The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-05-31

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"No, not about Ella. but about myself;
I'm coming here to live with YOU"
Coming here to liver repeated Mary
with establishment. What fort Are
your folks all deadT"
Billy smiled and answered. Not quite
so bad as that. | went to school here
two years ago, and know | learned
more than | ever die at home In two
seasons. The boys, when Henry LIN
coin is away, don't act half as badly az
they do In the village; and then they usu-
ally have a lady teacher, because IT'S
cheaper, suppose, for they dont pay
them half as much as they do gentle.
men, and | think they are great deal
the best. Anyway, l can learn the most
when go to a woman"
"But what makes you come here ana
what will your mother dor asked Mary
"She's got sister come from the West
to stay with her, and as | shall go home
every Saturday night, she'll get along
well enough. | heard Mr.. Parker in the
store one day inquiring for a boy to do
chores. SO after consulting mother
offered my services and was accepted.
Won't we have real nice times going to
school together?"
Three weeks from that time the winter
school commenced, and Billy took up
his abode at the poorhouse, greatly to the
satisfaction of Sally and Mary and great
ly to the annoyance Of Miss Grundy
Smart idear' said she, ito have that
f., ha faH
and when she saw how happy his pres
enee seemed to make Mary, she vented
her dispeasure upon her in various ways,
conjuring up all sorts of reasons why she
should stay out OF school as often as pos
sible, and wondering "what the world
was coming to, when young ones hardly
out OF the cradle beguE 10 court! II
wasn't so in her younger days, goodness
knows"
Much as Mary had learned to prize
Sallys friendship, before winter was
over she had cause to value il still more
highly. Wretched and destitute as the
poor crazed creature now was, she show
ed plainly that at some period or other
of her life she had had rare advantages
for education, which she now brought
into use for Mary's benefit.
Each night Mary brought home her
books, and the rapid improvement which
she made in her studies was as much
owing to Sally's useful hints and assist
anee as to her own untiring persever-
ance. One day when she returned from
school Sally saw there was something
the matter, for her eyes were red, and
her cheeks were flushed as il with weep
ing. On inquiring of Billy, she learned
that some of the girls had been teasing
Mary about her teeth, calling them
'tushes."
As it happened, one Of the paupers was
sick, and DIR. Gilbert was at that time in
the house; to him Sal Immediately went,
and after laying the case before him
asked him to extract the offending teeth.
Sally was quite a favorite with the doc
tor, who readily consented, on condition
that Mary was willing, which he much
doubted, as such teeth came hard.
"Willing or not, she shall have them
out. It's all that makes her so hOmely,"
said Sal, and, going in quest of Mary,
she led her to the doctor, who asked to
look in her mouth.
There was a fierce struggle, scream,
and then one of the teeth was lying upon
the floor.
"Stand STILL" said Sal, more sternly
than she had ever before spoken to Mary,
who, half frightened out Of her wits.
stood still while the other one was ex-
tracted.
"There," said Sal, when the operation
was finished, you look a hundred per
cent better"
For a time Mary cried, hardly know
ing whether she relished the joke or not
but when Billy praised her improved
looks, telling her that cher mouth was
real pretty" and when she herself dried
her eyes enough to see that 1t was q
great improvement, she felt better, and
wondered why she had never thought to
have them out before.
Rapidly and pleasantly to. Mary that
winter passed away, for the presence Of
Billy was In itself a sufficient reason why
she should be happy. He was so affec
tionate and brother-like in his deport
ment toward her that she began question
ing whether she did not love him as well
II not better, than she did her sister Ella
whom she seldom saw, though she heard
that she had governess from Worcester
and was taking music lessons on a granc
piano, which had been bought year be
fore. Occasionally Billy called at Mrs
Campbells, but Ella seemed shy and un
willing to speak of her sister.
"Why Is there this difference? hi
thought more than once, as he contrast
ed the situation of the two girls-the on,
> petted, caressed and surrounded by everl
; luxury, and the other forlorn, desolate
and the inmate of poorhouse and theI
he built castles of future when, by tn,
: labor of his own head or hands, Mary
too, should be rich and happy.