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

breath Of his body. There she was L.
spasms Of agony and beside her the
great heavy log she'd tried to throw
him. I can't ever forgive her for turn.
ing against you and spelling your child
hood az she has, but couldn't forgive
anybody else for abusing her. Maggie
has got no mercy on her. but Maggie
didn't see what : did. and I've never
tried to make 1t very clear to her. You
be q patient girl and wait q little long
er. After al, she's your mother, and
you're all she's got but a memory, and
1t might do her good to let her know
that she was fooled In that"
1T would kill herr cried the girl
swiftly. "Uncle Wesley, it would kill
her! What do you mean?''
Nothing" said Wesley sinton sooth-
ingly. Nothing. honey. That was
just one Of them fool things a man
says when he is trying his best to be
wise. You see she loved him nightly.
and they'd been married only year,
and what she was loving was what she
thought he was. She hadn't really got
acquainted with the man yet. II 1t
had been even one more year she could
have borne It and you'd have got jus
dce. Having been a teacher. she was
better educated and smarter than the
rest Of VI, and 90 she was more sensi-
tive like. She can't understand she
was loving dream. So soy It might
do her good If somebody that knew
could tell her, but swear to gracious
I never could. I've heard her out at
the edge Of that quagmire calling In
them wild spells Of hers OF and on for
the last sixteen years and imploring
the swamp to give him back to her.
and I've got out Of bed when was
pretty tired and come down to see she
didn't 60 in herself or harm you. What
she feels is too deep for me. I've got
to respectin' her grief, and can't get
over it. Go home and tell your ma,
honey, and ask her nice and kind to
help you. If she won't, then you got
to swallow that little lump Of pride in
your neck and come to Aunt Maggie,
like you been a-coming all your life"
I'LL ask mother. but l can't take
your money, Uncle Wesley. indeed I
can't. I'll wait year and earn some
and enter next year"
''There's one thing you don't consid-
er. Elnora," said the man earnestly.
"And that's what you are to Maggie.
She's little like your ma. She hasn't
given up to It, and she's struggling on
brave, but when we buried our second
little girl the light went out Of Mag
gie's eyes, and it's not come back. The
only time I ever see hint Of it is
when she thinks she's done something
that makes you happy, Elnora. Now.
you go easy about refusing her any
thing she wants to do for you"
"Uncle Wesley, you are dear" said
Elnora-"just a dear! II can't pos
sibly get that money any way else on
earth I'll come and borrow It of you.
and then I'll pay 1t back II I dig ferns
from the swamp and sell them from
door to door In the city. I'll even
plant them, SO that they will be sure
to come up in the spring. have been
sort Of panic stricken all day and
couldn't think. I can gather nuts and
sell them. Freckles sold moths and
butterflies. and I've lot collected.
OF course am going back tomorrow.
can find 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? expected you
an hour ago"
Elnora looked into her mothers face
and smiled. 1t was a queer sort Of q
little smile and would have reached
the depths with any normal mother.
Il. see you've been bawling." said
Mrs. Comstock. II thought you'd get
your All In hurry. That's why I
wouldn't 60 to any expense. II We
keep out Of the poorhouse we have to
cut the corners close. It's likely this
Brushwood road tax will eat up al
we've saved in years. Where the land
tax il to come from / don't know. It
gets bigger every year. II they are
going to dredge the swamp ditch
again they'll just ss-c e take the
land to pay for 1t. l can't. that's OIL"
Elnora again smiled that pitifui
smile.
do you think / didn't know that
was funny ana wouM ~ Laughed at7'
1he asked.
..Tunnyw cried Nrs Comstock hotly.
Yes. funny-a regular caficature."
answered rElnora. But there's al
ways two Sides. TIE professor said
In the algebra class that he never had
! better so,aeiou and sxp.a at'en than
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