The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-13
By JOHN ELKINS
Copyright, by w. G. chapman.)

on herpiaughter's face.
well, why don't it Gomez" asked
the girl starting to set the table.
Perhaps l haven't had enough
faith. But keep on trying" And the
calm, sweet face again bent over the
work with just the faintest shadow
across the patient lines.
81 know mother, you are dear. /
wish too / had more faith. But some
day / get just desperate. The little,
mean eight dollars a week l earn at
And this street is enough to give one
nervous prostration."
MY dear, l thought it was very
quiet and decent"
"Yes-but I'm ashamed to ask any
one here. If we could only move into
a better neighborhood."
But we couldn't afford 1T, dear"
81 know of some new flats in Benton
place for no more than we pay here"
'How much room?" asked the
mother.
"Oh. two rooms, kitchenette and
BATH"
"But we couldn't do with that"
ave could manage. And it's just
swell entrance"
But here we have a little garden,
and"
"And chickens" finished Florence
disgustedly. Chickens that are an
awful bother"
"But they furnish us with nice fresh
eggs. and"
And get into the yard next door.
It's NIL right rs long as no one lives
there. But Just wait till there's ten
ant, and there'll be row. Lady
Grey In determined To go over there"
YES" sighed Mrs. Bennett. ~
don't see what has got into that hen"
II know. mother, you like the little
patch of ground and the chickens-but
do want some of the good times 9th
or girls have. could 80 with the
don't care for them"
mo, dear. you wouldn't be your fa-
theirs daughter If you did"
A fashionable neighborhood meant
more to the dwellers I'm this small city
than a cosmopolitan can we'll under.
stand. IL was the sized place where
one cnlla on the new ncighbor when
she moves into the sumo block. Holly
street with the small. poor houses. In
which tho Bennctts lived was well.
nigh n rcproach 10 mention I'm the good
society OF i.rcntford.
The next morning she turned back
~ she waa starting out. "Motheg"
she called. "'fhey are painting the
vacant house -
"why NJ they arel guess we're
going to have me- ghborsi"
Workmen went In md out, and II
man wna preparing tho ground for n
small garden.
"Ah hat" cried Florence. "Now
Indy Grey will have To 20 into retire.
mcnt, or lose her neck"
"rli watch her." protested Mrs, lien.
aett.
well don't want your job"
laughed the girl as she swung off 10
the office.
That evening u tale of woe awaited
her.
"Oh. Florence Such dreadful
woman has moved In Just common
Irish creature with n thick broguew
II told you your own wouldn't come
90 you by way OF Holly street"
Her mother being In the Joking
mood. went ON: "She spoke 60 me
we'll II was insultlngl"
II foresee Lady Grey made the first
call"
"Yes. | thought ! had stopped up
that hole In the runway. but she got
through. and the way that woman went
for me. l don't know what we're go.
Ing Co do"
Two or three days after this. rs
Florence was taking u survey Of their
small grassy plot with It's hardy an
nunls and shrubbery, female voice
hailed her over the fence. She turned
and saw the owner gazing NJ her.
"Say. MISS" she called. "rd iolkc W
90 look afther that hen a. yours. or
ns thru as I'm talkIn' I'll look afthcr
her mesllf. Here's the row Of phlox
NIL mixed up Wild the 'sturtions. an
the sticks layIn' galley west. It's
enough to be- thryIn' the patience a.
holy saint. 80 IL Is"
Florence heard door open on the
other slue Of the fence.
Yes she agreed. IL should think
II would be. Mother thought she had
fastened In Lady Grey. I'm very
sorry. Did she get over there agaln?"
whether twas Lady Grey or Lady
White. she's divil of hen, an IL
she comes over again. III"
Here the torrent OF words came sud.
denly To "A stop with masculine voice
breaking In: margaret! Margaret
what is the matterf'
"Weli II yer wantin' garden Just
ye thry havin' IL Wild n hen"
but the lady has said she was
sorry"
''Yes indeed" said Florence, "and
promise you you shall not be annoyed
any more"
Here rather goodlooking young