Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-02

ed plan. ut Is this, Lily she ex-
planned; Mrs. Barton, who you know
is president of the town public library
association, told me the other day that
the association is anxious to add
great many new books. and some ex-
ira shelves and tables this fall. Now.
their plan is to have Miss-oh, can't
recall her name--but that young lady
who came here in the interest of st.
Luke's college,"
| Eyes. remember" interrupted Lily.
Her name was Brown"
| Lucy laughed. mot such difficult
name to remember, after one has re-
membered it. is it? Well. as I was
saying. the library association is plan
ming to have Miss Brown come here
and put on the stage some novel sort
of entertainment. You know the col
! lege cleared several hundred dollars
from that production of prince
Charming she gave for it's benefit.
And she was allowed so per cent OF
the net proceeds of the first evenings
entertainment, which, as now recol
lect, was about $1OO. Great snakes.
would be shouting happy it I could
earn fifty, for that would put mama
through in pretty fair shape"
Liy's eyes opened wide, for she
grasped her sisters scheme"
| "Oh. Lucy. that would be royal. #
We could do it." she exclaimed What
would you put on?''
well, I've been thinking of Babes
in the Woods, answered Lucy.
Have all little people between ami
lo Have wood nymph chorus. That
would take am sure.
ooh, mercy, it would go like hot
cakes on a cold morning" cried Lily
oercome with enthusiasm
At that moment their mother en-
tered the kitchen. a pale. sweet faced
little mother in a black dress. Six
months before she had lost her own
mother who had shared the Avery
home, and she had not been able to
recover from the loss.
Early in the summer an invitation
had come to Mrs. Avery from her
lister Mary begging from her a pro-
:s'nged visit, but owing TO her hus-
lands financial difficufties Mrs. Avery
had been obliged to forego the pleas
IRE of accepting it.
On the morning of this story Mrs.
Avery looked a little paer than was
her wont. and this fact had brought
about Lucy's final decision to "do
something
"Well, girls, you have your work
done before mine is scarcely begun,
smiled Mrs. Avery,
From motives of economy, Mrs.
Avery assisted by her daughters, as
sumed The hous efold tasks during the
school vacation. And all three being
great home-lovers the duties were
found pleasant rather than irksome.
Lily, whose face was beaming with
happy anticipations for her mother
ran to greet her with s'Oh, guess, mann
ma what is going to happen! You
are going after all, to Aunt Marys
And you'll have two new dresses tC
boot Isn't it true sister," And Lily
turned to Lucy to verify her state
ment
Now. LILY, please don't get excited
and don't rouse hopes till we see
whether there are grounds for them
answered Lucy, holding up warn
ing finger toward her tell-tale sister
And mamma" she went on, Il am
!. going to make a little business call
this morning. Now. you must not ask
me single question about il,
will tell you when everything is ripe
:. Guess I'd better take Lily along tC
make sure my secret is safe" And
Lucy exchanged knowing looks with
Lily. who begged her forgiveness
for having spoken so rhoughtlessly.
Mrs Avery humorasi Lucy's reques
and asked no questions. She knew
that whatever plan her determined
, daughter had in mind, it BODIED gooc
p for some one. She also babe Lily
keep her sisters confidence sacred.
. At 10 o'clock Lucy and Lily called
on Mrs. Barton, and Lucy, in the mos
business-like manner proposed to pu
on the stage a juvenile production
of "Babes in the Woods" under The
auspices of the library association
, explaining her reason for wishing t,
undertake SO StupendouS task.
Strange to say (for Lucy and Lii.