The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-04-17

he didn't And-and I don't s'pose
III ever get there"
with this Winnie laid hold on the
twins and fairly ran. She must get
away bv herself and have little cry.
there was just no other way out OF IL
Marjorie went back into the house,
| found her mother and told her the
whole story. !
Cant we take Winnie with us. /,
mammal" she begged.
Mrs. Everett smoothed the llttie
maiden's tumbIed curls and answered
soberly:
"I'm afraid not, dear. In the hrst
Mace. four of US could harry ride SO
far in one small buggy. And then
Won know that Grandma Everett has
only one small room. You will have
TO sleep with Cousin Della. Tnere
would be no place for Winnie.
"Oh, I'm so sorry" said Marjorie
"Rut there is a way. after all, IL
e nv little daughter is willing to make
r the sacrifice. II you want winnie 10
go. let her go in your place and you
STAY with Aunt Elizabeth over sun
). day -,
.Ob mamma. couldn't do that,
cried Marjorie.
And she really thought she
couldn't. Give up her lovely trip to
n Annie Grove Farm, and stay all Sat
q urday and Sunday with Aunt Eliza
d beth. who thought little girls shoulo
Il never move or speak, but just SIT SUI
and be prim. No, she never couio
% And she Just wouldn't think any
"a more about 1t.
"A But she kept on thinking for al
% that. Winnie had never seen the rea
- country at all. And she. Marjorie
. had seen it four or FIVE times. An'
no she would likely get out again De
=, fore the summer was over, but not II
:. ample blossom time, oh, not IL appi
90 blossom time. And she ala SO wan
or TO see those big white orchards ina
- father had told her about.
90 81 don't see how | can do It, MAJ
wv iorie protested to herself.
- At sunset she went to the hole l
~ the board fence and called Winnie.
20 ''Winnie,' she said, when tina
- small lassie appeared, carrying I'd
=, baby this time. eff you would like
go to Apple Grove Farm tomorrow
90 father and mother will take you.
her lillie
her establishment.
=; And you?" she gasped.
"Oh. I'm going up to stay WI
Amt Elizabeth" said MarJor1
ar sturdily, as if that were just as plea
lad ant a prospect as the other. $50 "
ola must go in my place. III write
In note to Della and ask her just to
go, everything with you that she and
the would have done And I hope you
en' have a pleasant time.
orle So in the end, it was settled tn
INT way. Saturday morning MARIO
ara saw Winnie drive off with MI.
Mrs Everett, and then she trude
hes m to Aunt Elizabeth's, swallow
lac Jumps all the way.
diff 7 wish | could relate that she q
dar- a nice time at Aunt Elizabetn's al
anu all.
l by But the fact remains that she sp
ruin two very dull and lonesome d
there. but sue udu uOi AO" ca W.
very Winnie came home, bubbling o
very with delight and gratitude.
anne "Oh, | never had such a splen
not time in my life before" she excla
MT. ed, throwing her arms around
had iorie. 1T was just lovely out the
that and your grandma is so sweet,
ines Della is almost as nice as you
hing mt love Won best of ALL"
not Three days later Marporie said
Ids. her mother: ut has been ever
she much nicer since Winnie was at
can't pie Grove, mamma. You see, bel
have that she couldn't talk about 1t,
Mar cause she had never seen it. But
are that she has been there, We can
thlng all about it. She says she doe
get half so tired minding the U
'ome- now, she just keeps thinking al
jorle, the apple blossoms and the gal
told all the time. And she's clearing
would their back yard. Next summer 81
brow going to plant some flowers In
Apple Della promised her the seeds.
ndma I'm so glad let Winnie go. man
!" It is worth while to give some
is a two whole happy days. isn't it,
lily. 'It is a greater gift than you
n the ize Marjorie" said her mother,
there ly.-Herald and Presbyter.