Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-28

,ly. Gladys dropped to her knees in
front of the bed and threw her arms
about her mothers neck.
"Oh, mommie, mommiew she cried.
f'Its Gladys, your own little girl! Don't
you know meY
mo, 1t can't be Gladys" her mother
answered. "Gladys and Mabel are
away to school, and it's so lonely"
Gladys socthed her to sleep again
and then sent her father to bed to
get some much needed rest. All
through that long night her mother
tossed and talked at intervals, and the
watching girl realized for the first
time just how mich Of sacrifice it
had been for this quiet little mother
to give up her girls to the great hum
>lgry college.
In the morning the doctor came and
pronounced Mrs. Sanders better.
"Just you stay here and take care
'of her, young lady," he said, "and I'll
guarantees that she'll get well all
right. It's Just this everlasting loneli-
ness that's got on her mind and made
Qec. SICK IN the nFSt pace.
The doctors prediction seemed to be
.correct. for Mrs Sanders slowly but
surely Improved from that time on.
In a couple Of weeks she was able to
sit up. and her eyes lighted up with
pleasure as she watched Gladys fly
about the room setting things to
rights and lending a brightness to the
4 house that was SO pitifully lacking
when she was away.
"You don't know how much good It
does me to see You here" her mother
said one day as Gladys came In with
a big armful of blossoms, Ito bring
outdoors In to mommie," as she said.
Gladys dropped the flowers and
came over and kissed her. "Tm going
Ito stay always now" she said
It was couple Of days later that
her father came out where she was
feeding the chickens one morning. Il
reckon it's about time for you to be.
going back to school, isn't itT' he said
Iquistly. Y guess can get along all
right with mother now"
/ Gladys looked up quickly. I'm not
going back" she said.
'.Not going backg' he cried, his eyes
lighting up with sudden hope.
mo" she answered. with brave at
tempt to smile. 1--WE had my good
time, and now I'm going to stay here
ana make things easy for you and
mommie."
! Tho happiness that shone in her IA
TIERS face was worth all the sacrifice,
albeit it was a guilty happiness as he
thought Of what it meant to her. But
she cut short his objections by telling
him It was time to go and feed the
pigs and then ran into the house with
. merry song on her lips.
A few days later JEFF came over one
evening after supper, He found
Gladys out In the orchard with her
arms full Of the fragrant apple bios
SONS.
They're SO thick the tree would kill
itself trying to raise so many apples"
she; said. 'And then mommie likes the
flowers so we'll"
"How do you like farming?" she
went on. us it as much fun as going
20 school &!
almost" he acknowledged. 'eYou !
must come over and see the place.
There isn't weed on it, and I've
got the cornfelds in the best shape
for planting Of any I've seen any
where"
"Tm afraid you're getting vain" said
Gladys, smiling at his enthusiasm.
"I'rn going to be farmer, too.' she
added.
..You don't mean you're not going
backy'
she nodded.
'.Then maybe you do understand I"
Eyes, think I do. It's hardin .
vay-but it will be fun too. You'll
have to work IL you make good your
boast of having the best farm in the
county. Just wait till You see what
Tms soing to do with this"
30 stood hooking at her in silence
for = moment. That stray lock was
-. ef ,nlace again. and In the dim
meonlisht, DINNER for sitting through