The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-25

by wearing broad toes and common.
| sense heels.
She had also read literature of an M.
lifting tendency. not so much because
sh" enjoyed it as because she though'
She ought. Now she read the sillicst
novels on which she could lay hands.
II even subscribed to a paper given
up to jokes ana gibos.
She spent long afternoons playing
casino with Jimmy Of the Fits. Poor
jimmy was not al accomplished player
and he sulkcd when he was beaten. so
here Lucretia had Il chanc" to be I'M
selfish while pursuing pleasure. and
she always let the boy win.
AS time passed even Maud could see
that her sister was very i'll, but even
after she vas obliged to lie all day on
ler sofa I.lcretia continued to enjoy
herself. Gradually the practice Of self
lshness grew easier and she found she
was as anxious to have her own way
as she had formerly been to give it M.
one day when Mrs. wilkins called she
felt that she outdid herself.
Mrs. wilkins was not a pleasant per-
son; she had cultivated the virtues to
the neglect of the graces. Everybody
SAID they respected her. but they were
very apt TO slip out the back door when
they saw her opening the gate.
Il came in to read to YOU" she an
rornced. looscning her bonnet strings
AID rolling her gloves into a wad.
What did you BRING" Lucretia
asked without much enthusiasm.
The" Scientific Journal, there Il an
interesting article on recent discoveries
in electricity" she replied.
THANK you. but | believe I don't
care to hear it," Lucretia said.
Then probably you would like
Haines' article on Climatic Changes in
the United States"
NO" said Lucretia, Il don't care 10
hear that. either"
Il had always thought you were in
terested in the worlds progress Mrs.
wilkins said reprovingly.
i've tried to be, but I guess I never
was.' I.ucretia owned-"just as I used
to make myself believe | enjoyed Mil
ton when We had the reading class"
Mrs. wilkins stared at these bold
statements. then changed the subject.
When do you begin your house-clean-
ing?"
Il don't intend TO clean this fall" the
other replied airily. 1T is such a
bore"
On her way out. with the despised
magazine under her arm. Mrs. wilkins
met Maud.
What has come over your sister,"
she asked. she Tolls on that lounge
in h~igh-heeled slippers reading trash
and says she doesn't intend to clean
house"
Don't ask me-" Maud returned.
'She isn't the same woman she was be-
fore she was sick-everything has 20
go her way now"
IL was very near the end before Luz
cretia realized that there was no hope
for her. Did you know it at the first?''
she asked the doctor when he came
in n evening.
Yes he answered.
And you told me to enjoy myself
because you knew my time was short %
yes"
"Oughtn't ! to have been preparing
myself for heaven" she asked after a
pause.
"You have been doing that all your
life" the doctor replied. Il thought
you deserved a little time to enjoy
yourself in a worldly way"
"Well-I have enjoyed It," she said.
with a sigh Of contcnt-"evcn when
was well | never had such a good time.
II was real hard at first TO assert r,y
rights. but after awhile | just glor.ed
in It. You heard, doctor, how rude |
IA to Mrs. wilkins"
The doctor nodded and grinned. Ms.
wilkins was no favorite of his.
But | have done worse things than
that" Lucretia went on. Maud never
would put enough salt in my oatmca,
and once | picked up my shoe and
threw 1t at her. 1t wasn't lady.!!kt,
but 1t was such a relief. ] have had
such a good time being selfish and
doing what pleased. You don't think
II was wrong Of me, doctor?"
mo, II was all right" he answered,
stoutly. for he was used to taking the
responsibilities OF the dying upon his
broad shoulders. Then Lucretia was
content.
At the very last she turned her poor,
dull eyes toward the physician. Il
hn xn hnI- utnh nnn1-t lima ~ Hla
whispered, brokenly. 'such-a rest"
Foreign Hotel Names.
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