Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-12-14
HAPTE rI-tContinued.,

Do you think I'm jokingg"
Apparently he did. for he was smiling
and ntdding and nalf closing his google
eyes, as if in enjoyment of some piece
of humor.
BELL. it is no use ycur ranting. my
dear, said Mrs. Lilly in her unmoved
voice. you know very well that you
4 could cure all this bother in the twink
\ ling of an eye. You have but TO say
thew word and get rid OF all your money
! troubles together"
Bell shrank back in her chair, and a
WEAR, respondent look came yer her
bright young face. You mean, If /
were to consent To the arrangement you
proposed" she said, slowly.
"rhe best arrangement possible for
my grandchild," said Mrs. Lilly. You
and she come and live in Percival
House as part OF our family. You are
rent free and board free. The child is
brought up in a proper way-and i
must say, Bell. that it would be be-
coming and respectable for you at ycur
age, instead of living in a lodging ny
yourself, with no experienced person to
control you"
Mrs. Jack was bordering, with her
face buried In her hands.
1t seems hard to give up the bit Of a
home ] have" she said at length, look
ing up piteously. II have been used to
be mistress. You see, Mrs. Lilly. My
darling husband was SO indulgeut 10 me
always"
A tear ran down her cheek. and fell
and glistened on the rusty black Grape
of her sleeve.
II should have thought you would
hx wa Nnncilapni x.ntrr child hnfnr.a mn
self" said Mrs. Lilly. coldly.
S | do. You don't imagine / haven't
thought of my precious pet? But
just on her account-she is used 10 her
liberty. She toddles about in the fields
oil day when it's fine, md at home
there is not a corner in all the house
she may not go into. She is welcome,
everywhere: and then. above all. there
Is Biddy. i think Ii would break the
child's heart 10 part from Riddy. She
Is so fond of her. And. Nh. Lilly, You
told me before. wouldn't consent"
MIR. Lilly would not consent to have
Biddy in Percival House. put in the
gentleman, finishing the last sip of his
cool drink and rising from his chair.
"No. that he would not! No Irish need
apply, Ell? No paddywhacks. By-bye.
Bell. My love TO Hopsy." And Mr..
Lilly walked away TO his office, beam
ing and ~jocular.
Mrs. Jack sat with her hands in her
Jap and the tears streaming down her
cheeks. Il don't know what TO do"
she said. looking w~istfully ut her moth
er-in-law.
do as I tell you, of course" replied
Mrs. Lilly, undoubtingiy. Take adj
vantage of the opportunity while you
have ii. / wouldn't answer for Mr..
Lilly being willing TO receive you il
there IL there is much more of this
shilly-Shally."
do you think he has quite made up
his mind not TO allow me anything?'
Quite, tot may put that idea out
OF your head"
1T seems so unreasonable. He gave
when we didn't want IL half 81 much"
MIR. Lilly is master OF his own
actions. Bell"
Would ~you-would You give me a
little more time to consider the pro-
posalT'
You have had a year TO consider 1t.
Bell. / remember | preached the sub
ject 10 you q full ~twelvemonth ago"
Yes; but then l thought l would try
to live on my income. ] didn't know
how far ii would 90"
You have tried ard you have failed.
You are no manager Bell. You haven't
the least idea of economy. You waste
a great deal of money In buying use
less trash for your little girl. I've no
doubt you are robbed and cheated right
and left"
Il don't believe anybody robs me. /
am sure. certain. positive that Biddy
does not. nor yet my landlady."
"Ha. j accuse nobody by name. i
should consider it sinful. But IL is
quite certain that you don't understand
how TO MAKE the most of a shilling.
You are very thoughtless. You have
no more experience in some matters
than a child Of six years old"
Thus, n much more. said Mrs
Lilly. n went on uttering the most
unpleasant truths with n perfectly in.
different face AMI in a perfectly in.
different voice.
Truths, Yes: poor Mrs Jack &C.
~knowledgad to herself that there was q
great deal Of truth in what her mother,
in-law said. But it was not the less
hard TO bear on that account. She
took her leave. with n promise to give
a final answer TO Mrs. Lilly's PROPOSE
ton by tine end OF the week.
Il suppose" she faltered. you don'i
think-do you think that Mr.. Lilly
could be persuaded to let Biddy come
with u.s. She is such 4 good creature
and an excellent servant; and there
would have 10 be some sort of nurse
maid for the child. and I'm sure you
couldn't fni q better. l would pay
Biddy myself. out of my own money
il Mr.. Lily would let her stay with
Popsy."
II am quite sure Mr.. Lilly WOULDN'T
allow IL. Bell. Won't o come vi
stairs again to Emma? She is ut home
i hear the piano"
"N-no. thank You: L think not. NJ.
eyes are red. and / don't want Emms
10 ser that l have been crying" SAID
Mrs. Jack, simply.
"Oh. / don't think Emma would no
tice il. But do rs you like. Good-by.'
Mrs. Jack drew down her veil ant
walked back along the High street
Her pace was rs quick as ever Sh,
wanted TO get homo and think things
over" That Is how she nhrased it II
ber own mind. But what she was
longing for at the bottom OF her hear
was 70 hug her little girl and cry Owe
her.