Evening journal., 1906-09-05


er Gar ever.
"Yoa do rs you're tsld." she cf
..clflnr Iesslea by the shoulders
ying Is a.slze he- yYou say
AIT to wot fo- 3 Twin; prove 81
attn ca yo1r I et:e-s.''
Jcss.ca scs Ecs tech hard. b.
o-l TIC quaecrs Lid and IT,
way At The -stcJs Sic stor
niled pit.c-.y aal shook the
ON her fee. oyer her shoulder
led c.ea..y. "Mo.her. meet me att
IS gate il an h3u-; by then / 81.
1ow exactly what wc caa DO"
lel e nu.es later she stood IN
sseic.d EarI f@c,as Tlamy. "
r haaM best'nS 80 It half sunoca
en- She had 50 dreaded to tell W
st be told-to ask tho help that
lreyailsc. 1t was not much, only
Try her mcther ard their scant
'agiaSst % tie poo.house. Any she
3uld be better thsn the Cole
tcrc was n3boey csc she could
.ary was the only friend wit
-s,Eing distarcc-r1oreover the sim
ersol to whom rhc could bring b.
III to make s;.ch appeal. She We
q way. to--d to maze it. She b
-o-@ised, wien she Cellel him Il
carer pro-.ae. TO call on him if s
o-nl herself n aecd Of him, Nc
ne was blessing him silently that
aad not asked anything; had llstens
only to what she cared TO tell an
aid afterward, with a little soothin
touch on her hard: "You did right to
come to ne. Jessy. OF course I'll take
rou anywhere yop nay want to go.p
You, you must oaly senu us. Black
3illy can take US in the wagon.
'randma win be so angry If she knows
ou helped us escape" Jessica had
aswered. but at that Jimmy only
niied.
Very shortly be made her sit down
the bench under the big elm and
rent away whistling. TO reappear, all
d a whiffet. drying a spanking pair
which drew double seated vehicle
plch ana span
II think we'd better make the trip
quick one" was all he said in an
wer to Jessy's e1Dostulation.
Almost before she knew 1t she was
sitting beside him. bowling along the
urnpite at the teams best pace. As
quickly her mother was gathered up
md, the hand luggage properly be
.towed. Jimmy amazed Jessy by bid
Ing hcr sit bchlrd, adding, Il want tc
lll TO mammy-and these horses dom
t re turn my head for any consider
Die time"
Jesgy began to feel desperately lone
y-she could not even divert herself
= watching the dazzle of the flying
poses as the wheels spun round
mmy was driving very fast, and
coping to the turnpike. 1t must be he
meant to take them through town
that, no doubt, accounted for his choice
Of q rig. She knew he hated a shabby
outft-especially upon Saturdays and
court days. It might be he had bust
ness that could not wait-but some
how she felt that he was unkind tC
think Of anything but her extremity
Thea. she sank into a sort Of daze. Won
oring duly how It would seem to flnt
rrself a pauper. duly committed. 81
Il no. though. OF that before
nrsc there wc-c legal forms befo
y could calm t'ia last refuge Of q
i;itutc. AID w0vll not the author
s get back at grandma? She had
a Idea that wei 20 do folk had
Gwcr for thn,r rc.. l;in.
% doubt that was what Jimmy W
aakias anout-hc was talking lo
eacc-ly 10 mamma. Yes. he ".
1ins the ho- ses toward the coui
re square. IN wiz. they drc
there. and jimmy. sIrlnging dow
ont h. ARMS 10 her You kno
20 crc--arTaG come ats--wiI youtri
10 make thcmg he asked very 10
,ss.ca cov,l only bow her her
cch was heyo.d g. jimmy loo
her, his cyes tender. yet r,ischievor
want TO commit roI for life to
3rholsc OF which 1 am keeper"
ispored. Mamma is willing. WI
Tol sayT"
.,o,hlnc." Jcss.ca said, but as s.
a It sha laid he- hand in Jimmy
ong clasp. and dropped her Ion
ed lids to veil a rush Of happ