The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-06-21

the detected figure beside
I-o,I her. Now just have 1t
t9I llSll out. Jessica." she said
"You want to tell some
body"
so Miss Hepseyr The blue eyes
filled with tears. Perhaps / ought
not to speak of II, but l am worried
The money that father left US is melt
ing away so fast-the lawyer says 1t
wasn't we'll invested-that the interest
won't keep us any longer, though l
Cry to be as economical as-oh, as any
thing! -Iother is so nervous and weak
doctor says she mustn't be worried
about anything, so I dare not let her
know how poor we are But l am
frightened, and l don't know what to
do"
"You don't say it's come to that al
ready?" The horn trimmed spectacles
lay on the broad beam of the loom and
there was nothing to hide the kind
eyes. "How old are you. Jessica-
seventeen
Not till next fall"
"Isn't there something you can do to
earn little and help along? Girls Of
ten do
Miss Hepsey, 1 don't know how TO
do one thing well but housework, and
l couldn't earn anything at that. You
know I can't leave mother long for q
time, and as for my going out to SER
vice, mother would never consent 10
that"
'How about your music?"
"0h that's what Just breaks my
heartl l love it and I rather be
music teacher than anything else in
the world. but don't know it thor
oughly. I've Just wandered along and
picked up a good deal by myself, and
had an occasional term Of lessons with
teachers who were not particular. and
l couldn't conscientiously attempt to
teach even beginners"
"How long would it take you to
learn so you could?"
"a short time with a really good
teacher would help me out so that
could begin, and then l could earn
enough TO pay for more lessons after
ward But good teachers charge enor-
mously, Miss Hepsey."
Mrs. Brown tells me that Miss De-
lancy, that teacher from the city who
was here last August, is going TO board
with Mrs. Smart again this summer"
"She is; Ada Smart told me so. But
she won't teach during her vacations,
and l couldn't study if she were ever
so anxious TO teach"
Miss Hepsey turned squarely around
to look into the discouraged face close
to hel own. "Jesslca. don't look on
the dark side of things. I've heard
say that Where there's will there's
way and l pretty much believe it,
With you and Miss Delaney only q
mile apart, its queer to me if the sup
ply and demand question can't be man
aged. How much time do you have
every day that you can do what you
please wth?"
1.-TWO or three hours. I spend most
Of it practising and trying TO study
ont of my music books, but I don't
make much Roadway alone"
Il shouldn't wonder If the day would
come when you'd fnd the time you've
spent studying alone hadn't been vast
ed. Can you spare me all hour every
dayY'
"Gladly. What can l do for you?"
'Tend to my garden. It's suffering
for care, and my backs so stiff this
spring | can't get down 20 Il rightly.
won't make any bargain with you
just now"
"rd love to do H." said the girl.
"You'll teach me now; then I'll know
why our garden never amounts TO
anything. and maybe | can make II
do better. don't want any pay: l
should think not after your Kindness
to us"
Miss Hepscy picked up her specta,
cles. "Well begin tomorrow" she
said. and a moment later the hcavJ
loom was clacking noislly. while tht
web OF the rag carpet rolled slowly OF
the beam.
.Jesslca walked slowly across thG
yard 70 her Owa home next door
thinking wlstfu.ly Of Miss Delancy
and sorrowfully OF her own helpless
ness. "I've got the will all right. but
l don't see scrap OF the way" she
murmured u wish there were more
people like Miss Hcpsey. I will be Sc
glad to do something for her, even II
IL IL only wedding onions"
That was busy afternoon for Mis-.
Hepsey, for her brain kept pace witt
her hnsers From two o'clock unit
four n pcrDlcxed wrinkle creased hel
forehead; between four and FIVE Il
(, gradually relaxed, and as six stroke,
sounded from The kitchen clock. ghs
set her teakettlc on the fire with her ac
customed serenity OF countenance
= felt sure II would como TO me 4
! hung on long enough" she remarked
aloud to the cat "I've no manner o.
doubt they'll all consent because be
In reasonable humans, 10 say nothin.
OF Christians why shouldn't theyY'
The next morning the little woma,