn't tame. But I want you there

ll know my

t a middle name, ain't you? Well, what's the matter with that? Katherin

would know me, and I'd be sc

do it, let me tell you, for I'll scare you myself. N

Constance's Arch. She seemed unduly agitated, and her hands trembled a

the perturbed little figure before her, for Constance was too much

" ventured

ruth. What can

u want a gir

le of letters that I hardly know which to answer. By the way, I have just 'phoned to one who gave me her number but not her name. I asked

-no; I

candy, and I'm not half as formidable a young woman as you must have pictured me. The hours are not so very long, a

s, I'll take it, I want it very

feverish eagerness to secure the position, and why a

esitated. She was upon the point of asking for referenc

Constance's look held her. There was nothing alarming in the quiet gaze

I can help remove it I shall be glad to do so. It troubles me to see you disturbed. Perhaps a good deal depends upon your secu

ation; I've got to take it; I'll do my very, very bes

en, and if you can arrange to come here after luncheon, I shall have time to show you the

ry so hard to please you, Miss Carruth." For a moment a

le thing, but something in her

. Good-bye for a

l hurri

o engage her, for I dare say I could have found a dozen others much better qualified to attend to things here, but-some

as she moved about the Arch arranging and giving a

to? A budding elocutionist

t suspect me of bordering on mental aberration instead if I told you, so I reckon I won't. But

r, his duties transferred to his satellite, as he laid before his young mistress, and the one whom in his faithful