Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-10
NARY FLoURNoY.
1T WAS WORTH IT.,

Mar. Mary" called out little Jessie
who was playing basketball with some
OF her girl friends on the Fairgrounds
OF the Atlas High school Miss Mer-
Ger says She wishes 10 speak TO you
immediately IN her room"
Marys heart thumpcd, What could
MISS Mercer have TO say to her? She
contrary 20 the rules OF the school
fthat M!ss Mercer had to reprimand her
When She reached Miss Mersers room.
she saw much to her disgust, that
.\e!ile harrison. very poor but beau
tiful girl. was there. II any honors
ing 10 share II and Mary did not like
Nellie. 1t was. plain. because she did
not even speak TO her.
sit down. girls" Miss. Mercer was
for you both"
What is it. Miss Merccr?.' they both
asked the senior class OF which you
are both memb ers to write a co;npo-
your English lesson. You did not
know that the two best-yours. mary,
and Nellie's were entered in a state
story on that subject. Well, the long
and short or il is. that Mary's took
the rt FIRST Prize and Neilis,s. the second.
delight ana FASTENED to tell .heu
friends OF their good fortune
In the afternoon. Dorothy Raymond
Msry's.. were going home together;
when the latter remarked, MARY did
rot seem as glad as Nellie did over
she seemed worried over something"
''Oh. didn't notice anything wrong,
re Piled Dorothy.
raj appearance" answered her COM
panion.
How funny you talk. Pose. Natu-
T aX wonid be more 0 d ahd needs 3D.
the money and Mary doesn't
land you don't count the honor as
ANYTHING? Why. If received even ,y,,n
that | would just he head oyer heels IS,
Il guess would acknowledged
80 long" Rose called after her. ms
Dorothy turned in a the gate OF her
home and speedily vanished.
That night after supper. when Doro-
thy was studying her lessons for the
next DAY. a sharp peal of the doorbeil
made her fling down her French book.
go to the door. and admit TO her de-
| lighi-SIary Butler.
When Mary reached homo that after
noon, her mother saw that something
ton her. With hardly n glance at her
mother. Mary bounded up the steps
and hinging herself on the bed crieo.
|! n. 1
Then she thought of Dorothy Ray
mond. Dorothy Raymond was a Eirl
that inspired the condolences OF her
friends and always gave them com
fort and advice.
| Hence, the reason that Dorothy well
coined Mary at that late hour OF the
evening "Oh. Dot. TIM in the deepest
trouble Something Is weighing on M,
Conscience and | must tell someone
Come right, in and get 1t off your
is the E'st of the whole thing, didn't
writcc., that story about "A Heroic
II took prize. but the prize Is not
ri-htfnlly mine, but how can tell
Miss Mercer that when she is the sou!
| OF truth and fairness?"'
"-hil the more reason why you should
tell her" was Dorothy's prompt an
swer. Yes: Mary: that Is the, thins
for you but you nave done wrong;
go. confess that wrong and be for
givcn."
now and l am going to follow your
advice and tell Miss Mercer the bitter
truth
She did it. 1t took grca, deal of
Miss Mercer and told her all. II pain
ed Miss Mercer, hut she said, I'll for
something 10 atone for your wrong
doing"
What can DO. Miss Mercer
You may enter a contest that the
T n c. c. page is going to have and
whether you win or not. YOU VIII nave.
in way atoned for what. YOU did"
Oh, What three weeks OF hard work
followed for Mary, but at last she
was rewarded by being the winner OF
tho contest.
Going home from school with Doro-
thy Raymond the day after she had
won the prize. Mary looked up Into
the bcaming face OF her friend and
whispered hoarscly, 1T was worth T."