The Somerset reporter., 1892-01-07

meant to begin helping You tho hfs,
moment could get u you
Mrs. Gray shook her head when out %
reach Of EleanDr's eye. Inc young girl
fretted restlessly for few moments AT
Ter which the pain in her foot caused her
to forget her anxiety To move about.
How long will it be, motheff' She
asked in low voice, the next morning
as the mother, without her daughter =
help, went about household work. The
hours Of suffering through the night
and the sight of the swollen foot had pre-
pared Eleanor to some extent for the
discoursgng answer.
Three weeks at least, my deare, re
piled mother, with smile Of good cheer.
"All our plans spoiled -
mo, daughter, only deferred for q lit
tie while. And we may be sure II Is for
some good reason"
YES, Of course. But -
Mother could guess how much Of sup
pressed impotence, of disappointment,
Of brave attempt at submission ~cre
contained in the small conjunction 81
Eleanor turned away to hide her tears
How will Robbie feel about IL" she
asked, later.
Robbie, however, behaved like little
man, as he Was
Its so good to have yo1 here, Nellie '
he said, giving her IA rough little hug
that 1t isn't going TO D. sefy hard to
watt
Aud this is my first eudesyor," ssi1
Eleanor to herself. An endeagor simply
to be patient in sitting still when ought
70 be helping mother, to be pleased when
| am 80 nervous with this paiu that /
feel like suarling at everybody, To- res-
lie that ] am standing in the way Of thrlf
enjoyment
But Rohbes words returned ags'u aui
again to give her help
1t really was enough to be thankful Tor
to be all together again, aud the day slip
ped swiftly by a. tine sew ing which was
t. have been done By the seaside was done
at home.
1T has been best, yon see, - said moth
er, few days after the accident, read
ing letter from her sister. Scarlet fe'
Yer has broken out in the cottage adJ1in
ing Magarets. They are going to tsk.
The child away a- soon a. be is better
We could not have dared remained there
with Robbie II We hal gone at the time
we expected. We should have been al al
The expense and annoyance OF coming
back 81
Everything IL for the best said
L 'esnor, with a bright smile She could
not anticipate how her faith Wa to lie
tested.
week later the scarlet fever scare
was announced by Aunt Margaret TO he
over Eleauur'- foot WAS declared we'll
enough to venture. with care, on the
short journey, and al preparations were
made
1T IS so good To have been able To
rent the house while we are gone said
mother on the evening before they were
to leave. 1t will be real help on such
small expense a. We shall have to meet
And We should not have had that OPP
portunity II we had not been delayed
Everything hts Ia just right
Mother went to the back Of lie house
% attend to some small matter leaving
Eleanor, who hal wcsrled her alllng loot
resting on lounge BY the open door of
the 7ftglug room.
W u9 can that hef9 she said to herself.
H. through the deepening twilight she
saw the old omnibus oelorgng to the
small village, drawing up at the gate
somebody, getting out. There's some
mistake. They ought to be told Moth
II 2"
Mother did not hear her call, and with
IN the next minute two children had fol
lowed The woman who alghted from the
omnibus.
And two old trunks, exclaimed Flea
nor, rising, In little excitement anu
nobhling to the door. lit won't do to
let them make such mistake. And
there's the omnibus driving away
As well ss she could, she hurried out
on the walk, to be met ny thin raced
uhattraetlVe woman anu the e"o cum / =
Inlnh you hAte iiaue SONY ni's.'H ne
said Eleanor hastily haoh you pe'
Ter can the man paoh
! doh DelIeNe IL nlis,@hc, Sa'u w
woman. isn't TINS MIS-. gray : house'
Yes, SAID Eleanor, Win slhklnl
at her heaft as she foiloWea her lnto w
house MIS-. uray met lhem III lne SIT
tug room
Mrs, Gray T" asked the new conner
es, was the answer.
/ am the WIDOW OF harvey gray YOU
halt.orother' WASH ne
Yes, repeated Mrs. Gray, AVOIDING tht
look OF dlsnayed inquiry WIN Which
Eleanor sought TO meet her eye
i suppose you Know something Vi
what his NE was. married nun suPpos,
ing MN 10 De eoou ilah' nc epo'i.u
my LIFE did me all the harm man eau
do woman. lie used up my properly
and his own, ana then died. nave 'neSt
children TO support, and can 40 II ou,
wanta little help, hrst, not ihuch, !
have secured a situation ID lne orPhau
asylum IN the city, where can carr u
enough to keep them and myself. buV
cannot go there until September
sit down" said Mrs. Gray, who in
her surprise had forgotten that all were
stan hing.
Il don't know where we are to stay
ill then, went on the woman in the same
1nH hard voice, without noticing Mrs
Gray's invitation. Il have borne all
here WAS TO be borne from your brother.
II wasn't my fault that he was what he
WAS. It Was the fault of some one else.
But IT has all been visited on me, and
now am come 10 see if some of his kim
dred will take me and nv children I'M
nj nv place la open for me. 1t isn't
much to ask, considering all.
She had never varied from the nara
tone which showed that she in part,
held these, her husband feauohS, res
panslble Tor the trlsls she hau ehuuieu'
Having finished speaking she SAT GOWN
aha "sit'u' ,,,,.- ,,,,..,,,.ios
hoSt VI sau @, - ~ ,.IlIfnI
5t9"aeu upon Mis - n,ho bsying
way "aiu' Soune'' 'io'u ,,t,i. and anviatY
-lNtu nus cne' -, bnra
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