Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-06-06
CHATTER vIlI.-lcontInued.l

pht WpfulHk HpoNt Two NNNkH hfttf
ward Mary wns ln the meadow gathering
towslIpa for dinner when she heard some
nne calling her names and looking up.
she saw denny hurrylng toward her. her
snnhonnet hanging down her back, as
usual, and her cheeks flushed with vlo-
lent exercise, A. soon as she came ny
she heRan With. "oh, my. uln't hot aud
tired, and ! can't stay 4 minute, either
for ! ran away. But | had such good
news 10 tell you, that would come, You
are going 20 have great deal better
home than this. You know where Rice
Corner Is. the district over ehstS
Mary replied that she ala, and Jenny
continued we all went over there yes.
terday TO see Mrs. Mason. She's real
nice lady, who used 20 live IN Boston,
and be Intimate with ma until three or
four years ago when Mr.. Mason died.
We didn't 80 there any more then, and
asked Rose what the reason .gns. aud
she said Mrs. Mason was poor now, and
ma had 'cul her. aud when asked her
what she eat her with. she only laughed,
aud said she hellss.d dldn't know any
thing Bnt sin~ then I've learned what
Il means"
"what does 2" asked Mary and denny
replied!
III 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 thcn when Ia.
dies call aud speak about them. you
must draw Il great, long breath, aud won
der how the poor thing will get along.
she was 80 dreadfully extrayagant.'
positively heard mother say those very
words about Airs Mason; aud what IL so
funny, the waShwoman the same day
spoke Of her. aud cried when she told
how kind she was, and how she would 20
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 prcttiest little
cottage you ever saw She has lots OF
nlco fruit aud for all mother prctends IN
Boston that she does not visit her. just
as soou as the fruit IL ripe she always
goes there, Ia says Its real mean. ami
he should think Mrs, Mason would see
through t."
"Did you go there Cor truI, ycsterdayy"
asked Mary.
"0h. no." returned Jenny. Mother
said she was tired 70 death with staying
ut homo. Besides that, she heard some
thing In Boston about a large estate In
England. which possibly would fall 10
Mrs. Mason. aud she thought Il wopd ie
real kind TO 40 and tell her. Mrs. Mason
has poor health. and while we were there
she asked mother II 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, aud who
would read to her and wait on her at
other times Mother said she did not
know OF any, but when Mrs. Mason
went ont to get tea, | followed and told
her Of you, and the tears came into her
eyes when said your folks were all dead,
and you were alone and sorry. She said
right of that SHE would come round and
see you soon, and II she liked you you
should live with her,
SO saying, she ran of: 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. us usual,
stole away to her books. She had not
been long occupied ere some one called
her, saying Mr., Knight was downstairs
and wanted TO see her. and that there
was a lady with him,
Mary readily guessed that the lady
must be Mrs. Mason, aud carefully brush
Ing her hair and tying on clean apron,
she descended to the kitchen, where she
was met by Mr. Knight, who called out.
"Hallol my child. how do you dog Pears
TO me you've grown handsome II agrees
with you to live here, reckon, but III
venture you'll be glad enough to leave
and go and live with her, won't your"
pointing toward lady who was just
coming from Mrs. Parker's room and to-
ward whom Mary's heart instantly warm.
cd.
"You see, continued Mr. knight, zone
of the Lincoln girls has taken a mighty
shine to you, and It's queer, too. for
they're dreadful stuck-up folks"
IF you please, sir, 'said Mary, inter-
rupting him, "Jenny isn't bit stuck-up."
"Umphr returned Mr.. knight. "She
does not belong to the LINCOLN race, then,
! guess know them, root and branch.
Tlncon's wife used TO work In the fac
tory at Southbridge, but she's forgot all
about that, and holds her head dreadful
high whenever she sees ME. But that's
neither here nor there. This woman
wants you TO live with her Miss Mason,
this is Mary. Mary, this is Miss Mason"
The Introduction being thus happily
over Mrs, Mason proceeded to ask Mary
n variety Of questions, and ended by say
Ing she thought she would take her, al
though she would rather not have her
come for a few days, as she was going to
he absent Miss Grundy was now inter-
rogated concerning her knowledge OF
work, aud with quite consequential air
she replied; Perhaps, ma'am, it looks
too much like praising myself, considerin'
that I've had the managln' OF her mostly,
but must confess that she's lived with
me SO long, and got my ways so well,
that she's as pleasant hammered, good
child, and will scour as bright
a knife as you could wish to see!'
Saturday came at last, and long before
the sun peeped over the eastern hills
Mary was up aud dressed. Just as she
was ready to leave her room she heard
Sally singing in low tone, "0h, there'll
he mourning mourning mourning
Oh, there'll be mourning when
Mary's gone away
About nine o'clock Mr. Knight drove
up alone, Mrs, Mason being sick with
nervous headache II should have been