The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-10

| I'll lock the door on you. Do you un-
derstand?"
| Yes, your Majesty" Jack answered
meekly, and he was swiftly out the
gate and swinging up the road after
the others. ..
Alone on the doorstep the girl and the
old woman looked at each other; they
need waste no time getting acquaint-
ed" they would begin in the very heart
of things
only I'd like to know your name,
deare, to say to myself lonesome days"
Mrs. Ray began.
Rose" the girl laughed back at her.
| "There's a Dorland on the end Of it, but
that doesn't count; it's just Rose to
you"
"Wen, now, amt that nice?" the ra-
diant little woman exclaimed. 1T all
fits in so with the clouds and the sun
shine and and the mountains Won't
you come in and set down, dearie?"
| But Rose shook her willful little
head mo, / won't come in and sit
| down" she said, because you are COM
| ing out to- sit down right under that big
| maple in the corner Which is your
| comfortable chair? That one by the
window? Very well, the chair shall go
first, and then We'll 60"
Mrs. Ray stood protesting; she
couldn't let her carry that heavy chair
down the steps, but Rose laughed away
expostulations A rug and heavy old
shawl were brought, and finally they
two went slowly down and camped UNI
der the shifting green-gold roof
Mrs. Ray drew long breath of de-
light. "Ain't this Jest complete?" she
cried. "Jest can't see the ravine from
my window. And there's the old pine
on Eagle Mountain. When I was first
married my husband worked over there
one winter, numbering; and every noon
he'd go and stand under the old pine
and wave his handkerchief to me.
That was forty-seven years ago"
She was silent moment, wandering
in old memories The girl on the shawl
at her feet waited, a tender, hushed look
on her face. Forty-seven years. and
had she been lonesome all that time?
Were there other lonely corners in the
world where people waited lifetimes for
things? She caught her breath in
gladness that she had not passed by.
Inc olu WoHidH dfouseu III d Hioiiief,'
She began talking about her life wnem
she first came there and the old road
was Travelled; and they used TO keep
chair under that very maple with cakes
of maple-sugar and apples and spruce
gum to sell to the people who passed.
The money was all Sarey's money.
One year, the year Sarey was twenty
one, she earned enough TO BUY real
handsome new dress-garnet, t was
and she wore blue ribbon bow In her
hair. Sarey wn'nt never what your
call HANDSOME, but sne looked real nice
IN that dress she WNned Ior Sarey
sake they could have moved somewhere
else after the new roadwas made to the
Head. Seemed, somehow, as If sarey |
hadn't had much in her life; she said |
she didn't want 1t; but { want the
right way for woman to live way out |
Of the world so.
The girl let her talk on, and gave her
a wealth of sympathy and interest
How she longed with all her girlish
power 10 help! IL seemed so pltllui 10
her, because she was young, and mad
not learned many things, and did not
Snow OF the wondrous gift called com
pensauon. ana suddenly, because she
wanted 1t SO much the way came 10
1er. She looked up eagerly at the
thought.
on, Mrs. Kay, she CRED, don't you
want to belong to something that thou
lands OF people belong TO, so that DAY
~ day. and week by week, you VIII
inow that you and all these others are
about the same things?
The old woman's eyes kindled with an
'agerness that defied age. Then the
lash faded. But that couldn't be-not
or an old woman IKE me, way OIL on d
she said.
Yes, there could" the girl cried tri-
lmphantly, and with quick vivid words
he told the story or the beautlful I'M
on. wide enough for all lonely ana
weary and heartsick souls, as well as
or all glad and eager ones-the Com
AIDES of the Quiet Hour
The old woman listened breathlessly.
And there amt nothing to do but TO I,
end my name, and then I'd belong :
he cried.
That's every Bit the girl answered :
oyfully. Then you'll belong, and
OF anybody in the wide world could
elong more" III
Mrs. Ray drew long breath. She
id not say anything. but her eyes shone