The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-08-11

rIned to depreciation aud apology.
was So hurt and astouished by the curt
.rnNo1 rarrimnnd for having failed %
cali for tho dollar that she fastened 20
send back q lone rerroiful letter ox-
planning that She had understood Mrs.
Kingdom was to send the money 90 her
sui had delayed writing 90 ask for u
Ius os Iouea she could
-Of aU the Silly women smiled MIS-.
Kingdom. crmiy. as she perused the
letter. Fol Mrs Taylor boz her haste
and uem0auon. had slipped the dol
lag bin into the letter addressed 20 MIS-.
Kingdom instead of into the envelops
voting 20 go to tlo magazine ONCE ana
bad saul F.. back to JOS sender Mrs.
kingdom. sun nervous with the after
aHe.is of THAT awful headache, wrote
smother note of yelled roproof Then
sfa forso. al about MIS-. Taylor and
ta, dollar until the return mail brought
he- a second letter from that friend.
"NoU neither of us can laugh at the
other explained the latter for we are
ir precisely the same position I for
eot and .1t you tae dollar YOU forgot
60 send DO back 20 me
Mrs Klagdon was simply disgusted
She knew -he bad sent the BIN back 70
Airs Taylor She knew she remem-
bared ro.dlne 30 up as She Sat az her desk
and plunul ID 90 The top Of her letter
She rrcw ao' Mrs TAYLOR had merely
been guilty OF another piece Of careless
ness and had again INSTRUCTED the
money
"Yos should be- sure that YOU are right
before making such sweeping state
merts as that contained 30 your last let
ter she snatched time from busy DAY
20 write Nrs TAYLOR rot course I sent
sou .be dollar back
Again ,be return mail brought her an
unexpected reply
l don't Ike fo bother YOU 90 much.
rom Mrs Tayl0rt note and please don't
imagine 'ha- want 10 excuse my first
carciossnsss or suslest that you send
mo another dollar BOA, really / think
you must bo me mistaken one this time
There was no dollar lu tle letter when
p reached me
This declaration of defiance Mrs
Kingdom treated with the silent con
temp, she fer i- called for She dis
missed Tho entire affair from her mind.
and merely resolved to De careful how
to had amy money dealings however
SLIGHT with Nrs Taylor ia the future
When @ few days later Mrs TaylO I
called upon her, accompanied by the .
minister's wife Mrs Brayton. Mrs
kingdom could nor refrain from telling /
the story She knew. Of course. that /
Mrs TAYLOR had found or heard from /
fhe money long since and that Mrs. /
Drayfon was equally wen acquainted /
with Mrs Tay'ors unhappy reputation .
ln the matter of carelessness and with /
her own almost impeccable record In
this direction TO her surprise. how
ever Mrs Brayton looked quietly seri
ous. but made no comment while Mrs
TAYLOR smiled
Really and truly. dear Mrs King
don. she persisted there was no dol
Tar in that letter Mrs Brayton was
with me when I opened il, and she
knows
There certainly was no dollar In the
letter when Mrs Taylor received II. cor
.oboratod Mrs Brayton, whatever
here was when Mrs Kingdom sent t.
Tf 7 were either or both Of you ladies
should complain 20 the postal authori-
.ies at once
"Well-the posfman may have stolen
e. said Mrs Kingdom. highly offended
but don't believe IT, And as 20 what.
ver there was in the letter when I sent
To- there was a dollar I'm 1t. Of course. as
.vo said all along.
"Why. / remember just as clearly. |
Die continued. while the others kept ST.
ence 81 was sitting AZ my desk, and
Day head ached So badly ] could hardly
write an alb and
Pardon me. gently interrupted Mrs
Taylor but didn't you have the head
.che lhe day you sent the dollar the
.rst time? I think You told me. when
explaining that had sent il back tOyou,
hat YOU were just leaving home for
bee city 10 be gone all day"
Mrs Kingdom turned pale. easped. all
ut tainted She knew. even as Mrs
'aylor spoke that b. was the first day Of
.hich she had been thinking she had
0t written Der second note at her desk
c all. she bad dashed it on at the library
able Could 30 be-
She went down with colors flying,
owever She marched over 20 her desk
.ifh the air Of an blended empress