The Red Cloud chief., 1888-04-20
ne over dear, and chirk up my old

but come over dear, and chirk up my old
heart often"
THAT I viii. but d INT look for me to-mor-
row. for Edward is coming, you know"
Jenny walked down to the gate with the
old lady, picked q bouquet of sweet peas
and pinned on the snow-white 'kerchief
Mrs. Johnson wore, and bidding her good
afternoon, went singing back to the house,
while the old lady went slowly back to her
home, which. somehow, seemed quite cheer
less and lonely to her this afternoon.
The following morning Jenny circuit an
stood there with . troubled look on his face,
and she saw beneath the brown mustache
the tremulous workings of his mouth.
Twill you com over and SEQ mother,
pleased I fear she.is very sick. I knew
nothing Of It until this morning. She
seemed well last evening. II you will
kindly stay with her, I will 80 now for .
doctor"
20, Q I will so now. Indeed, I am
sorry to know she Is sick; she seemed well
In the afternoon, for she sat with me until
| tea-time."
In . few minutes Jenny Wa beside her
friend, and Jed was flying on the road to
the village. Mrs. johnson had been seized
with an acute rheumatic attack and lay
moaning in great distress.
ut is 50 good Of you to come to me, dear"
she said. Jed is almost beside himself, for
he never saw MI sick before"
"At the rate he went oR he will soon be
here and bring relief to you, l hope" said
Jenny. II was greatly surprised to hear
yOn were sick, for you were in usual health
yesterday, were you not"
Yes; only I felt tired and childish, -
moaned the sufferer.
That day wa but the beginning Of many
that Jenny circuit sat at the bedside Of Mr..
johnson, or busted herself about the room
to make It cheerfulfor tho invalid, and when
she became convalesceut, prepared her
tempting dishes with her own pretty, use
full hands.
Mrs. johnson declared that . glimpse Of
/ Der face Y did her . world Of good.
Manday Green shook her head in . very
'syou'll-see-h ow-it-wiI-turn-out' sort of Q
way, and remarked to the woman In the
1 kitchen while Jed stood conveniently neal
that 4 che got sick she did not want . boy
rushing in and out Of the house at all hours,
and h Thought a woman that cared for her
husband would keep her own house and not
her neighbor'a."
A very amused look came over the hand
some face of Jed, and he very pleasantly
| said:
"A woman that has no husband can do as
she pleases, Ell, Manday:"
"Yes, thank Heaven" and the little old
maid perked her head on one side and looked
very independent.
"And very fortunately they are at liberty
to do for Others" said Jed, in q way that
puzzled Manday, and the look on his face
perplexed her more. Il don't know what
we would have don the past few weeks
| without Jenny. Not that We would have
wanted for ~neighbors, Manday, but mother
| and the doctor says she is one of the best Of
nurses, and it was very kind in Mr.. circuit
| to insist upon her staying with Us, and he
was here, too, the most of the time during
| his visit, for of course ne could not get along
| at home without his little housekeeper."
'Dear. me! some folks seem just bewitched
over a new face" was the parting shot of
| Miss Manday, and she sailed out of the house
and through the gate at her swiftest pare.
Alas, for poor Manday! Johnnie circuit
| was mounted on his bicycle and coming
| with all the speed he could muster; the
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| worry neal, and she was so full Of jealous
rage that she did not notice the shrill little
signal behind her. In an instant down went
the prim spinster and over her head landed
Johnnie. while the green parasOl left the
roadside path and landed into the highway.
90. you horrid little wretch shrieked
the female, as soon as she could get her
breath.
Johnnie sprang after the parasol, capt
ured it and handed it 70 her, saying:
''Indeed, l am very sorry, Miss Green. If
you had only looked back when I gave the
signal that l was coming. l think you could
nave stepped aside, but I could not stop the
bicycle quick enough; I tried to do so, in
deed I did, truly"
What right have you to go around here
with such a machine as that, l var to
know! One of Satan's own inventions, I'll
warrant, n none but his own imps would
want to be hilarating around on it, either.
The signal that You was a-cOming was
sounded months ago. and l knew, then, just
how it would be. But what are yOn stand
| ing there grinning with all your might and
mouth for"
You look so funny, Miss Manday; in
deed You do. There is some dirt on yOur
face. your bow on the front Of your dress
is. l think, a little to one side, and some
thing seems to Ia come OF the top Of your
head"
Miss Green made a quick grab for her
false foretOp lying in the dirt at her feet,
| ciapped her hat OH her head. and skurried
| oa, too full Of indignation to utter another
| word.
.sWell. now" said Johnnie. 81 don't know
what Jenny will say to this. III have to tell
her. ANYWAY. l am sorry it happened, and
she will believe mt when / say SO. too"
Mrs. johnson was pleased to see Jed.
bashful Jed. so much a; his ease of late in
the presence Of Jenny. In fact. she noticed
they often sat apart, mi talked so very
friendly.
Jed" said she one day when she had be-
/ come quite herself again. and Jenny had run
over to see her q few minutes, II think l
had not better get well too fast, for I will
lose my nurse, and l don't like to think of
that"
Il a been talking of q plan to keep her
here with US, and she is waiting to know if
you object"
mo, l don't object to any of your plans,
Jed, you know that very well. But what is
| this one."s