Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-29

bunting calves, when the men are
too busy to do 1t. would like to miss
picking berries and wedding the gar
den in the hot sun. l would like to
miss carrying in water and carrying 1t
out again, instead Of the conveniences
they have in the CITY,"
Just then a timid knock was heard,
and as Mrs. Graham opened the door,
a weary, tfavel-stained woman en-
tered, carrying a baby on one arm,
and a yalise in the other hand. She
sat down on the nearest chair, then
raised her veil.
why, Kitty Jones, is 1t really your"
burst forth both at once.
Il think 1t must be-" replied the Wis.
itor, with a dull smile
Then Mrs. Graham took the two
months-old baby from the tired arms
Of his young mother, and Jessie fell
to kissing her old chum with tears
in her eyes.
why, Kitty" she said, 'how did
you happen to come along like this?"
because / couldn't come any other
way, and had to come"
Come, JESSIE" said her mother,
hurry and make some tea for Kitty.
Don't you see how tired she Is, after
walking from the station with the
baby and that big valise?"
So Jessie soon had lunch Of home
made bread, sweet, fresh butter,
strawberries and cream and steaming
hot tea before her visitor, and they
were surprised at the eagerness with
which she ate it.
"Did you leave the rest Of the lug
gage at the stationT asked Jessie.
"No, l left 1t at the rooming house
until two months back rent IL paid"
"But your husband got SIS q week,
didn't hef"
eyes, but l didn't get It. He
seemed to need most Of 1t to keep
himself in cigars and other Injuries.
From the first he gave me barely
enough to live on. Even when baby
came could scarcely get dollar
from him to buy things ! needed.
When baby was about two weeks old
he lost his situation and went to Chi.
cago to look for another, leaving me
with only a few cents change and a
months rent coming due. Two weeks
later he wrote advising me to borrow
money from home, as he had not 9
dollar to spend for me. | hated to
do that, so I sold some Of the fine
presents he gave me before we were
married. That lasted me until yester-
day. Then 1t was gone, and had
nothing to eat. The landlady told me
| must either pay or give up my room,
l was there was nothing to do but
give up my baby and go to work, or
come home. so pawned my engage
ment ring and came oh, you don't
know how dread to face the neigh
bors and my folks"
During this recital Jessie looked I'M
easy and at its close Mrs. Graham
said: "The neighbors don't need
to know It yet You so up to the
spare room and stay with US tonight
will go to see your mother"
so Kitty and her baby were soon
resting in the spare room while Mrs.
Graham betook herself to the Jones
farm As gently as possible she told
Mrs. Jones OF Kitty's sad plight
-oh. nay poor child walled the
mother. "and to think that she never
wrote a word OF It to me-
Now" said practical Mrs. Graham.
tho way is to leave her with rs TO-
night and I win tel anyone see
hat you are expecting her tomorrow
70 make q viaif with her baby. Then
you can ten her father tonight and
drive over for her tomorrow. and We
can lruthfully cay she came before
she vas expected. and stopped a our
place
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