Evening star., 1915-03-12

which looked as though nothing had
been coaxed to grow in it for years,
and on either side. she supposed. bNnk
walls.
on her right and found herself staring
down into a small room evidently an
swering the double purpose of living
and sleeping quarters. There was q
small woman sitting by the window
knitting. She was old and feeble and
there were crutches beside her chair.
Elizabeth stared and thought she had
never seen needles fash swiftly. The
small room with its few belongings,
the crutches, the old fingers flying, i'm
pressed her queerly. She sighed as she
watched. and when she turned away in
few moments tears glistened on her
eyelashes. She was unaccustomed to
such pathetic scenes as one blank
wall had revealed.
II wonder" she whispered, whats
on the other side of the house"
She crossed the hall quickly and en-
tered room that was darkened. She
sent the window shades flying upward
and peered out. Instantly. she drew
back. her cheeks reddening, with a
vivid picture before her of a small
room across the court, where q small
child lay on a lounge, and a young
man. who had looked al her with eyes
a. startled as her own. preparing <
breakfast
She went down TO Mrs Piggott, the
aousekeeper, at once. her mind d con :
fused tumble of pathetic old women
children on lounges and young men in
W hose eyes dlscouraSeInen lay deeply
Mrs. Piggott, she demanded. who
Is the old woman next door?"
Mrs. PiSgott anSw cred indiferently:
II don't know, except that she came q
year ago. she knits for a living"
Elizabeth's eyes opened widely. But
she's feeble and old and she may want
think It's Dreadful not to know
perhaps. Bat he didn't care eliza.
beth had discovered that the house
keeper always referred to her departed
uncle a ''he''). and he wouldn't let me
do anything il anything was wanted
do you mean Uncle Jasper, with his
money. wouldn't help people,"
Mrs. Piggott nodded. "He hadn't any
love for people or things"
But he loved his home didn't hep
There wasn't any love in him tina,
] ever knew Of"
Then why should he want me tc
live here?'
EIisabe,h s S ms msdtnsed ans suPRgse %he is tn,
delicate child next door, Mrs Piggott
and the worried young man?" she
asked
Again the housekeeper answered
YEARLY this time, II don't know"
Z AS Elizabeth left the room she in.
Sarly commented But l intend te
Through the morning she appeared
to have forgotten her determination
to visit the lawyer, and spent the time
up tiS mouse, "a1CnlnS
the old woman knitting and glancine
surreptitiously into the room across
the court. The little girl still lay or
the lounge She looked disheartened
Elizabeth thought. and. deciding finally
that she was alone. ventured nearer
the window
II was a warm. bright day, such as
March sometimes brings. and she opened
the window. Instantly the child looked
across They both smiled Elizabeth
called brightly, Isn't this a beautiful
morning.
Il guess So the child answered, wist-
fully. Il can't see much here. but 1 car
feel. Brother Bob says IL it's nice to.
morrow he's going to take me down or
the sidewalk. He's busy today"
Thinking of her kitchen garden, Eliza.
beth said quickly: Wouldn't you like
to come into my garden and sit in the
sum-
The child sat up eagerly. "oh. I'd
love to-
And that was where Brother Bob found
them an hour later. In the interval E.liz
abeth had learned much about Bob Gran.
dan He as tho 'lindest brother that