The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-10-18

mOOu. IL seemed 10 Nel
~ that she had always beer
Oel considered old. She
G3 wished that people coult
ize how girlish she was at heart
bite her fifty years and the gray
IS that clustered round her fore
arried at seventeen, Mrs. Hoy
been 9 mother before she was
. nty and q grandmother before she
forty. Now she was visiting her
T. and was secretly annoyed at the
ectfnl consideration showed her
bill the family.
: er daughter-in-law treated her as if
were seventy; the children were
Er allowed to play with Der long,
she weary Of their lively antics.
bis morning young Mrs. Hoyt had
summoned to q neighbor's bed
and had left Eleanor with strict
notions to be very good to grand
and very quiet. It was compare
y easy to obey the first order, but
was such a bright-eyed tomboy
ourtccn-year-old Eleanor to carry
the second?
pict? Quiet, when the ice on the
was like glass. and this was prob
the last skating Of the season? ?
curse it was lovely to have grand
visit them. but how pleasant it
i'd have been had she waited until
hg!
5 eanor flushed at the inhospitality
bis thought. and was glad to be
Facted by knock at the door. In
Clara Roe, with glowing cheeks
sparkling eyes.
Eleanor, put on your things right
5" she cried. ''The skating is the
we have had. Every one else is
e."
know" said Eleanor. her lip
g. bling little, "but--but mother
gone away, and 1 have to stay,with
dpa."
h!w Clara's bright face clouded st
houghts Of her friends disappoint-
then cleared as she said, But
not IKE your grandmother, too?"
AXE grandma" echoed Eleanor, as
lara had proposed to take the
and barn.
ertainly," said Clara, in her posi-
manner. Il believe she'd like it..
looks as il she could have as much
as any Of us. if she only had Il
&C."
Panor made no reply, and after a
ent's hesitation Clara said. "Any-
I'm going to ask her"
marched straight into the sit
room where grandma sat with her
ing, looking. out at the bright sun
Mrs. Foyt looked up with a
bmins smile; she and Clara had
friends since their first meeting.
rs. Hoyt," said Clara, putting 4
Hasive arm about grandma's
"don't you want to go skating
u.s."
Tn went the knitting. up went
Hoyt's eyebrows. Shating! A
linother skate!
be ice is like glass" Clara contin.
eagerly, "a.d it may not last an.
day. We have an extra pair of
rs, and I'll run home for them
you and Eleanor get ready.
come, won't you?"
fresh young voice had carried
ima back to the happy days
she had fitted over the ice,
edly the best skater in the little
But that vas long ago; she
d not know how to stand on the
cw, much less skim over it. She
b the longing to try her skill
more, and shook her head.
bu arc very kind TO invite me-" she
"and I appreciate it very much
r Ed, but I fear that my skating
are over"
"a was not girl to be easily
rled; besides. she had seen the
look Of yielding in grandma's S
course you could not skate in
long skirt she said. thoughtfully.
have one that's just the right
u for her." Eleanor interrupted,
!y. "You see, I'm quite as tall as
lima"
b scarlet cveater would be Just
hing for her" added Clara. "and
ring It with the skates
ludma flashed again. She had
red jacket the night that JOHN
long ago It seemed,
zen I'll 60 for tie SIX: tes and
ter" said Clara. Gec:s;veiy. "wliilt
get your own things ready" Shi
out of the door before Mrs. Hoy
utter a word % protest. Ther
,unor of tn; situation struck
: lima, and throwing back hel
she laGsLsi till sic cried. A
lmother 90 skating.
when Eleanor came dancing il
O navy blue skirt, confident tha
matter was quite settled. Mrs
les;tated 4 moment. She glanced
Pr trim. almost giri!sh Ggure. 4
pretty little foot and aDHIe, al!
ell. It was 4 ridiculous thing to do