The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-29

nv RpbeccaS raised eyebrows anu '!''
tone in which she SAID:
Il am glad to find you IN such Sooa
spirits. Bell. ...,,,
II did seem rather hard to be caught
c,nprina about as if She had not IL
care in the world. when only haif an
hour AGO she had been oppressed by
the sense of her money difficulties, ana
painfully ponlering how to pay her
debts. If Mrs Lilly and Rebccca had
but come half an hour sooner 'n"y
would have seen for themselves that
she WAS neither insenSihle nor careless.
..Rut if seems as if | was destined 10
look like a thoughtleSS fool before the
I.illys," thought poor Bell. And now,
if | plead poverty ana debt ana ask
them to help me- | know exactly what
they will say.
However. ii proved unnecessary tor
her to plead her cause this time, for
Mrs Lilly began 1t once with the an
no,nrement that she had come pre-
pared to settle any outstanding bills
that might be owing by her daughter-
in-law up to that date.
Il should have told you of this soon
er. Bell" said Mrs Lilly but put il
off day by day thinking TO see you II
Percival House knew you were not
i'll, for | heard Of your being seen
about in the streets very often How
ever. as you would not come 10 mn.
| have come to you.
II meant to come this very day: |
did. indeed" said Bell Again she felt
that circumstances had combined 70
place her in IN unfavorablH light with
l.er mother-in-law. After I'LL. Mrs. Lilly
lad been feeling friendly toward her,
ana had meant to do her Il kindness
I'll this time while she had been Silk
inc and keeping :,loof Bell was IL
ways anxious to meet kindness more
than half way.
II can assure yau." she said. that
stall be very thankful To get these bills
paid They have been making me quite
unhappy"
''Oh, but you seem to bear up Very
we'll. Bell Sometimes think il must
be il blessing to have such a very care
less temperament a> yours. Nothing
weighs you down.
Boil went silently to her desk AMI
took out il memorandum. This is lie
gross amount. she said; Il have added
it up too often not 10 b. sure il is
right
Mrs. Lilly put her glass to her eye
and looked 1t the figures "Ha. very
Well. Bell" she said slowly Now. il
you please. | should like to see the
items. Give me the various bills. Mr..
Lilly particularly desired me to 20 over
them myself
Again Bell went siicntly to her desk,
and took from it bundle Of trades
mems bills. which she laid before Mrs.
Lilly, who inspected them one by one
with perfect coolnesS and attention.
Meanwhile Rebeccl was endeaynrlng
to ingratiate herself with her niece.
Miss Henrietta Lilly. fan.iliarly called
Popsy. WaS 4 stout. strong child. who
looked more like 4 boy than Il girl
She had none of her mothers flexible
grace or dalicacy Of feature She was
healthy. round-faced. and looked stead
ly at the world and the inhabitants
thereof with 4 pair Of large blue fear
less eyes. She received her aunt's al.
Vances with eluanimity Indeed. poa.
sy and her grandmother We're thn o..
absolutely unembarrassed persons Of
the party. Even Rebecca sepI!.pa Il -
tie ashamed and put out Of countrnauea
by her mothers uneompromis;ngl, hard
manner of comforting Il favor on EeU
Mrs. Lilly ut last finished her exam.
nation of the bills. shut up her eyn-
gllsSs and pushed the papers b1r,,
across the table TO Mrs. Jack Tha
amount should be sent 10 Oh street
that afternoon. She said And the,
she proceeded t. anllyze every sapar
ate account and point out those arti
cies which she considered to denote
extravaganza or lack of Judgment
Long cloth 1T Pigeons, Bell. Nobody
VINO understood how to shop wo,,lI
think Of buying Ion. cloth at Pigeons
Jones IS the place for long cloth AMI
Vhat IN absurd price to pay for u dress
for Popsy. Mere waste; for the h4sr
things don't Wear any longer than com.
inohef rl.il> for Il child of that a.,n
Snall SEND iopsy i frock -sometnjn.,
useiul and suitable You will take care
Bell, to settle these bills directly n.
Lilly sends YOU the cheekt'
~ course | shall" answered H.u
flushing hotly. Paying those bills viii
De 100 pleasant for me to put of tha
enjoyment for Il minute"
On. but yon are 50 thouyhtless ,a,
See. Bell. ana have 50 little ian, 80
management that You might be nuttin,
the money TO other uses unless va,,
We're particular to get it out of v,,r
hands at once"
Mrs. Jack began to think that ,,e
VAS paying very dearly for nnr fat,,nr
|. law $ assistance.
Ana Mr.. Lilly Wishes you to unlnr
stand, Bell, that you must not n.c,.
upon his doing this kind Of thine -
future. He wishes to clear off pvery.
thing. and give You Il fair star, a.,
ne really cannot b. putting his hand
into his pocket for you every now ,,.,
'hen. ! hope you understand. Bell"
quite understand, Mrs I.jIlv =.
IS not easy to mistake YOU meani9y
And now ! will take poDsy for ;,
drive II you like it. 1t will do the chill
good. StlDDOSp Shn will hn,,