The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-05-15

| ing Tor happiness ana peace or MIND
Those are represented by the lotus
blossoms away off on another path
He misses the turning and goes ON. on
| straight toward the sun dragon. The
| brown path goes right into the heart OF
the sun, and my stroller Is swallowed
| up in the heart OF the sun. Greedy
| fellow. He must have Il hard heart
Grace" she laughed as her pretty
finger prodded the gold embroidered
planet.
That's because you're turned into a
glowing jewel of delight" retOrted her
friend gayly.
II wish it were a glowing jewel of
delight instead OF Il very ordinary
SUM-" sighed Nellie as she arose and
folded up the gorgeous coat. There's
the supper bell. and | am so untidy!
Do let's hurry or we won't get a bite to
eat"
After supper it was long, dull even
ing. Though both of the girls were ap-
parently reading. each one of them
was thinking of the beautiful green
satin coat and how utterly useless it
MI was under the present circum-
stances.
Nellie carried her sober thoughts to
bed with her, and for many hours she
lay awake. wondering why Uncle Dan
had sent her such IN absurd gift when
he knew that she was obliged to work
for her living and that the mandarin's
coat must be an extravagant accessory
TO her simple wardrobe.
IL can't understand it," she muir
INJURED sleepily. Mother always said
that Uncle Dan was eccentric. but she
said he was hard headed, practical and
scorned useless extravaganza, so Oh,
wonder, wOnder!"
Now she was wide awake and sitting
up in bed. In second her feet were
on the floor and she was pulling the
mandarins coat from its place in her
dresser. She pulled down the shades
and lighted the gas Grace sat up in
bed and stared daZpdly at her friend.
What is the matter?" she demanded
drowsily. Are you crazy, Nellie Hill
yer?"
Nellie turned her head away from
the blazing sun, at which she was
daintily shipping with her embroidery
scissors. Her face was pink with ex-
element, and her eyes shone.
"Grace Lane. | believe there really Is
a jewel hidden under this embroidery"
she cried eagerly.
Miss Lane opened her blue eyes wide
and yawned. Then she hoped out Of
bed and sat down on the floor beside
Nellie.
Out Of the raised interior of the en-
broidered sun there rolled large
stone that caught the sordid gasight
and reflected it in javelin points OF
fame. Now it glowed redly, palpitat-
ing; now it was still, crimson pool
of flame. 1t was as large as hazel
nut
1T is a ruby" gasped Grace family.
1T certainly isn't glass;" admitted
Nellie. $50 the poem did have a mean
ing after all. Grace. Isn't it wonder
full? Uncle Dan was trying to see If l
was clever enough to read the story on
the back Of the coat. Grace. do you
know what this ruby representa-"
Grace nodded cheerfully.
"vine wreathed cottage-chickens-
pony cart - everything that we've
dreamed about and never really ex-
pected to come true!'
Nellie was looking thOughtfully at
the mahdnrin's coat. She turned 1t
over and examined the blazing suns on
the sleeves and on either front Of the
garment.
Grace" she said quietly. "there are
four smaller reproductions of the gar
den Of roses. and in each blazing sun l
believe we will find another jewel!'
LET us get to work. them" cried
Grace. fetching her own scissors.
The hands Of the little alarm clock
on the bureau pointed to a. m. when
the last blazing sun was despoiled Of
its jeweled heart
The sleeves had given up two enor-
nous pearls Of great uster. and the
fronts had contributed two blazing dia-
monds.
81 take back everything I ever said
about your Uncle DAN" quavered
Grace Lane as she went to bed with
the gems hidden under the pillow.
Hes a DEAR"
II think I'll say a prayer for him."
murmured Nellie from the depths Of
grateful heart.
Without word Grace slipped from
the bed and knelt beside her.
In faraway China an elderly man
was dreaming of his home country,
from which he had alienated himself
for many years.
He was thinking of the secret con-
tanned in the green satin mandarin
coat which he had sent to his unseen
niece in New York.
"If she's clever enough to read the
secret she will write me letter of
and If the letter is the sort Of
letter that shows her to be my sister
Ewes daughter in disposition, why. I'm
going home to spend the rest of my
days with her,
One day the letter came. and 1t was
the right kind of letter, for Daniel
Drake Sc, cred his connections i'm the
orient and took the first steamer for
home. and when he arrived there he
found the rose covered cottage and his