Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05

"Mother!" she cried. "You my rothorl
I don't believe it!"
home until after school Monday night.
That suited Mrs. Comstock, and she
at once answered the letter saying so.
The next day Mrs. Comstock was q
pale pink and the following delicate
porcelain white. That day she went
to a hairdresser and had the great
rope of snowy hair which covered her
scalp washed and dressed.
Then she went home, rested and
worked by turns until Monday. When
school closed on that evening and Ell
nora, so tired she almost trembled,
came down the long walk after a late
senger boy stopped her.
There's a lady wants to see you
most important. I am to take you to
the place." he said.
Elnora groaned. She could not i'm.
agine who wanted her. but there was
nothing to do but 60 and find out.
This is the place." said the boy, and
went his way, whistling. Elnora was
three blocks from the high school
building on the same street She was
before a quaint old house. fresh with
paint and covered with vines.
Inside she could see bare polished
floors, walls freshly papered IN low
toned harmonious colors. straw rugs
and madras curtains. 1t seemed to be
a restful, homelike place to which she
had come, and a second later down an
open stairway came a tall. dark eyed
woman with cheeks family pink and .
crown of fluffy snow white hair.
Elnora stepped inside the door.
Mother" she cried. You my motherl
l don't believe 1t! You are perfectly
beautiful and this house IS a little
paradise but how will we ever pay for
It? We can't afford It'll"
"Humph! Have you forgotten tele-
graphed you Id found some money I
didn't know about? All I've done II
paid for and plenty more to settle for
all propose to do"
Mrs. Comstock glanced around with
J supreme satisfaction.
IT may get homesick as a pup before
! spring." she said. but II I do can 60
: back. If I don't I'll sell some timber
and put a few oil wells where they
| don't show much. I can have land
, enough cleared for few fields and
! put tenant on our farm. and we will
, buy this and settle here. It's for sale
Mrs. Comstock invited Elnoras
! friends to visit her and proved herself
: a bright and interesting hostess. She
l digested a subject before she spoke.
( and when she advanced a view her
point was sure to be original and terse-
~ expressed. Before three months peo'
pie waited to hear what she had to say
Elnora never mentioned Philip Am
: mon. neither did Mrs. Comstock. Early
t In December came note and big pox
from him. 1t contained several books
on nature subjects which would be
] grent help In school work and num-
i Der of conveniences Elnora could NOT
t afford. Soon after Elnora wrote Am
, mon:
0 Dear Friend-I am writing 10 thank you
. for the books and the box Of conven!ences
sent me for my work. | can use every
: thing with fine results Hone I am giving
: good satisfaction IN my position. hou
i. will be interested TO learn that when the
. | summers WORK was ClAsslueu anu PiitHcA
again had my complete collection save
D A yellow Emperor. l have tried every
q where l knsw So has the Bird Woman.
q We cannot find pair for sale. Fate is
against me- at least this season. l shall
have to walt until next year and try
. again.
a THANK YOU very much for helping me
with my collection and for the books and
: things Sincerely yours.
:. ELNORA COMSTOCK.
i Ammon was disappointed over that
. aote and instead Of keeping 1t he tore
4 1t into bits and dropped them into the
wastebasket.
{ Throughout the winter Elnora and
4 her mother enjoyed the city thorough
I " and the change Of life 1t afforded
y but signs Of spring did wonderful
l. things to the hearts Of the country
Q bred women. They decided to keep the
: city house during the summer, but to
go back to the farm to live just as soou
as school closed.