The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-02-17

..Ycu said you'd ~ half - hour a<o.
| and rvc been waiting ever since"
Eui Lila WIS deep IN her arithmetic.
and apparently unconscious that Mar
gie hail asked any question. until s,lt-
denly she jumped up. and. throwing
some papers well covered with figures
into the CRATE. exclaimed;
n | would have been ready long a-o
/ had Il not been for that horrid ID. !"
why. Lilia Gooli. you ought 70 be
ashamed % call ID h0rrif.r cried little
Fay. Indignantly. from her Seaf On the
rrg. where she was giving Fiao . lesson
I III making believe dead.
lrarric- Mamma was saving just
| day or TWO ago that We must respect ID.
and rrmembcr what faithful nurse she
WAS 10 AL Of ~ And Won. a All others.
I 10 call her names. when she AT up
night after night with You when You
were - III. And anyway she has only
come % bring the clothes home. and
viii probably - right away again. -
she always dos"
4 Lila interrupted Nary;e's praise ~
their old nurse BY throwing her~eif on
1 the sofa and laughing immodcrately.
i Na.vie booked Indignant. FAY pux-
zled. while Fido came quickly 10 life and
barked vociferously.
There. even lido rc<enfs having y.
- talked about" cried Margie. trium-
phantly-
II never meant Dinah Il an. = laugh
I ingiy protested Lila .-Shc j. dear
old soul mean the d in my exam
pie. who i digging ditch with A. y
and &. and I'm 70 find out how hong il
\ takes them. and then how much faster
ID works than A. l get along finely
until y appears. and then 1 don't knew
how % 70 on
10" said Maggie. IN = relieved
tone: --bnt wasn't il strange that just
- YOU said something about ID. old
nurse H. came across the street with
the washing. and. 81 course. thought
you meant her. Here she comes out
again. and the poor thing can hardly
stand. II i - slippery. Mamma g. -
Mr.. Good entered the room 40 WHY
does d. bring the clothes still? I
should think Rosa would oder % come
with them. instead Of sending her old
aunt out Why, just <ee' she can
scarcely stand
Rosa docs not send her. dearic. =
said Mrs. Goold. joining her little girls
~ the window. :. for she told me she
thought il dangerous for Dinah % BE-
out in the winter - unprepared - she
L.. bur that Dinah psrsiSfs u coming. no
matter what the weather. that She.may
inquire hfrx<ff about de chiilen.'n
Good old d. said FAY. using the
-.zme that LiIIa-the first baby-had
given Dinah. and both the others had
Adopted IN their turn why. mann
ma continued the little one. strain
ing her eyeS 70 catch : glimpse u
Dinah's departing ESnre- how will
Rosa has met her. I'm . glad
ID needs pair q s,af new kind q
rubbers that We stopped - look q 70.
day IN Mr.. Brooks store window. NJ
said Lila. putting away hsr books.
y and then he could get along finely
Lets ct her pair" exclaimed
The wiie-awake Margie. Il when We ~
for our valentines. Will you give n
, the money. mammal ] think the Prics
|. l. dollar
|, .rll give twenty-five cents toward
it, answered Mrs Goold. - she LAID
some On the table. and left the room.
.Of course mamma means BY tiG
that we ought % give the rest VIVA
DO You say 70 getting the rubbcrs. in
.. stead ~ valentines for Lou and JeSs2''
suggested Nargie-
Then they won't send y any
|, They never DO. you know. until the
|. get ours-
That's -: and Nladre Harmon.
. proposed to-day that al the girls bsss,
their valentines % school Monday. 1ns
w want 70 have a. many - We poSsibi,
can. and her" spreading them on
upon the table - She spoke % +
!. I've rot only three
4 Fav-s brown eyes were opening wide
!. and wider - she listened Papa CAV
me lot 81 pennies 20 send > vanfalin
\ q Cousin Daisy. but I'd rather send
2 rubber vanfaline 70 Dinah.r
4 Yea little dariingr' cried Lib
h kissing her, you're : lesson - ~
Z Then turning % MarEie: II guess
n baby c1n give hrr money. ure can Let
y 70 right down for the rlbbers. and sen
them IN valentine style. - FAY propose.
YeS. ~ course Fay shall 70. too" n
addeL- no<icinx The large eyes turne
questioningiy % hers
q Ab0nf an hour later they rushed mi
4 the =itting-room- exclaiming. -We's
y cot them .nd they're beauties line
Y throughout and come over the ankles.
" How did you know the sizer' Il
X qnircd Mrs. Goold, after she had dul
n admired Them
q The most fortunate thing n Il
~ world answered Margie, Twas q
IN meeting Rosa Just - We were going I'M
y The store. and, after she had promi<s
% not % breathe . syllable % IA, we %
% her the plan. took her into the sto
" with -. and he selected the rnbbers.