Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-02-03

tnat nuihDie nahumalden was speech
less with astonished and adoring
wonder.
On the eventful Friday which was
to decide the fate OF the offending
Pillows, Mr. Bascom, alighting from
the Boston train, was surprised to
md his sister waiting for him on the
platform.
Hello, Hattty!" he said. holding
out a brotherly hand. How are
your"
Very well, thank you, SAM" re-
piled Miss Hatty. Il thought you'd
be on that train. so walked down to
meet you. Milly's at the shop"
Very good of you, I'm sure" said
Sam. heartily, wondering within him
self.
Il thought" Miss Hatty went on,
putting up her little rose-colored para
sol, and walking beside him demure-
~ Il thought that you might go down
town before coming up to the house,
and I'd better see you first-you
might like to know I've hung the pa
per, Sam"
by Jove, you have!" cried her
brother, stopping short to look at her.
She lifted her eyes to his with q
dovelike innocence and calm in their
clear depths.
Yes, I've hung the paper" she re-
peated, gently $50 you won't, you
won't do anything about the Pillows,
will you, Sam?"
why, no, no, of course I shan't,
not if you've hung the paper; | prom.
ised you, didn't /? Dan Pillow little
knows what he owes you, thought"
he laughed. ITS pretty good bar
gain for you all round, seems to mo,
eh. Hatty?"
Then, glancing at the pure outline
of her cheek as she moved meekly
beside him in the rosy shadow Of the
parasol, he was smitten with sudden
remorse and admiration.
You're a good woman, Hatty!
You certainly are!" he said. "You
didn't want to give in and put up that
paper, now, did you?"
NO. confessed Miss Hatty, II
didn't want to. Sam
Its too bad declare it is! But
you'll get used to 1t. | warrant you
1t won't be long before you're actual
ly fond of it, / don't believe you
mind it now as much as you thought
you would, eh?"
She smiled at him, gently.
Il think" she admitted, that IL
does look better than / thought it
would at first"
"Bravo!" he cried, well pleased.
"And now l must leave you, my dear.
| have some errands to do; but III
be up in time for supper, and then
We'll have a look at your gorgeous
ness. Goodby!"
''Good-by,' said his sister, delicately |
adjusting the ruffle on her arm which |
his careless touch had disturbed.
six o'clock; don't be late, Sam!"
He was not late. He came bounc-
ing merrily into the little shop-very
like the traditional bull among the
china-at a quarter before six, to find
both his sister and Milly Davis await.
ing him there, the latter in a tremor
|
sion.
Halo, Hatty!" he cried Supper
'eady? I'm hungry as hunter. Made
t all right with Pillow, and there's no
elling when ! shall see a cent of his
money, thanks to you! Well, let's
lave look at the paper; I'm as curl
,us as youngster to see it,"
ttVac op oaid Mics uattu NTH m Ek |
lie upward infection of her voice.
She finished drying the coins which
he had just dipped out of the china
'owl, and dropped them into the till;
hen she opened the door Of the
'arlor, and, the others following her,
hey all went in together.
What" said Sam. staring about
i'm, bewildered. The vague, soft,
coloring of the walls showed
imly in the gathering twilight. Il
bought you said you'd hung it, Hat
""
$50 ! have, SAM" returned his sis !
sr, regarding it with serene and
emile gaze. $50 have hung it,
"But-why-there's some mistake,
len" he cried. This isn't the pa.
err ordered! That was the liveliest
aper in all Boston. There were )
lrds on it, and flowers, and" :
20, Mr.. Bascom!" cried Milly, wild
:, no longer able to control the
lmult of her feelings. They're all
lere-the flowers and the birds and 4
'erything-theyre there, only you
mt see 'em, because-because-- /,
eyre on the other side!" =
Mr.. Bascom turned a slow, incredu- a
us stare upon his sister.
"Hatty!" he said. you had that pa
II put up-wrong side out?" i
The color in Miss Hatty's transpar- .
t cheek would have shamed the ef-
rts of the pink parasol and the sun h
Inc combined.
why, yes" she said, lifting her
es to his face with angelic inno- !,
nee and candor. II didn't suppose il
altered how hung 1t, so long as
Ill A.