Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-05

thinking. and her eyes glowcd more
and more. Uncle Phil 'ame out in a
hurry to speak 10 papa Haz nd, who
was going To Il neighboring city, about
some medicine, for Ted
Happy caught his sleeve
I'm le-Mr Hazard DR.. Phil, y she
said brcathlessly, lied Remcrs ought
to 90 west
'.Yes, that's what | said. my dear"
said Uncle Phil rs he hurried on, think
ing, that girl has some scheme in her
mind, but there's no use in
my trying to guess what it
is; she'll burst in on us in day or two
and carry it out before YOU can say
Jack Robinson. II takes these wo en-
TO plan -God bless EN- ~
Happy stood on the porch in the sun
light, until grand came to train the
morning glorics, and then she wa oncd
from her revery.
"Graudma, she said, I'm going to
stay at home this summer to read Rus
kin. and Ted is going West with IN, lc
and auntie and you re 20 lc hi Ia @
MY money, and here her breath gave
out and her courage faltered She
needed opposition 10 strengthen her.
Grandma made use of the pause to
put word in cdgcways and cS
claimed:
Happy Hazard. what be YOU Ia kin
about, or are You tryin' to II AXE belle @
you re dead razyp You act crazy
razy as wocd-pile (You see Hap
py's talent for 81 al es ca e straight.
WHO said things was going to be like
that IIeppalony?'
Il said it" said Hap, strong enough,
now that she was opposed little.
land who has better right? You
were going 10 give me five hundred
dollars, and can give it to Teddie.
There are no two ways about. He will
die if he stays here. and will indeed
enjoy my western trip then, won t ?
owe him good deal. grandma. YOU
know how ugly I've been TO him.
AS Happy paused with a choke in
her throat, Grandma looked up out of
her bright eyes. the color of Happy
own. There was no spectaclcS over
those eyes, and there never had been,
They were a bright at sixty as they
had been at sixteen. SO the brown
eyes under the gray In and the brown
eyes under the auburn locks met in u
keen glance.
"Ileppalony, said Grandma Hazard
"IIeppalony, YOU re made o the right
stun in spite OF Hammer Simpson ;
growls. "
Happy smiled caily, for she knew her
point was gained here, and then she
went TO tend her flowers with lighter
heart Still she kept drcading 10 soc
Aunt Edith. That iitt!e woman came
ont where Happy was, after an hour or
more. Just when the Girl was trimming
q choice rose and trA ing 10 think OF a
little speech which should be "calm,
cool and collected
II was all the harder 20 speak after
auntie said brisAlv: "Wril dear. Nou
must begin 20 think about packing "
Hap Hazard felt her heart sink bat she
looked Up bravery from the rose bush
ard SAID "Yrs. TO pack for Ted. You
know its Teddy instead Of me who is
20 GO Aunne II AN arranged. and
oh d0o ~ Aunt Edith had seen
The situation ~ . e.alcc and her eN cs
had hllea Vlh tear, 81 love and admir-
atom Tor her bravo niece. She stood
= moment looking u The GIRL. whose
tears would come, though she tried to
mile then she put her arm about her
and said quietly, Dear Girl. did
know II was arranged for roddie to 90,
bat not without YOU. Do vou suppose
that could sleep last night after your
uncle told me Of oddie's danger until
bad planned all? decided in a minute
80 lend i:im the money from the nice
ts' . I 20.
mention il to anybody until Just now to
your uncle and it is all arranged. Hap
Hazard. >
Four months aftcrwmd. had You
been at Santa Barbara, Cal.. you
would have seen q party OF tourists
from the east. who seemed to thorough
" enjoy every breath they took. Among
them you would have not ed cspcc ally
a girl Of seventeen. aud a boy some two
years older, who were constant com
pauions. from the boy quick
springing walk and good
color, YOU who would not have i'm
agined that few months before he
was said TO bc doomed with consump-
ton. And YOU wouldn't have suspected
that the tall graceful girl with the
sketch book had once thought herself
his deadly foe.
You would have been pleased t. see
this CHEEKY comradeship. and would
have liked especially to watch the girl,
who, from der laughing brown eyes.
YOU would know TO be Happy.
Not Falisized.