The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-29
Mistake
Story Of How Two
'ers Were Reunited.
PAULINE D. EDWARDS

gh the Horner sisters had lived
me house for forty years, dur
hty Of those long years they
exchanged a word.
E in Rosedale knew why Abb.
suddenly taken up her resi-.
b the north wing of the Old
nd Sophia had settled her be.
in the sunny south half. At
conjecture had been rife, but
days wonder had settled into
conviction that they had dis
pver the ''prop'ty," for it was
hitter old Judge Horner's death
arrangement began.
Sunday morning the sister;
primly down the graveled path
gate and in wordless silence
their way to church and up
e to the Horner pew. In vain
pastor demonstrated with them
and together. While open tc
and conviction on every other
they were dumb regarding the
II their wordless strife.
Is June now. and Sophia was
among her pansies. She was
md pale. with a pleasant, mild
at now and then startled one
ling into firm lines around the
Abigairs features were cost
brner mold, and the lines abor,
nth were deeper. and this char
dc feature In both sisters was
as "Horner spunk," and it was
by agreed that "Horner spunk"
the root of the trouble.
il stood under the cedars with
of the county paper in her hand
IS slowly reading an article for
b time:
lev. Paul Weemers, pastor Of tie
(ethodist church, New York, WI!
in the First church at Roseoa!s
day evening next. 1t will be re-
ed that the First church Of Rose
s Mr.. Weemers' first charge, ara
prn will be the occasion of much
to his old friends and parishion-
r. Weemers will be accompanied
wife.
boxed across the lockwood hedge
)phia's garden. The news would
u Sophia as well as herself
thought of this as she stood
looking at Sophia's STOPPING
There was a certain stern in.
about Abigail that urged her
hk the long silence and to i'm
be news she had read to her sis.
here was an underlying tender
too. toward her younger sister
)he bitter resentment of years
|nOt destroy. She resolved thai
should not be taken unawares.
leaned over the hedge and drop
|he newspaper under Sophia (
ia squeaked with surprise as thu
ratified among the pansies, anC
was blank astonishment in he
ghted eyes as she lifted them t,
Upon the grim, uncompromisin!
y her sister.
latter pointed to the paper will
time gesture of command, an,
p, adjusting her spectacles
the wrong page with agitate,
hess. Then she turned the sheet
resently a nervous cluck and tn
fddening of her cheek announces
fhe had found the item. In he
|ment the younger woman spoke
kill CALL" she said softly. as if t
j.
next day was Saturday, and al
Pns Sophia's lavender muslin hun
clothesline. bending and swayin
soft west wind like a mist
p Of Sophia herself. Abigail look
ernly upon the dress. She ha
on her way to the front chambe
Pk over a well preserved summe
put the sight of the dress SCENE
pclaim the boldness of Sophia
Tess that was unexpected and tina
fd to rouse a stern maidenlines
le older woman. She reddene
and went hastily downstair
the solitude of her own fror
she sat and thought. The ster
nging of the Horner girls ha
nraged the coming of suitors, an
Is not until after their father
that Paul Weemers came
p at the First church. He ha
equally attentive to both sister
was perhaps natural that eac
p believe herself to be the pr,
one and the other an interlope
Paul received a call to a large
he came to say goodby, an
he asked old Hannah If Mis-
eF was in the sisters appeare
taneously. Suddenly Abigail wa
away, and when she returned
larlor the young minister had gor
sophia was standing at the vii
With a bewildered look on ht
face.
white rage had taken po
% Of Abigail. and her tongue ha
upon the frightened Sophia, WI
hercely with upbraiding contr
ns After that scene. which 1
HHnessed, began the long silenc
ef thoughts wandered back to ii
sne knew she had been unjust