Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-05-08

modify in our house. Here we
are, three of us, and with reasonably
good appetites. Herbie Is too small to
earn anything, and you are at present
too frail to do much, my plaques and
hand-painted pin-eushions don't sell
no one wants my worsted work, I'm
not educated up to any of the profess
sions, and can make no practical use
of my piano playing. | am loathe TO
tell it, dear, but we are sadly in need
of daily bread. What can we dog'
And Eleanor Wray went to the low
couch where her invalid sister lay, and
tenderly smoothed the brown hair,
then bent to kiss the quiyering lips.
rs it so bad as that Eleanor?
knew papa did not leave us much mon
ey, but had no idea"
That we were so poor We have
this little house and the grounds, and
have no debts, and have many com
forts in the house. | have thought
carefully over 1t all and mean to lay
aside fancy work, plaque painting, and
the so-called genteel ways of earning a
Livelihood and try real work.
"Oh, Eleanor, you are not fitted for
1t. Don't you think that Charlie
Leigh had serious intentions Of"
yentured Nettie looking timidly to-
ward her stronger and somewhat will
full sister, not at all certain of the re-
ceptlon of her suggestion.
asking me to be his wife? No, lit
tie sister. Charlie was a pleasant es-
cort and | think liked me, but as to
serious intentions, my dear, they did
not exist, save in your lively magma
tion. I'm not sure that am ready for
the Princes coming If | am all of 20
and not married and minus a lover,
and now for my plans.
II am going to open a bakery, real
homespun everything shall be, and for
you I'll have mending department.
Now do not discourage me, Nettie,
know the idea is neither new nor a
brilliant one that this Is country
town, and all good housewives do their
own baking and mending We are
going to give them a chance to get II
done. My bread and cake shall be so
light and sweet, that they viii patron
ize the Real Homespun bakery in spite
Of old customs
"What will you mendp
'Lace curtains, collars, handxer-
chiefs, fine table linen, every valuable
article that needs few stitches, that
none but real lady and skilled fingers
can give"
81 hope you will succeed, Eleanor,
but"
Didn't | tell you that | wanted
your help and counsel? | am going to
begin my show window now"
Blithely, Eleanor sang at her work
of resurrecting firm the wood house an
old fower-stand, with broad shelves
''Just the thing and very nicely they
looked after being cleaned and stained
dark brown.
Eleanor was not used to rough work
Dr. Wray had brought up his two
motherless girls tenderly, spoiled
Them so the gossips said, and when
he died poor there was a general
headshal1ing, and Il told you so, those
extravagant girls have ruined him."
among the good people of Troy.
The shelves were fitted to the front
window, the panes were polished crys-
tai clear, and charmlngly decorated
with wheat ears, vines, feathery grass.
es and evergreens.
Tomorrow I'll make my sign, and
then I'll bake up things. What mer-
cy 1t is, that | have always liked to
bake, and was not Old Kathleen a dear
to teach me how to concoct so many
old fashioned thugs. Let me reckon
up my capital, not much money, Net
tie, and 1t remains to be seen whether
I have energy or brains"
Three hours Eleanor spent upon her
sign, background of dark green mo $,
Real Homespun' lettered in German
text, materials delicate grasses erys-
tallized In alum, the effect pretty and
graceful, the sign broad crescent
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and berries, made n novel and attract
I've "shingle" as Eleanor called 1t.
At any rate 1t will eontrlye to tell
the public that bread and buns are
sold within, and now for my baking"
Nearly all her seanty means was in
vested in -four molasses, sugar and
materials needed. An afternoons hard
work, and her stock was ready.
"This very night I'll put up my shlngle
and arrange my wares. Won't there
be some dazzled eyes In the morning?
Just think what the stately Misses
Wray have come to-" mimicked Flea
nor as she laughed little Historically,
or so 1t sounded to Nettie.
A large wooden bread tray wreathed
In ground pine, filled with crisp gin
ger snaps reposing upon snowy nap
kins, had the center and most honored
place upon each side pretty china fruit
dishes of lady's fingers sat. A great
blue china platter that had held for
generations past the Wray's Thanks
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