Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-05
HAP HAZARD.
By Myrtle n. Koon, Lisbon, Mich

Soon Mrs Shumann's voice was
heard. calling: Girls, breakfast"
"Yes called Maud, sleeplly. and the
girls snored in chorus.
After breakfast as the girls were hav-
ing q snow bah convention in The front
Yard the little Hazard cutter came mp,
and Ted was in K! Happy gave Il
cry If JOY and ran toward him. Her
penitent feelings were strengthened
when she noticed that he was pale and
thin, and she held ont her hand cordial
w. But she cooled very soon as he
took herhand, say nc care!eS>iy, "How-
dc-do cousin aud lifted his fur cap TO
the girls.
"Ihough, I'd come up and carry you
rome, yoa know, cor he added.
Ready
.It was kind Of YOU to take the
trouble 10 come for me. will not
detain Nou long. said Hap frigidly as
she turned toward the house 10 get her
wraps
Ted looked after her dimy wonder
ing what had stilcued her SO IN 4 few
short weeks. "'~hc U,ed to be = Jolly
sort Of Cir. lie 'haH.ol, hope she
don put on air, iu honor ii me 1t
dol't improve aer
TIC cousin, zee very silent rs they
rode home. unit. Ted re arNcd politely:
Disappointed tot 20 SEQ You last
night. >po>r ga, Hal ~ time"
oh. yes. thr -ir.- had Il little jubilee,
and couldl' mss IT, sai Hap care
lcs,ly.
led opened hl- Grey eyes Aha!
re thought, my i3ir cousin lhlrSts for
revenge; size "uu get u ho"gn, and
after lhat Do" was politely Indifferent TO
Happy Whi.e She a. cohrleously
ignored hm Unid lie went back 10
school.
As spring came near led wrote often
er thau N>ua' ana ln his o.d frank
bolish way ltc hrs Few 'ccks of
college NE had .lNru him temporary
SupcrhcidliY Wh,'a re hao eNaggerat-
cd whsle W.T. Hap 'ycausa sac was $50
sta a. hr c1act
but he iaa nc heart ut last
gained the r'or'. tud M saw the
foliy OF ~ IN I'D. M hing besides
himself. and not naif so 20 It. he dared
not write g" Happy 80 confined the
correspondence to Dra e, always speak
ING 40 hi, cd ate uo1at' Nt. az ms
odsin comrts". Via 'pf r tod, II
course. but she could ni ne her
pride down 50 Far "- 'ma>e her write
10 HIM She 'u,t .-t'.E u1 give her
attention. TO study. .o' A1nt Edith bad
sent her some ot i,1,su works IN tHc
winter.
Tod wrote thai he waS keeping mp
pretty well, hH lungs mat cen weak
ali WINTER but >2ot he woald Ice glad
get ho uc auG res when schoo, was
out. Papa and mamma Hazard looked
worried when tlet ieiu HIS. and even
Happy bean "a tear. though shc
COT idn think anything would happen
to Teddy. When. "t ia>t. hr came IN
unc, Their fear, grew. Tor The boy Was
very pale aud had ia cough Hap
py's heart achei for him. bat she did
not show II plainly. She knew It was
wrong remember the little AR Of
last holiday q g, but her pride ruled
her. Do not b'a her too much. YOU
who criti isc Tor she had been greatly
hurt by JedS indifference he could
not endure ''col.egc-y ness. and 10 see
it III Fed. ~ wounded her
Inc was generally ruled Y her whole
souled generosity, but sometimes ner
pride and sens.tlveness would get the
bes. Of the fray and AIRY the day
in spite of all Ii was 50 now,
for though she was occasionally familiar
and good naturcC with her cousin Is of
old. she was never the same.
With rest and change of air. Ted i'm
proved a little. bur he seemed to have
lost spirit Hap ver-vigorous Energy
hich nd Away, upheld him before
was withheld now. and really he did
not realize how muc1 it had affected
him. The Hazards all felt relieved
when DR. Phil wrote that ne and aunt
Edith would stop OF ut Madrid for
visit on their way to the Rocky Noun
tains. Yosemite. &c. for "A summer so
journ
They came and met Happy with
more than their usual warmth. for they
thought they saw an element OF heroism
in the grl little sacrifice of the winter