The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-03-27

L dy. When she emerged, comSoSt
ably il somewhat shabbily attired
from the bedroom. Ahe found Johan-
ma making coffee sver battered
stove, and a girl Of about her own
Size setting the table There, az last.
was the girl with SO much reason for
gratitude.
That" thought Pauline. must he
Hilda. l suppose she IL saying in
side. How can l ever thank my bene-
factrcss" She's probably SO fun Of
grateful feelings that she cant say
a word. But how awfully that old
skirt of mine does hang on her And
my, How cross she looks"
IL was Hilda, and she did look
cross. There was heavy frown be
tween her dark brows, and her dark
eyes, whenever they rested on Pau
line, were like thunder clouds. She
flung the heavy plates upon the table
and banged the oven doors.
There's a storm brewing" thought
Pauline. II wonder why she behaves
so. / thought at first that she wal
oIAy shy, but it seems now as IL sh'
resents having me here.
The girls were alone. for while thu
visitor was eating her early suppel
Johanna had retired to make SOM
necessary repairs To the harness o
the bony horse. Pauline had begge'
that she might be driven to town tina
night and Johanna had consented.
Hilda, however. seemed far iron
sociable. She fairly slammed tn
boiled eggs upon the table and locke
as il she would rather hurl the thic
slices of bread at Pauline than pas
them politely. This was SO fore'g
to the ethics of Swedish hospitahi
that the bewildered guest determine
to discover how she had offended Jt
hanna's eldest. She went to tn
point at once
"Hilda," said she. pushing bac
her chair, ''why don't you like me-
By way of answer. Hilda flung
stick of wood into the stove an
banged the lid into place.
; you don't like me at all, do you
persisted Pauline. rising with diff
culty because Of her bruised kne
and standing beside the stove. Il
YOU. Hilda?"
"No." said Hilda, with . dash
: her eyes.
"why not? like you-or ! won
if you'd let me. should thu
you'd like me little. I've done
= much for you"
o "Do you tank l like your
i clothes?" demanded the Swedish 81
an indignant red flooding her chez
: II tank sometime hate you. II
= is not for you. maybe sometime
have something new. and not all
., time old. Always l have your
dress. your old shoe-iook at him
. YOUR old hat. your old stocking, yo
/. old book, your old doll; not once e'
y anything new. Always hole or
= or rag. or maybe patch, everythl
- YOU don't want. then l get him.
is easy to give away what is
- good. All the time since l am ba
- tank me. There is that Vinthl
girl, all new dress, all new shoe.
book with cover on, new hat,
me-me-
'' But the thought of the contr
was too much for Hilda, who tur
=, and thrust two more sticks OF w
~ into the already crowded stove
!. "why, Hilda,- gasped astonis
- Pauline. I'm sorry about il. ne
supposed you'd mind. l thou
= you'd like the things. I'm avn
he sorry.
-, Uilda. however. had not waited
"A the apology. The storm having bu
i, the Swedish girl rushed away
any other tornado. Pauline did
see her again that evening.
Pauline was restored at ten o'c
that night 10 her anxious par
and her rernorseful brother. who
not missed her until he was
proachinr the outskirts of the Z
His frame Of mind during the
ing had been anything but pleas
"a and he turned pale under his free
!. when Johanna's horse stopped at
md gate.
There were two results from
,ar girls adventure. Gordon hencei
a. looked after his sister with bro'
ly solicitude. wonderful 10 see;
Il slowly dawned upon Pauline,
had been singularly thoughtfu
- the way home. that there were
81. eral kinds of charity. She pu'
- out for herself the difference bet'
making sacrifices of the things,
terial and otherwise. that she he
really wanted. and the giving
!. Of things for which she had no
- The result was quite as benefici
her case as in Gordon's.
The next bundle that went e
Hansens contained for Hiida . !
~ bright ribbon that Pauline 7
!. hated to give away. and new
"with a cover on" purchased by
line with her own not too abuI
pocket money When spring
Hilda. who was. perhaps,
ashamed Of her outburst. dro'
town with her mother and ca
i'"e' to Pauline a huge bunch OF m
marigolds. which Pauline readil.
q" ognized as pcace-offering-Ne
~. Companion.
= A wilderness FOrsOoth.