The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-08
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CHATTER ii.
There is so!rethiag trying, even ia
placid temperament. in being met
vita smile ard /. waggsh shake of the
mead when you an Ounce your intentioD
OF speaking seriously. Mrs Jack was
not OF s. placid temperament She WAS.
besides, Il good deal agitated, and was
making an effort to command her emo
tlans; and, when Mr. Lilly received
her first earnest little speech as if It
were the most amusing thing ii the
Worid, rolling his eyes and uodGin.
| MS head sideways, she felt, IL the truth
must be told, desperately provoked.
/ One good result OF Mr.. I4llly's church.
warden was that he could not show
MS teeth while he WAS smoking; but
ttls comforting reflection did not Occur
to Mrs. Jack.
Il assure you | am very much in
earnest she said, witt, i little casp il
hef voice. She was very near eryiny
me mortified child, but She gulped
down the weakness.
/ AN, to be sure. Well, 20 Oh, Bell;
say what you have to say, by all
means"
Mr.. Lilly rolle, his eyes about unit,
,hey rested on his wife. Mrs. Lilly kept
| ner eyes on her nee,slework
! me heediework had its advantage
| TO TIE spectator as well as tba
| churchWarden, for it occupied A,rs Ill
" saize. Whicn was apt to be too ronna
and staring an. beaGy.
DTS. Jach made 20 ralise. buf strpcl.
out boldly into the middle Of her s,,n-
ject Il cannot II axe my Income do
~, i4lly, she said. Il can't, realty"
TO, ho. Can't make 1t do nhp
= III essii YOU make It do, RrlIY
cant make It keep myself and nv
esnia, SIR answered Mrs, Jack, pr,nof.
~ aiu IN raised tone. The next mr.
sss'Lt she moderated her voice ay,lin
and went OIL: - =
wish to speak calmly, md ta 90
into Inc matter with you reasnnahly
hif. Lilly. am sure you will hear raa,
SON" A'e41 iei-
shall certainly listen to It II IA
near It. be retorted, and was So salts,
ted with the stroke that be te,,,, ~,
pipe out CT bis mouth to c,ne,.la A..
Lilly raised her eyes, stared sfraicbt 80
nj
MIS- Jack proceeded:
nave trled-l really have tried most
cohselentlously all hts year; but | can,t
n!dhe -, II GO. You see I had never IN
~ NY NE known what it was to want
Money. At home | had eyerythinr
Wished fer. alths srgh, Of course. wa
were not rich" She added, with nnicl,
appler,ia,lon -. T., OF the thought n her faith
Wellaaid. Bell" Of served Mr. Tiu,.
70 Yen were not rich. to b., sure y
anu | wanted for nothing so Ion, as
'liy own dear husband lived; and s,d.
aeaiy Ind myself put to live on s,,oh
q very, very small income, ! dnn.,
tnl,lk anybody could manage with II :.
GU ne no manager at all, you know
Bell said Mrs Lilly. s"'
Anf then Nh. Lilly w,thdrcv fha II
ioWance nc made us while NV earl;ne.
Jack Vas alive. Just when no ,vas,,,t
1here to take care Of ,ls, and popsv .na
! rad al the greater need Of Il NJ
Lllly toGA away q hundred year fron,
Ihere was silence. Mrs T;,,v
Mr. Lilly smoked.
! viii tell yon at once what I hove
come for to-day" said Bell roiny ~
1saan with plunge II came ~ ael.
you very earnestly to allow mo snn.a
.hiES TO cka out The little pittanca NV
husband left rnn, and which u,as -,
lie mad in the world to call his ~. -
poor DEAR wv,
vhe hundred and twenty pounds
s'eiiins per annuIn bequeathn1 to him
Dy his great uncle Merrywcathar .....'. |
Mr.. Lilly S''io
can hye upon 1t, and pay for
lNs;.'hs, and dress the child as sha
o's'ht 10 De dressed. l capnot. VII |
you make me an allowance, Ar. INV y.
Mr Lilly gently knocked his nino
'sainsf ston.ware bowl placed - "a "a
eve tie ashes. and answered u,,at,. /
No. MY dear Fell" 4441uy'
bells face grew pale ana thor -,
me pressed hor claspel hands "a t;.,,,. /
toSesher that she burst the hnttnas,
~ hef shabby black gloves.
i don't ask you for the sa mo 90 ao
lack had from YOU Give mo 4 a.
pounds year aud I shall be con,ant
Ind grateful" S'ii'ene
mr. Lilly shook his head n,ar,,u-
NO. no. no missy" he said .Sa.
,e thought of. shouldn't be do,ra
lalty 10 my own children. There's -:
'ecca and Emma aud the two vnnn.
st girls at school-you nnsn,t hn @ n
cnsical Bell YOU are old e,,ol,rl. nnnl u
,nu know, % be steady, Oh? rnma "1
holld ha' thought you'd hc o..hn,
LoWn . bit by this tim, ana ro, ~
V'ne Of your fliahty notionM q, ;. - y
CIo He Continued.l -