The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-26

wilkes ] Ont, I've lad my heart set 70
long Oh cct.rin' The grayeG ;a!s Decoration
day"
II thought likely you wouldn't wan, TO.
Poor sailie' And IN never see her aratn."
Mrs. Wilkes turned away Win d hopeless
air, ana went slowly back 10 her room.
MIS- f"sl hastily prepared 10 20 10 The
horists TO selcc; and erdc: her flowers.
She felt very sorry FOR Mrs Wilkes. but
OF course she could not lend heI. that
money. IL she had saved i, for any other
purpose bu, hat, She had tried for 50
many Years TO be able 10 cover these
graves With roses, and now when che had
the money-to give IL all up.
She hoped Mrs. Wilkes did not ihinK
her mean. She would have been glad TO
do anything else for her.
And 1t was a pity that She could not
see her sister before she died. She was
the only relative she had, too.
II II had only not been that money, And
n 1T Were not Decoration day, She wanted
10 put MOWERS on their graves at the time
that other people were remembering their
dead.
MRS. Pelfs steps became slower and
slower and slower, and as she came in
sight of the florists shop, she stood still,
and remained in deep thought for some
minutes. Then she turned suddenly and
walked back 10 the tenement, and into
Mrs. INK room. She found the latter
sitting with her face in her hands and cry
ing.
Mrs. Pell put her precious. sl.ss in ner
hand.
There. she said, Just taxi it. Hurry
and get ready, and III go to the train with
You. ] do hope you'll find Saliie alive"
Oh cred Mrs. Wilkes. sure and l
always knew you were a good woman.
Poor Sallie, IN be seem her again"
Mrs. Pell did not sleep well that night.
1t hurt her to think of those TWO graves
being fowerless another Decoration lay.
They were in such a remote par, of The
cemetery that they never shared In the
general decoration of graves. She decided
mat che would not go TO the cemetery at
all. She could not bear 1o think of seeing
others carrying their flowers while her
hands must be empty.
But In the morning she changed her
mind. 1t seemed unkin. 10 leave her
graves unvisi,ed. She would &c in the aft
ernoon when the services were over and
the cemetery would be comparatively de-
serted. 1t was such a lovely day. The
ride IN the cars would dc her good.
Mr.. Graham, his wife and Berta and
rom drove out 10 the cemetery. their car
riage filled with baskets Of roses. They
mad almost stripped The many pushes in
their garden.
After Their grandfather's and grand
mothers and Aunt Edith's graves had
been piled high with odorous blossoms
there was still a large baske,ful OF beau
tiful white roses left.
Let us drive around and see if there
are any graves without any aowers," said
Berta.
Yes" said Mrs. Graham, u like that
thought"
But there did not seem to be any graves
undecorated until they reached a more
distant part of the cemetery. There two
suhken graves, with weathe.-worn wood
markers at the head. were towerless.
How lonely they look" said Tom.
Yes sad Mrs. Graham, Il think tina,
You must empty this basket on them"
Let Tom and me do it said Berta. So
she and her brother jumped GU, OF the
carriage and went over to the two graves.
There We're enough roses 10 completely
cover them both.
Now they don look SO lonely" said
Berta, with a backward glance. as she
drove away.
And SO il was that whey. late in the aft
erhooh Mrs. Peli came &c tie lonely SPOT
Where lay hey husband and son. she found
the Two mounds a mass OF exquisite roses
And they looked like the roses she had had
IN ner little country home in those long
past d~ays-the white roses that Teeev
had SO loved.