The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-30
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, APRIL 80, 1890
THE GREEN JACKET.
The way Gertrude OIney Helped the
Little Senmstress.

for the benefit OF the school library, and
The High School boys and girls were So
Letting contributions for il.
Ordinarily. Miss Lubbock would nave
been glad TO see Gertrude she had seWed
for the Olneys for years and she and Ger
trude were good friends. But the little
seamstress met hem with a clouded face
The reason was plain; the three young
people saw that Mr.. Patterson was there
before them.
Mr. Patterson was a prosperous hard
ware dealer with a name for being
'c.ose." He had not finished his Grand
evidently.
IT'S S15, Miss Lubbock" he said. There
was your sitting room stove, and the tin
roof on the Kitchen"
Il know" said Miss Lubbock; her face
flushed.
ITS been a considerable while it's been
owing" said Mr.. Patterson.
Il know. IL has worried me, Mr.. Pat
terson. I've tried 60 pay you; =" Miss
Lubbock guiped, and was silent.
well" Mr. Patterson said, as he rose,
Il just thought I'd stop in. Good-morn-
ing"
Good morning" said the poor little
seamstress. Her face kept ts suffering
redness. and Gertrude could see her lips
tremble
I'VE came. Miss Lubbock" Aida be-
gan, TO ask you for contribution
To ask poor Miss Lubbock for a contri-
button now! Gertrude interrupted hastily
and talked with anxious cheerfulness for
several minutes, and then marshaled Ben
and Aida Qua at the door.
Say" Ben said fee.ingly "he was
rough on Miss Lubbock, wasn't he? Ask
ing her right before all of us!"
He was just terrible" said Gertrude,
warmly.
Aida Coryell, however, forgot Miss Lub-
book speedily. When Ben had left them.
she asked Gertrude when she was going
to Carleton to buy her new jacket.
Next Saturday" said Gertrude.
Dark green, you said" said Aida.
That's what | want You know" Ger
trude explained, 81 do really need jack
ct Aida looked as if she agreed to that.
Alida'e father was well-off, and Aida had
new jackets frequently But l shouldn't
care so much about it, said Gertrude "if
Aunt Malvina Haworth wasn't coming"
Aunt Malvina Haworth was Gertrude's
mothers aunt, and she spent a fortnight
with them every spring. Il do want TO
look nice when Aunt MaIvina comes
Gertrude confessed; "she is used TO having
everything lovely"
Eyes, indeed" said Aida, with full I'M
Outstanding. Go to Riker's; they have the
incest coats there"
Gertrude had, indeed, taken comfort,
thinking about that new Jacket She was
a pretty girl. tall for her age. and pretty
clothes We're becoming to her Her father
had already given her the $40 he thought
he could afford 10 let her spend for her
Jacket
To-Day, however, Gertrude thought about
something besides green jackets. Mother"
she said, when we went TO Miss Lub-
books for a contribution for the cornfes-
tival, Mr.. Patterson was there, trying to
collect SIS that Miss Lubbock owes him"
"Oh dearw said her mother.
Right before us" said Gertrude, land
Miss Lubbock felt dreadful; her face was
as red as fire"
1.-The poor little wcmanr' said her moth
err she is as honest as the day is long,
and here is no harder worker; but It is
difficult for her to make both ends meet"
"She used to knit hoods for me, and
scarfs," said Gertrude, land when l had
diphtheria she helped you take care OF
me. She's just splendid!
Yes, she is" said her mother
All through dinner Gertrude was
thoughtful Strange. that she could see
clearly but one thing; Miss Lubbock's
shamed and pitiful face. Queer, that she
could think of nothing but how miserable
il was that Miss Lubbock should owe
bill she was unable to pay, to so hard
man as Mr.. Patterson
Warm hearted girl that Gertrude was
il worried her And she really believed
that there was but one way in which that
worriment could be relieved; and that
would be by managing, somehow or other
to get that bill paid for Miss Lubbock.
Mother" said she abruptly, does my
jacket look very bad?"
mot at all" said her mother
81 wore IL all last winter" said Ger
trude. "Welln' She put on her hat and
went to the postoffice for the noon mail.
Aida CoryeI was there, and Gertrude
walked part way home with her; she
wanted to say something. Aida" she
said, you know that SIS that Mr. Patter-
son dunned Miss Lubbock for this morn
ing2 Well, I'm so sorry for her that l.
! can't stand 1t! She can't pay it, poor
Miss Lubbock, and I've just made up my
mind that I'll pay it for her"
'You?" said Aida, her eyes stretching.
Yes, me- said Gertrude firmly. IT'S
| got to be done, that's all But you see.
I've only got the ten dollars father gave
me for my jacket"
Gertrude Olneyu' said Aida: her law
! dropped. You don't mean-Gertrude Oh
ney!
! ITS all there Is to do" said Gertrude
| simply, land I'm going to do it, But that
| ten dollars is all l have, and the bill is
| fifteen; and l thought, Alida-you were
| there this morning when it happened, and
| ! thought maybe you'd want to give a lit
| tie towards it, said Gertrude
| Goodness said Aida
| mot unless yon want, of course" said
! Gertrude, thinking how full Alida's pock-
| etbook always was.
! You do think of the funniest thingsr,
said Aida, looking injured. I've lust
| spent SO for skates-and--'
Never mind" said Gertrude. turning
| back
When Gertrude said TO her father aud
mother and her brother Hugh. thai even
| ing, that she was going to pay hin fo,.
Miss Lubbock with the money She had
| intended TO spend for a Jacket. and thaI
| the bill was fifteen dollars, and thar she
would Ike to raise the other hve-wben
Gertrude said that, the family smiled st
each other and did not say very much
| Right actions and kind deeds were SO fre
| quent and common in the Olney family
that nobody gushed over them. Gerirpde's
father silently took So from his pocket
| book and handed il to her
sf'U give a dollar 20 eatd HUI