The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-07-19


self inside the door. followed by an
ample figure Eleanor Chase rose
from her rocking chair the worried
almost frotfm look which Of late
had become her habIual expression
aud MARRIED an otherwise pretty face.
dispullcd Tor the moment by smile
Of welcome
Come right in. Mrs Lincoln" she
said cordially ~ am glad YOU came
over"
Tho elderly woman seated herself
Excuse my fancy-work." she
smiled. drawing q wcll.wun stocking
from bag N ample dimensions. 20
could not have come unless had
brought &c."
Her hostess sighed
Mrs Lincoln was holding her head
on one side contemplating a hole. with
a look Of comicul despair
Eleanor Chase glanced at hcr
You take everything so cheerful.
she said somewhat wiwmlly. Little
things don't seem tp wear upon Won
and make you nervous. as they do me-.
] think YOU must have boon Intended
Tor motherhood sometimes doubt
whether I am"
My dear" Mrs Lincoln laid down
h"r stocking and looked nxcdly at her
companion every woman was In.
totndcd for motherhood; make no mis-.
take about that People may ad.
vance all the new tangled theories
fhUV iha nH.ut fht.k.. ......tl...... o
There iH no higher vocation than that
for which the Lord himself formed
us"
The two women scwcd for some
time In silence They had been near
ncighboru for ten years. ovor since
Mrs Chase as n pretty bride had
come TO live In Pineyille. and had
reached that stage Of pleasant init.
macy whore speech Ia not always nee.
ossary
4 had a letter from my sister. Mrs
Van Duson. this morning" Mrs. Chase
remarked after awhile-sho was fond
Of quoting her sister Mrs. Van Du.
son. who had married wealthy bank.
cr many years her senior. and was
] N"W WNNNNF NlNNlNk W ANt UlNNi
exclusive circles OF conservative
New England clty-"sho wants me to
40 and spend a week with her. but
Of course that is out OF the ques.
ton"
"Mhyl" MIA l-lnooln aahnssIlIIlIlI..
oh, ! couldn't take the children,
and what would they do without their
Mummy Dee as ENelino calls me-"
Eveline was four and the baby OF
the family
Now. look here. Mrs Chase" the
noighbor laid down her work and
spoke emphatically vacation IL
/ just exactly what you need You are
/ tired. and matters seem all awry to
YOU a week with your sister will be-
an entire change and you will look
at things with widely different eyes
when you return Mr. Chase can get
his meals down town. and viii take
Evellno right over 10 my house.. see
that Elsie and Alan have enough to
eat and keep AN eye on them out Of
school hours can run over here
at bedtime. too and see that they are
all right"
oh couldn't think OF allowing
you 10 do an that" Mrs Chase had
dropped her sewing also. A faint
pink flush came TITO her cheeks aud
her eyes ahono.
Don't you worry" the nelghbor
said comfortably. "a child or two
more or less never yet faxed me"
Twonty.four hours later Eyellne's
Mummy Dee" stood arrayed In a
smart travelling suit hastily pur
chased for tho occasion. her prottlest
clothes packed and already on their
way TO the railway station
Once on the train her mind reach.
ed out toward the allurlng prospect
| ahead a week. whole week of
freedom from petty household cares
with no concern about meals except
90 slt down 10 an exqulsitsly appoint
ed table ani the privilege OF mluglnr
with her sisters cultured friends
Mrs Van Duscn met her 40 the
depot She was tall distinguished
looking woman, whose whole appear
anoe spoke Of good taste and the pow.
err 10 indulge A. Eleanor leaned back
against the luxurious cushions OF
the carriage a sense Of pleasurable
excitement growing upon her. as they
were driving home
The round table was exquisite with
lts rare china cut glass and damask
There WIS no small, irresponsible
hand here 20 reach out with almless
grasp and upset the cream Mrs.
Van Dusen had no children, a soft.
booted maid waited upon them, nntlci.
patng every want
Afterwards they retired 10 the own
particular sanctum Of the hostess.
but once cnsconced there Eleanor ala
not find that the ban Of conversation
rolled as easily as she had expected
The sisters paths I'm life had run in
such different directions. they had do.
yoloped along such widely different
lines IN the last few years. that the
only common ground upon which II
seemed possible for them 10 meet was
the time when they We're girls To.
gother This subject they dwelt upon.
living old scenes over aud over again.
and Eleanor retired feeling that she