The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-11-11
Nv Mother-in-law.
a SiorE % Halloween.
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Beatrice Bares n


nofhsr. sbe j. failing IN strength and
healfh very rspidly.' % and Dolly, my
Trsry young wife. looked into NY
a. ufth her bright eye brimfuI Of
trars a.. Sc uttered these words:
40 sou5er thar she j. falling, and
ur-r alone 0ut in that Old damp,
ram-sdackIs house viii soon Kill her,
too.~
% had always considered your
rrafhsr remarkably sensible woman,
Dalg. huf her otstinacy IN this mat
ter T-fs me entirely out q patience
uIfh her.~ and 70 emphasize my
uord. . gave the pretty ponies We
uere driving 3 sharp cut with the
utip. that cent them forward into
tri-k trot-
Poor mother. 4" sighed Dolly, quick
g. take her parents part ''She Is not
49, much - blame after all. She has
haf - much sorrow since papa died,
and she imzgines because sister
Alice bought this home for her, and
remained with Der until her own
death. refusing many good offers Of
marriage. and devoted her whole life
e. by. that il would be the basest
ingrafitude on her part were she 70
nhanfon the home now. II l. all
nousense. of course. and she would
b. tar happier and healthier with u
f So could only induce her 10 come
and live with ~
Dol. bow would il do 70 get the
cd lady % come and spend the day
vita us and let the rats burn the old
house down while she j. away?" I
suggested.
on. that would never, never do al
an. George Dolly cried, sghast at
the proposition. Mother has 20
many keepsskes and relics of other
days there that il would simply break
hsr heart % lose them"
she would be far better on with
or them. for this mourningiover old
later and mementOes l. about the
most Improbable and urwholesome
sentiment one can indule in" said
Grossly. and then Dolly began 70
weep IN earnest.
sDon't CRY. sweetheart" I said
repentingly. ashamed Of my harsh
ness. I'm study mp some neat plan
% ct mother 70 move out OF the old
house. Let me think, tomorrow Is
Hanowe'eu-by lingo! I've thought
of q plan already" and I slapped my
knee In delight over the idea that
mad suddenly flashed across my brain.
You are not going TO burr the
house are youg'~ gasped Dolly in a
horrihed voice.
Certainly not, little woman, you
don't take me for an incendiary do
you? But don't you fret" / con-
tinued. a. / jumped out of the buggy
and lifted my wife TO the ground in
front of our own pretty cottage, You
drive over 20 mothers in the morning
and bring her in 10 spend the day
with YOU and trust the rest TO me-"
The next evening a. twilight was
deepening into the dusky shades OF
night. drove briskly up TO my own
gate % End my wife and her mother,
Mr. Bruce, standing there watching
and waiting for me.
What ever kept you 20 late?' my
wife cried reprovingly,as halted the
buggy before them. dother has
been fretting these two hours to 20
home and you viii be quite in the
night"
I'm sorry, Dolly, but l really had
80 much 10 attend to that couldn't
come earlier. But the weather is
nne and the moon will shine almost
a. bright a. day" said, as I ahght-
ed and assisted Mrs. Bruce into the
buggy Don't sit up for me, for
shall probably not be home before
10 o'clock 1 called back to Dolly as
we drove of.
A. we neared Mrs. Bruce's home
which stood in an insulated grove
about two miles from town, 1 asked
cautiously:
Mother, do you never feel afraid
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