Evening journal., 1906-11-15

depend on It and be disappointed. But one
of them was determined to leave her name,
and I'm so glad. She said she could so
any time
Then. the secretary Immediately sent off
a note to Della containing the joyful It'd
ings that after heremployer and home peo-
pie had been seen she could make ready to
leave on the next day but one for High
land Farms,
Della read 1t In the highest glee Then
suddenly a remembrance came to her.
Maggie had refused to leave her name and
address with the lady. Maggie would sure
~ be left out. But there was plenty Of
time before work to remedy the trouble.
ana so Della dashed away almost without
her breakfast and stopped of al the Vaca.
tion Society Office.
Miss Ayers returned the smile Of delight
with which Della greeted her. We'll" she
said, you were lucky The place only
came IN last night after you left, and there
were lots OF applicants ahead Of you only
they couldn't so just at that time"
Maggie didn't leave her name" VEN
euIsu s Dela, but she wants to go, too,
her" Aor
( Mss Ayers looked troubled. 'I'rn sorry. -.
sne said; TITS too bad since Won came to
sether. 1t Will be all the more disappoint-
Nls 20 neI, out there's only the one place.
Oni Della gasped. Her black eyes
nlled with tears. She thought OF poor
Maggie toiling through the hot davs at the
tiresome counter while she herself uTss
away IN the country. Maggie was 50 tnin-
80 tlred always. She had headaches ana
oackaches. Her big blue eyes seemed to
gLow bigger every day and her skin whiter
tL,selaes' - she always depended on Della for
her good times, such as they we're
No, Della felt she couldn't desert her
A1ter all, Maggie needed vacation ever
so much more than she did.
,SSne looked up at Miss Ayers quickly.
wen, then, she said. give it to Maggie.
oon't really care near as much as she
does. Besides, I can go to the park and
Sunday" "a
MISS Ayers was a busy woman ana her
ears were filled from morning to night with
plttul tales Of poor girls who longed for
me country. Looking down at Dena's
bright face she beamed tenderly on her.
| You're dear little creature" she said
and do believe your friend needs II more
than you, so I'm going to let you take her
down the letter."
The fioorwalker looked a reproof at Della
when she reached her place fully fifteen
minutes late. But Della didn't care for
she had succeeded in putting the letter An
the store post Office and in a few minutes
she knew one of the boys would come
along and give It to Maggie. Sooner even
than she had expected this happened
Della saw Maggie receive the letter ana
open It secretly under the edge of the
counter, saw her thin little face hush
with Joy and her blue eyes brighten ana
flash. 'Oh, Della" gasped Maggie. dvinq
around the counter, ITS comel We're
goin', after all. and tomorrow. Did Won
get your letter. toog'
Della shook her head mysteriousiy. She
was so glad. so glad that Maggie was
going Instead of herself The noorwalker
ordered them to stop talking, and no more
could be said until lunch time, when. with
out giving Maggie time 10 say a word
more about IT. Della dashed off to the
managers office. Please sir" she said
Il don't want to get on Only Maggie is
going. not me-"
why" said the manager kindly, 'how.s
that"
For the first time a spasm OF dlsan-
pointment seized hold of Della and showed
Ia. her face. There was only the ona
p ace." she explained; "its the vacation
society"
We'll" said the manager. Il guess We
can fix that, anyhow. Wen have 10 art
n vacation society of our own. guess we
can find place up IN Maggie's neighbor-
, hood for one small girl. You get ready 10
80 and Wen look out for the remainder
OF it,"
! "Oh. Delaf' cried Maggie when she
r found her friend in the lunch room ID
3 YOU mean you aren't going, because }
5 don't want to so, either, il you have TO
o stay home"
!, Della caught her round the waisi and
, they did two turns all around the room
before she cried. 'Tm going. tool I'm so
ling. too! The boss Is going to send me!'