Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-16

fatner, sne sald ch0kIngiy.
so you shall, said her father.
putting one arm about her, and
kissing her tear stained cheek.
'And / will take Won, daughter. il
Jon will get ready early enough. !
am obliged TO go to Rodney's Mills
70 morrow, and ! will drive yon as
far as Mrs. Vests and leave sou
there. or-stop. Why can't you 60
all the say With me and spend the
day with Alice Harper? You have
not s-en her fora long time | know.'
'0h, father how kind of you to
think of it I cried Jenny, smiles
chasing away her tears. If there
is anything in the world do enjoy,
it lie going to see Alice Oh, | am
30 glad 7
Well stop long enough at Mrs.
Vests for you to run in and make
your little apology. of course said
Mr. Rnle. SO don't cry any more.
bat think what Q nice day you will
have to. morrow.
IL was only seven o'clock when
Mr. Rale's light wagon stopped at
Mrs. Vests house, which vas in
half q mile of the town of Boselv.
II vas q large, old fashioned frame
house, with o lawn m front, and a
large apple orchard at one side.
Mr.. West kept a store in the town,
but was not very successful in bus
mess. IL was sometimes hard to
make both ends meet. and Mrs.
West was obliged to economic very
closely.
Nov, Jenny said Mr.. Rule. as
he helped his daughter from the
wagon, Il give you fifteen minutes
in which to make that apology. Be
sure you don't overstay your time
4 won't be gone mGre than five
minutes q. the very most, rejoined
Jenny. as she hurried up the path
which led to the front door.
She didn't stop TO knock at the
front door. however. She knew
Mrs. West kept no servant. and
was generally in the kitchen, so she
ran around to the porch.
Mrs. West. looking very tired and
flushed, was clearing of the break
fast table. She gave nm exclama.
ton of surprise at seeing Jenny.
Il know you think | must be very
lazy to be so late in cleaning an nv
kitchen, Jenny she said, but it
seems very hard for me to do any
thing this morning. have ruch q
bad headache. And when ! look
at that big basket of clothes wait
ing to be Ironed. | wonder what
will feel like by the time that night
comes
Il am 80 sorry you are not feel
ing well, said Jenny. And this 10
your birthday, too! You ought
not to work on your birthday, Mrs.
West
Mrs. West smiled.
All days are much alike to me.
she said. IF stop everything else
stops. But it cheers me to think
how dearly my six class girls love
me. Jenny
'Oh, Mrs. West, you must have
thought it so strange didn't send
you anything cried Jenny; and
then she stammered ont her expla-
nation.
your love is all I want, Jenny
she said. Never mind the present.
Aren't you going to stay little
while. my dear? am always glad
to have you here
Jenny explained that her father
was waiting for her at the gate. and
that she was going to spend the day
at Alice Harpei's.
Give my love to Mrs Harper,
said Mrs. West. She and | used
to be the best OF friends. aud she
has urged me again and again to
come to see her; but | have never
bad the time, and she sighed.
If you could only 90 With as to-
day. said Jenny.
How ! wish | could. But thin 1
of the children to attend to. tl.e
dishes to wash, the beds TO make,
the dinner to prepare, the ironing
to do! You, see | must not think
of going
Just for one moment Jenny strug
gled with a selfish spirit that vas
hard to put .lown, then she turned
her radiant face to Mrs. West.
You must think of it, she cried.
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