Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-08
Copyright, 1909, BY Doubleday.
ps0s q Company.
CHAPTER u.

CHAPTER u.
Wherein b Teid Something sf Etnera'a
Family Hisasry.
@OWN the long corridor alone
I among hundreds, down the
I long street alone among thou.
rs sands, out into the country she
came at last. She sat on log and
began to sob in spite Of her efforts at
self control. At first 1t was physical
breakdown. later thought came crowd.
ing. She must 30 homo to feed chick
ems. calves and pigs, wear calico and
coarse shoes and pass . library with
averted head all her hfe. She sobbe,1
again.
'.For PHYS sake. honey, what's the
natter asked the voice Of the near
est neighbor. Wesley Hnton, as he
seated himself by Elnora. There,
there" he continued, smearing tears
all over her facs in an effort TO dry
chem. "Was It 20 bad a. that now1
Marie has been just about Wild over
you al cay. She's got nefvouser every
minuta She said We were foolish to
let you 90. She said your clothes were
not right ana tAak they would laugh at
you. Weco your things right, ElnoraT r
The girl broke into hysterical laugh
ter. 'Righf!' she cried. Fright! Uncle
Wssley, you should have seen me
among thsmi 1 was picture! They'll
never forsoe me. No. they won't get
the chanee, FIR they'll zee the same
things tomorrow!
Now, that = what I call spunk, FL
nora. DgNnI4sht xEitT said Wesley
GinhoA ssDsot you Let them laugh you
ont. You've helped Margaret and me
for years Ut harvest and busy times.
What you've earned must amount to
quite sum. You can get yourself a
good many clothes with It."
Don't mention clothes. Uncle Wes-
ley" sobbed Elnora. 81 don't care now
how look. II don't 60 back all of
them will know it's because am 30
poor I can't buy my books"
.Oh, don't know as you are 20
DOOR," said sinton meditat1vely.
There are 800 acres Of good land, with
i1ne timber as ever grew on it."
1T takes all we can earn to pay the
tax, and mother wouldn't cut tree
for her life"
well, then. maybe I'll be compelled
to cut one for her." suggested Sinton.
anyway. stop tearing yourself to
pieces ana tell me- If it isn't clothes.
what Il it?''
cts books and tuition. Over $50 in
ALL
"Humph! First time I ever knew
Jon to be stumped by $50, Elnora."
said sinton, pattinS her hand.
Its the first time you ever knew me
to wan: money" answered Elnora.
This is different from anything that
ever happened to me. oh, how can
get It, Uncle Wesley?"
Drive to town with me in the morn
ing and I'll draw 1t from the bank for
you. owe you every cent of It,"
You know you don't owe me pen
ny. and wouldn't touch one from you
unless really could earn 1t. For any
thing that's past owe you and Aunt
Margaret for all the home life and love
I've ever known. I know how you
work, and I'll not take your money"
"Just loan. Elnora; just loan for
q little while until you can earn, It.
You can be proud with all the rest of
the world, but there's no secrets be-
tween us. Is there, ElnoraT
..No," said Elnora. there are none.
You and Aunt Margaret have given me
all the love there has been in my life.
That IL the one reason above all others
why you shall not give me charity.
won't touch your money, but III win
some way. First I'm going home and
try mother. It's just possible I could
find secondhand books, and perhaps
all the tuition need not be paid at once
Maybe they would accept it quarterly.
But. oh, Uncle Wesley, you and Aunt
Margaret keep on loving me. I'm 80
lonely, and no one else cares"
Wesley sinton's jaws met with a
click. He swallowed hard on bitter
words and changed the thing he would
have said three times before 1t became
articuiate.
''Elnora," he said ut last, 'if It hadn't
been for one thing I'd have tried to
take legal steps to make you ours when
you were three years old: Maggie said
then It wasn't any use. but I've always
held on. You see, was the first man
there, honey. ard there are things. you
zee, that you can't ever make anybody
else understand. She loved him. Ell
nora. She just made an idol Of him.
There was that oozy green hole. with
the thick scum broke and TIVE or three
p,g suDo.ss slowiy risiAs saat .v.ay u.