Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-18

rest OF us, and so she was more sensl.
tive like. She cant understand she
was loving dream. 30 I say 1t might
do her good 1; scmebody tina. knew
could tell her. but swear 70 gracious
never could I',s heard her out at
the edge Of :hat Guagmirr calling in
them Wild spells c. bery or and Oh for
the last sixteen years and imploring
the svalnp 20 Give him bnck to her.
ana I'vc go; ous Ut bed when l was
pretty tired and como down to see she
didn't so In herself or harm you. What
she FEELS is too deep FOR me. I've got
to reapccun hsr grief. and can't get
over IL. Go Eo<pc and tell your ma,
h~uay, and ask her nice and kind w
hsto you. II she won't. thea you got
to swallow that little lump Of pride in
your neck and -oms to Aunt Maggie.
IKE JOG been a-comLlR all your life"
"f!l ask mother. but I cans .aRe
yonr MONEY, Uncle Wesley. indeed I
can't. I'll ~ajt ye~S ANS: earn some
AID enter nsxt ye,r"
There's noe thtng 700 dno't consid
~. Elnors." sHid the man earnestly.
"Aod That's what you are to Maggie
Sizes little Ike your ma. She hasn't
given up to 1t, and she's struggling on
bssVe. lsut WHEN we buried our second
Mtsic girl the light went ont Of Mag
gie'S eyes, and it's not come back. The
only time I ever see u hint OF IT Is
when she thinks she's done something
that nrakes you happy. Elnora. Now.
you go easy about r~fusing her ANY,
thing she wants to do for YOU
Uncle Wesley. you are dear said
Elnora-'!ust :: denr! If l can't pos
sibly get that money any way else on
earth III conG a7c borrow 1t of you,
aud then III pay 1t back II dig ferns
from tho swnpnp and sell them from
door t. door IL the city. III even
plant them, 80 that rhec will be sure
10 come up in the rpriag. have been
sort Of panic stricken all day and
couldn't think. l can gather nuts and
sell them. Freckles sold moths and
butterflies, and I've a lot collected.
OF course / nm going back tomorrow.
l can find a way to get the books
Don't you worry about me. am all
right"
AS Elnora neared her own door her
mother said:
"what kept you so? I expected you
An hour ago"
Elnora looked into her mothers face
md uvntlnd Govt ~ n
little smile and would have reached
the depths with any normal mother
II see you've been bawing." said
Mrs CuEnstock. II thought you'd get
your fill In a hurry. That's why l
wouldn't 60 to any expense. If we
keep out of the poorhouse we have to
cut the corners close. It's likely this
Brushwood road tax wlli eat up all
we've saved in years. Where the land
Tux Is to come from | don't know. II
gets bigger every year. If they are
going to dredge the swamp ditch
again they'll just have to take the
land to pay for it. l can't, Sthat's ALL
Elnora again smiled that pitifu
smile.
do you think l didn't know that
was funny and would be laughed at?
she asked.
Funny" cried Mrs. Comstock hotly
"Yes, funny-a regular caricature.'
answered Elnora. But there's al
ways two sides. The professor said
in the algebra class that he never hac
a better solution and explanation thar
mine Of the proposition he gave me
which scored one for me in spite OF
my clothes"
"Well, 1 wouldn't brag on myself"
''That was poor taste" admitted FL
nora; but. you see. 1t Is case OF
whistling to keep up my courage.
honestly could see that l would have