The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-27
CHATTER II

CHAPTER II
 S1q Gilmore street was part of d tenement house "' Room Ne : Herr, it is You just wait outside here, lrv- ing till see X tall. gaunt woman came to the door
 There's dead woman in here Be you friend?' l shuddered and bowed my head \ young girl. apparently eighteen years old, was laid out on a snowy bed Evidently kind hands had shroudcd her kncelng between the bed and the wall! her head buried in the bed clothes, was little girl weep ing violently i.uia' i said, !" is ;h;;, you?' She shook off my hand and looked up. Who are you2 Do you know Ellie?' "A friend, Lula Come with me No, no. and she sank back on the bed God was mean to Lula; he didn't answer her prayer and send her the money God was mean to Iula
 I!u>h!' said God k good Your story is accepted, Lula, and have come to bring you the money She looked up with halfglad smile then turned her head away. It's come too late. Ellie can't drink milk now But Lula, we can buy some flowers for hct grave Did Ellie love flowers v Come comet she said, starting up and fairly dragging me from the room l know where they keep beautiful ones, crosses and rings. We'll get white cross comei
 4 tall man brushed hy u> as W. passed through the hall
 Why, George you Where did you drop from heard Irving say, Come, come urged Lula as turned around to see who he was We hur- ried along. first down this street. then up that, till and my youthful guide were both out of breath Here, she said. stopping at last before flower shop. Will you make me n white cross for thrscY and she held out th, five silver dollars to the bcwildcrcd flower man
 Whcre'd you git that Sis2 he asked suspiciously
 "I made it she said, turning to m, appealingly
 Yes" l said, it belongs to her Can you fill the order al oncc2
 ,Ics step inside. miss an l Il show you some already made -I-let Lulu make her own scicCtion-- white japonicas and tubcroscs
 Eli" loved the tuberoscs so, she said We used to stop by here and smell 'em. And one day she bought one" Then, holding the cross out very tenderly on both hands and arms And l really made the money" she said. You are sure my story was ac ceptcd?
 Sure, said L
 When we returned Irving met us al the door The same tall man that had brushed against us was with him Miss Vance, my friend, Colonel George McGregor, you have heard m. speak of so often. Lula do you know this gentleman?
 No Let me in Do you know Ellc?"
 am your and Ellie's uncle George Haven't you heard Ellie speak of me?
 Yes ! know you My mamma used to call you brother George, and said you q gone down into the req. But you didn't, did you' Come, see Ellie Shes dead now But l'v" written 4 story and made some money ami bought a beautiful white cross for her coffin, and 1 shall writ" another and make some more money and buy her beautiful white headstonr, like the one Ellie pu; at mamma x grave
 W" followed her into the room where Ellie lay encas.d now in handsome coffin
 70. Ellie -h" said holding the t.fi.t f..au her. I knew my prayer would come true prayed SO hard
 The tears gathered in our eyes lt was beautiful sight
 But what am to dc with the chiidf asked Irving when we were coming home from the funeral. George will settle neat little property on her but his business calls him back to Nice a, once He wants me to be guardian but
 Let me liv" with thi. lady. sug gested Lula, laying her little chubby hand in mine
 If you will both live with me, said Irving
 All right. said Lula Both were
 accepted What el-e could doy
 We've been living together now thre. years. in cosy littl" hou-" of our own Lula is pretty brown-eyed maiden with a very merry laugh and very useinl hands. She write. stories sometimes that are accepted sure enough. May be you have read some of them She i- very modest, like her guardian. and publishes them anonymously. Irving laughs and says her teacakes are better than her tales. old Irving Winter hasn't disinherited my Irving yet. for all his threats. And even if he does we are willing workers, and there i, ] plenty of room in the world for such 1 Ismes- Democrat.