The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-05-25

placed at the foot, the roses at the
head, and the children stood, we'll salts.
fed with the results.
snow, let's go and see some of the
other decorations" said Jack, land then
We'll come back again. So they wan
dered from place to pace. 1t was the
poorest part of BIS poorest GEM
etery, yet there were some handsome
gravestones, and many carefully kept
plots. The children much enjoyed see
ing the flowers, but agreed that ''OuT
grave" was the best of all.
"The soldiers have covered every bit
of the grave" said tall girl. in dis
appointed tone. Il like them to re-
| member grandpa. but-there is moth
| ing for us to do, and we have so many
| flowers
81 have an idea," said Aunt Mary,
who always had delightful ideas, if
! anyone needed cheering. Lets drive
| over to Evergreens; there may be
| some graves there that we can deco
rate; it is what dear grandpa would
| wish. You remember he often said:
| y,
Yates did the work.
That's a splendid plan; we'll start
at once"
1t was long drive, through miser-
| able streets; but May and her aunt
were used to such neighborhoods in
their visits of charity AS soon as they
| entered Evergreens each watched for
some soldiers grave.
"Oh, aunty, there's one! I see a
flag! Two of them! John, John!
Stop! What queer thing! What is
TT" and Mary knelt by the children's
''headstone.' "Aunty. Aunty! the
flowers quickly!" said the impulsive
girl, her eyes overlooking. "Oh. if I
could only find Polly and Jack Kerr"
Aunt Mary came with lilies and
heliotrope, hyacinths and geraniums
Mary would not bave one other rose
beside the lovely ones the children
had laid there. Smilax was carefully
| wreathed about, 1.-The headstone." and
| then Mary rose. only half satisfied.
'FOrty-twO Charles street, think
we might call there, aunty."
"Not to-day. dear. we are too late
I'm afraid we've lost the way
mo, there's the big grandpa
is just near there. 1 always know our
grave by that. But 1 don't remem-
Der any other grave that was dec'rat'
ed. Polly!"
Jack could say no more, and, Polly
catching sight of the wreath of flow
ers and smilaX frame at the same
moment, the children knelt, speech
less with amaZement.
do you think it was angels?'
asked Polly, in an awe-struck voice.
NO." said Jack. sturdily: sit was
this headstone that did it, Polly!
Somebody read that"
That was the proutlest moment of
Jacks life. Polly nodded her head,
acquiescently, still too awe-struck for
words.
"And by next year we must have a
real one!"
'But the eddication!"
"We'll do it ALL said the boy, with
| new confidence in his powers. ''Now
let's take a few of these home to re-
member the day by"
They took a bit of heliotrope, a
hyacinth and spray of smilax. and
| walked, with no sense of WEAKNESS,
so exalted were they by what they
| had found, back to the rooms which
had been grandpa's and mothers, one
of which they had managed to keep
by toll almost incredible in such mere
| children.
The next day seemed dull and prosy
to Polly, as days do to all of us after
unwonted excitement. The little girl
had just settled down to study her
lessons for the night school Jack and
she attended. when there came a
knock at the door. Polly opened it
and was confronted by Two ladies.
one tall and slim, the other ''fat and
comfortable" as Polly told Jack.
"There are our flowers" exclaimed
May, who had given her aunt no rest
till she took her to AZ Charles street
$50 you must be Polly Kerr"
Eyes, ma'am." said Polly, much sur
prised.
This was the first of many visits
May made to- the neat little room
The GENERALS granddaughter be.