The Glenwood post., 1912-05-04

come back I'll tuck you up CO.,
'ortably. and take care Of yoa uA112
vou are we'll"
But" Tom gaspsd. 81 can't
Nonsense" said the little ~
lgain. you do Just - I say. In
lsed to bossing boys"
An hour later Tom. tucked up u
bed with hot water bags to the right
If him. and hot water bags to the
eft of him. and with bis appetite
'atisied by the most delicious broth
hat he had ever tasted. inquired
neekly Of his grandmother"
How did you know 1 was Ill.,
She looked at him sharply over her
;pectacles. "A little bird told me.
the declared.
He was sick two weeks, and every
lay there came to him dainty hotes in
he graceful feminine script. They
'ame by mail now. and there was the
oostmark of } distant city.
Tom had learned BY this time that
lis grandmother" lived on the oppo-
lite side Of the hall. When he was
apartment, and then he wondered
where the luxuries which she had fur
a:she! him during his illness had
| been obtained, for in these rooms
here was no sign of afIiuence. yet
, there had been for him all the deli
,acies that tempt the appetite of an
invalid
Now, Grandmother" he said one
morning. when he was dressed and
ready to take his frst outing. We've
! got to have an understanding. II
must have taxed you a lot to get all
those good things for me. and ~
soon as l can get work. I'm going to
pay you back But can't ever repay
you for the other things-your sym
pathy and kindness.
The little woman patted his big
hand. There" she said, don't you
worry about 1t. It hasn't cost mo .
penny-there was . fairy godmother
who met all the bills"
| But she would not toll him another
word.
! The next day Tom began to look
for work. He had been badly placed
In his hrst position. He felt himself
equal to something better.
One day he found it-a bigger thing
than he had hoped for-with An ex-
cellent salary attached. 90.
Then he went back to the little
grandmother" Il want to dnd my
fairy godmother." he said. "and you
know where she is"
81 don't" said the lady nauy.
"Oh. come now"
"I don't" was the decided answer.
but l can tell you who she is. She
is my niece. and when she was twsn-
ty-one she came into q nice little
sum Of money. and she made up her
mind that she would spend 1t on hav-
ing a good time. But she's = funny
child. and she didn't call It a good
time to go to the shows and things:
she just wanted to spend her money
on helping other people. And one
day she heard you cough, and when
your door was open she peepsd in.
and she Just couldn't bear to think
OF your being so lonesome, and 20
she planned tho little surprises, and
one day she said: Nov, auntie, he
needs more attention than l can give
him, and you Just do all you can,
and l will provide the money And
she has. and then when you began to
want to know her. shs got scared
and went home"
Where is her home? Tom de-
manded
She amt there" said the little
lady. "She's gone to work. You see,
her money didn't last long. wnsn she
spent It that ways Ba4 she saN sAs
had the time Of hss,lfSs."
What Is her WORK.
She's a stenogrspAsr." sid the
little lady.
Toms heart leaped. Then at least
she was not . rich girl. as he had
feared How could he then have
dared to WOO her!
"If you know her homo address,
you give It to NO." he said, and ~
luctantly the aunt gave 1t to him,
and that night he took q train and
started ON his quest
He found her, for fate was kind to
him. And she was dear and sweet, a
he had dreamed she might be.
He brought a letter Of Introduction
from the aunt.
But l don't really need it. you
know" he said.
NO" her cheeks were pink; did
you-did you think I was very for
ward?"
Il thought you wsre-An angel" ;"
Tom blurted out.
But he did not tell her then ali
that was in his heart. for time VA
needed for the wooing and thu
| winning