The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-04
Continued From Our Last Issue)

| Sllsntly, put Wnetner Win repreSs-
ed feeling or trembling sentiment
it would be impossible to say.
She looked awful cute when she
was little and wore pantalettes,"
she said finally.
"Bravo!" cried Jane, running
to her and kissing her. There's
fine victory for you, and now"
her face Frightening suddenly
I've got an idea of what we can
! do to lift us right straight up into
a new circle of life. What do you
say to our making the little back
! parlor over into bedroom.
and"
taking Mr.. Rath to board?"
cried Susan, joyfully. "Oh, | am
sure that he wanted to come all
along
Jane laughed outright. mo, in
deed; the very idea. No. what |
thought of was inviting that poor
old Mrs. Croft here for week and
giving her and her daughter-in-
! law a rest from one another"
Susan gave a sharp little yell.
Why, Jane Grey, never heard
the beat! Why, she cant even
feed herself"
1T would be just the kind of
thing that would change US all"
Il should think it would change
us ALL interrupted Susan, why,
she threw cup of tea at Katie's
[ hnak lagf xxyanE Kntin ia Ghn
couldn't possibly imagine what
/ had come over her-she was
. leaning out to hook the blinds"
1T would be Bible-lovely
thing to do" Jane went on slowly.
You or | could feed her, and I'd
take care of her. I'm a nurse,
you know"
Jane! Well, you beat all!
Well, | never did. Old Mrs.
Croft. That religion of yours'll
get YOU into lot of hot water
along through life"
My religion is what brought
me here to you," said Jane gent
ly. You aren't really sorry that
| learned it, are you, auntie?'
Susan's eyes moistened quick
ly. She gasped, then swallowed,
then made up her mind.
We'll, Sunshine Jane" she said
resignedly, when shall we get
herr"
Wen put her room in order
| tomorrow morning, and I'll go
and ask her in the afternoon.
"Oh, dear!" said Susan, with a
world of meaning in the two syl-
tables. II hope she'll enjoy the
change"
1t was the next morning about
IL o'clock.
You see," said Jane, sitting in
the Crofts' sitting room opposite
Katie Croft, who, whatever else
she might or might not be, was
certainly not pleasant of express
sion, you see, my aunt has been
an invalid SO much that she ap-
preciates what a change means to
both the sick one and the one
who cares for her, and so we
thought that 1t would be so nice
if you'd let me wheel your mother
| over
'She amt my mother-she's
my mother-in-law, broke in Mrs.
Katie Croft, instantly indignant
over SO false an imputation. Good
lands, the very idea! My mother!
And never one single stroke of
paralysis nor nothing in my fam
lily, and all reading the Bible with
out glasses right up till they
died"
You see, it would give you a
little rest, too" Jane continued,
land it would do Aunt Susan good
to feel that she was helping a
weaker"
"She amt weak" broke in
Katie Croft, again; my lands,
she's strong as a lady-ox. You
don't know perhaps, Miss Grey,
as my husband died in our youth,
and l come to live with his mother
as sacred duty, and 1 tell you
frankly that l wish I'd never been
born or that he'd never been born,
forty time an hour do"
You'll like a week alone, I'm
sure" said Jane serenely, and
we'll like to have your mother
in-law. Perhaps she'll get few
new ideas"
She's stubborn as mule"
interrupted the daughter-in-law.
But may see her and ask
herr"
II can't understand your want
ing her," said Katie. Its all
over town how queer you are, but
l never thought that anybody
could be as queer as that!"
do let us go to her." Jane
urged.
Katie rose and forthwith con-
Quoted the caller to old Mrs.
Croft's room.
Mother, it's Miss Grey. You
know? = she's Mrs. Ralston's
niece"
Old Mrs. Croft received her
visitor with acutely suspicious
eyes. "well2" she said tartly.
Jane took her hand, but she
jerked it smartly away
"Sit down anywhere" said
Katie; "she hears we'll"
Hear" said old Mrs. Croft.
81 should say / did hear. There
Amt a pan fell in the neighbor-
hood for the last ten years as
hasn't woke me out OF q sound
|sleep, dreaming of my husband
You'd better 60 on and say
what you've got to say" said
Katie to Jane. II often put her
| 10 bed talking, and she talks all
the niRht through"