The Washington times., 1905-12-17

MarS ret Joined them. II would go il
was was you, Mis- Ely" said she.
NO, ain't goin'. don't care where
Z De. III stay right here in the road
Don't take on so"
ain't got a thing left but jest
my pest cap here. 1 did git that out
on, dearl oh. DEAR everything's burnt
ug put Jest this cap. It's ali I've got
leIt. l. IL Jest put IL on an set right
Gown here In the road an freeze to
desrn dean- doG9 Ne9o9dy ID care. Oh, dear.
''Oh. don't, Mis- Ely Marg'ret. AL
most rigid herself with the cold. put
her hand on the other woman's arm
Just then the roof OF the burning
house fell in. There was a shrfII wall
from the spectators.
DO come, mother" Sam begged
when they stood staring for a mo-
Yes. do go. Mis- Ely" said Marg.-
ret; You mustn't feel So
Its seas easy nough to talk" said Mrs.
Ely. Tain't your house; an II twas.
you wouldn't had much TO lose-noth-
In but a Rassel OF old wooden cheers
II know it," said Marg'ret
Finally. Mrs. Ely was started and
Margret hurried home. She thought
suddenly OF the children and the
money. But the children had not
Waked In all the tumult. and the
money was where she had left Il. She
dld not go to bed again but sat over
the kitchen stove fhinkinE. with her
ELBOWS on her knees, until morning
When morning came she had Laid otIf
one plan of action
mat afternoon she took some of her
money, went up TO Mr. Whites store.
ana bought some Nottinghan-Iace cur
falns Sai1 IKE those ones her neighbors had
lost They were of the same piece
mat evening she went 70 call on
mrs Ely, and presented them She
rad tried to think that she might send
the doorstep: but she could not.
won mortify me so much as
IWlh the other way" said she '.an'
q ought to be mortified
so she carried the curtains. and met
with a semblance of gratitude and
reality OF amazement and increduIitv
which shamed her beyond measure.
after she got home that night she
Here I've been talkin' and worrvin;
ABOUT getun up higher notch" said
sne. an kind of despisin Mis- Ely
when ! see her on one Mis- Ely
side OF her now. an / never can be-
The scheme which Marg' ret had laid
10 confront Mrs. White was never
carried out Her defiant spirit had
One day she was there and begged
Tor work again I'm wiIIin' TO do
most anything" said she. ssI'H come
an, an 40 your washln, or anything. an /
MIS- White was going away the next
Day. and she had no work TO give the
oid woman; but she offered her some
fuel and some money
Marg'ret looked at her scOrnfulIv
We got money enough. thank ye.T
SAID she Ny son sends me five dol
lars week f"
The other woman stared at her with
Amusement. She told her husband
lhat night that she believed Mare'ret
EOole was getting a little unsettled
She did not know what 10 make of
Not long after that Marg'ret went
into Mr. Whites store. and slyly laid
some money on the counter. She knew
Il TO be enough 10 cover the cost of the
articles she mad stolen. Then she
went away and left il there
That night she went after her Rfble
= declare l will read il tonight" NUT
ss1 sered she. I've paid for. EN-" She
STOOD eyYins It. Suddenly she began to
cant There don't anything do any
gOoc-tEe lace curtains, nor pawn for
EN-; nor nothin'- 1 dun know what /
She locked at the clock. II was about
nine He won't be gone yet" said
Sne. She stood mOuOnleSs. thinking
II I'm goin tonight, I've got 10,
she TnUttered- StNl she did not start
for while longer. When she did.
there was no more hesitation. No ar
gument could have stopped Marg'ret
Poole, in her old. hood and shawl
pushing up the road fairly started on
her line of duty When she got TO the
store she went in directly. The heavy
door slammed 10. and the glass panels
clattered. Mr.. White was alone in the
store. lie was packing I'D some goods
preparatory TO closing. Marg'ret went
UP 10 him. and laid package
before him on ihe counter
I brought these things back" said
she; they belong TO you
Why. what is it?" said Mr.. White.
Some things i stole last Christmas
for the children
What"
II stole EN-.
She united the parcel. and began tax
ing out the things one by one. They're