The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-17
WHAT BETsY KANE DID.
After Her Husband Was Killed
 on the Railroad Track.

Tn Wesfmore it was accounted a. miracle that Elizabeth Kane had not been born in the wasntub. For her mother was always doing somepody's washing. It was the only work she
 was skilled in. And after that night when Bob Kane, track hand, got caught between two snow banks ana
 was annihilated by the lightning e1r- press Betsy found 1t extremely need flI1 to do something.
 A week after Bob's death Betsy moved out of the shack beside the tracks into two rooms in 2 house upon real street She was going to take in washing. She went in debt for a washtub and wringer and dozen cakes of soap.
 eEIer first washing came from one Of her new neighborss who was sick, but she never got, any pay TOT 1L. Other work came Her reputadloTi for honest work spread beyond tne ranors locality in which she lived There came a blessed week when Betsy had her rent paid. half sack of flour in the bin and three whole dollars in money. This as nearly approached to affluence as anything she had known during the term she served as Frf, FSane's wife, and she re1oiceda
 That same week her baby was born-a girl who looked up at her with her own blue eyes She named it Elizabeth
 when Elizabeth was three years old, and beginning to have ideas of her own and longing for playlnates, Betsy moved out of that locality clear across the town into a clean, respect able neighborhood. Instead of two rooms she now had four. Elizabeth was beginning to notice things. Bet sy made one of her four rooms lnLo a pleasant sitting-rooIn. She bougnL a. bright rug for the hoors couple of pretty chairs and 8, nice lamp One Of the women whom she washed for gave her two pictures to hang upon the wall. Evenings, when her day. s work was done, Betsy sat down with Elizabeth in this room and knew what joy and peace and satisfaction of spir- it were
 So several years passed. Elizabeth went to school and showed she had Q good mind by learning rapidly She was always well dressed and had her beautiful red gold hair tied with fresh ribbons She made friends slowly, | but surely There was one child whom she appeared to love exceed llinefy and to copy in many ways. This was Audrey Dacre. Andrews father was a lawyer, poor and unlSnown yet. 1 but striving Betsy allowed Eliza beth to be as friendly as she chose with Audrey, for she did the Dacre' s washing.
 When Elizabeth was 10 years Olo 1 Betsy moved to still a better neigh borhood, in the vicinity, indeed. of the Dacres. She had whole house nova very tiny house. it is true, but clean and pretty. She was by thls time an expert Iaundress and got high prices for her washing and ironing. | Moreover, she was still strong but 2 little worn. Cray hairs were in her scant hair, and lines upon her sweet face.
 Some there were who thought Bet i sy was really foolish about Elizabeth
 She was not bringing the child ur
 right at all Was not Elizabeth Bot
 Kane's daughter, and was not hel mother a laundress2
 By the time Elizabeth was 15 or sc 4 everybody knew that she was not tc be a washervVoman, like her mother
 She was going to graduate from tht 1 high school with Audrey Dacre, whC was accounted somebody worth while now since her father had got into thu
 Assembly.
 Three years later Elizabeth gradu