The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-21
NEhhIES CAREER.


ing when Nell told US
| was beating batter puddlngs-the
cooking always fell 10 my share aud
Nell aud Deb were finishing the weeks
ironing The big lilac bush was la full
bloom outside the kitchen window. and
some Of the purple petals driftcd Ia
upon the old dimity skirt Neil was
Ironing She had 10 brush them on. !
remember with her pretty, slender
fingers Deb and | always tried %
save Nclls hands aud do the rougher
w0rl, ourselves why notf She was
the youngest and our pet always.
suddenly Nell set down her iron with
q clatier nnd electrified ms.
"Grls." she said "the editor Of the
orb has accepted another OF my stories
and rm going to New York
what. 10 siayT' cried Deb. and |
dropped on chair. speeches..
Yes" said Ndl firmly. Il have u
all arranged. ! asked fathers leave
aud made him promise not 10 tell you
lill everything was settled. because
knew you girls wouldn't like u aud
would try 90 persuade me 20 give Il
up. Hut the editor II the orb has
been very encouraging and you know
! have had some work accepted 10y
other papers. and | feel sure ! can
keep myself. nj least. and ! hope, ~
course" her eyes shining. 1T VIII lead
10 better things wrote Ia Cousin
Libby and she has explained 10 me
how She llyes-she Illustrates, you
know, for weekly papers think and
/ she has rented room for me In the
apartment building where she lives
/ herself. Fancy She does all her own
I cooking on a little gas stove in her
ruob plugging she calls ii-and | am
Ia 81 the same Tor myself. You can
live for very little that way learned
~. 'even Ia New York
"But Nell you can't cook" ! said.
Somehow my dazcd mind fastened on
the least Of the difficulties In my dnr-
ling's path.
well. / ran learn" she cried gayly,
'or You can teach me. I'm. in Tire next
fortnight J am not going GU the
18th"
!. saw her glance at me anXiOusly as
she mentioned the date aud then |
broke down aud So did Deb. and pres.
entity we were an three clingng 10.
& gcthcr and crying into my bowl Of
e batter
l What had father been thinking o. !
! wondered. liut then he never could
bear 10 cross Nell. any more than Deb
or I could Aud sn from the first
felt that d was settled aud that moth.
b ing could say or do would alter a.
I But. oh. my heart was heavy.
G ly and by Deb said: "Ncll. what
; viii Morris nyF The same Thought
o had brcn In my mind. bui ! could not
put % into words and ! was rather
: vcycd with Deb but we all knew
D thai Morris loved Nell, though she
Z would have nothing o. ay to him. II
. hurt me strangely even then that Nor
Q ris should De- sighted Morri sn good
nnd brave and strong and trudcr aud
steady yes. aud clever. too-that any
Gin might have hrcn nrund of bis love
Nell only tossed her pretty head aud
= said rmphntlcally: "Oh. Murris' And
q after awhile she aud Deb began iron
j. ing again aud went to the cellar fol
o more eggs aud made fresh halter. Aud
A that was how Nell told us.
!, The next fortnight was busy one
though @ passed as people say, like o
dream Miss Partridge came up fruu
j. a., village 10 help ms put Nclrs ward
C robe in order. father Grated the set O
mahogany furniture which had hcci
mothers when she married and wh.cl
Sell was io take with her and ! gu
together thc best and smallest 90 nag
is kitchen tins and saucrpan7 and UlcNc'
m them ln wooden box. which WIS q
p. serve aftrrWard with shelves lifted 100
a. side lt. Nell declared. ns her "klichcu'
], How anxious fclt about the plugging
arrangements aud what CAREFUL iu
~ structiuns | gave. or tried to give. u
lc coffee aud omclci making. Murri
IN came aud went. looking. Oh. sn gray,
NJ and Nclrs resentment ~ his aitltud
a. was hot aud showed itself in th
r. lrusuucrle with which she ircate
=. him. What PASSED between them N
y. last evening ! never knew. They WEE
w together fur hong time in the rardc
%, and after they had parted Nell hrushr
ID mast me crylng aud Morris. coming
ell say good night" looked white nu
,st stern Ny heart uched for him. ~
IA. h. came with NJ ~ the station tl
il. next morning aud tried 20 talk chrv
!, fully In Deb and me after We had sal
euod.hy 10 our dear girl and watch,
"a the train steam on
ad That was weary summer u W.
OF very dry aud hot aud nothing did We
.ty n the garden. Father was alling. ai
to Deb and ! dropped into q dull roui
a. pf daily duties. Mnuls came sridui
lie was very busy. be- told "a, wi
his Increasing law practice. which vi
ny extending itself through oil the ncig
boring villages Nclrs letters we've u
only excitement and though they we
cheerful aud amusing, with ma
bright descriptions Of New York u
from the pIggiug slide, ns she vllh
.li. Il seemed 10 me that an undrrh
'nf encouragement ran through tuv
However. with thr autumn, thlu-> !
ran ~ look brighter. Fathers heal
Improved aud Nell wrote she nal lF
offered position on the stan NJ Cd
NJ the papers SHE had been writing q
Morris began % b. about the nlu
again as be- used To be-. and with %
came Jack llcrrlck. young ELI
whom be- had taken into parnri p
and who evidently admired Och NJ
rls rarely asked after Nell, hut I
\ tlced that when her name WAS m'
- TONED he never missed a word 81
was said. and 90 Christmas, in The u
We expressed Co her. be- sent q sm
Marcel Nell wrote hack Thank NJ