Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-05-29

"Oh. no, ma'am, I wasn't to get no
pay"
eyes, take 1t. This is for yourself.
Pray take it," and with the coin tied in
a corner of her pocket handkerchief,
the girl went down the road.
81 'spect more'n likely that was her
lunch and supper and breakfast, too,
that 1 ate up" she unused to herself,
and for the rest of the evening she
went about as if in a dream.
The next afternoon Miss Luella was
startled by knock at the front door,
and on opening it she beheld the same
sun-bonneted, calico robed figure of the
day before.
Good afternoon, Miss Luella. 1 am
back"
yes" rather doubtfully, and as
the girl said nothing, Miss Luella re-
treated back to her sitting room, while
Mary Ellen carefully closed the door
and followed her.
Seating herself in a chair opposite,
she took off her sunbonnet and rapidly
swung II Dy Tie SIIIL1SS.
Fully five minutes passed in silence.
Miss Luella sewed on nervously until,
raising her eyes to look at Mary Ellen,
the latter asked, in a thrilling whisper
DO you want to know where your
money IS hid?"
The manner In which Mary Ellen
asked this dramatic question produced
a strange effect on Miss Luella. She
stared at the girl as If petrified, get
ting first red and then white by turns,
and Mary Ellen, to make the effect
more complete, whispered again, quite
hoarse from excitement:
Its in Dickens!"
Now, although Miss Luella was quite
we'll read, this communication seemed
to convey no impression to her mind.
She continued to sit and stare at Mary
Ellen, and while her lips moved feebly,
they produced no sound.
Mary Ellen, getting a little fright
ened, rose and took her by the hand.
Come" she said," I'll show you,'
and together they went to the library.
Yes, there 1t was, volume after volume
they took down, and just laid between
the pages was the money, mostly in
hundred dollar bills. The townspeople
remembered afterwards the deacon al
ways got hundred dollar bill changed
at the bank and then paid his small
bills in cash.
Miss Luella and Mary Ellen made no
attempt to count the money. They
simply looked and looked, and then
Miss Luella sat right down on chair
and began to cry.
'You poor thing" said Mary Ellen,
compassionately. "Just give me them
books. 1 guess If It's stayed there so
long it is safe now" She replaced all
the volumes In their original places
and put her arm around Miss Luella
You come along with me till 1 make
you some supper"
To do Mary Ellen justice she was a
good cook, and she cooked everything in
the house she could lay her hands on,
and whether Miss Luella had been
starving herself for two years or not,
I don't know, but when those two got
up from the table there was not scrap
left
"And now, Mary Ellen" said Miss
Luella, when the supper dishes had
been cleared away. She spoke with
more decidedness. More like the Miss
Luella she had been before her father
died.
Come upstairs with me. You are
not so much smaller than l am, and
there are some clothes of mine up
there that am sure will fit you till we
get sorue new ones, and then we will
60 down and tell those people at the
poorhouse that you are going to live
with me in future, and as soon as the
board meets 1 will let them know that
have adopted you."-Christian Union
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