The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-09-21

shelter IN the building. Marcia shrank
back N terror, but he treasured her.
"Oh. It's safe enough now! Light
ming Amt apt 20 strike twice In the
same place; and Il wasn't lightning
anyway, but . hurricane that's miles
on By this time. troubling other
folks. Good deal more danger Of
your taking cold out here. Miss
Marzhy, than there Is OF the school
house takin' TO It's heels again. This
rain II soon be over"
The rain was soon over. ~ he had
predicted. and the sun was lighting up
the drops that lay on the grass as
Marcia took her way homcward.
Every thing was just a. usual. The
storm had brought only one Of those
almost casualties that 30 constantly
threaten In one form or another, pass
on. and arc forgotten.
But that one minutes outlook had
suddenly settled the question that hao
been vexing her. A strange light falls
on many things. when We stand for .
moment nj the gates that open out
ward, and see life stretching away In
to the beyond. Little pleasures are
not 50 weighty as they had seemed,
and next OF kim did mean q good
: deal. So IL happened that, after the
. event OF the afternoon had been dis
cassed and exclaimed over that even
! Ing. Marcia said. simply:
ave been thinking, Uncle Seth,
that we'd better take that child instead
OF letting II 60 TO Joel's."
4 The rugged. homely face bright
0 eued, and there was q quick light In
4 the eyes under the shaggy, gray brows'
I'm kinder glad TO hear you say
1 that. Marshy. l am, really. It'll make
q harder times for US. / don't doubt, an
tough pullin' sometimes to get along
a but l never did shirk yet. an seems 4
n II twas late to begin now"
He was on on his journey In the few
days Of Marcia's enforced vacation, ant
she and Nancy had ample time TO
planning. They hunted up old muslin
a dresses that would u over nicely. bu
decided that the matter OF MAXIM
n clothing must await q clearer knowl
10 edge OF the young strangers size.
or They pondered whether the eas
r room or the ssbest room could be mos
i'd comfortably transformed into a MUIR
ne cry; and. from its long Punishment !
the attic, they brought down an oil
fashioned cradle.
y Softly pillowed and daintily equippe'
the cradle stood beside the fire on Il
evening that Uncle Seth was expects
ms home. while on the stove was a cup
be catnip tea, which Nancy now pusht
forward to warm. backward IN
th obscurity. according to her fiuctuatir
up opinion OF the age Of the baby.
'g When the familiar step ut last SCUM
We ed at the door both women started 70
It ward. But Uncle Seth entered alon
The babyr' exclaimed Marci
RI. Where is the child?"
'ut "Shoi' Uncle Seth's face wore
ch look OF confusion. and he laughed
an embarrassed way. There amt al
to child; that was just q mistake Of mil
nd David bein' such a mighty POI
RE writer. 'TwasnAt little incum rance
like the way / read IL. but little incom
us rents and the like Anyhow that's VIII
'p- the lawyer made il out. though
lowed mebby he wouldn't, II he hadr
'es knowed what IL was aforehand.
david calls IL little-he always hi
on high notions-but it's enough to
en- worth a good deal to US, Marshy,' n
ts the kindly old eyes rested tenderly
the girls face. you can have the o
~ house fixed up now. and q good mai
g, things you've wanted TO have don
an I'm right glad for you, child"
In. Nancy whisked the catnip tea fro
the stove, and surreptitiously empti'
pc It into the sink.
ng aWell." she said. with . long breat
p 1T sort Of makes me think Of III
a. story you read one day, Marshy, abo
IRE ST. Christopher; how he was willin'
IRE carry the child across, though 1t was
cia heavy. and afterward it turned out
Eed be-Welli Under the circumstanc
it's just As well we didn't let il 60
an. Joel's ."-Kdte ". Hamilton, IN Yonf
Companion.
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