Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-16
Author OF "Pollyanna.'

them all, every one OF them. And
you know how it's been, Mr. Smith.
Hasn't it worked out to prove just
what ] say? Take Hattie this at
ternoon. She said that Fred de-
clared she's been trying to make
every one of her Jims' James,
ever since the money came. But he
forgot that she did that very same
thing before it came. All her life
she's been trying to make S. look
like 500; so when she got the $780,
600, it wasn't six months before she
was trying to make that look like
100000"
II reckon you're right"
Jane is just the, opposite. Jane
used to buy ingram carpets and
cheap chairs and cover them with
mats and tides to save them
You're right, she didv
Miss Maggie laughed spprecla-
lively.
They got on your nerves, too,
didn't they? Such layers upon lay
ers of covers for everything! 1t
brought me to such a pass that !
went to the other extreme. |
wouldn't protect anything-which
was very reprehensible. of course.
Well, now she has pretty dishes and
solid silver-but she hides them in
bags and boxes. and never uses them
exceDf for COMPANY. She doesn't
take any more comfort with them
than she did with the ingram car
pets and cheap chairs e OF course,
that's little thing. | only mem
toned it to illustrate my meaning
Jane doesn't know how to play. She
never did. When you can't spend
S cents out of 500 for pleasure
without wincing. you needn't expect
you're going to spend S. out of
100000 without feeling the pinch"
laughed Miss Maggie.
"And Miss Flora? You haven't
mentioned her. observed Mr.. Smith,
little grimly.
Miss Maggie smiled; then she
sighed
Poor Flora-and when she tried
so hard to quiet her conscience be-
cause she had so much money! But
you know how that was. You helped
her out of that scrape. And she's
so grateful She told me yesterday
that she hardly. ever gets a begging
letter now"
"No; and those she does get she
investigates" asserted Mr.. Smith.
$50 the fakes don't bother her much
these days. And she's doing lot
OF good, too, in small way"
"She is, and she's happy now"
declared Miss Maggie, except that
she still worries little because she
is so happy. She's dismissed the
maid and does her own work--l'm
afraid Miss Flora never was cut out
for fne-lady life of leisure, and she
loves to putter in the kitchen. She
says it's such a relief, too, not to
keep dressed up in company man.
ners all the time and not to have
that horrid girl spying round all
day to see il she behaves proper. But
Flora's a dear"
"She is! and l reckon it worked
the best with her Of any of them"
"Er-that is mean. perhaps she's
made the best use of the hundred
thousand" stammered Mr.. Smith.
She's been-er-the happiest.'
why, yves, perhaps she has,
when you come to look at it in that
way"
But you NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
this Mr.. Fulton to leave her--his
twenty millions?"
Mercy" laughed Miss Maggie
throwing Up both hands. Shed faint
dead away at the mere thought OF
it,"
"Humph! Yes, I suppose so" Mr.
Smith turned on his heel and re-
sumed his restless pacing up and
down the room. From time to time
Ihe glanced furtively at Miss Maggie
Miss Maggie, her hands idly resting
in her lap, palms upward, was gaz,
ing flxedly at nothing.
"Of just what-are you thinking?'
he demanded at last, coming to q
pause at her side.
Il was thinking of-Mr. STANLEY
| G. Fulton" she answered, not look.
ing up.
"Oh, you werew There was ar
odd something in Mr.. Smiths voice
| Yes. / was wondering-about
those twenty millions"
Yes, l was wondering what he
had done with tn en-"
| Had done with them?"
Yes, in the letter. I mean" She
looked UP now in faint surprise
Don't you remember? There was Z
letter-a second letter to be opened
in two years time. They said thai
that was to dispose of the remainder
of the prSperty-his last will anc
testament"
oh. yes, I remember" assentec
Mr.. Smith, turning on his hee
again. Then you think-Mr. Full
ton is--dead?" Mr.. Smith was yer,
carefully not meeting Miss Maggie.
eyes.
why, yes, I suppose So" Mis-.
Maggie turned to her meditatiyt
gazing at nothing. "The two wear,
are nearly up you know-I wa,
talking with Jane the other day
just next November"
Yes. know" The words wer,
very near groan, but at once Mr.
Smith hurriedly repeated, 81 know
| know!' very Lightly, indeed will
an apprehensive glance at Miss Mag
gle.
so it seems to me if he wer,
alive that he'd be back by this time
And so l was wpndering-ahou
those millions" she went on musine
! ly. What do you suppose he ha
done with them?" she asked will
him. Np0'
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