Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-06-30

his last saucerful of tea Then he showed
back his chair with a rasping noise and
said decidedly The mares got to rest
up for tomorrer guess you can foot II
all right. =
Mrs Tooker's spoon fell Gathering tc
her plate There was almost relief in her
face The red flush in Mary's face flick
cred, died out then woke again. The
shadow Of Independence day touched hel
once more.
"But, father, she said, subduing the
quaver in her voice with unusual success
"I'd like some money. I"
Adam Tookef sat down suddenly in 9
chair by the door-so suddenly and SC
heavily that the chair, unduly weak In
constitution, succumbed to his weight
1t was unfortunate for poor Mary.
Money! he exclaimed, getting him,
self together stiffiy. "You'n your mother
are always an eyerlastin 'ly wantin money,
amt made of money Where's the dol
lar give you last week."
Last month, Mary quietly corrected
him. . Mother had to get new milk pai
with most of that and butter mold with
the rest want this money to spend fol
us-mother and me.
Then guess you IL have to turn te
an earn it.
Adam Tooker was not brutal man
Inere was even secret core OF unused,
rusty tenderness beneath the husk of self
i6hness, but just now his shins twinged
With rheumatic pain from his fall anC
his temper had him in hand
Oh, Mary, Lavinia Tooker remon
strated ENORMOUSLY over the dish washing
how'd you dare to vex your father sol
ne ieeis tne neat areaoiuiiy, ana oon
know 5 ne leeis reai Wen pesioes Wlsf
you nadn done II.
Motnerl Mary Iooker stood uI
straight and impressive, even majestic
Her oId young, splrltless lace snone WIFI
new llgbt. The grace OF honest indig
nation transformed It,
Mother, look at mel I'm going on
50 DO look as II ever'd spent cent O
fathers money on myself, as other girl'
dor Do look pretty and tasty and young
Did ever look soY And ne says I'd better
earn some money
The scathing OF her voice burned int
ner notner,s heart. she spread out ootf
ner calloused, uhloVely hands ana lei
them speak with wordless eloquence iol
ner The redeemed skin and worn nall'
bore pitiful evidence OF rough work
where's the money l nave earned
where's the money you We earned all tni'
time, mother, whiie you We neen growing
ola ana Snoopy ana leeDief where's oul
new dresses we We earned ana faces ana rlp
Dons llke oener women 5! nave you eVel
nao q nice Gress IN your ilie-everf have
l, eiVnerf Where sne ceieoraeions we "
ever peeh 1of "nere anyonlng neaut,iu
u easy " ooniiof't'o'o "e se osei nau y
uones
MIS-, IooKer neipiess Years ieii. Wa
poor mary crazyf
husn, nusn' uearieI sne salo sootn
ingiy fou TO euckereu ou6' Wbae Wl0l
gne neaS ana Worklng SO stlday you don !
Ano" "hae you re saying. lou ~ geC VI
your nae.i1 II sory oi se'eie your iseling
1o walk uosfn 70 one s1ore, Law guess
can make our Win snis ileeie mess 0
aisnes.go way
Az UT NILS cho rourSn ol Jui'
uaW neu novter anu luore preaeniess sui
tne Klho OF rourth Oh July we nave peei
Dfeu TO expecs II az goes wen'
Aaam SlooKer go1 an early soart =.
otraSioru- me women ioiks "ere iei
Win ene most OF tne morning onores .
90 TO that end ~ was long before tnel
own room.
When she came out, half an hour o.
more later. her mother fairly Casped al