The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-30

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ment grew as the words got harder, and
the contesting lines shortened up. Dir.
Tompkins went down on "pharmaeeuticai"
with great applause from the opposite
side; but this was quickly drowned by the
cheers from the other side when Squire
Warren missed on accordion" Finally
but three were lett. Laura stood alone on
Mr.. Tompkins' side and Arthur. and to
every ones surprise. Aunty Davies on
Squire Warren's. 1t was Arthur's turn to
spell.
"Surcngle." SAID the giver out of words.
by ginger" said Stubby to himself.
that's easy enough for him we've often
talked about the spelling OF that word.
Arthur was the coolest person in the
ROOM He glanced hastily at Laura; she
was pale and her eyes shone with excite
ment; then he looked up uneaslly at the
ceiling.
"S-i-r-s-i-n-g-l-e," he drawled out slowly.
Next"
He who hesitates is almost surely lost at
a spelling match, and Laura hesitated,
and thought, and thought, and finally
spelled "s-u-r," and again she hssitated
and thought, 's-i-n-g-l-e."
"NextW
The room was painfully still and with
flushed cheeks and quavering voice Aunty
lhlleI5u out the leLtcfs VI lHo nOEu CUT
rectly and the prize was hers.
How came you to miss that word?"
said Stubby you knew now to spell it,"
Arthur looked at him quizzically.
"Now. Stub, you don't think l would
/ have let any one beat me if l could have
helped it, do you?"
What was it Mr.. Lorraine told you and
! Mary Tompkins when you took him the
/ subscription paper for the new organ?"
asked Laura of Babe the next day.
"He told us to get all we could out OF
/ the church people and others first, and if
We couldn't raise enough to see him
again and perhaps he would give some
/ thing"
.'Oh, dear" said Laura, al did hope to
| get that organ this summer, and we've
seen every body and done everything, and
we haven't enough. He never goes TO
/ church, and the girls say he won't give a
| cent. Do you think he would, Babe ?"
81 don't know, let's go and see him"
81 was never at his house. Babe you
and be seem great friends; don't you
think you had better go alone?-Every
little helps, YOU know
"No, YOU come with me-"
The girls found the gentleman on his
piazza
"Mr. Lorraine" said Babe, "the young
ladies have raised oil they can for the organ
and haven't enough. You told Us To call
again, you know"
The young ladiesw exclaimed Mr.
Lorraine, irowning. "Arn'tyou one OF them,
Babe"
ooh. no Pm too small"
at seems YOU weru not too small 10 be
the only one who has spoken 10 mo about
10. Ilow's THAR"
"Weil. you see. spoke about you aud
-well-they thought maybe / knew you
better and"
"Never mind; let me see the list"
Babes face had crimsoned lie looked
the list over carefully.
How much will the organ cost?'
six hundred dollars"
"llow much have you, everything in.
cluded?"
Five hundred and twenty dollars"
Mr.. Lorraine took the paper into the
house. He came back shortly and handed
IL 20 Babe and folded slip Of paper.
Remember" said he, TO Laura, that
what ! have given is due solely TO Babe
Fie.ding's solicitations"
As soon as they were out OF sight the
girls looked at tho list, and then at each
other in astonishment.
II read: James Lorraine, $50" and the
folded slip OF paper in Babes hand was q
check for that amount. IL was by far the
largest subscription on tho list. Laura'a
father who was an elder in the church,
came mex to it, with $50 The money for
the ergan was on hand.
The long summer vacation was drawing
30 a close. Laura would soon return to
her seminary and Arthur 70 his college.
| for al Hafu A
commission business, and determined TO
educate Arthur, Ii he could do no more
for him; and Ira, too. was going away.
One OF aunty's regular summer guests
Mr.. Stillwell OF BuiIalo-had offered "a
take Ira into his employ and make OF him
a practical druggist. This proposed separa-
ton had been considered by aunty with
many tears and prayers.
Ira was nearly eighteen, and there was
really no business about Maplevlle ex
cept farming, and OF course she could not
, buy the boy farm. and she dreaded 20
Z think OF him as a laborer for times had
changed since she was a girl, and the lane
: about Mapleville was now held too higl
for farm laborer tolhope tOibecome the
proprietor OF iair-sized dairy farm. She
, hardly knew how TO spare him, but babt
, was in her ninth year, and was growing
. daily more and more helpful about TN,
3 house, so it was settled that Ira was 10 q
; away in the fall.
r day or two before the end OF the va
r cation, Arthur and Ira took their guns on
1 sultry afternoon for fare we'll hunt.
! "I.et me co. too" called out Babe.
J. ayes" said Arthur, "let her come along
3 she's about as good a tramper 90 either q
D us. and we're not going into the brus
Q much"
4 The boys took their most familiar route
a the one that ended with Filters ieaJ
They tramped some time without seein
4 anything worth shooting at AS they passe
}. from one piece OF woods TO another Bah
r exclaimed: 80, there's woodchuck, IL
y me shoot at itW
"Won't you shut your eyes?"
/ mo, indeed"
s "Well, well have to circle around an
o come up behind him till we get in range
and, Stub, you get behind tree, or craw
d into hole-nobody knows where she
Q hit"
a "Well, won. kill Mr.. Warren's CO
3 like some OF you smart shooters did"
n Stubby watched them and saw Arthu
n help Babe raise the gun and take ain
Is The shot raised the dust to one side Of tn
l. woodchuck, and he turned quickly ali
,. disappeared down n hole.
II 'ThereW exclaimed Babe; now th