The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-03-22

part with a stick OF It. Then she BE-
gan to fray the edges of Practical
Economy. bought pair OF shears.
some tissue paper patterns, and set
to work to make her own clothes and
mine. She allowed US one luxury
We kept the car.
Now the final blow had fallen. Mr..
Partridge telephoned us to come to
the office. In itself it was not unus-
ual We always had to go down to
look over the report and sign a re-
ceipt when a dividend was declared.
But 10 ran her forefinger down the
calendar, consulted little red note
book, then shook her head, To my
questions she answered: "Oh. moth
ing"
Mr.. Partridge was a little old law
yer, bald and bachelor. He re-
ceived us with ceremony. bowed US
into his inner Office, where he raised
his eyebrows to his stenographer and
she disappeared. Then he fused an
unusual time over the papers on MS
desk. cleared his throat until | began
TO feel like coming forward with
suggestion about drafts on his poor
5little bald head. and fell to rubbing his
aglasses abstractedly as II making up
sh. Il how to say whatever 1T was
feo II to say. 10 began to get sus-
~ nas could see it in the way she
s3Gn o,c. quite still and held in.
M Il e it came! The mine-our mine
.wa. up to it's neck in water with
ery prospect Of staying that way,
! no longer had three thousand
He 10 didn't vince when the
w ELL She's like a wonderful piece
. fte. Il, anyway. It. took me some
= .shile fully to comprehend. SO
n Il faint or do anything foolish.
B. all. 10 and had the same
? IT and mother: it's the only van
i'll allow myself.
u II Partridge threatened to cry.
:. ind OF ourselves. as he patiently
= exleed the details. There was no
h0Ies,e didn't tell US until there was
:, no ke-the mine was now aban-
:" DOR An effort had been made to
d puma dry, but 1t was like trying to
pum1ht the Atlantic ocean.
81 "WAave the stock?" 10 asked
IN "It1ct worth the paper it's print
g. ed onsEr. Partridge replied with Q
% groan.
~ LODI up Just as II 1t were" di.
~ rected land rose to go.
= "Havpu thought"-Mr Partridge
y blew hApose rather inelegantly to
, give vehp his feelings-"what you
~ are goinQe do to replace that thres
- thousandEear? Two young, attrac
T. tive wom& left to make a living?"
10 I'm sd home, sit down and
u think whale're going to do" re-
70 piled Jo
~ began lexamine some japanese
!, prints on t1wall which l knew moth
~ ing about, u TO get command Of my
self. l wasAaking as you do wher
y you go to " window in the middle
= OF the mighty see the fre-engines
- pass. A
~ Il don't mi for myself"
!. 10 paused q raised her eyebrow
:. toward my bal l saw it quite plain
ly In a mirroHet at just the proper
~ angle. ! turndkaround.
20 I've been st6king Practical Econo
- my, too, Jo. aid bravely. Don
- you think I'm gig to be game-too? p
10 swept meAto her arms as 1
e some one were lying to steal me
which. Of course nobody was-an.
r patted my cheek
Or You're game eSugh. my dear littl,
80 sister. but it Isn't nly Practical Econ
~ omy we've got tobo out for now
= it's bringing IN sosething to .econc
y mize on" She tuNed to MIR. Part
y, ~ ridge. Here's Sgirl."-her voic
=. broke little-@a Dung. attractive
:, =, well-bred girl. who Is to get out int
:. the world and Farther living. w