Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-08

~ haven't cent, and ean't get ensl"
looked just as we'll rs the rest OF
them If I had been dressed as they
were. We can't afford that. % have
to find something else to brace me,
It was pretty bad. mother"
"Well, I'm glad you got enough OF
it!'
"Oh. but haven't!' hurried on El.
nora. II just got start. The hard
est is over. Tomorrow they won't be
surprised. They will know what to
expect. am sorry to hear about the
dredge. Is it really going through?'
Eyes. I got my notification today.
The tax will be something enormous.
l don't know AZ can spare you. even
If you are willing to be laughing
stock for the town."
II have had two startling pieces of
news today" said Elnora. II did not
know I would need any money. I
thought the city furnished the books,
and there is an out Of town tuition
also. I need so in the morning. VIII
you please let me have it?'
''Ten dollars!'' cried Mrs. Comstock.
'.Ten dollars! Why don't you say q
hundred and be done with It? could
get one as easy as the other. I knew
what you would run into! But you are
20 bulldog stubborn and set In your
way I thought I would Just let you
try the world a little and see how you
liked it!''
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 Q city classroom and reveal
the fact before all of them. that I ex.
pected to have my books handed out
to me? Do you mean to say that you
knew I 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. knew you would
come home blubbering! But you don't
get penny! I haven't u cent. and
can't get one! Have your way IL you
are determined. but I think you win
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 do not now. You can't
possibly realize just what you let me
90 through today, or how you let me
60, 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."
It was 10 o'clock when the chickens.
pigs and cattle were fed. the turnips
hoed and heap of bean vines was
stacked by the back door.
Wesley sinton walked down the road
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. Els wife met him at the
door.
did you see anything Of Mlnora,
Wesley?" she questioned.
Most too much. Maggie" he an.
swered. What do you say to going
to town? There's a few things has
to be got right away"
''Where did you see her. Wesley?
"Along the old Limberlost trail. my
girl. torn to pieces sobbing. Her cous.
age always has been flne. but the thing
she met today was too much for her.
We ought to have known better than
to let her 60 that way. I ought to
have gone In and seen about this
school business. I'm no man 70 let q
fatherlcss girl run into such trouble.
Don't cry, Maggie. Get mo some sup
per and I'll bitch up and see what We
can do now"
what can we do. WesleyT
II don't Just know. But we've got
to do something. Kate Comstock will
be handful. while Elnora will DO two
but between N We must see that the
girl II not too hard pressed about
money and that she u dressed 20 she
Il not ridiculous. She's saved ~ the
wages Of woman many Q day. Cant
you make her soms decent dresseh.
Maggief'
well. I'm not Just what You call
expert. but could beat Kate Com.
stock al to pieces. know That skirts
should b plated TO the band instead
Of gathered and full enough to cit In
and short enough 30 walk IN. I could
try. There's patterns for sale. Let's
60 right away. Wesley. : ~.
.sWell. ct me q bite az supple whl1e