The new South-news., 1909-05-29

NOW lAniu. must tturi 70 ipnf
honor In this matter DO not want
TO keen you out OF school when you
are getting on 30 fast. and ehaii
have no opportunity TO watch over YOU.
Hut remember. the doctor says yog
must not have candies and awccts.
and you must obey him. unlrss you
wish to be sick again"
"Oh yes. mother. | shall remember.
Whenever the girls offcr them" Ruth
sgsured hor mother. with goodbye
kss. "but It viii be drcadfully hard
to do"
I know Il will. dear" was the sym.
pathetic response. hut remember. |
trust to your honorl"
For a week Ruth kept her promise
TO the letter In fact. it was not so
hard ns she had imagined It would be.
because her recent Illness had not left
her with her usual appetite for sweets.
but. coming home from school on tho
crowded car one evening when she
was really hungry. n temptation came
that was almost Impossible to resist.
An old gentleman who shared h.t
seat. aud who had a pleasant face and
a kindly manner, held out TO her an
open bag OF delicious candiea. and po-
lltcly insisted upon her taking some.
Al first. she shook her head. then she
took one piccc--a biz. tempting brown
square with date In II. and pink
frostlng on top. Just NJ abe raised II
to her lips. she heard one gentleman
say 20 another. In the seat back OF
them:
"Iou see. Mr. Smith. ! was unable
90 ever see the work. and trusted tn
his honor The result was that ne de.
colycd me shaiEefully. and when +
found Il out. OF course | wanted moth.
ing more to do with him Why. to
my mind. that man was worse than a
horse thief"
Ruth's eyes widcned. and she sud
denly grew pale The bonbon fell TO
her lap uniastod and the old gentle
man glanced az her curiously.
Was n really such terrible thing
20 fail I'm keeping your promises TO
people who trusted 10 your honor1
thought Ruth And had she actually
been abou; to place herself In the
same class with man who was
thought TO be worse han horse
thief? No. no. she could not do that.
She decided TO slip the candy into
her hand bag tell the kind old gen.
ilcmsn that her tooth ached Just now.
and then throw the candy away later.
Isn't II queer. that when We have
done wrong. and wish 70 hide. It al
ways becomes necessary to do an
other wrong' Ruth suddenly realized
that she was about 10 tell lie IN or
! Ger to hide her other fault Was =
liar any better than person who
broke her word Of honor? And was
she too cowardy to tell the TRUTH
Then she turned TO the old gentleman
who held out tho candy:
Thank you, sir. but mus, not eat
IL. though would like to. have been
very sick, and the doctor sad I must
not eat any candy, and-and mother
trusts 70 my honor,"
The old gentleman had also heard
the conversation back Of them. and
had some idea Of the struggle going
on between appetite and honor But
he only said. ar he put the candy back
In his pocket: TT must take lots OF
courage 20 desy yourself sweets. Did
the doctor also forbid fruity''
"Oh. no." answered Ruth. ms her
new friend rose 10 leave the car at his
corner. 80
Then here. take these bought
them fo< my little grandson. but nm
late. and viii not have time 10 take
them over tonight Please take
them" and be thrust big package
into her arms. jumped or the car. and
with n clang and whiz. II went on
again. leaving him standing on tho
corner waving hls hand in farewell
10 the brave little girl
Ruth looked into the bag What
DO You guypose she saw? Twelve big.
round. golden oranges,
~Oh. good good she cried. And
how near ] came 10 missing them'"
After all. II We do what Is right.
We shall no, miss many OF the good
things Of hfe. God has way Of max
ing n ~ 10 us'---Daisy W. Field In
! the MOrninE star