The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-01-13

for breakfast; then long hours of sit
ting at the window, hoping to see the
Rucker sleigh turn into the yard
Dinner Of bread and butter and a
boiled egg.
"Tll scramble one for supper, ~
thought Elizabeth And I'll prob
ably have a chance to cook them
every way I know how before l leave
here
As the afternoon wore on she be-
came almost desperate. 1t was Thurs
day, and Emma was to come 10y the
seven o'clock train. Aunt Barbara
would not send to meet her, of course,
for she'd think that the letter had
been posted; and Emma would have
to stay in the village all night, the
only guest, probably, at the miserable
little ''hotel"
''Oh, dear, dearr, sighed Elizabeth,
IF [ could only get down to the road
| would sit there until some one came
by
But she knew that she could not
get her shoe on the injured foot. No,
there was nothing to do but to wait
and oh, what dreary work waiting
was,
very likely the Fuckers have gone
tospend New Years with their friends
in Gloucester county," thought Eliza
beth, "and won't be home until Sat
urday night"
And then she thought of the big
dinner her aunt Barbara would have
| the next day, and how she would be
missed, and no one knew that she was
alone at Mrs. Fuckers, dining On a
hard boiled egg and slice of very
stale bread. But she deserved it all.
She was being justly punished.
As she sat before the kitchen stove,
her injured foot wrapped in a Shawl.
| sitting on a stool, her elbow on her
| knee and her chin on her hand, feel
! ing utterly forlorn and forsaken, there
was the rattle of sled on the porch,
and the next minute a blast Of coli
ar rushed in. Elizabeth turned
around, seeing nothing at first, SO
thickly stood the tears in her dark
eyes.
Coin ter have roast duck ter
morrer," said a rough voice. "Izzy
better 60 home
| San, O Sam" cried Elizabeth,
did you come for me? Oh, I am so
very glad. You're just the best boy
in this whole world and then she
broke down and sobbed aloud.
Silly Sam gazed at her uncompre
hendingly.
Sam got sled outside. lzzy sorry
to go?"
mo, no, | want to go. Oh, let's 60
right off, and Elizabeth caught up
Ger hood and shawl In wild haste.
She had to lean on Sam to get out
on the porch, and her foot gave her
many a twinge before shs was at last
seated cCm fortably on the big rough
sled on which Sam used to carry the
rubbish from the house to the barn
yard, and 10 haul wood OCCASIONALLY.
But Elizabeth gave no thought to
| her conveyance. She would have
been glad to ride home on wheel
barrow, had nothing else in the way
of vehicle presented itself.
You were awfully good to come
after me, Sam she said. What
made You think of it"
Miss Barby cry so much," answer
ed Sam, briefly, and Elizabeth's heart
ached to get home and tell her aunt
how sorry she was to have grieve
her.
The old brown farmhouse came in
sight at last, and ten minutes later
Elizabeth was in the bright, cheerful
kitchen. her arm around her aunt 5
neck, and crying an! laughing and
talking all at once.
Miss Barbara didn't understand it
all at first, but when she did she gave
Elizabeth hug that nearly took away
her breath.
You poor childr' she said, ''to
think of your being all alone in that
house nearly two days! What did
you do with yourself, Elizabeth?"
"Bathed my foot, cried and made
good resolutions,' answered Elizabeth
promptly. "Iou shan't ever have
reason to complain of me again, Aunt
Ddi odid q, ANSNSl DC diu Will L uO duy
thing just TO be mean. I've had
enough of it,
Sam was sent off with old Dolly and
the sleigh to mee' Emma Griswold,
ond by the tine Ter friend arrived
Elizabeth was Gained down and able
to act nationally.
And the next day was a New Years
neither of the girls ever forgot. Ii
was impossible not to enjoy the plea
sure Of the five old ladies who came
to spend the day with Aunt Barbara.
How kind, how very kipd of your
aunt to invite them," Emma sad ear
nestly to Elizabeth. Not one person
III thousand would have thought Of
it, Bessie"
And the young guest did all in hel
power to make tie old guests enjoy
themselves. She showed old Mrs
Reeves new stitch in crochet. drew
a pen and ink sketch of Mrs Bryant
colored a photograph for Mrs Scruggs
taught Mrs. Rayley how to make TAFT
ing and initiated Mrs. Peterson into
the mysteries of making paper flowers
And how they all enjoyed the boun
tiful dinner Aunt Barbara had pre-
pared-and none more than Elizabeth
for she thought of how-but for Sam
she might be still at Mrs. Rucker's
dining on hard boiled egg and stale
bread