Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-10

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"Do It the first time just to show
Kate Comstock what love isv' said
Wesley. Get up early in the morning
and make one of those dresses tomor.
row. Can't you make plain ging-
ham dress in day? I'll pick chick
en-, and you fry It and Ok little Gus
tard for the cup. and do It up brown.
Go on. Maggie, you do it!'
II never can," said Margaret. II am
slow as the itch about sewing. and
these are not going to be plain dresses
when it comes to making them. There
are going to be edgings of plain green.
pink ana Drvwu ~ tue bias strips and
tucks and pleats about the hips. fancy
belts and collars, and all Of It takes
time"
"Then Kate Comstock's got to help"
Daid Wesley. Can the two Of you
make one and get that lunch tomor-
row.
Easy, but she'll never do it!'
'You see If she doesn'tr'' said Wesley.
you get up and cut it out, and soon as
Elnora is gone III go after Kate my
self. She'll take what TN say better
alone. But she'll come, and she'll help
make the dress. These other thikp
are our Christmas gifts to Elnosa.
She'll no doubt need them more now
than she will then. and we can give
them Just a. we'll. That's yours, and
this is mine, OF whichever way you
choose"
Wesley united good brown umbreI-
L. and shook out the folds Of long
brown raincoat. Margaret dropped the
Ihat arose and took the coat. She tried
It on, felt Il, cooed over It and matched
It with the umbrella.
did It look anything like rain to.
night?" she inquired 80 anxiously that
Wesley laughed.
"And this last bundley' she said,
dropping back in her chair, the coat
still over her shoulders.
Il couldn't buy this much stun for
any other woman and nothing for my
own" said Wesley. ITS Christmas
for you, too. Margaretr' He shook out
fold after fold Of soft gray satiny goods
that would look lovely against Marga-
rets pink cheeks and whitening hair.
"Oh, you old darlingr' she exclaimed
and ned sobbing into bis arms.
At 4 O'Clock next morning Elnora was
Smelling beans. At 6 she fed chickens
and pigs, swept two Of the rooms Of
the cabin, built fire and put on the
kettle for breakfast. Then she climbed
the narrow stairs to the attic she had
occupied since very small child and
dressed In the hated shoes and brown
calico, plastered down her crisp curls,
ate what breakfast she could and, pin
ming on her hat started for town.
There 70 no sense In your going for
an hour yet" said her mother.
II must try to discover some way to
earn those books" replied Elnora. 81
am perfectly positive shall not find
them lying along the road wrapped in
tissue paper and tagged with my
name"
She went toward the city as on yes
terday. Her perplexity, as to where
tuition and books were to come from
was worse. but she did not feel quite
SO badly. She never again would have
to face all Of It for the first time She
had been through it once and was yet
living. There had been times yester-
day when she had prayed to be hid
den or to drop dead. and neither had
happened. II guess the best way to
get an answer to prayer is to work for
it." muttered Elnora grizzly.
In an Onabasha book store she ask
ed the prices of the list Of books that
she needed and learned that S. would
not quite supply them. She anxiously
inquired for second hand books. but
was told that the only way to secure
them was from the last years fresh
men.
do you wish theseT asked the clerk
hurriedly, for the store was rapidly
filing with school children wanting
anything from q dictionary to pen.
YES" gasped Elnora. ''oh, yes! But
] cannot pay for them just now. Please
let me take them. and will pay for
them on Friday or return them as per
feet - they are. Please trust me for
them few days"
The clerk looked at her doubtfully
and took her name.
I'll ask the proprietor" he said.
When he came back Elnora knew the
answer before he spoke
I'm sorry" he said. hut Mr.. Ham
doesn't recognise your name You are
not customer Of ours. and he feels
that he can't take the risk. You'll
hare 10 bring the money"
Elnora dumped ont Of the stora the
t1hllump II her heavy shoes beating ss
SAm0ee On k.r brain. She tried two