Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-10-28

Anc" soihetnihR lovely would
come to reward you Happy, for your
sacrifice to me last winter" she said.
Reward said Hap. at was
enough that you enjoyed the winter
with me; ut this Is more than reward, it
is like turniYw
"A fine simile," said papa Hazard,
and quite worthy of you, Hap "
"Yes," sa d Tod, iii is turn-up, you
know, and We have all been Micawbers,
waiting for it.
The family all smiled, but Happy
raised her eyebrows, and poor Ted
wondered ii he would ever regain his
winsome Cousins favor.
The party were to start west before
August and to be rejoined on the way
by Mr.. Harding, the artist, and his
friends There were to be several
months of travel and perhaps a winter
in Santa Barbara. Happy's heart and
mind were full and she was busy with
preparations, but one day she found
time to go to the lake for water-lillies
to put in the antique pitcher in Aunt
Edith's room. She was rowing alone,
for although Ted had joined her on the
bank sayins; MAY l go with you, my
pretty maidp" she had replied trying
to be merry, thank you, no. learned
to row some years ago" and left
him.
She was but i'll at ease for she knew
knew Teddie was sitting on the bank
where she left him looking "glum"
to use his own expression.
She was so occupied with her
thoughts that she carelessly leaned too
far over the water to get lily, and the
boat tipped slightly. AS she regained
her seat which she did quickly, one of
the oars slipped out and floated away.
She tried to paddle in to shore, but the
vexation she heard Ted's familiar voice
sing out:
'''If had a wife the plague Of my life,
tell you what would do.
I'd set her anoat in leaky boat
To paddle her own canoe"
This, OF course, exasperated Happy
more than ever; tears of veXation came
to her eyes, but she did not look up.
She pushed the boat away from among
the lilies, and padded about trying to
get to the clear place beyond where
she could land. 1t was but slow work,
for the oar was large and cumbrous,
and the boat tipped easily. al would
jump in and swi ~" she thought, "but
there's led looking and he'd laugh to
see me co re up all drippi g and that
| 'ould ne er endure" She knew
there were other boats at the landing,
but all were chained and locked, be
sides she wouldn't have Ted come to
help her anyway. If he would only
go and not sit there laughing! She
CLAN ed at hin, and saw that he was
not laughing, but gravely taking of
his sho 5, preparatory 10 wading in.
Don't you do that, Ted Remers, or
I'll jump in as sure as I'm Hap Hazard.
The water is cold and you'll get your
death. Stop! / can row in
No, you can't, cousin" said Ted
as he waded out, THAT oar is too heavy
| shall never forgive you if you don't
let me help you this time You have
helped me out Of worse scrapes than
this. more than once, and l owe you
something to pay for last winter, Hap"
All the time he was wading out tax
ing an oar with him and as the water
grew deeper he swan a stroke or two
and soon gained the boat, handing the
oar to his cousin.
Il cant get in," he said as Happy
looked at him in blank amazement,
''for this boat will tip. I'll run to the
house as soon as l get TO shore 1t
will do me good.
Now Hap Hazard gained her voice,
and she said, al eddie, wouldn have
thought you could do such thing
as this after the way I've
treated you. You must take hold of
the boat while l row ashore Oh! Ted,
can you ever forgive mep'
eddie smiled back his answer and
put his hand on the boat as she told
him. She rowed rapidly, and they
soon reached the shore, then hurried
him to the house. He did not come in
to tea, but kept his room. Poor Hap
Hazard was miserable, for he had
made her promise not to tell this little
incident, and this made it all the hard
er to bear. Her tears and self-re-
proaches were many, and kept her
long awake, 'scold ng herself p" The
reaction of her feelings made her exag
gerate the wrong she had done until it
grew hideous to her. The pendulum
swung from pride to humility, and
stayed there.
oh, If / could only talk with him, :"
she thought I'll just do anything for
him now, give up ANYTHING, ~ show
him how sorry an.
In the morning she felt better and
after a long old fashioned "talk-over"
with Teddie, was quite herself, though
she still thought 'rn show him yet
that l can do good as well as ugly
things
That day Ted grew wea ker, and the
next day. kept his room. DIR Phil said
at breakfast, lied will grow worse all
summer If he hasn't change of
climate, and no one knows what winter
will bring to him "
Papa Hazard said: Il will mortgage
my farm to send him, if there's no other
way, for something must be done. You
know how i'll fortune has visited me
this year, Phil. 1t seems as though
everything conspires against u.s."
''He can't 60 to college next year,
anyway" said DR.. Phil. He ought to
60 south or west right away"
Hap Hazards heart beat very fast
while this talk was going on,
and her eyes glowed with the
peculiar red light they always had
when she was excited. Sho ate no
breakfast but excused herself and went
out on the south porch, where the
morning glories were peeping out in
their pink and blue freshness. Happy
didn't see them; she didn't see the sun
light making golden lines and dots on
the grass; she didn't hear the birds
singing in the apple trees. She was
thinking, and her ewes glowed more