News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-02-26

while he mentally pronounced himself
nm MSS for his stupidity In not having
roall~cd the inpossiblity of her caring
for Abe.
"Ty-rantry!' exclaimed Mr.. Morning
star. taking up her words. while Abe
looked dazed. "After all me and nom
done fur you--and our son even want
in to marry YOU and us ur"in' it-anh
pivin' YOU back your So Coo
TIE draft for that money was In her
bc,.d. She suddenly broke in upon his
speech by holding 1t out to him.
"Take 1t back. know how you
have suffered in having 1t forced from
YOU. And don't need 1t. Take 1t as
payment for my board during the re-
mainder of my stay here"
Mr. Morningstar almost pounced up
on IT, while his small eyes cleaned.
"That amt no more'n right, SEEM you
don't need it, and me couldn't rightly
snare it." He glanced triumphantly at
Kinross. "You thought you was won
dcrful smart amt, gittin' this here
money of Of me? But ! got ahead OF
v01 that there time"
Eiuross gave Il short laugh. I'm
sati~led with my work." he said.
"Eunice. you amt goin to act so on.
grateful as to leave right in the mid
de Of cannin' season. exclaimed Mrs
Morning wish II 2omentary re-
tr.n to hey ha,i H:l aSperity toward
the girl. "Tou could put off goin to
yorr aunt III couple weeks already
an how How is me ana Ollie goin
to get through all without You! And
meble if you stayed on couple OF
vceks you'd come to see 1t some dit
ferent about Abe too
Just as soon as the lady whom my
aunt is sending for me can take me
away | shall 60
"Well, if you don't call that actin
mean-right in the middle of cannin'
the tomats. too, YETI
Och. NON, you talk dumm! said
her husband, with a Disguised turning
of his back on her and iiinGing his
words behind him at her With a
fortune waitin' fur her at New York
over, what would she do with stoppin
to help with our cannin' the tomats:
She kin afford to buy canned tomats
out of the grocery stores and won't
have to bother no more with putin
I'D. | know what big fortune means
to a person If you don't. | knowed a
man out west was worth worsen $780,
600 yet"
Again Mrs. Morningstar sighed
heavily. "Eunice." she said, changing
her tone to motherly persuasiveness,
you'll come to see us now and again,
amt? You would like to come home
where you was raised, still, amt you
would"
Eunce looked at her and shook her
head almost shudderingly.
"Never"
"Ain't you got no gratefulness?'
Mrs. Morningstar exclaimed in de-
spair
But what" the girl asked gently,
"have to be grateful to you for? 1t
seems to me l have much-very much
more--to forgive. With $4,000 left to
me, why was it not permitted to me
to have even the little education that
the district school might have given
me? But there" she added, ''you
didn't realize the wrong you did me.
And it is all in the past. and | have
already turned my back upon my
past"
You're turnin' your back on us now,
are you?' said Ollie darkly. I'VE amt
good enough fur you now, are we,
since you're got so wonderful rich all
of student? | guess you wouldn't
even send me new dress from town
Oncet in so often to pay fur all the old
ones | gev you a'ready!"
Again that little ripple of laughter
from Eunice. would you like me to
Send you my clothes after | have no
more use for them, Ollie?' she in
quired, touch of gayety in her voice
and bright color coming into her
pale cheeks. "Why, certainly l will"
IF you can't send me a new one
now and again, l don't want your old
Ones!' Ollie retorted.
fro BE Continued