Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-11-07

didn't mean 1t that way. truly
n.ver thought about having any credit
IL was only-it seemed little, simple
thing to do for him-I thought SO
much of him-and it pleased me to
do it that way. all by myself, without
anyone's knowing it. If had told you
there was nothing to hide about it.
as IL 1t were wrong-Dut we should
have discussed it and argued about it,
and said whose turn it was to do it
next, and had we better, and what
would Mrs. Fosdick say, and every
body; and didn't want tot was like
alike little sacrament to me! oh.
l don't suppose you can understand.
She stopped a moment, breathing
quickly, her voice very much broken
indeed, but her sisters were quite ST.
lent, looking down at their sewing.
and after moment she went on Il
was always that way, ever since we
were little girls and mad the gardens.
You know 1 care more for you than
for anything in the world and shouldn't
have a moments happiness away from
you; but I've always wanted little
own-things-to do and have-things
that nobody else touched or talked
about. I know it's dreadful to feel
that way-you don't It's because 1
was born selfish, suppose. And it all
looks SO innocent and right to me be-
forehand, and then - afterward-so
wrong. 1 didn't even have the cour-
age to tell you yesterday-though 1
should, you know, presently-and SO
made all this trouble for Letty-and
the anxiety. 1 couldn't have imagined
it would turn out that way. OF course
l shall never do it any more, but.
wqnfQd RI hnW
how felt. And you can blame me as
much as you choose. know 1 de-
| serve it."
She stopped again, and stood, quite
meek and desolate, though with sort
of unhappy dignity, waiting for their
further condemnation. But when Har-
riet spoke, after a moments silence, it
| was in quite different tone.
81 don't think" she said, slowly and
| trying to steady a most unusual tremor
in her voice. 81 don't think we have
anything t blame you for, Letitia. 1t
| was as much our fault as yours.
! don't think we knew-Josephine and 1
! that you felt that way. If you do
don't quite understand it myself, but
we can't expect everybody to be made
| alike. And if you wanted things of
your own, as you say, 1 think you
ought to have them. We are not young
any more, and we've lived together
so long. and l suppose we have grown
to be sort of jealous and exacting
about each other. But it oughtn't to
be SO; and If it's come to anybody's
being unhappy, and having to keep
| things secret because of their being
meddled with-why, it's time it was
different. 1 guess it will be different
after this, Letitia. If we can just I'M
derstand each other"
| Letitia's eyes overflowed. She went
! over and put her hand on Harriet's
shoulder, shyly.
You're too good to mel" she said.
You're the best woman, Harriet, and
4 the wisest. When you speak like that
my little fancies look so foolish; l
know then that don't want anything
| in the world but just you and Jose
! phine!"
She held out her other hand to Jo-
sephine, who brushed away a furtive
| tear.
| Its all right, of course, Letitia,"
| she said with a somewhat Querulous
| kindness. We've no reason to be
hard on each other. We all have our
faults and peculiarities, and it's a
| WOuQGT we get dlOAS DIS WSIl DIS we w,
1 think, consideringi If we only I'M
| derstand each other, as Harriet says,
| and don't try to work at cross-pur-
! poses. AS for this affair, 1 don't see
that it's so dreadful after all, now that
you've explained it. And there's one
| thing, Mrs. Fosdick shall never know
that she's made any trouble Well
go right on taking things to the min
| lister, and tell her we approve of it,
and always did. and propose that she
suggest it to some of the other ladies'.
Oh, we'll manage it, And, Letitia, /
should like to know how you ever got
them in that window without his
knowing!"
Why said Letitia; and then she
began to laugh, and then she cried a
little, and then. she laughed again,
quite helplessly. And they all felt as
if the sun had come out suddenly after
a most deplorably dark and bitter day
How foolish l am! Oh, how foolish
ami" said Letitia, wiping her eyes
why couldn't the Lord have made
all as sensible as Harriet? I'll tell
you all about it, Josephine, by and bye
and Wen make the things together
But l must go up and see Lefty now
must. Is she awake?"
YES" said Josephine. "She's had
her breakfast .'Oh, Letitiai" she
called, as her sister went up the stairs
you can go to that concert. you know