The new enterprise., 1905-07-20

But IL you could have heard what the
poor sufferer said one morning IN her
absence, Giris'-she threw ont her
hands dramatically" would not
give 10 have such things said Of me-"
Lcttice stood turning a rose IN her
ingers while she waited TO recover her
poise. her eyes looking beyond the
| dropping petals of the flower,
81 went 10 Durham again. she con-
tinued, when / heard that the poor
woman was at rest. This time | eX-
pected to carry Delight away with me,
The work needed ber-I needed her.
But found somebody else had cstab-
llshed a prior claim. 4 cannot leave
poor uncle she said 10 me, with her
bright, brave smile. He is so deso-
late and so helpless"
when l urged that there were 9TH
crs who might shoulder that burden,
she shook her head. Uncle Is pccul-
lar she answered. and If one did not
know him well. one might not under
stand, and might be impatient
The narrator laughed out suddenly,
Peculiar" she cried, He was
wi2pned little creature, hut possessed
of cantankerous spirit quite gigantic
Indeed, IL Delight had not stayed at
the helm, l doubt Il anybody could
have been found who would take
charge Of that terrible old man. And
there our dear Delight has stayed, car
ing for him as tenderly as IL he had
been Ecr father. and finding time. too,
to spend her love and sympathy upon
every needy creature IN that little
town, And now, at last, Delight is
free. for her uncle died this spring.
leaving her the poor little farm as
token tLat-S9mowhcre IN bis gnarlcd
and twisted sopl-he acknowledged her
loving service. And this is why De
light has no story 10 tell OF the past
ten years"
Judith Graves looked across at the
narrator with eyes that were sus-
piclously bright. "'She hath chosen
the better part" she murmurcd.
Il have SO often wondered that De.
light dld not marry" sighed Rose Alb
bott. she would make 4 wonderful
wife and mother"
Letlicc opened her lips impulslvely,
;hcn closed them again. Not even to
her had Delight conGded the full eX-
actions Of her duty. But she rcmem-
hercd the day when her cousin. Or.
Philip Clayton. had come 10 tell her
that he must 90 alone TO complete the
preparation in Vienna which should
make him more sk!lfui IN his beloved
profession.
And she used to sing 50 charm,ncly,
not n brilliant voice. hut wonderfully
touching" muscd Cecilia Merton.
"Oh Delight sti,l sings said Lettice
whimSically, "Shc leads and trains the
village choir and every week she goes
10 sing TO the for,orn souls at the poor
farm-nor a trained voice, but they
enjoy IT,"
And NOW what will Delight lo?"
asked Eleanor pay.
Lat,,ce thought Of the letter with n
foreign p9simarE. which had reached
hnr that day. "She goes to Russell
House with me until somebody else
puts in n claim" she answered, with
Inward wonder whether Delight would
recognize her right 10 listen to the
call 10 happiness,
Mary Lowell looked thoughtfully up
! ut her. 1T seems 10 me that we shall
| have no difficulty in deciding who is
worthy Of our toast" she said, gravcly,
| There is hut one Of our number who
| has put aside her own hopes for the
good of others. 30 matte: what the
/ rest Of us have accomplished, it was
all IN the line Of our personal plans,
ambitions, pleasures, Girls" she
| looked about at the asserting circle
| u propose that We wait little longer
! before drinking tho toast. Undoubt-
clly Grandma McCallum has sent for
Delight to quiet her with n hymn, as
she used to do in the old days, Sup
pose we Illustrate this little sacrifice
for it is a real One-by delaying until
her return"
\ chorus Of acclaim greeted the pro-
/ posal. and IN the midst Of the clamor
the door opened, and Delight paused in
surprise on the threshold. "You dear
girls she cried, did you really wait
| for me"
I'VE really did" and Henrietta Soue
beckoned her to her place, As she
reached it, the girls rose; Lettlce lifted
her glass Of lemonade. "To the one
who 'sceketh not her own,'" she said,
| clcGrly-"our Hearts Delight"
Across the brimming glasses affec-
tionate eyes were turned upon the girl,
1 gn Cnlc-fOrra4fuI en- pnnar0,yc ca swift