Middletown transcript., 1903-10-05

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self for selfshness in forgetting all tina
it meant to her mother and sister.
| CHAPTER VI
The next three months passed monot
onously. Mrs. Delahay was restored t,
comparative health and was more cheer
ful than she had been for some years
Monica was brightness ITSELF She taught
her refractory children, but that wal
over by four o'clock, and then she was
free for the thousand and one little occu
pations which she loved-free to make
the house much more comfortable by
means of the tiny trifes which required
time, not money, but which have SO much
to do with the comfort of its inhabitants
free to help and cheer her mother, and
with her to make up the few things they
allowed themselves in the way of dress
free to take little Of the active exercise
which was go dear to her. Yes-for the
first time since her girlhood, Monica was
content. She had very happy SUM-
shiny nature, and, when she was free
from the CALLING restrictions of poverty,
contented herself with the few pleasures
that came in her way and made pleasures
out of what would have been considered
work by luckier girls.
Addie did not look happy, and, to the
amazement of her mother and sister, she
worked harder than ever. She had be-
gun to attend an evening art school and
had made amazing progress. She had
always possessed talent, even in her
school days, but since then she had had
little spare time and no teaching. But
now she worked in every spare moment,
getting up early and going to bed late
and tired out. Monica demonstrated in
vain.
There is no need for it now, Addie, she
said rather reproachfully; and you make
me feel as if I were shrinking.
Shrinking, Monica? What nonsense!
Addie exclaimed rather sharply. Look
round the house, and there is sufficient
answer to that. There is no need for
you to work except in your situation,
and Of course - slowly-none for me
either. But I must work, Monica. 1
can't rest unless do. You don't under
stand, dear, but to me it is necessary.
Leave me i'll peace, Monica darling, and
try to make mother not notice. Let me
work hard now, and in a year or two |
hope the need for it will have passed.
Her sister wondered what Addie did
with the money that she earned. Only |
now and again did she give Monica any
If it. Of course at the art school she
made nothing. The teaching was free,
out the results of her work were quite
lnsaleable. But Addie realized that it
vas wiser thus to give up some of her
ime to insure future progress. She
NEW that the sketches and designs
which she found time to do in the day.
ime improved marvellously. She was
elling more, and in some cases getting
'etter prices, than she had before che
Vent to Dellwyn's Hope, and her little
tock of money grew.
At the end of nine or ten months
Iddie had not made much progress. Her
avings had indeed grown little by little, .
ut they only amounted to just over
hirty pounds. True, she thought that
y the following year she would have
but, though they managed to live com.
,rtably on the one hundred and sixty
ounds year at their disposal, yet any !;
nexpected call would lessen her hardly
srned hoard. Even as it was, when she
W Monica wanting anything, it was
sry difficult not to give her the money =
Id tell her to buy it! But Addie hard
led her heart and saved like any miser.
Four times she had visited Mr.. Finlay,
i'd she fancied that he began to be more
rdial. He had had the money ready =
r her and had reminded her jocularly
It to sign her maiden name. He had .
marked that she was looking i'll, and q
ID asked if she worked hard.
She had answered evasively, but Mr..
MAY began to suspect that it was only i
solute need that made this proud look
3 girl take this money. Aldwyth Ches- O
ON had been abroad since his visit to
'llwyn's Hope, and on returning to d
lgland. visited his lawyers as usual. B
:. Finlay, who had known him since Is
was boy, welcomed him with his u.s. L
friendliness. They talked Of AID P
this journeys, and at last Mr.. Finlay
d az
You have seen-Mrs. Chesteron?
Mrs. Chesteron? Oh, no-certainly &C
/! his client replied. There is no need 1t
It | should see ber, he added curtly. b.
at was one of the arrangements. ht
fes-so believe. av
Why did you ask? Gu
thought her looking i'll the last time ia
, called. an
The comes here? of
1es-for the allowance you make her. Gil
hat beggarly hundred year? Have on
! fathomed her motive for taking it tn
, Finlay? wi
think | have, and, if SO, am sorry ou
the unjust suspicious l have har- tn
ed against her. an
don't see that there can be anything no
y admirable about 1t. Have you any ap
'wledge OF her circumstances?
%. Have you?
cry little. She is remarkably retic-
/ suppose she still lives with her
pie? are
'es in Hanmersmith, with her tel
her and sister. In
What all extraordi- TOT
y place to live in! ho
here are some very small houses bel
'e, said the lawyer drily-he wanted Ha
mpart an idea to Aldwyth without Gne na
ally saying it-and for business pur- ~, NJ