The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-02

know she must be desperate by this
tine" But the hard hearted doctor
would listen to no such thing, and the
day of Emily's probation heightened out
indefinitely.
Il don't care In the least what DIR.
BENSON says" declared Mrs. Wade one
morning early in December. 81 am go
.l~ this very day to bring Emily home.
That poor child shall not suffer another
week / know she doesn't wall in her
letters as she did at first, but she is too
brave to complain. She shall not miss
Ill the fun Of the holidays for the within
Of an old-fogy DOCTOR" And the very
next day she entered Aunt Rebecca's
pleasant kitchen without knocking.
well, declare! Is 1t really you,
sarai4 Catherine? Emily? Why, /
don't know where the girl Is this min
ute, but she'll be here soon. Take of
yorr wraps and sit close to the stove.
The air Is keen this morning. You make
yourself at home and I'll ring the bell.
That'll bring her in few minutes"
Amt Rebecca hustled about, and her
niece was forced to curb her impatience
IS much as possible till her daughter
appeared. The big warm kitchen was
exactly as she remembered 1t years be-
fore, and from the same iron dinner pot
issued smells that carried her back to
her childhood.
did you ask how Emily Is? She's
all right, guess. / don't hear any
complaints, and she's able for her three
meals day. 1 hope you haven't come
to take her home, for the children
would be so disappointed. She's drill
ing them for some sort of piece for
Chrlstmas-a cantata, believe she
calls. it-and the school mistress de-
ponds on her so much for help with
their exercises. You ought to be proud
of Emily, Sarah Catherine, for every
one says our Thanksgiving entertain
ment was the best we ever had That
girl got the children to help, and they
decorated the Grange Hall just beau
ufuL The leaves and vines and berries
are fresh yet, and well take you over
to see Ii after dinner"
The dear old lady paused for breath,
bbt Mrs. Wade was speechless, and
| Aunt Rebecca continued her account.
Yes. and she persuaded us all to have
neighborhood supper on Thanksgiv-
ing that we all enjoyed tell you she
is the most energetic young person /
ever saw. Never still unless she has to
be. and always helping somebody. When
my ankle was hurt and couldn't go to
town for so long she did all the errands,
and even helped with the fall preserves.
At first she worried about missing so
much at school, but the high school
teacher boards right across the road
with Mrs. Strong, and he gives her les
sons in the evening. We have central
lied schools in our township, that is the
.sIilding you can see about a quarter of
i mile down the road, and il seems real
lucky we are so near the school house.
Mr.. Upper says Emily is one of the
smartest girls he ever saw, and she is
doing just splendid in her lessons. ]
wouldn't wonder If she was ahead of
her class this minute. Everybody thinks
Sc much of her, too. One day in our
missionary meeting she told about the
poor children in the cities, and the la
dies decided right away To-"
Mother" screamed Emily, bursting
into the kitchen at this moment breath
,tss and glowing. Il saw you get out
of the buggy when was way down the
road and knew you right away. You
didn't come to take me home, did you? p