, 1897-10-02


John said. 'I am going to Jefferson CITY
mex: week, anyway"
And 50 it was settled.
A few hours later, as Mr.. Bascom was
sinking into siumber. his wife. wilde
awake, asked ..Jobn. who ,boueht moth
er's CID Evening Starr"
''W.hy-y, MI. Sam Dr:scoll. 1 think.
I'm not sure. The book would show"
What book"
why, the account book that the sales
were nut down in"
oh, of course! Where is it?"
I'm the lower part OF the bookcase.
with my papers. Whyo"
"Oh, nothing. Go on to s,eep."
A week later John Bascom started
for St. Louis. He was to be gone four
days. They were busy DAYS for Mrs.
Bascom. They had decided TO give I'M
the bedroom downstairs and she wa,
fixing il ID" "Old people don't like
to sleep upstairs" she had said.
During the week she had made sun
dry trips in her buggy. and after Mr..
Bascom was gone she had started or
with the big wagon" and the hired
man. When she returned one woa,,d
have Thought she was going to star, a
secondhand furniture store.
The afternoon OF the fourth dsy draw
to a close. Lizzie was puttine the An,
ishing touches to the room.
They'll be here in a minute" she
ss.d. "Ill inst have time IN linn these
curtains, and then II will be all lone"
and she looked around aporoyinely.
Well Nigh she approye. 1t wss the
facsimile OF Mother Bascm,s old room
On the floor was a rag carpet tina,
father took such an Interest in
bright as when il WAS made. II had hean
on Lizzie's darkened snare room,
In one corner was the Old maboeanv
bureau and in the other a walnut bed
stead. with high. soft feather he'd and
homemade counterpane. Near tn,
stove stood an old. old washstand. p,int-
ed to initiate mabosnanv with a gray.
isb. motled ton s,,uposed to represen,
marble. There was a hole in its for the
bowl. Over by the window was a small
cherry table. A worn copy OF the res,
lament and Psalms Law on it.
/ 1t was a chilly afternoon in early No.
yember. and a cheersIl fire cracked in
was it?-yes. IL was reallv-Mrs. Bas>
CONS old Evening Star" Two chairs
were in front o., the stoye-one a low
s,,it- bottomed rocker tainted green ths
other a biz brown wooden one. 1t was
"talber's chair"
Lizzie had looped the last curtain and
was surveying IT CRITICALLY. DOTTED
muslin would have been nrettier" shs
said. but the bleached co,ton vas what
mother had. And here rhey come"
They let her resi- awhile in the sit-
ting room before taking her to her room.
When she entered 1t her ewes fell IN
rhe Garnet
why. Lizzie" she said. "ain't his
nv Garnet? Why"-she was LOOKING
aropnd the room now-.Lizz;e. these
are nv thinzs-that were ole. Where
d,d vm, get them ., Her voice was tense
and almost stern.
81 b,,,ght Them hack mother They
were all in the neiehborhood. and eyery-
bodv ur,s glad To lot me have them
when thew knew wba, 7 wanted them
for I Thought yo, wo,,d feel more at
home II Won had them-don.t Won like
rhsm morherq" n lille anxim,sly.
Mrs, Bascom had dropped into a chair
and covered her ewes with her hand.
She Looked INN now with tears stream
ing down her cheeks
Like them ?" she said. "Why child.
I've i,nst lonsed FOR these things I did
NJ tnow how INV bs,rt w,,s hound tn
Them or 7 never would have let them
% Two tried m mako rmvse,y fee, how
childish /, was. and 7 never told a so,,l
how 7 fol. b,, Nh Jgzz;e I've heen an
homes,rk for INV thine ga Lizzie. I've been
80 h,moS;,L for NV binesr-
She went from one thinp IN another
with rho delight NJ a child
..u,v oood tb,t nod viii fool, tbis win,
ar" she s,,d "And here's NV LITTLE
and ,,h,a ION ,na-Iizzie a;n.t thai
INV Testamentp"