Fair play., 1899-07-01

(MoN oGS, wagon load OF
cMM vegetables into
N Sr the town market.
III This girl, sitting
upright on the wagon seat gazing
placidly before her, was capable-look-
ing young person of about l6 years OF
age. Her gingham frock was stiffly
starched, and her white collar and cuffs
were spotlcss. She wore leather gloves
to protect her hands, and broad-brim
hat shaded her face. Liny Poss was in
q pleasant frame of mind that morning
as she drove her vegetables into town.
The garden was yielding finely, and the
peas, potatoes and cabbages would COM
mand very good price.
"One-fifth of the proceeds comes TO
me, john" said Liny, addressing the
old horse. That's fair and square in
ma. amt it?'
When John reached the stream at
the foot of the hill he paused, and Liny
climbed out upon the wagon shaft and
unlocked the headstrap, then urged
her friend farther up the stream, so
that out of the way of passing vehicles
| he might drink at his leisure.
Scarcely had Johns head touched the
water when there dashed through the
| stream n pony carriage containing two
girls. A great mastiff was trotting
contentcdly beside the carriage, and
the girls were talking and laughing
gayly.
The pleasant light died out of Liny's
black eyes, and a frown formed itself
between them before she replaced the
headstrap and climbed back into the
wagon to continue her journey. Yes,
she was jealous; she acknowledged il
to her friend, the old horse, with fierce
vehemence, for Liny was honest; she
was jealous of Julia Gregg, the girl driv-
ing the pony, and she was jealous of the
other girl in the pony carriage who was
visiting ut the great house among the
| oaks.
Nothing on earth to do but have n
good time" muttered Liny. "Get up
late in the mornings, and no beds to
make; delicious things to cat at all the
meals, and no hand i'll the cooking; GO
ing to have fireworks in the grounds on
the Fourth of July, and can go to Eu-
rope. too. 1t isn't fair, is it, John?
shes seen me at the post office oil
and on every summer since we've both
been little tackers," continued Liny,
her ill-humor increasing, land we've
passed in the road time and again, and
we've stood side by side ut the ribbon
counter, and | bought yard of ribbon
off the same piece. though l knew shed
turn her nose up if she ever found out;
but, laws, no, John, we're not acquaint'
ed. She goes to Europe. and | carry
vegetables to the town market; she
PAYS nine dollars for her shoes, and
rive two dollars for the ones | wear on
Sunday. Shed laugh fit to kill, dare
say, if anyone was to tell her that Ia
like to 20 visiting to her house and see
how it is to he stuck up. But I've got
to keep straight along gathering vcge
tables, and hauling them to the city FOL
other folks to eat; and I've got to
Iiny's voice sank to whisper, and she
finished with gulp, 1--WE gs: h cut
wood out in the shed at nights when We
can't get man in the daytime, and il
isn't girls work. 1t isn't fair"
She slipped plump brown hand out
of one of the leather gloves and rubbed
it hastily over her glistening eyes. and
| then she laughed in n self-ridiculine
way.
Ireckon I'm no better than ma" she
said. "and ma was never foolish like
me; but when she was young she didn't
have girl her own age living only
three miles off who had everything
she'd like to have; all the girls ma knew
were her friends"
She dashed her hand across her eyer
again and said, bravely:
well, I'm not going to mind. ge'
one-fifth of the proceeds. and l can g
shopping as well as other folks. Fire
works in the grounds, indeed, and talk
ing about them month ahead, and mo-
American enough to shake your hant
like theprcsident of the United States!'
Liny's varying expressions settled
into one of firm determination rs sh'
drove on in business-ike manner
paving undivided attention to John al
the wagon rumbled through the crowd
ed thoroughfare. She was glad wheI
her vegetables were disposed Of to hel
dealer, and she had tied John in quie
place a square back of the market, ant
she threw her head up trifle and gav'
swift smile, as she repeated to her
self that she reckoned now she coult
go shopping as well as other folks.
Liny's shopping, however, was not ex
tensive that morning, and she fount
herself idly walking the streets, ex
amining the goods in the windows ant
admiring the latest spring fashions
Then, suddenly. her ugly frown cam'
back.
Two girls had crossed the street ant
were directly in front of her, a grea
mastiff keeping close to the side of th'
girl with the yellow hair.
Il wish she wouldn't most run ovel
me in the road, and push in front of mt
on the streets" thought Liny, viciously
Lets go to see somebody or some
thing" Julia Gregg was saying to he
friend. "We've nothing whatever ol
hand. Suppose we visit the Old Mem
home. I've never been there, but w
intended to go time and again. Th
place isn't far from here, and visitor
are admitted any time in the day. IT.
real interesting; there's an old Irish
man who dances jigs."
The friend laughed.
"Oh. l didn't know 1t was like that,
she said. "By all means let's 60"