The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-05-16

, Please tell me what to do"
Does thee really want my advice
kveilne? gently asked the Quakeress
On, yes-.yesi" cried the girl
Then would tear the thing up an,
: cast it into the fire"
Eveline glanced at the ticket, the,
ct Friend Mary, and then she tore th
ticket in two and flung it on the floor
Three thousand and three sail
she i dreamed one night that il drew
athousand dollars. but it is gone now.
"Thec will feel thy conscience
lighter, said Friend Mary. consolins
". as she put her hand on that of The
| girl. Art thee sick. Eyeline? Thy
hand is very cold
Eveline bursts into a passion O,
tears.
Sick" she gasped Yes. No!
don't know. He has gone away, Mrs.
Minton- He never came 10 tell me
good by.
Does thee mean my son Ezra, child?'
Whom should / mean?'
Did thee expect him. EveIine?"
Il didn't know. | thought perhaps
oh, l have been trying so hard TO be
worthy Of hirll have left off going
with those girls I've refused the
foreman's invitation to drive with
him. I've been reading 'Iacaulay's s
History OF England and 'Gibbcr's
Rome Of evenings, and l loved him,
Mrs. Minton-oh, did, indeed-and he
never came to tell ne good-by. sup.
pose I oughn't to tell you this, but
cannot help it."
Friend Mary moved uneasily in her
seat Her heart warmed toward the
impulsive young girl She began to
think that per haps she had been too
precipitate IN her decision Suddenly
Eveline started. So did Friend Mary.
There is some one coming up the
steps" said she; several people. Dry
/ thy eyes, my child.'
1t was two of the factory girls. escer
and breathless They could scarcely
find time to salute Friend Mary Min
| ton before they addressed Eveline Cal
verify:
Ivy! Evy! your ticket has won
prize. No. 3o05. A hundred dollarsl
They read out the list tonight Oh.
aren't YOU a lucky girl, though! We
only wish it was u.s.
Eveline's glance involuntarily sought
the floor, where lay the two torn pieces
OF the ticket. Jane Chertsey made a
grasp at them.
Why, what has happened?" ex-
claimed she. but the number is all
right. We can paste it together
again
Eveline looked at Friend Mary Min
ton.
Give me the pieces, Jane" said she,
and in another second they were blaz-
ing in the fire. Il will have nothing to
do with the lottery, good or bad" she
added Il am sorry ever bought the
ticket
But Evy, you've burnt up one hun
dred dollars screamed Lucy Jane
I've burned up temptation" cried
the girl. do you think ! would sell
my soul for one hundred dollars?"
And once more she burst out CRYING.
Friend Mary sat late that night by
the kitchen fire. She was thinking.
Early the next morning she arose and
dressed herself and trotted down to the
railway station in time for the seven
o'clock train.
Il was never on the cars before"
she murmured, land it's just like rid
ing behind flying dragon; but for
Ezra's sake l must risk it. He won't
leave Edgefeld before night must
see him first
Great was Ezra Minton's amazement
that afternoon when the quiet Quaker
ess, in her dove-colored gown and poke
bonnet, came into the house of her Sis
ter, Friend Ruhamah Simmons where
he was stopping while he made sundry
for his journey.
Mother, what has happened?" he
cried
Nothing has happened, Ezra" said
Friend Mary, her checks very pink.
her blue eyes sparkling. Il have trav-
eled on the railway train The Lord
mas been very good to me, and / have
not been dashed to destruction. and l
hlnk, Ezra, that thee had better
,hange thy plans"
Change my plans, mother?"
'Eveline has been with me, Ezra.
She loves thee, / think and am far
n the way to loving her. There is ;
'ood nettle in the child Thee must
ONE back home with me, Ezra"
DO you mean it, mother. that she ,
owes me?" {
Come and put the question to her |
hyself, Ezra, ," cooed Friend Mary. II {
eel that l have done her some inius- :
ice. Thee must set that right. Oh.
" boy: my boyl / always felt that | t
hould be jealous of thy wife. be She g
'hom she might But, Ezra, don't .
eel 50 any more c
She stopped and kissed bis forehead.
Thee must make haste. Ezra The /
wing dragon goes back at seven. do a
OF know that EveIine expects thee, r
ut s.
Ezra Minton went back with Friend q
ary. And though she had lost her q
1e hundred dollars, poor, lovely, little o
veiine had gained q double recon-
2nse-a loving husband aud a mother II
law, who helped her IN all weak =
aces and fully appreciated her strong p
3ints, Il
For, softly spoke Friend Mary. 81
\ always ready to confess when y
I've been altogether in tic wronz."- Ie
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