The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-17

applied, and had thereby thrown his penness people
the fatal OF seveny-tive dollars by the allotted
they would become reproach to themselves and mock
10 parishes near by
The sped nexorabb its close and brought
me gay Tor the mai showlne-or rather the night Tor
function, The little meeting house brazenly
late in its unpaid for white paint. packed
AS was the custom whenever the building used
Tor estival or reception lecture. Mr.. Gynnc
show hat was not church" forsook the platform
and the reading desk and in secular places He had
before him common kitchen table. borrowed for the
OCCASION 70 serve as counter for the disposition of the
The exercises were opened with invocation by the
PASTOR and ne invoked such an awful of
that the listeners who were most directly interested
+, moved restlessly.
h Then came business.
ousy addressing his Workers who well up front
Dazala, droning in her JOY of being spokeswonan.
The Bernisons. interjeoted Mrs p. Shehan. ARE
packed up and go off on to-nights train"
You don't reckon the dollars packed too, does ycu."
croaked Mrs Skunk, hoping for the worst
ousy, "as how she her folks d have to pass the
ncetin house on their the deppo by, an as
here; leastwise, that's what she said yerre said
as now nov she bust string an Fly the coop to roos
A reproachfni sigh rumbled around the little building
AS for Mrs Setter, hastily interposed Mr.. Gys.nc
nicaon from her here which will be my pleasure 10
read to you. His smile wide and deep as TO
Christian smile OF resignation for Mrs Setter wrote
that owing to the teetng OF her baby she had been too
earned nothing
Tins a dampener and aroused subdued but scath-
ing comment
The idee Of one child mulaathern' woman out of
her few wits, Missed Mrs. Skunk. What Mis- Setter
needs TO bring her back TO her is fscius,'
Dazaiia had brought twelve and half yards of gins-
dozen which retailed twenty-five ecnts-hrce
dollars. Thus she enabled TO return tie loaned
With high color, Dazaa stepped to the table and
laid thereon her COINS.
he },y lied
c,, nsH done. good and faithful worker said Mr..
the whole company feeling that they actively
pans,i :sl nns- in the the proeeedngs
had eaten much. laid little. all and fought
fatally. Fifty cents the total of profit She
meeky wadded to the table with unuttery crushed
that MIR Gnn ne felt impressed to press eonornsy
We'll done he said. and chccrily that Miss Piper
heartened in spite of herself.
Next Mrs. p Shehans bread had not only paid for
itself but had netted the fund dollar and ninety
"Well done. good and faithful worker" said Mr..
Glynne, who, by the mastery cxpcdicnt OF shifting his
managed 10 give special and individual appli
OF sowing dissenson by saying than to an
other.
Mrs. .Shunk's doiIics had brought the magnificent
profit ah OF two dollars and half clear
doxoogy going with VIM
But the league girls broke tire record returning
twelve dollars--ther original three and nine to boot
darby 4.ss
1t IS be feared that the three league girls did no,
get their full need OF praise for the that was
borne in upon the listeners who course had been
adding returns, that the total profits would come far
They already felt the milestone of debt about their
bowed necks, and haggard look of gloom erept over
the faces of the most conscientious What could be
done? When paint was on it and had to be
paid for
Lastly, Grandma Iransuc beloved inspiring tale
of Saxony wool which. though knitted into the finest
OF bootees and garments had failed bring
than one dollar and seventyfye cents She repeated
hose and conveyed down it his words of conclusive
praise
At this juncture the far off whistle of the approaching
passenger train brought all present mental picture
of the worldly little Dorcas who had promised to come
and cackle. simultaneously with the vision the reality
appeared
Looking smaller and sweetcr than ever in her trim
dark travelling gown. her black bows rampant like wings
each side of her sleek little head Jcrrie dartcd in at
the door and, after swift glance around to assure
herself that the meeting entirely social and not at
fable: rafting in her hand bag we'll filled with money
The keenest excitement followed her.
Guess how much haver she cried gleeful,y prtS-
ing the string from the mouth of the bag
"All this Is not accruing from the loaned dolaf
surelyp calculated Mr. Giynne in an UNDERGONE
livery last red Jerry solennly assured him.
Earned by the work of your hands," he in
lcredulousy insisted.
a .I the dead held birds"
81 She poured her money on the table in CHEEKY g:
their necks see. and finally jumped their while
on all sides was heard the whisper, How much
'Forty-scven dollars and ninety cents" announced
Jerrie> The impossible had happened The debt was
lifted Something like cheer went up.
We'll done, good and faithful worker Enter thou
into the JOY of the unselfsh" said Mr. Glynnc choking
with fervor.
This emphasis seemed to admit thou" only and to-
tally TO exclude the less fortunate: but the grateful
Mapledalians did not begrudge Jerric this distinction
and something like another cheer up.
But one voice which RETAINED from joining in either
demonstration grimy spoke.
How that there forty-seven dollars an ninety
riss" demanded Mrs Skunk.
How? BY toll" said Jcrrie. She drew out her
watch, gasped when she noted the time, and walked
gradually to the door while she explained
i knew could not money like the rest of you,
dare 1eft dolfar b,d@ 10