The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-08-03

Then Aale Iot-As,ucN> got to help"
said Wesley. Can the two of you
make one and get that lunch tomor-
row."
Easy, but she'll never do 1t!'
"You see If she doesn'tv said Wesley.
"You get up and cut it out, and soon as
Elnora is gone I'll 60 after Kate my
self. She'll take what I'll say better
alone. But she'll come. and she'll help
make the dress. These other things
are our Christmas gifts to Elnoras
She'll no doubt need them more now
than she will then, and we can give
them just as we'll. That's yours, and
this is mine, or whichever way you
choose"
Wesley united a good brown umbre!-
la and shook out the folds Of long
brown raincoat. Margaret dropped the
hat, arose and took the coat. She tried
1t on, felt it, .cooed over it and matched
it with the umbrella.
did 1t look anything like rain to-
night?" she inquired so anxiously that
Wesley laughed. ~:
"And this last bundle? she said,
dropping back in her chair, the coat
still over her shoulders.
II couldn't buy this much stuff for
any other woman and nothing for my
own" said Wesley. tits Christmas
for you, too, Margaretr' He shook out
fold after fold Of soft gray satiny goods
that would look lovely against Marga-
rets pink cheeks and whitening hair.
"Oh, you old darlingw she exclaimed
and fed sobbing into his arms.
At 4 o'clock next morning Elnora was
smelling beans. At she fed chickens
and pigs, swept two Of the rooms of
the cabin, built fire and put on the
Kettle tor breakfast. Then she climbed
the narrow stairs to the attic she had
occupied since very small child and
dressed In the hated shoes and brown
calico, plastered down her crisp curls,
ate what breakfast she could and, pin
ming on her hat started for town.
There Is no sense in your going for
an hour yet" said her mother.
II must try to discover some way to
earn those books" replied Elnora. Il
am perfectly positive 1 shall not find
them lying along the road wrapped In
tissue paper and tagged with my
name."
She went toward the city as on yes
terday. Her perplexity as to where
tuition and books were to come from
was worse, but she did not feel quite
so badly. She never again would have
to face all of it for the first time. She
had been through it once and was yet
living. There had been times yester-
day when she had prayed to be hid
den or to drop dead, and neither had
happened. Il guess the best way to
get an answer to prayer is to work for
It," muttered Elnora grimly.
In an Onabasha book store she ask
ed the prices of the list OF books that
she needed and learned that Sc would
not quite supply them. She anxiously
inquired for second hand books, but
was told that the only way to secure
them was from the last years fresh
men.
"Do you wish these?' asked the clerk
hurriedly, for the store was rapidly
filling with school children wanting
anything from a dictionary to a pen.
eyes," gasped Elnora, "oh, yes! But
cannot pay for them just now Please
let me take them, and 1 will pay for
them on Friday or return them as per-
feet as they are. Please trust me for
them few days."
The clerk looked at her doubtfullv
and took her name.
I'll ask the proprietor" he said.
When he came back Elnora knew the
answer before he spoke.
I'm sorry" he said, but Mr.. Ham
doesn't recognize your name. You are
not a customer Of ours, and he feels
that he can't take the risk. You'll
have to bring the money"
Elnora dumped out of the store, the
thump Of her heavy shoes beating as a
hammer on her brain. She tried two
other houses with the same result and
then In sick despair came into the
street What could she do? She was
too frightened to think.
There it stood in bank window in
big black letters staring straight at
! her: