The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-20

NOLnlDS OF yours THIS tlhc, Ae-
turned Matty. Its the bowl Mrs
Weaver sent over with the broth for
Jenny"
"She didn't give me the bowl. and it
should have gone home long ago"
A critical ear. and Matty's were very
critical where mothers tones were con-
cerned, could have detected a shade of
relief as Mrs Nash said that. 1. was
not her bowl! Matty was openly glad
that il was not dish from her own
poor stock. Mrs Weaver was well of.
and. even if she had not given the
bowl with the broth, she would never
miss it
Matty took the glass from the pam
try, more carefully this time, and
went into the kitchen for drink.
Its a shame" her mother said,
opening the oven door to see If it was
at the right heat, that you never took
that bowl back. What with Jenny
being sick and the men boarding here,
! don't have time to think Of anything.
Hurry now, and get to school, or you'll
be late. You better stop at Mrs.
Stowell's as you come back, and ask
her TO lend me her wrapper pattern"
Matty took her straw sailor hat.
trimmed with faded ribbon, from its
nail behind the door, and ran out
School was out long time before she
returned.
Mrs StowelI wouldn't let you have
the pattern, ma" she cried, as she
burst in. ''She said you never gave
her back her sleeve pattern"
well, she is mighty particular about
little thing. There, take that thick
ened milk to Jenny. She feels as if
she could eat bit. I'm clean tired
out with the baking and ironing and
waiting on Jenny. Humph! Mrs
Stowell is particular"
''Oh. maj Matty called from the
dining-room, as she carried the thick
ened milk carefully to Jenny, what
do you think? All the woods been
stolen out OF the schoolhouse shed,
and they think that Fred Carleton did
it."
IN be bound he did. Those Car
Teton boys are born thieves. Is he in
jail?'
NO. but they arc going to arrest
him. Oh. Miss Wade is in such a state
of indignation. Are you awake, Jen-
ny?" as she softly opened the door the
otner side of the dining-room.
Yes" returned a low voice, land
with little bit OF an appetite"
I'm so glad Maybe you are get
ting better. This is only thickened
milk, but it is nice, and am sure you
will relish it," said Matty, as she sat
down by the bed.
1T is very nice, thank you, and all
ma can afford. When get well, and
get my school back, she shall not work
so hard. What were you saying to her
about wood being stolen?'
"Oh, all the wood has been stolen
from the schoolhouse shed. IL has
been going gradually, and Miss Wade
has just found out that Fred Carleton
Is the one who has been taking it.
Those Carleton boys are regular
thieves, everyone knows"
why? Because they take what does
net belong to them?"
why, of course! Don't you call
that stealing. aud isn't IL wrong?
What are you talking about, JeDny?"
Certainly it is wrong. No one says
it isn't. / wonder how many ways
there are of breaking that command
ment, and who are the most guilty?"
What do you mean? You say such
queer things since you were sick"
DO 1? Well, you know lie here
and think and think. have nothing
else to do. One thing 1 have thought
of, often and often, is that Pilgrims
Progress Miss Green lent me. You re-
member mislaid it, and when found
it again il was SO torn did not like 70
return it,
why, Jenny, Miss Green's gone
away long ago. and likely has forgot
ten all about it Don't worry about
that
Il am not worrying. ! am regret
ting my carelessness and dishonesty"
Dishonesty"
Yes. just that. She did not give nc
that book. She lent it TO NE. She
did not tell me TO keep it ] kept it,
doubtless, agains. her wishes Was
not that dishonest? I might Just as
well have entered her library, and Sc
cretly have taken that book from her
shelves, as have kept it without her
permission"
''oh, Jennie. / am sure Jon are mis-
taken. You canno. mean what you
say You look at IL too seriously"
No. Matty. ! am not mistaken
Neither am too serious Il is really .
great wrong 10 keep or destroy any
thing that IS kindly len; U, by q neigh
Dor or friend. I. is keeping what is
not ours. Oh. SD many are careless
about this. have been very careless
myself Don't you remember when !
spilled that ink on the dininS-roon
wall said: No matter. the house
doesn't belong to US
How could that be wrong? You
couldn't help spiIling the ink
1t WAS the spirit, no. the act An
other thing. IL the house was ours re-
turned the elder sister, Il should have
tried 70 get the stains out There they
are, TO this day, a living witness
against ne that did not mir9 break
ing the eighth commandment You
know q Is the spirit Away. The act
Is secondary"
jenny. eat some more. woa you?'
Thank -0u. ] cannot Tell ma !:
was very nice When ! am Up shall
have more appetite
Nstiy sat- still with The hzl.-slled
bowl IN her lap
%! suppose that bowl cost ten cents.
she said after awhile, and Mrs.