The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-26

little still, perhaps, built on rounda
ton of faith in the Lord who for weak
ness or strength, for life or death, eartl
or Heaven, still orders the way of Hi
children for His own highest best
| A quick, sharp knock in the gray o
the early morning aroused her.
SECT up, Mary Jane" called Mrs
Roberts outside the door. Somebody
asking for you"
There's carriage, too" cried Harry
in great excitement Happy New
Year. And man that says he can't g,
till he sees you. Happy New Year
everybody
sit can't be me he wants." said Mis-.
Crimp, as in great futter of surprise
she at length made her appearance and
was hurried down the stairs by Harry
to the door.
SIS this your card?" asked the man
holding up one before her.
"Why, it is, sure enough" said Miss
Crimp, in greater futter than before.
of lace. know it must have been fol
it was the only card / ever had. Some
one must have found the lace"
''Mrs. NARROW sent me to tell you she
wants you to go to her house with me
at once-to breakfast, she said"
''Mrs. Monroe?" asked Miss Grim p,
not quite understanding the name and
catching at it with a faint hope that
Mrs. Monroe might have returned and
was anxious to make tardy amends.
mo, mum, Mrs. NARROW. And she
says she won't take any denial and l
wasn't to come back without YOU"
'Dear me! 1t must be some mistake"
Miss Crimp shook her head in great be-
wilderment as she again mounted the
stairs, and it would be hard to say how
long it might have taken her to make
up her mind about any thing, or having
made it up to act upon it, had not Mrs.
Roberts, by dint of hustling and coax
ing and encouraging and assisting, at
length made her ready for her early
visit
Its some fine folks that'll keep you
all day." she remarked, as Miss Crimp
stepped out of the door, upon which a
dismal wall arose from Kitty and Harry.
"She promised to come to dinner with
u.s."
"Fll come" she declared. turning a
very earnest face upon them. go
back and hunt in my room for some
thing"
"Do you think she'll Gomez" askel
Harry, as at dinner time the two
watched for Miss Crimp.
IF she don't it'll be the first time
she's ever broke her word" said Mrs.
Roberts. Upon which both faces bright
ened, but grew doleful as she added the
caution:
But we don't know what she may
have lighted on since this morning"
"Hurrah! There's the same fine car
riage," shouted Harry.
"And she's in it," cried Kitty.
In it she was, sure enough, and with
a face beaming with such a smile as
they had never seen on it before. But
by the time she had been hurried in and
was seated with Kitty in her lap, the
tears had come to her eyes and a sniff
was followed By sob.
whats wrong?" asked Mrs. Roberts
ANY trouble come to you?
Now, Mary Jane Crimp, if it has you
amt going back on all your saying that
alfs for the best, l hope"
mo. amt" said Miss Crimp, giving
Kitty squeeze that almost took away
her breath. but it's all so strange and
SO astonishing. Dear me; il ever can
get to tell you the straight of it. I've
met an old friend. She was girl when
| was, and used to learn to make lace
with my mother when my father was
preaching there"
"Well, now, that is pleasant" broke
in Mrs. Roberts.
"Yes, and she's married and that's
her carriage and she has house full of
little ones, and-now listen!-she wants
me to come and live there and be nurse
~ governess. Such a home for mel"
But how did it come about?" asked
Mrs. Roberts. "How did she get your
card?"
Didn't l tell you? Why, when
couldn't see my way clear to do any
thing else took my little bundle of old
lace to see if l could sell it. And my
card was in the bundle. And when
came out of the store where they
wouldn't buy it little boy-just as