s than sewin' jackets at thirteenpence the dizen.'

Teen's hands were very gentle as she assisted her friend off with her
gown, which was a very handsome affair, all velvet and silk, and gilt
trimmings, which dazzled the eye.

Thus partially undressed, Liz threw herself without another word on the
bed, and in two minutes was asleep. Then, softly laying another bit of
coal on the fire, Teen lifted the table back to the hearth, got out pen,
ink, and paper, and set herself to a most unusual task, the composition
and writing of a letter. I should be afraid to say how long it took her
to perform this great task, nor how very poor an accomplishment it was
in the end, but it served its purpose, which was to acquaint Gladys with
the rescue of Liz. Afraid to disturb the sleeping girl, Teen softly
removed a pillow from the bed, and placing it on the floor before the
fire, laid herself down, with an old plaid over her, though sleep was
far from her eyes. A great disappointment had come to the little
seamstress; for though she had long since given up all hope of welcoming
back Liz in the guise of a great lady, who had risen to eminence by dint
of her own honest striving, she only knew to-night, when the last
vestige of her hope had been wrested from her, how absolute and
unassailable had been her faith in her friend's honour. And now she knew
intuitively the very worst. It needed no sad story from Liz to convince
the little seamstress that she had tried the way of transgressors, and
found it hard. Mingling with her intense sorrow over Liz was another
and, if possible, a more painful fear--lest this deviation from the
paths of rectitude might be fraught with painful consequences to the
gentle girl whom Teen had learned to love with a love which had in it
the elements of worship. These melancholy forebodings banished sleep
from the eyes of the little seamstress, and early in the morning she
rose, sore, stiff, and unrefreshed, from her hard couch, and began to
move about the house again, setting it to rights for Liz's awakening.
She, however, slept on, the heavy sleep of complete exhaustion; and
finally, Teen, not thinking it wise to disturb her, laid herself down on
the front of the bed to rest her tired bones. She too fell asleep, and
it was the sunshine upon her face which awakened her, just as the church
bells began to ring.

With an exclamation which awoke her companion, she leaped up, and ran to
break up the fire, which was sm