Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-03-15

with renewed vigilance; he consulted
The stuhs Of his check book with a
glance that nothing could eacnpa.
"l-dCn-knOw- how - they - man.
age Il. said he. scratching his nose with
the lead pencil that he always carried
II hate mysteries. and ! mean 10 hp n
the bOttOm Of this before ! am an hour
older.
Abigail said he. show Ia thlsi rye
given you no money; you've long left OIL
asking for money How have you man
aged to smarter yourself and the chill
drrn up sot won't be cheated by my
own wife
Elma vet down the pitcher which she
WA wTiping. and came and stOsnl lefUre
her father with glittering yes and ch,rks
stained with crimson. like q flag Of
battle.
Papa she said. you must mo-, speak
20 mamma %. Mamnia would not cheat
you nor nobody elsa It's money we've
earned ourselves"
Mr.. Chesney stared at the girl with in
crcdulOuA eyeA
"And u you-don't believe e. come and
see how" said ElnR. hinging down her
towel MARY Penn showed uA. She
told us everything. and gave va the first
~ ~ 0NNHa AINN0 Al0 AOuELRem
swaFma down under the south wall
Spencer sold the honey for us. And we
planted all the nice howeFr that grow
down In the meadow. that you said was
too stony and barren even for the sheen
to pasture upon; and Will dug anu hOed
around them after the chores we're all
done. and we sent hOxes and bouquets Of
hlieH and verbenas TO the city every day
by Mr.. Pennis wagon. And we gathered
wild strawberries before tho sun wal uD.
and got cherries out Of me old lane.
And the money b 81, OK very cent
Of t."
Honey. chr said Nr. Chtsaey. staring
at the row Of hives. for Elma had dragged
him out into the November noonlight
70 the scene Of action. "Wel I've seen
these many n time. but I always s'pOsed
they belonged to Squire PENIS folks.
And flowers and Wild berriesl Didn't
think there was 80 much money in 'em.
Guess Ill try the business myself next
year. Queer that the women folks
should have got the start OF me-"
After that lie regarded his family with
% respect. The mere feet that they
could earn money had elevated them inn
mensely in his sight.
But when spring came he lost his able
SpaNJNhYAt mho EAulh u~lClueuJaliy 0l-
nounced to him one day that she was
going " be married TO Walter Penn the
next week.
And mamma Is coming to live with
us, added Elma. ''She can't stand the
damp house and this hard work any
longer"
But Mrs. Chesney did not 20 to the
Penn farm. Ar. CheRncy hired a stout
serving maid and laid drain pipes under
the kitchen stoop II his wife really I'm
derstOod her business so well it was
worth while to keep her we'll and nctive,
he considered.
Il couldn't leave papa. you know"
said Mrs. CIcsney u ElmA. ''Te means
well. and now that Rebecca Bcckel is
coming here. and the kitchen Is dry, we
shall get along nicely. l wouldn't 70
back to the city for anything now"
Nor ! either" said Elna. sand oh.
mamma. ] shall always love those bee
hives under the hollyhocks. for il was
there that Walter asked me to he his
wife"
Mrs. Chesney tearfully kissed her
daughter. She, too, had been happy
once. and had her dreams. Il was TO I've
hoped that Walter Penn was made Of
different metal from George Chesney.-
WOman's Magazine.