The Southern herald., 1915-09-17


You shall go out and know what
is to work and be free"
Il ought to cali your bluff-and ga
CO." Jabez snarled. "But you ban
on my family feeling. Sit dowI
William-I really had no thought O
stirring up such hornets nest. Nov
tell me just what you object to?
was thinking only for your owl
good"
Elinor sank down, burying her heaC
in her locked arms. The two mer
talked eagerly, breaking in one upor
another-she hardly heard them, ant
certainly did not heed. Presently hel
uncle touched her shoulder, saying
with gruff contrition: "Ill send VI
old Mag ELY. She can do the rough
work for you and the gentlemen shall
be told they needn't expect more than
breakfast--served in the arbor-"
NO" Elinor said, rising and fac,
ing him. IF you let me have Mag, ]
can give them whatever they call for.
Meanwhile-if the work leaves me any
leisure-may l use it in my own way?"
Nobody II hinder you," Jabez re-
turned ungraciously.
Before her uncle had Quilted the
house she was out in the big old
fashioned garden on her knees besides
the laden gooseberry bushes picking
green fruit as hard as ever she could.
The artist tenants found but one
cause OF complaint-they never got
more than a passing glimpse of Miss
Elinor Gordon. Meals were prompt
and perfect. Bills duly rendered
uncle Jabez made him whistle and
say to himself if Elinor were only a
man he'd be glad to have her as a
partner. There was handsome mar.
gin of profit after settling for sup
plies. He admitted as much to Ell
nor, limiting that she should have her
share.
She amazed him by flushing deep.
ly and shaking her head. But she
had grown handsomer-much hand.
somer-of that he was sure. Her
scowl was gone, she had got a fine
color and, although her hands were
often stained and rough, she did not
complain.
something about which Uncle Jabez
knew nothing was going on.
higgins, the grocer, was Elinor's
accomplice in putting over things
lpon her uncle and the tenants. Those
after gentlemen had a fine discrim.
nation for all manner of table dain.
les' and further, they liked the brands
higgins supplied so well that thew
them lavishly-in dozens
Veekly-to send as gifts to their
rlends or to use upon their special
outings.
Ellnor was the source of these. She
ad positive genius for such things
me had appealed frankly to Higgins.
no ne had backed her like a man.
cling himself he'd risk 1t for lust
ar the chance to plague that old
kinfiint of Jabez.
Elinor had worked hard. Ouietlv
ne had bought fruit, melons. vege.
lples for preserving and picking
ID Mag had helped when she had
me- Dut that was not often. Elinor
1T that her mounting profits were
'ined from her very life blood. Rut
le reJoiced. Here was the begin.
ing OF independence-trade would
'oW-Higgins would back her Down |
tar, dim vista she saw the goal of
dependence. 8
rate resolved she should not 30 {
ach 1t and brought about the thwart. |
g mechanically enough Young
'rnam' one of the artists, coming in a
Ty iate to dinner one day, was Just a
time to catch Elinor as she tainted n
the doorway. She had been on c
Ieet all day beside a hot stove. Il
IN the whole world scorching hot
Barham was man of action. Wber
knew the straight of things he said n
'mptly; This won't do at ALL It's p
IN worse than marrying me-" W
n the course of time he brought b
nor round to his way of thinking is
old Jabez, although he gave her a d,
ldsome dowry, declared hatefullv vi
t 1t was her cookery and not her. te
Barham was making sure of. Ia
pyright, 1915, by the Mcclure Newspa. Vi
per Syndicatel W