The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27

Il you are W1llln8 10 pc Laughing
stock for the town." "
."1 have had two startling pieces of
news today" said Elnora. II did not
know would need any money. I
thought the city furnished the books.
and there is an out of town tuition
also. need $40 in the morning. VIII
you please let me have it,"
~'Ten dollarsv' cried Mrs. Comstock.
:"Ten dollars! Why don't you say a
hundred and be done with it? l could
get one as easy as the other. knew
what you would run into! But you are
way thought would just let you
try the world little and see how you
liked 1t!'
Elnora pushed back her chair and
looked at her mother.
do you mean to say" she demand
ed. that you knew. when you let me
go into a city classroom and reveal
the fact before all Of them. that 1 ex-
pected to have my books handed out
to me? Do you mean to say that you
knew had to pay for them?'
Mrs. Comstock evaded the direct
question.
"Anybody but an idiot incoming over
book or wasting time prowling the
woods would have known you had to
pay. OF course, l knew you would
come home numbering! But you don't
get penny! I haven't cent, and
can't get one! Have your way If you.
are determined; but l think you will
find the road pretty rocky"
''Swampy, you mean. mother" cor
rected Elnora. She arose white and
trembling. "Perhaps some day God
will teach me how to understand you.
He knows I do not now. You can't
possibly realize just what you let me
go through today, or how you let mo
go, but I'll tell you this. You under
stand enough that if you had the mon
ey and would offer it: to me wouldn't
touch it now. And I'll tell you this
much more. I'll get It myself I'll
raise It and do it some honest way. I
am going back tomorrow. the next
day and the next. You need not come
out. I'll do the night work and hoe
the turnips''
1t; was 10 o'clock when the chickens,
pigs and cattle were fed, the turnips
hoed and a heap of bean vines was
stacked by the back door:
Wesley Sinton walked down the road
a half mile and turned in at the lane
leading to his home. His heart was
hot and filled with Indignation. He had
told Elnora he did not blame her moth
er, but he did. His wife met him at tho
door.
Ibid you see anything Of Elnora,
Wesleyw she questioned.
"Most too much, Maggie" he an
swered. "What do you say to going
to town? There's a few thing. has
to be got right away" 49,.
"Where did you see her, Wesley?'
~Along the old Lmberlost trail, my
girl, torn to pieces sobbing. Her cour.
ago always has been fine, but the thing
she met today was too much for het:
We ought to have known better, than
to let her go that way. I ought to
have gone In and, seen about this
school business. I'm no man to let 4
fatherless girl run into such trouble.
Don't cry, Maggie. Get me some sup
per and ri hitch up and see what wo
can: do now"
what can we do. WesleyT'
II don't just know. But we've got
to do something. Kate Comstock will
be a handful, while Elnora will be two,
but between us we must see that the
girl is not too hard pressed about
money and that she is dressed so she
is not Ridiculous She's saved Us tho
wages of woman many a day. Can't
you make her some decent dresses,
AaggieT"
-"Well, I'm not just what you call
expert, but I could beat Kate Com
stock all to pieces. I know that skirts
should be plated to the band instead
Of gathered and full enough to sit in
and short enough to walk In. I could
try. There's patterns for sale. Let's
60 right away. Wesley"
'Well, set me a bite Of supper while
hitch up"
They drove toward the city through
the beautiful September evening, and
as they went they planned for Elnora.
The only trouble was not whether
they were generous enough to get what
she needed, but whether she would ac-
cept what they got and what her moth
or would say. :
They went to large dry goods store,
and when clerk asked what they
wanted to! see neither Of them knew,
30 they stepped to one side and held q
whispered consultation.
'''What had we better get, WesleyT'
'Blest II know!" exclaimed Wes-
ley. Il. thought you would manage
that. know about some things I'm
going to get" !: =.
At that instant several schoolgirls
came into the store and approached
them. >. 49, jar
'Therer' exclaimed Wesley breath
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