Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-01-11
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CHAPTER II.
There Is omething trying, 4fn I'd
4 placid temperament, In bei nlNt
with smile and a waggish shake DIX
head when you nnE ounce your intenaon
of speaking seriously. Mrs Jack was
not of q placid tempersament She was
besides, good deal agitated, and was
4 making ln effort to command her emo,
lions; aud. when Mr.. Lilly resolved
her first earnest little speech as II 1t
i We're the most amusing thing In the
world, rolling his eyes and nodding
his head Sideways, she felt IL the truth
must be told, desperately provoked.
One good result Of Mr.. Lilly's church
1 warden was that he could not show
his teeth while he was smoking; but
this comforting reflection did not occur
to Mrs. Jack.
II assure you am very much in
earnest, she said. with a little gasp in
her voice. She was very near crying
like a mortified child, but she gulped
down the weakness.
"Ah, to be sure! Well, go on, Bell;
say what you have to say, by all
means
Mr.. Lilly rolled his eyes about until
they rested on his wife. Mrs, Lilly kent
her eyes on her needlework.
The needlework had its advantage
/ to the spectator as well as the
churchwarden. for 1t oce upied Mrs. Lii.
ly's gaze, which was apt to be too round
and staring anu beady.
Mrs. Jack made no Pause, but struck
out boldly into the middle of her sub
| ject. II cannot make my ircome do,
Mr.. Lilly" she said. II can't, really. )"
"Ho, no! Can't make it do, Ell?
What can't you make it do. Bell?"
Il can't make it keep myself and my
child, SIR" answered Mrs. Jack, prompt-
", and in a raised tone. The next mo-
mcnt she moderated her voice again,
and went on:
81, wish to speak calmly, and to. go
into the matter with you reasonably,
MIR. Lilly. l am sure you will hear rea-
son."
II shall certainly listen to- It If I do
hear 1t, he retorted, and was SO Salts
fled with the stroke that he took his
pipe out Of his mouth to chuckle. Mrs.
Lilly raised her eyes, stared straight be-
fore her out Of the window, and shifted.
Mrs. Jack proceeded:
Il have tried-I really have tried most
conscientiously all Ibis year; but can't
make 1t do. You see had never In
all my life known what 1t was to want
money. At home had everything I
wished fer, although, of course, we
were not rich," she added. with quick
appreciation of the thought in her faith
er-in-law's mind.
well said, Bell" OF served Mr.. Lilly.
mo, you were not rich, to be sure"
'And I wanted for nothing so long as
my own dear husband lived; and sud-
denly find myself put to live on such
very, very small income! don't
think anybody could manage with it."
Bell" said Mrs. Lilly.
''And then Mr.. Lilly withdrew the al
lowance he made us while my darling
there to take care Of us, and Popsy and
Lilly took away a hundred year from
U.S."
There was silence. Mrs. Lilly
stitched. Mr.. Lilly smoked.
81 will tell you at once what have
come for today" said Bell, going on
again with a plunge. II came to ask
you very earnestly to allow me some
thing to exc out the little pittance my
husband left me, and which was all,
he had In the world to call his own.
poor dear"
Zone hundred and twenty pounds
sterling per annum, bequeathed to him
by his great uncle Merryweather," said
Mr.. Lilly.
II can't live upon it, and pay for
lodging, and dress the child as she
ought to be dressed. I cannot. Will
you make me an allowance, Mr.. Lilly ~
Mr.. Lilly gently knocked his pipe
against stoneware bowl placed to re-
ceive the ashes. and answered quietly,
'.No. my dear Eell."
Bells face grew pale and then red.
She pressed her clasped hands so tight
~ together that she burst the buttons
off her shabby black gloves.
Il don't ask you for the same as dear
Jack had from you. Give me fifty
pounds year and I shall be content
and grateful
Mr.. Lilly shook his head playfully.
'No, no, no, missy" he said. mot to
be thought of. shouldn't be doing my
duty to my own children. There's Re
becca and Emma and the two youns-
est girls ut school-you mustn't be nom
sensical, Bell. You are old enough now.
you know, to be steady, CHI? Come, I
should ha' thought you'd be sobered
down bit by this time and got rid Of
some Of your flighty notions. eh?"
STEADY" exclaimed Mrs. Jack, fam
ing up at him. why, good heavens
above, Mr.. Lilly, do you think Tin not
steady and serious and sad enough?
Do you think Pm iolzingy'
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