The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-03-04


life. How good they had been 10 her. I
Me-. Holmes. who vas an accom- !
plshsd musician. had given her vocal 4
and piano lessons and taught her many
things which had NOT been included In
the course ~ The Wasset academy
Anna had shared every pleasure with
he-
Airs. Sinclair had regarded their in
timacy with unconcealed dlsapproba-
ton. She had no understanding or APP
probation Of a way Of life different
from her own narrow one. When Mrs
Holmes found il necessary 70 remove
10 a distant town Mrs. Sinclair made
no secret OF her satisfaction To Jes-
sic their going seemed the end 81 all
things worth living for.
"You can now settle down 10 some
useful work" her aunt had said. when
the girl had proposed buying piano
with the few hundred dollars which
Y had bsen left 10 her by her father
! She had been used 10 go every day 10
practice 10 Anna's piano.
but / shall lose all that they taught
me. II / have no instrument for prac-
tice." she urged.
cit VIII be no loss II you do re-
turned her aunt, contempiuously-
THAT money is not going to be wasted
in any such way as long as | have any
thing TO say abort IT,
And as until Jessie was p she could
not touch the money without her
aunts permission, there was nothing
more 10 be said The day Of Jessies
departure came az last To the girl.
in her eagerness to be with her friends,
the days had seemed 10 drag inter
minably. She did not notice her aunt
looked paler each day and that she
scarcely touched food.
Jessie came down early. as was her
habit. and assisted Mrs. Sinclair in the
preparation 81 breakfast. The train
left at nine O'Clock. At eight the carter
came for her baggage and Al half-past
eight she started for the station after
a formal leaye-takin. with her aunt
The latter was even more cold and
grim than usual. The walk 10 the sta
: ton was not long and led through the
prettiest part Of Wasset Everything
was fresh and bright with the beauty
: Of early summer.
Jesae's spirits. which had fallen IN
j der her aunt's parting coldness. rose
( again as she walked along b. th'
4 time the train arrived. shrieking and
I whistling. and she was seated in II
I speeding toward Mrs Holmes and
Anna and the new life with them. thel
/ We're at fever heat
T AZ haIf-pazt nine the train stopped
/. al HacEsett. Here there was chang'
: OF cars for Newton. the town in whicl
j. the HoImses lived Jessie allghte'
and found that the train for Newio'
b was NOT due for ihree-quarters u al
4 hour. She won't 70 the shady side o
4 the station and sat down on hencl
: 10 wait A little old lady dressed i
= black was seated there. She locke
Z Up at Jessie and spoke pleasantly
n ats nice here IN the shade" sh
q said
g Yes returned Jessie.
! Are you going TO Boston,
. mo" said Jessie. i am gong n
. other way--to Newton"
h The old lady carried a leather satchs
Y OF good size She opened il and TOO
! out an unfinished woollen stocking an
r began 10 knit
I. 1T seems a pity TO waste so muc
!, time" she said. simply You see
n have 10 wait half-hour for my train
n Jessie watched her cuTiously. Sh
81 was a very sweet-lcoking old lad
hnAf-A 80
n steel-rimmed spectacles- Little wave
Of her thin gray hair had escaped froi
=, beneath her shabby black bonnet an
4 were moving 10 and fro in the breez
:, Jessie thought vaguely that she migl
N have been quite pretty before time
" care had traced all those fine lint
around her eyes and mouth. She kni
=, ted away briskly. accompanying u
I. clicking Of her needles with remari
on the weather. the beauty Of the ooui
Try around and kindred subjects
Presently she said. You remit
me Of my daughter" and she laid b
- knitting in her lap and looked though
= fully al Jessie.
OF Yes" said the girl. politely
The old lady went on refectivel
Eyes. YOU remind me Of Eta. She
NJ not dark ike you and she is not
tall guess you make me think
~ her because you are both q about Z
a. same age She is very pretty.
Eta y
es yes" said Jessie. politely. again.
- And you ought 10 hear her sin
an She las a voice like a thrush T
~ old lady spoke proudly She piac
- her hand on Jessies in an imprcssi
g" way "She's been studying in Bost
for the last three mon-ts. al The CO
1rs servatory there"
~ How nice,~ said j. Isle. looilng
-. terested.
Il am going 70 Boston 10 bring I
- home The old lady moved nearer
the girl and continued in tone
- mingled importance and pride =
arc see. our church has decided to have
quartet choir when We get into
len new edifce next month. and lot
folks want Eta 70 have the posit