The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-15

sewing which came their way Mary
Ann was silent and detected, and Phoe-
be earnestly thoughtful
one day Phoebe returned after a long
absence, and, drawing off her gloves
she said with a cheerful smile:
''Well, it's all right. Mr.. Bowen says
can have the room, and l will begin
the first day school opens"
Begin what, Phoebe? What room?
What are you tallsin' aboutY"
oh / didn't tell you for fear you
would try to discourage me, but have
been turning over the plan for some
time, and OF course you will help"
Help what, Phoebe? DO tell me-"
ooh, yes It's this: Up at the school,
you know, the children all take their
lunch. 1t is cold lunch, OF course,
and | asked Mr. Bowen to speak to the
school board about renting me the
room in the basement next to the
lunch room, and am going to serve
hot soup and matted milk and cocoa at
cents mug. | viii take what money
can get together by that time and
buy gas stove and the mugs and
some cans Of soup. We can have a diff
ferent kind every day. And what do
you think? Mr.. Bowen has got them
to let me have the room free Of rent.
He says It will be a benefit to the chill
dren 10 have something warm with
their lunch Isn't lie good? Oh, the
world is so full of good people"
Mary Ann looked at her sister.
"Well Phoebe, the things you do think
Of! FIN sure / hope it will be a sue
cess" she said weakly.
"A success! OF course it will,' with
vigor How can it help it? a can Of
soup costs 10 cents, and less If you buy
it wholesale, and it will make at least
eight mugs OF good soup at cents
apiece, and | can make n nice little
mug of cocoa that will net me profit
ut cents. Oh, / have reckoned it all
up. every cent OF course it will be a
success. and. Mary Ann. you're in it,
Mary Ann smiled. "Tll do all | can"
she said Certainly IN helm"
When school opened the Misses Smith
We're there making preparations, and
when the children poured down into
the big room for lunch the doors were
opened into the little room next it, and
there stood Miss Phoebe. wearing
white apron and smiling face, behind
a big table. with a large soup tureen
in the middle, surrounded with blue
mugs and ladle in her hand, while
Mary Ann, with hot water kettle and
cocoa and milk. did the honors at an
other An appetizing odor arose from
the. soup tureen. The mugs steamed
enticingly and were emptied rapidly.
Mr. Bowen. who from the first had
taken a great interest in this business
venture Of the Misses Smith. came one
day to ask how they were getting
along
Miss Smith," be said to Phoebe,
thinking how beautiful her complexion
was. 4 hear that Barlow wants to sell
your house again. Mrs. Barlow's
health is not very good here. And
was thinking" refectively, that
would buy it Just as speculation"
He was looking at Miss Phoebe's
plump hand and admiring the dimples
I'm the knuckles And if YOU will live
in it. just to take care Of il. you know,
until it is sold to advantage it viii be
comforting a favor on me"
Phoebe fairly gasped from surprise
To live in the old house againl To
plant the nasturtiums by the fence as
Of old and TO watch the cucumbers
grow in the sunny place in front Of the
wood shed. 1t was almost too good
to be true.
But We can't I've there. without nay