La Junta tribune., 1906-12-08

automobile disappear in a cloud of
dust She knew the girls who had just
passed in the machine They had
waved their hands gayiy at her. but
she wished they hadn't. She wished
she hadn't seen them II was no fun
70 watch other people enjoy them
selves.
You expect too much" replied her
sister Kate. who sat near by trying TO
max a last summers dress look like
new There are lots OF things that
night happen that you wouldn't like
ct all"
Kate was older than Molly and had
Dahaged to evolve for herself a phi
losophy that made life easier for hes
than for hsr restless sister.
"Just give up and stop expecting
thinss, and they will come TO you with
oat any trouble" she added, with Q
seventy which. Il must be confessed.
ocorcely matched her inm0st feelings
ot that moment. for II is not the east
~ thing In the world to make . last
yssrs sleeve appear ~ ths latest fash
~ model
~Oh, that's all very well to talk.
Kate" burst In Molly. but what good
0a0 II ever done! Here we are grub
ing along In the same Old humdrHm
wsy. You've always been an angel
ood given up to other people. but
yoa're not any nearer your ambitioa
tAan ever. and just look st me-'
Kate did look at hes a6ectiOoately.
Molly WAS nineteen and Kate TIVE
years older. They had taken care a
thsmselve~ foe -four years. Molly b.
teoching music and . class of httlo
eAl1siren. ~ their torn had no kinder.
gaFten. and Kate by nne sewing and
e0broidery The latter's ambition was
to b. trained nurxe. but that took -
Duch time and she could not afford
t. give up her present income even
foe- the prospect OF q better one In
years to come. she was always call
ID upon when there was sIckness and
her compensation consisted solely Of
thanks verbally expressed.
"Never mind. dear" replied the opti.
mistic Kate. ''Something will happen
bsfOre you think-mayhe today. Ev-
esythlng comes to ber whO waits. Sup
pose you walk over to Ferncli6 and
tnks this waist to Nr~. Dean. ! prom.
~ 1t to her today. and TIA al done up
r1ady to TO-"
Molly arose and shook her curly
beswn bod. soeothsd ont hes pink
frUeh ssd tosk ths packags. 8hs
kisssA Kate before she started ont. bot
walk.
''Ssoething nice h o. the way" said
Kate. ~ feel Il In my booss." Molly
lsusAs1 and ran dsws ~ seeps. GAe
beoks - . BIG speay u lilac - -
passsa ~ bush By The sats aod car
ried Il along with ~. The scent -
the blsssom brought memories that
were bseA sweet and I'D. A year ago.
esninG ever ths sats 10 the ooealisht
BY tAet saoe Mac bssh. Dick Fostsr
had 0sUt said. Molly. Iovs yos," and
Q new weeid Of sweetness and life had
bees spsssd for her. TIVE moaths ago
they had quafreSed and separatsd
whyf Why do levess ever Quareif
Do thsy kn0vf Does anybody know
The 0sst foolish and futile reasons on
eartA-1saiousy. faise pride and some
timss . tentative dssire to gain ths
mastssy. With Molly and Dick II was
mostly jsalousy. with hardly any foun-
datioa, and after that f0oliah resolve
on - part Of each not to give In.
Il Win come hack when you send fss
me-" announced Dick.
Il will never send for you" declared
Molly.
And that was the situation. and that
was why Mollie Evans. young and
pretty and healthy. with every right to
De happy. was taking a lonely walk
and feeling herself the most abused
giri In the world.
Maybe Kate Ii right" she thought
to hefself. ''I'll do things for othsr
people and try to forget myself I
think I'D like to be q nun anyway. I
love those white caps"
A tired looking woman passed her
just then. and q sudden Impulse made
Molly hand the lilac spray to her. The
woman looked surprised. but Molly
hurried on without waiting for thanks.
As she approached little cottage that
stood near the road she heard a child's
screams. and the same impulse made
her rush around the house In the direc-
ti0o of the noise. There In the kitchen
stood terrified little girl trying to put
out Gre which had started from some
burning oil and which had just leaped
to the child's dress ms Molly burst In
the door. To snatch q rug from the
floor and put out the latter was the
w0fk q an instant, and In q few mo
ments more the other flames were
quenched. After IL was all over the
neighboss rushed in and explained that
the nttje girl kept house while her
mother went out to work. The damage
was sllght and neither Molly nor ths
child was hurt. but when Miss Evans
started out again she was q bit pale