Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-05-30

/ peated did she hear the words, awhy.
Mary. what II the mMtter7 What's hap.
| pencdf Then looking np she kaw Billy
Bender, who raised her ii BIZ arms.
I Laying her head on hla shoulder. Ahe
Nollled ont she's gone she's Konc. and
there's nobody left but Sally. oh dear,
Oh dearg'
''Gonel Whose RoneT asked Billy.
Jenny" was Mary's reply. She's
gone 70 Boaton, and won't come back TIL
Hext May: aud loved her 80 much"
"Oh, yes, know. Fetafsed Billy. u
...es sAesss Al Al 81 .Ae!s ~ e sAe depot.
but ] wouldn't feel 50 badly. Jenny win
come again. and besides that, I've soi
some real good news to ten you"
about EIlai'' said Mary.
mo. not about Ella. but about myself;
I'm coming here 70 live with you"
Coming here TO llvegs repeated Mary
with astonlshmenl. what fort Are
your folks all deads.'
Bils SMILED and answered. Not quite
~ 'luu ~ tnnts went 90 nrn0pi nEre
two years ago. Rud | know learned
more than | ever did At home In two
seasons. The hoyA Then Henry LAIN
coin u away, don't act half Al badly as
they do n the village; and then they usu.
ally have lady teacher. beeaana Ms
cheaper, suppose, for they don't pay
them half AZ much as they do gentle
men, and think they are great deal
The best, Anyway. can learn the most
| when 90 10 w0man~
But whAt makes you come here. and
what viii your mother doT asked Mary.
.She's got a sister come from the West
20 stay with her. and as shall 20 home
every Saturday night. she'll get along
well enough. heard Mr.. Parker In the
store one day lnqulrlrg for boy TO do
chores. So after consulting mother
offered lny services and was accepted.
Won't We have real nice times going to
sehoM tageshex z,
Three weeks from that time the winter
school commenced. and Billy took up
his abode al the poofheuHe. greatly to the
sagIefarGhsA bf saIls and Alafy and great
u 10 the annoyance Of alies 1fundy
Smart ideaFf aaIa ahs. 10 haFh shhs
great lnmnsox around e he waited on
and when ahs ass heN happy hls pres
e8ske scored Ie u.Hks kza1s. she Fanfed
hef Us pleasure apon hef u various ways,
conjuring up ail sorts Of reasons why she
should stay out Of school as often as pos
slhle. and wondering what the world
was coming to. when young ones hardly
out Of the cradle begun to COURT 1t
wasn't 50 In her younger days, goodness
knOwsp'
Much as Mary had learned to prize
Sally's friendship. before winter was
over she had cause to value 1t still more
highly Wretched and destitute as the
poor eru1ed creature now was, she show
ed plainly tllAt at some period or other
Of her life she had had rare advantages
for education. which she now brought
ipto use for Mary's benefit.
Each night Mary brought home her
hooks, and the rapid improvement which
she made In her studies was as much
owing to Sally's useful hints and assist
ance 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 if 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 il happened, one OF the paupers was
sick. aud DR.. 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 favorlte 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 50 homely,"
said Sal, and, going In quest Of Mary,
she led her to the doctor, who asked to
look In her mouth.
There was q fierce struggle, scream,
and then one Of the teeth was lying upon
the floor.
"Stand stlII,s 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.
sThere,n said Sal. when the operation
was finished. "you look hundred per
cent better"
For time Mary cried, hardly know
ing whether she relished the Joke or not;
but when Billy praised her improved
looks, telling her that ''her mouth was
real pretty" and when she herself dried
her eyes enough to see that il was a
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 ID itself suIiicient reason why
she should be happy. He was SO afIec-
tionate and brother-llke ID hIs deport-
ment toward her that she began question
Ing whether she did not love him as well,
Il not better, than she did her sister ella,
whom she seldom saw, though she heard
that she had a gogerness from Worcester,
and was taking music lessons On grand
piano, which had been bought year be-
fore. Occasionally Billy called at Mrs.
CampbeIl'a, but Ella seemed shy and unE
willing to speak OF her sister.
''Why Is there this differenceY be
Thought more than once. as he contrast
ed the situation Of the two girls the one
petted, caressed and surrounded By every
luxury and the ether forlorn. desolate.
and the inmate Of poorhouse; and then
be built castles Of future when, by the
labor Of his own head or hands. Mary,
too, should be rich and happy,