The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11
A NEW PLAN.
The One Alice and Jenny Tried on
Jack.

Jack.
"Jack, when you go after the cow
this evening won't you drive up Nel
and Dandy? Alice and 1 want to take
a ride tomorrow morning before break
fast
mo, won't. If you want the horses
you can chase around the pasture
after 'em yourself. I'm not going to
do it."
81 didn't suppose you would! You
are the meanest boy ever saw
m no meaner than you were yes
terday when you wouldn't turn the
! grindstone for me-" and Jack walked
away in the direction CT the barn,
whistling gayly, but not half so cheer
full as he appeared to be. 1t isn't con-
ducive to ones happiness to say sharp
things. even if only to ones sister.
Jenny was Smelling lima beans on
the back porch, and tears of vexation
and disappointment rose SO thicl1ly to
her eyes that she couldn't see anything
but a great green blur before her.
''He is just the most hateful boy!'
she muttered. ''He knows very well
that Ned and Dandy wouldn't let me
come anywhere rear them, and / prom
ised Alice she should have that ride to-
morrow"
''Why, Jenny! You're crying! What's
the matter?" asked Alice Hunt, coming
out from the kitchen with the dipper
in one hand and tin pail in the other.
Jacks SO mean!" sobbed Jenny.
"He says he won't get the horses for
us tonight, just because / wouldn't
turn the grindstone for him yesterday"
We'll, why didn't you turn it?'
because l had just got in the ham
mock to rest for half an hour. 1t was
just before supper, when you were
lying down. l knew he could wait as
well as not until old Pete was ready to
turn it,
Alice looked thoughtful, but made no
rejoinder. She went to the well with
the pail and filed it slowly from the
big wooden bucket that stood on the
curb, and alter the pail was full She
still stood there, absorbed in thought
Jenny" she said. when she came
back to the porch and set the pail down
on the bench, II believe Jack is lust
like my brother Tom-and most bows.
too. He won't do all the favors; but if
you are kind and obliging to him he
will be ashamed not to be so to YOU.
Of course l don't know Jack very well.
but l judge him by what I know of
Tom. Now, let's try a plan-just to !
see how it works. Didn't Jack
say yesterday that he wished he could |
lave blackberry pie sometimes? Let's
make him one for dinner"
What! After he refused to drive the
lorses up? Indeed 1 WON'T"
please do, Jenny, just to see what
lie will say"
"Oh, be wouldn't say anything-just
at it up; and we'd have to go down in
he meadow to pick the blackberries in
Ii this heat"
"Oh, well, it wouldn't take long, and
We could carry an umbrella. Come
emmy, try it, just because 1 ask you
o."
So persuaded Jenny reluctantly con-
ented, and Alice hurried upstairs to fill
he pitchers and close all the window
nutters. She and Jenny were keeping
ouse while Jenny's mother and father
ere gone away on fortnight's visit,
nd Alice had undertaken the chamber
'ork. She had never been on a farm
ntil now, so she found everything new
nd delightful, and utterly different
ON the seashore and mountain re.
,rts at which her summers had hereto
're been spent
Jenny finished Smelling the beans, J
I'D was ready to start for the black
cry path when Alice came downstairs
gain. They closed the kitchen, and. -,
aving old Towser on guard, went off.
vinging their tin pals in their hands. (
1t was August, and the sun beat down I
bon the meadows with great force: C
1t the two girls had plenty to talk t
'out, and their fingers were nimble,
IN an hour they had the pals full,
I'd hadn't minded the heat very much I
ter all. e
Jenny made the pies, and she put an n
tra amount Of shortening in the v
ust, knowing Jacks liking for f1aky
stry. She also prepared a pitcher of
ID lemonade and poured a gobletful
r Jack when he came in at noon. s
ed and warm. from his work in the
Id. He looked good deal surprised
this unusual attention. He expected
find Jenny sulky or cross.
That was very cold and nice" he .
d. as he set the goblet on the table, G
er slowly drinking its contents. Q
on make frst-class lemonade, e
my" q
ilS words sent thrill of JOY through G
nny's heart She no longer felt cross =
d unhappy, and laughed and talked i,
she put the dinner on the table. :,
lacks eyes lighted up when he saw =
blackberry pie. ..
II this is the way you and Alice are q
ing to cook for me. Jenny, I'm going "
write to mother that she can just as T
IL stay away whole MONTH" he =,
q. laughing. And Jenny laughed. =.
}, and cut the pie with inward re- -,
,ing that she had followed her
ends good advice.
w nat are you going to do this after
IN, Jack?' she asked, as her brother s,
e from the table.
don't know whether had better
p on helping Pete in the field. or tn
ltewash the orchard trees, Jack an
red, after a moments earnest re- sh
ton. Those trees ought to have Sc
n whitewashed months ago: but I m.
or had time TO 90 1t, and then it's job w;
re think I'll go 10 the field. Pete wi
get along alone very we'll" ha
hen he had gone Jenny turned to en-
e with an eager look. br