The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-06-06

CulpTER vIII.-(Continued. J

,nWSlipS Tor ulllileI "heh ShV heaiu Sohe
,, calling her name: and looking up,
-. saw Jenny hurrying toward her, her
.,,rbonnrt hanging down her back, as
,,,,,I and her cheeks flushed with vio-
l,,t .yrrciSr. As soon as she came up
N. hegan with. "Oh. my, amt hot and
tired. and | can't stay minute, either,
FAR ran away. But | had such good
n,,ys to tell YOU, that | would come. You
or, roing 10 have great deal better
homn than this. You know where Rice
Garner is. the district over east?
Mary replied that she did. and Jenny
continued. We all went over there yes
,arJoy to see Mrs. Mason. She's a real
nice lady. who used to live in Boston,
and he intimate with ma, until three OF
f,pr years ago when Mr.. Mason died.
We didn't go there any more then, and
asked Rose what the reason was, and
she said Mrs. Mason was poor now, and
ma had cut her. and when l asked her
what She cut her with. she only laughed
and said she believed didn't know any
thing But since then I've learned what
il means.
What does it?' asked Mary and Jenny
replied:
IF person dies and leaves no money,
no matter how good his folks are, or how
much You like them, you mustn't know
them when you meet them in the street
or you must cross over the other side ii
YOU see them coming; and then when la
dies call and speak about them, you
must draw great. long breath, and won
der how the poor thing will get along,
she was 50 dreadfully extravagant.'
positively heard mother say those very
words about Mrs. Mason; and what is SC
funny. the washwoman the same day
spoke of her, and cried when She told
how kind she was, and how she would &c
without things herself for the sake of Civ
ing to the poor
After moments pause Jenny proceed.
ed: This Mrs. Mason came into the
country and bought the prettiest little
cottage YOU ever saw. She has lots OF
nice fruit, and for all mother pretends in
Boston that she does not visit her, just
as soon as the fruit is ripe she always
goes there. Pa says it's real mean, and
he should think Mrs. Mason would see
through it,"
did you go there for fruit yesterday?
asked Mary.
"Oh, no." returned Jenny. "Mcther
said she was tired to death with staying
at home. Besides that, she heard some.
thing in Boston about large estate in
England, which possibly would fall to
Mrs. Mason. and she thought it would lie
real kind to 90 and tell her. Mrs. Mason
has poor health. and while we were there
she asked mother if she knew of any good
little girl she could get to come and live
with her; 'one,' she said, who could be
quiet when her head ached, and who
would read to her and wait on her al
other times Mother said she did not
know Of any, but when Mrs. Mason
went ont to get tea, l followed and told
her of you, and the tears came into heI
Eyes when said your folks were all dead
and You were alone and sorry. She said
right off that she would come round and
see you soon, and if she liked you you
should live with her."
30 saying. she ran off; Mary, having
gathered her cowslips, sat down to think
OF Mrs Mason, and wonder il she should
ever see her. That afternoon, when the
dishes were all washed, she, as usual
stole away to her books. She had no,
been long occupied ere some one called
her, saying Mr.. Knight was downstairs
and wanted to see her, and that there
was lady with him.
Mary readily guessed that the lady
must be Mrs. Mason, and carefully brush
ihg her hair and tying on clean apron
She descended to the kitchen, where she
was met by Mr.. Knight, who called out
HALO. my child, how do you do? Pears
10 me you've grown handsome. 1t agrees
with YOU to live here, l reckon, but III
venture you'll be glad enough to leave
ahd 90 and live with her, won't you?
pointing toward lady who was jus,
coming from Mrs. Parker's room and to
ward whom Mary's heart instantly warm
el
You see,' continued Mr.. Knight, zone
vi 'he Lincoln girls has taken mighty
Snihe to YOU. and it's queer, too, fol
uley re dreadful stuck-up folks"
IL You please, SIR" said Mary, inter
'Uptlhg him, Jenny isn't bit stuck-up.'
Imph" returned Mr.. knight. "Shs
IoeS not belong to the Lincoln race, then
guess. | know them, root and branch
i"hcoInS wife used to work in the fac
Tory at Southbridge, but she's forgot al
"oout that, and holds her head dreadful
"sn whenever She sees me. But that's
"el'her here nor there. This woman
wants You to live with her. Miss Mason
'"IS Is Mary. Mary, this is Miss Mason
Inc introduction being thus happily
o'er' Mrs. Mason proceeded to ask Mary
N"riety of questions, and ended by say
s sue thought she would take her, al
,"o"sh she would rather not have hel
to'e ior few days, as she was going t.
w absent. Miss Grundy was now inter
,oSated concerning her knowledge o.
IorN' and with quite consequential ali
~, ' replied: Perhaps, ma'am, it looks
n Lo ",uch like praising myself, considerin
t ""' l We had the managin' Of her mostly
w ~ l must confess that she's lived will
,bo 80 long and got my ways so well
sue as pleasant a hammered, good
%pered child, and will scour as brigh
SuIle as you could wish to seer
~ saturday came at last, and long befor'
Wa. sun peeped over the eastern hill
wa was up and dressed. Just as sh'
Son. ready to leave her room she hear,
no singing in low tone, "Oh, there'l
moa o.rhing - mourning - mourning =
MI. M.lls' Oh, there'll be mourning whel
wary gone away"
nm Dut oI nine o'clock Mr.. knight drov'
perrn, one, Mrs. Mason being sick viii
'0s headache. II should have bee1