The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-30

81 should be disappointed my boy" said his father
ut was one of my lrst thoughts, and the money for
your expenses and tuition is already laid aside won't
be much OF an allowance but you will make it do,
am sure"
Tom was sick at heart He thought Of the bius he
had run up at college for pleasures and Injuries, the
money his father would advance for both tuition and
living would by no means them Madeline was
right in surmsing that he had come home for more
money. His father had refused to give him what
he asked and the possibility of there being no money
to give him had not once crossed his mind In the face
OF the present conditions, Tom far too proud and
too ashamed to mention his troubles and he returned
to college late that night determined find way out
of them.
The preparations for moving went steadily forward
in the Maynard household 1t was hard for Madeline I
to give up her school and all the girl friends she had
made there but they agreed to write to her, and Mrs
Maynard promised that after the family settled,
some of them should come for a visit Madeline was
too sensible girl to mourn about what could not be
helped, and she loved her parents too deeply not to
wish TO help them all she could So she was cheerful
and helpful through all the packing and when they |
drove up to the tiny Vermont farmhouse on clear fall
day few weeks later, she exclaimed cheerily:
Mother dear see the sunset; what glorious sky |
isn't it beautiful! We never much sky in Bos-
ton am sure W. are gong TO love It here, and MIR.
Maynard bent and kissed the cheek of the courageous
little daughter who was letting the sunset turn rosy
all the family difficulties
It was Madeline who proved the life of the house
who helped place the furniture, dust and make the beds
and who went singing about the from morning /
TO night II was she who took long walks with her 4
father, and returned with her arms full of glorious
autumn leaves whose brilliant coloring frightened the
whole house.
When everything was settled the wee dwelling was
surprisingly homeike The familiar furniture seemed
to have been in its surroundings for years. and the
CHEEKY with fresh muslin curtains and open
fires Many of the wallpapers shabby and the |
one in her fathers and mothers worst of ALL
ooh mother dear, how | wish you could have new I
paper in your room" cried Madeline day, as she
sat helping her mother do some of Toms mendng
There lots of things to be done before that"
laughed her mother; perhaps little later af-
ford it. want the rest of the house pretty for you
and Tom and really do not mind very much"
But Madeline knew her mother did mind, for
in the family loved fresh, dainty surroundings more
than Mrs. Maynard.
"If had any money" said Madeline to herself one
day when alone her room, I'D have new paper in
that room"
She thought of it often, and at last she hit upon
plan While at school she had taken good many
drawing lessons and she had often drawn and painted
paper-dols for younger children of her acquaintance
What if could paint some paper-dolls and sell
themw she exclaimed aloud.
She few to her desk and, Selling paper, pencil and
water-coors, worked patiently all day BY night, four
dolls with the daintest of gowns, smiled at her from
the four sheets of paper. Madeline mailed them right
away of the stationers whom she knew in Bos-
ton and sent a tiny note saying that If he could sell
them she would like to make some more She kept her
secret 10 herself she could hardly wait for the mail
to come each day. After four days waiting she began
to be discouraged, but the fifth day came letter
from Boston and she few to her to read it. She
tore open the envelope and laid the letter the bed;
BosToN, Mass, November 4
My DEAR MISS MAYNARD We have sold for two
dollars set the paper dolls which you sent us, and we
are mailing you check for them We sell many
more you care to send.
Trusting to hear from you again we remain,
Yours truly,
Madeline fairly gasped-she had never dreamed OF
earning money easily! You may be sure she set to
work right away, and she the happiest girl IN the
world
Madeline is the busiest one in the whole family"
said Mr.. Maynard, pinching her cheek oayfuly What
you doing Daughter?
you'll know some time, Father" replied the girl
gayy..
forced to Boston to attend to important business
and was then that Madeline had her opportunity
The moment the carriage disappeared down the drive
Madeline turned, and grasping Nora, the old nanny
who lived with them by the and almost pulling her
through the hall, she cried:
Mora, Nora. going to have such fun! The
men are coming this afternoon to paper mothers and
fathers room and we are going t. make + the pref
the money myself and il is to be Fathers birthday
present ! have ordered the ovcliest paper with deli
cate blue flowers like the room at home and YOU and
are going to cover the Couch and pillows with blue
chintz-T have il upstairs Yes, we cGn do 1t YOU
right upstairs and well begin this very minute"
few davs and the room indeed transformed
No would have dreamed it TO be the shabby place
Of week before. The very dainty. and the
fresh chintz with rs oarlands IF flowers made It gay
and cheerful Madeline capered about in delight
1T is sn1nlv sweet Nora. perfectly adorable, and
hardly wait for tier, = get hack and see It and
won't thew be snrorised7" she cried
Tom who to spend his vacation At home. arrived
that right "Yor are tsumn. Madeline he said
heartilv when he had the room. They will both
T.
for Father too but not going to tell YOU about II
VET.
The nipht before Mr. Wavnard's birthday the father
and mother returned to the Vermont home and Made
line could keen Der secret no longer She and Tom
stood the stairs with Nora and watched Mr.. and
Mrs MAYNARD go into the room with heating hearts.
they heard the EXPLANATIONS Of surprise and delight
1t such fin tell them how IT III happened and
then there such laughing and kissing. and almost
CRYING
After over and ftev wee ali sitt;nr roziy and
quietly together before the FIRE. Tor, said sfnivs
Il have present for too. Dad shos,uht tn
keep II Until Tomorrow bt rrese WORT wa;t Until
Their. and he handed his fatNe neat prrse "Tps thu
money gave for rnv allouarre ami fuifinn T
was awfuIly ashamed If myself that pirhf rrrne sd
went back 70 college and vert ~ strdvirr bard
could. found IT the fellows wanted ! ftfor 80
pitched n and worked with frena svrpi~qs haw
earned enough 10 nav everything. frifien inrfded
and Guess vou wont have sis-a srv Yre~A ,ssp
wiileT ari II college" That ni~hf - fhps- sst te~s
night Mr.. MAYNARD aid hard ~ head ~ go Z
his chdrer 81 an the richest frar u M .es>.
far rather have brave unselfsh bow and rirI 49, ~
the money In the country,