The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-03
Copyright, 1909, by Doubleday. Page
& Co.

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CHAPTER III.
Wherein Etnora Procures Her 1ooko
and Finds Means Of Earning Money.
ILL the way home Wesley and
Margaret sinton discussed how
I'M they should give Elnora their
purchases and what Mrs. Com
stock would say.
Il am afraid she will be awful
mad" said Margaret Sinton tremu-
lousy.
She'll just rip" replied Wesley
graphically. But If she wants to
leave the raising Of her girl to the
neigh bors she needn't get fractions ii
they take some pride in doing a good
Job. From now on l calculate Elnora
shall 60 to school, and she shall have
all the clothes and books she needs, If
60 around on the back Of Kate Com
stocks land and cut tree or drive off
calf to pay for them. Why l know
one tree she owns that would put FL
nora in heaven for a year. Just think
Of it, Margaret! It's not fair. One
third of what is there belongs to FL
nora by law. and If Kate Comstock
raises row I'll tell her so and see
that the girl gets it. You go to see
Kate in the morning, and I'll go with
you. Tell her you want Elnora's pat
tern, that you are going to make her
a dress for helping US. And sort of
hint at few more things. IT Kate
balks I'll take hand and settle her.
I'll go to law for Elnora's share of that
and then she can take her share"
"Why, Wesley Sinton, you're perfect
~ Wild"
I'm not! Did you ever stop to think
that such cases are so frequent there
have been laws made to provide for
them? l can bring it up in court and
force Kate to educate Elnora and
board and clothe her till she's of age,
and then she can take her own share"
"Wesley, Kate would go crazy!'
''She's crazy now. The idea Of any
mother living with as sweet a girl as
Elnora and letting her suffer till find
her crying like funeral! It makes
me fighting mad!"
When Wesley came from the barn
Margaret had four pieces Of crisp ging-
ham, pale blue, pink. gray with
green stripes, and a rich brown and
blue plaid. On each Of them lay q
yard and half of wide ribbon to
match. There were handkerchfefs and
brown leather belt. In her hands she
held wide brimmed tan straw hat
having high crown banded with vel
vet strips. each of which fastened with
tiny gold buckle.
1T looks kind Of bare now," she ex-
planned. 1T had three quilts on it
here. The price was two and half
for the hat, and those things were
dollar and dollar and half apiece.
I couldn't pay that
ut does seem considerable" admit
ted Wesley, but will it look right
without them?"
mo, it won'tv' said Margaret. 'It's
going to have quilts on it. Do you re-
member those beautiful peacock wing
feathers that Phoebe Simms gave me
Three Of them go on just where those
came off. and nobody will ever know
the difference. They match the hat to
a moral, and they are just little
longer and richer than the ones that I
had taken off. was wondering
whether l better sew them on tonight
while l remember how they set or
wait till morning"
Don't risk it!' exclaimed Wesley
anxiously. Don't you risk it! Sew
them on right now!"
"Open your bundles, while get the
thread" said Margaret.
Wesley set out pair of shoes. Mar.
garet took them up and pinched the
leather and stroked them.
MY, but they are prettyr' she cried.
"What else did you get?"
"Wel, sir" said Wesley, II saw
something today. You told me about
Kate getting that tin pail for Elnora
to carry to high school, and you said
you told her it was shame. So Just
inquired around till I found this, and
think it's about the ticket. Decent
looking and handy as you please. See
here. now!'
Wesley opened the package and laid
brown leather lunch box on the table
Inside was space for sandwiches, g
little porcelain box for cold meat OF
fried chicken. another for salad, glass
with lid which screwed on, held by
a ring In corner, for custard or jelly
flask for tea or milk. beautiful lit
tie knife. fork and spoon fastened i1
holders and place for napkin.
Margaret was almost crying over it.
"How I'D love to fill ity she exclaim
ed.
do it the first time just to show
Kate Comstock what love 1sy' sale
Wesley. ''Get up early in the morn1nii
and make one Of those dresses tomor