The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-12-05


CHAPTER XIII.
Rapidly the days passed on at Mount
Holyoke. Autumn faded into winter,
whose icy breath 1osted for a time over
the mountain tops, and then melted away
at the approach of spring. which. with
its swelling buds and early flowers, gave
way in its turn to the long bright days of
summer. And now only a few weeks re-
manned ere the annual examination at
which Ida was TO be graduated.
Neither Rose nor Jenny were to return
the next year. and nothing but Mr.. Lin
coins hrmness and good sense had pre-
vented their being sent for when their
mother first heard that they had failed
to enter the middle class. Mrs Lincoln's
modification was undoubtedly greatly in
creased from the fact that the despised
Mary had entered In advance OF her
daughters. "rhings are coming TO a pref
ty pass" said she. Yes, pretty pass;
but | might have known better than to
send my children to such school,"
She insisted upon sending for Rose
and Jenny but Mr.. Lincoln promptly re-
piled that they should not come home.
Still, as Rose seemed DISCONTINUED, com
planning that so much exercise made her
side and shoulder ache. and as Jenny
did not wish to remain another year un-
less Mary did, he consented that they
should leave school at the close Of the
term, on condition that they went some
where else.
II shall never make anything OF Hen
ry," said he, but my daughters shall
receive every advantage, andsperhaps one
or the other Of them will comfort my old
age
He had spoken truly with regard to
Henry, who was studying, or pretending
to study. law In the same Office with Billy
Bender. But his father heard no favor
able accounts Of him, and from time to
time large bills were presented. So il
is no wonder the disappointed father
sighed, and turned to his daughters for
the comfort his only son refused to give.
For the examination at Mount Holyoke
great preparations were being made.
Rose, knowing she was not to return,
seemed TO think all further effort on her
part unnecessary; and numerous were the
reprimands, to say nothing OF the black
marks which she received. Jenny, on the
contrary, said she wished to retrieve her
reputation for laziness, and leave behind
a good impression. SO, never before In
her whole life had she behaved so well,
or studied as hard as she did during the
last few weeks of her stay at Mount Hol-
yoke. Ida, who was expecting her faith
er, aunt and cousin to be present at the
anniversary, was so engrossed with her
studies that she did not observe how
sad and low-spirited Mary seemed. She
had tasted of knowledge and now thirst.
I'd For mol I.Nf oarriH -. al.
funds were exhausted. and she must leave
the school, never perhaps to return again.
How much | shall miss my music, and
how much shall miss you." she said one
day to Ida, who was giving her a lesson.
Its too bad you haven't a piano." re-
turned Ida, you are so fond Of it, and
improve so fast!' Then after a moment,
she added, II have plan to propose, and
may as well do It now as at any time.
Next winter you must spend with me In
Boston. Aunt Martha and arranged 1t
the last time was at home, and we even
selected your room, which Is next to
mine. and opposite to Aunt Martha's.
Now, what does your ladyship say to it?"
"She says she can't CO." answered
Mary.
Cant gow repeated Ida. "Why not :?
Jenny will be in the city, and you are
always happy where she is: besides, you
will have a rare chance for taking music
lessons of our best teachers, and then.
toe. you will be In the same house with
George. and that alone is worth going to
Boston for. | think"
Ida little suspected that her last argu-
ment was the strongest objection to
Mdry's going for. much as she wished
10 meet George again, she felt that she
would not on any account go to his home
lest he should think she came on pur
pose to see him. There were other rea-
sons, too why she did not wish to 60
Henry and Rose Lincoln would both be
in the city, and she knew that neither
of them would scruple to do or say any
| thing which they thought would annoy
| her Mrs. Mason. too. missed her and
longed to have her at home; so she resist
ed all Ida's entreaties, and the next let
ter which went to Aunt Martha carried
her refusal.
In day or two Mary received two let
! tiers, one from Billy and one from Mrs
Mason. the latter of which contained
money for the payment of her bills; but,
on offering II TO the principal how was
she surprised to learn that her bills had
not only been regularly paid and receipt
ed, but that ample funds were provided
for the defraying of her expenses during
the coming year. A faint sickness stole
over Mary, for she instantly thought Of
Billy Bender. and the obligation she
would now be under to him forever. Then
1t occurred to her how impossible IL was