Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-05-31

lively. She had just read all about
Walter Scott In a magazine which q
passing cowboy had given her. Per-
haps that had something to do with
her new ambition.
"Mebby he did and mebby he didn't.
I'd like to see our debts paid OF with
po'try. It'd have to be worth a hull
lot more'n what I'd give for It."
"ohl Have you got debts. too, Mar
thyr" Billy Louise at thirteen was
still ready with sympathy. "Daddy's
got lots and piles of 'em. He bought
some cattle and now he talks to nom.
mie all the time about debts. Mommie
wants me 60 go to Boise to school neaE
winter, to Aunt Sarah's. And daddy
says there's debts 70 pay. dldn't
know you had any, Mafthy."
well, I have got. We bought some
cattle, too, and they amt done e well'G
they might. II l had n man that was
any good on earth ! could put up more
hay. But | can't git nothing outa Jase
but whlnes. Your paw oughta send
you TO school, Billy Louise. even II he
has got debts"
HE says he wishes he could, but he
don't know where the moneys coming
from"
How much q Il goin' to take7" asked
Marthy heavily.
"oh, piles" Billy Louise spoke airily
TO hide her pride I'm the Importance Of
the subject. Fifty dollars. l guess.
I've got to have some new clothes,
mommie says. I'd like a blue dress"
"And your paw can't raise fifty dol.
lars7" Marthy's tone was plainly bel
ligerent.
"Got to pay interest" said Billy Lou
ise Importantly.
Marthy said not another word about
debts or the duties Of parents. What
she did was more TO the point, hSw.
ever. for she hitched the mules to a
rattly old blackboard next day and
drove over 10 the Macdonald ranch on
the Wolverine. She carried $50 In her
pocket, and that was practically al
the money Marthy possessed and had
been saved for the debts that harassed
her. She gave the money TO Billy Lou
lse's mother and said that II was Q
present for Billy Louise and meant FOL
pehboi hiOutgs GHt hhiu thut nht
hadn't any girl OF her own to spend
the money on and that Billy Louise
! was n good girl and a smart girl. ant
she wanted TO do a little something TO
ward her schooling.
A woman will sacrifice more prid,
than you would believe n she sees
} way toward helping her children to al
] education. Mrs. Macdonald took tn
money, ana she promised secrecy-witl
a feeling OF relief that Marthy wishe,
I H. She was astonished 10 ind tina
Marthy had any feelings not directly
connected with work or the shortcom
! ings OF Jase. but she never suspecte,
, that Marthy had made any sacrifice 10
Billy Louise.
SO Billy Louise went away 20 schou
aud never knew whose money hal
made II possible TO go. and Martin.
worked harder aud drove Jase NOR
o relentlessly 10 make up that $50. sh
never mentioned the matter to any one
e The next year It was the same. whe
In August she questioned Billy Louis
clumsily upon the subject OF finance
and learned that daddy still talke
y about debts and interest and didn.
Q know where the money was comm
from she drove over again with none
Q for the schooling. And again she o.
tracted a promise OF silence.
She did this for four years, and not
soul knew that 1t cost her anything /
d the way OF extra work and extr
K harassment OF mind. She bought MOI
cattle and cut more hay and went deel
or into debt, for as Billy Louise gre
= older and prettier and more accuston
ed 10 the ways OF town she needle
Il more money, and the August gift gre,
n proportionately larger. The moth,
!. was thankful beyond the point OF que
tioning. An August without Marth
J. and Marthy'B gift Of money would ha,
D. been a tragedy, and so selfish Is moth,
d love sometimes that she would hav
ID accepted the gift even II she had know
v what II cost the giver.
AZ eighteen, then, Billy Louise kne
q some things not taught By the wi,