Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-29

girl. one ld1Q QOWn utl poo.A
a sigh, which had tinge OF vexa-
tion in it, but she was so Thoroughly s"e.S
tempered no sign of impatience showed ltseii ,
except that her eyes were little clouded,
when she entered her mothers room, ana
asked:
What do you want, mamma! ~
II am very sorry, dear, but the boys WIN
soon be home, and this tablecloth must DC
finished. / have '
Now, mamma, / don't want excuses, !
ought to be ashamed of myself, wasting eln. Wl.
over that German when you needed me-
l do so hope"
The girl spoke hestatingly. and her mothe'
finished the sentence:
''That yeu could help better with your VIC, a,,
man than with your needle. Yes, l KNOW 80
hope so, and | have tried not to oiscoulas oi,I.
yon, but heard only last night that tia'sias7
ing from the German is almost as mucn o'e-
done as from the French"
Yet there ought to be chance ioi ny
somewhere" said the girl, little despohuins .la
ly yet with vigor and determihatwn
were in striking contrast to her mocper - ~
which seemed to yield weak acauesee"'e
the present state of affairs.
Ellen had taken the tablecloth, anu ""4
making her needle fly as she talked
Al.
sewing which machine would do ID ohe :,
OF the time, because"
Il dare not run in debt" interrupted Mrs'
Marshall, 4'and the agent would not ieave us = :
machine on trial when l could not hoio ou'
any hope of taking it" :,
There was a long silence. Mrs Marshaii' a
gentle, yielding woman, with no push wias nav
ever, and only firm determination 10 Ns
from week to. week within her very hii'l.eu y
means, was wiping few weak tears tna' ~,
would gather in her eyes, as she feit thaC Ell
len, her eldest child, and the one on whon
she unconsciously leaned, did not agree WIN
her, and Ellen was debating whether the time
had not arrived to propose scheme 10 hei
mother which she had been turning over III
her own mind for some weeks.
Mother" she said at last, as she reacheo
the end of the long hem, and broke her threao ,
with that sudden snap which always urea
Mrs Marshall's nerves" mother, believe
could earn machine"
"Ellen!" exclaimed the astonished mother
Then, as Ellen gave determined little noo'
Mrs. Marshall went on: "You can't possibly
undertake even short story as yet.
',Oh, that translation scheme must be given
up-for while at least | intend to Keep 1t
in mind, though; but | mean to earn ma
chine Just as lots of other women do.
'Women!" exclaimed Mrs. Marshall, in a
tone that Ellen understood very well.
Eyes, mamma, women and girls. 1t won
make me less of lady to earn my machine,
and / am such beautiful seamstress, if it's
meself ses it, as shouldn't to quote Bridget; +;
besides, l can keep on and earn money with
the machine"
"Ellen, Ellenl Do you purpose going ont
by the day with your machine, or taking IN
sewing%
''Ny purpose is just this, you dear, precious
mother! And now listen with the very lest
side of yourself, for your little girl is in sober
earnest--it isn't just one of Ellen's notions. "
And the girl threw aside her work and sat
down in her favorite position, on the floor at
her mothers feet.
Ellen did not suspect it, but this very no.
sition was always in her favor when she was
pleading with her mother; for, unconsciously,
the mother liked to feel the young girl was
iooking up to her, even though it was merely
an outward appearance.