The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-12
CHAPTER XIV.
Wherein Mrs. Comstock Hears Einor,
Play on Har Eathar's Violin


night, which her mother called
- pouting..
1--WE thought all night" said the
girl at breakfast, land can't see any
way but to borrow the money of Uncle
Wesley and pay it back from some
that the Bird Woman will owe me,
when I get one more specimen. But
that means that I can't go to-that I
will have to teach this winter, If can
get city grade or a country school,"
"Just you dare go dinging after Wes-
ley Sinton for money" cried Mrs. Com
stock. "You won't do any such thingv'
II can't see any other way. I've got
to have the money!"
'"Quit, I tell your
II can't quit-I've gone too far!'
"Well, then, let me get your clothes,
and you can pay me back"
But you said you had no money!
maybe I can borrow some at the
bank. Then you can return it when
the Bird Woman pays you"
.''All right" said. Elnora. IT don't
have to have expensive things. It
will be warm, so I can 60 bare
headed
Then she started to school, but was
so tired and discouraged she scarcely
could walk. Four years. plans going
in one day! For she felt that If she
did not get started to college that fall
she never would
After that the days went 50 swiftly
she scarcely had time to think, but
several trips her mother. made to
town, and the assurance that every
thing was all right, satisfied Elnora.
She worked very hard to pass good
final examinations and perfect herself
for the play. For two days she had
remained in town with the Bird Wo-
man in order to spend more time prac-
ticing and at her work.
Often Margaret had asked about her
dresses for graduation, and Elnora had
replied that they were with a woman
in the city who had made her a white
dress for last years commencement
when she was Junior usher, and
they would be all right. SO Margaret,
Wesley and Billy concerned them
selves over what they would get her
Tor a present. Margaret suggested a
beautiful dress. Sinton said that
would look to every one as If she need
ed dresses. The thing was to get a
handsome gift like all the rest would
have.
1t was toward the close Of the term
= when they drove to town one evening
to try to settle this important question.
They knew Mrs. Comstock had been
alone several days, 50 they asked her
to accompany them.
While they were searching the stores
for something on which all Of them
= could decide Mr. Brownlee met Wesley
and stopped to shake hands.
Il see your boy came out finely" he
said. >-
Il don't allow any boy anywhere to
be finer than Billy" said Sinton
II guess you don't allow any girl to
surpass Elnora," said Mr.. Brownlee.
"She comes home with Ellen often, and
my wife and Il love her. Ellen says
she Is great. In her part tonight. Best
thing in the whole play. OF course
you are In to see It. If you haven't re-
served seats you'd best start pretty
soon, for the high school auditorium
only seats thousand" :...
why, yes, of course" said the be-
wildered Sinton. Then he hurried to
Margaret. "Say," he said, "there is
going to be play at the high school
tonight, and Elnora is in it. why
hasn'tshe told us?'' :,
Il don't know said Margaret, but
I'm going" 49,. r. -. ".
$50 am t., said Billy. .:.H.. ~
me, too," said Wesley, unless you
think for some reason she don't want
us: Looks like she would have told us
If she had. I'm going to ask her moth
err" s@si
Eyes, that's what she's been staying
IN town for" said Mrs. Comstock.
Its some sort Of swindle to raise
! money for her class to buy some silly
\ thing to stick up In the schoolhouse
hall l to remember them by. I don't
know Whether ito now Of next week,
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