Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
CHAPTER " (Continued,

~ Sbout mr.
5FYSe. fIol urged Mr.. Smith, and ever
eloserG observer. watching ms taGe
r. ~ have said that he was not ap'
"a Interested in Miss Flora's stor!
ri Sas not until the last leaf of the
X f(1&na was reached that they came upol
IL picture OF q small girl VIII ha,e.t al
<rGry eyes looking out from penea'n
4 rhsf's Mellicent--where you're board
~ VI Won know--when she was little.
10 Flora frowned disapproVihels' pu'
5ut ;It she he looks 500 sad murmured
Nj. Smith.
Eyes. know. She always did. MISS l,I
1lr1ora sighed and frowned again. sue
ke6ltated. then burst out, as II lrresist
1hly impeiled from within, ,ns nss What chat You You
sHant when you want it, Mr.. snltn'
Xnd Il amt cause they're poor, either
Lfhey amt poor--not like me, | mean,
franks always done wei, ana IN, ns nister'in-
+ sssy---her way, l mean. Not that !. ~
mi ling anything against Jane. l AN !;
!. I xe's q good woman and she's very KING
me She's always saying M Wna. enev sre y
Tor me If she only had the money,
H.s q good housekeeper 100. ana , ,et
(ise is as neat as wax. But it's Just
s ~ Hle never thinks she can use any
8 Ing she's got till it's SO out OF qa,e nar
n0n't
III, nee. SO I know-about her sleeves
~ sEirts YOU know And II she ever
.lnsa wear a decent thing she's so AFRAID
q VIII rain she never takes any eO'''i0'
8 s,Areu that is--unfortunate."
Tss amt It? And she's brought up
%k,Sor child the same way. why. from
Hfiood Mellicent never had her rat
sg1ftIll she wanted blocks, nor her
&sss<s till she wanted dolls, nor ner uoI,S d
Il IL teyI, fnr
|sRfss what made the poor child al"ass
M ~ wail-eyed and hungry. She was
If she did get enough TO
4tAfrs. Blaisdell probably believed III
= hazarded Mr.. Sm'tn.
sEconomy, MY stars I osRpt sRGqld p5a 5aine tx
a said anything. of course. It's a
I{y.S trait. only wish some other
3sESS II. could mention had more OF IT.
>SSre's Jim's wife, for instance. NoW'
"a she's got ten cents. she II spemu sho s
s9sst Il. she and Jane ought to pc
se.r =, IN IN a bag together. Why, Mr.
z17fk Tane doesn't let hersef ENJOY
1S4fh}ne. She's always keeping It TOT
~ ehe does enjoy just seeing now
"a sShe can make dollar go. But Melll-
~ don't, nor Frank; and it's hara on
- should say 1t might pes ,'as Mi
I1ths was looking at the "is'iui es''
4er the long lashes.
~r,s: and t amt right, l believe
- q nuch a thing as being TOO eco
sSicai, I tell Jane she'll be IKE a
5rSr i read once about a man VINO
st..s3a-,s.~l saved all his life, not even
{fnSSd. Truts, though he Just doteo on on
41dS6an LVhen he did get rich SO ne
ts Ihs fpNk first thing. But he didn't
He hadn't got any teeth ieit
kh4w 'em with" ,.ron,a, ~.
Vell, that was ca.astto5 cte5 his
fShoox and rose to his feet. and nov ,,
ssnk YOU very much, Miss Blaisden'
4 Ethe help you've been TO me; ,o,,
3 hh YOU'RE quite welcome, indeea you
Mt. Smith," beamed MISS b.aisuett, ns ~
Il e dona me good, just to taik 10
Scst ali these folks and pictures
Waved II. I do get lonesome some
81, alone. so! and l amt so
wish was. always. BUT I'm l. III
/ haven't helped you mue''u''
vea YOU have-perhaps more
th,nk-1 smiled the man, with
l6ok In his eyes.
S.e 4, Well, I'm glad, I'm sure
xs,s,,. FORGET to go to Maggie s. nov.
have q lot to tell you. shou,
sr1e! And she'll be so siau u 'A'"
-. .hank YOU; I'll surely in
i1iss Maggie" smiled the man
S-Sys; ~ almost said poor, M Maggie gads
N.Y. sa9 ss.,ne 10 be an all-absorblng
3ll- z1na1Sks zna1S siy,r He had been tempt
vi. 49, a.E Miss Flora. but some
~ ei6 him back. That eVeiihe
tpsr table. h9weyer't ,yHs,. 'the m Dues
s.sin to his lips; and TINS
herseif had introduced MISS
n i .S,rs and had said an incons1- NIr
ssSmething about her "heh MI
Hssi:Aell, please-may ! ASK 10 !
1.s w. - a. great curiosity as "
c9ntesS ,'W ~ is always poor Mag
s.s Hlaiodeil laughed please pieasaahsihye she an
(hy, really. l con a, Comes natural
x, POOR Maggie's been SO ,Sn,, u,,,
j ix1 zas- srhsre! / did it again ului, III
SS,ss aniy goes TO show no" W"
..nis1tonsciously. - tabIe gave
- Blaisdell, across inc '1
u e5npWHasliil pWsli i guess If you had had
a. s+r rather Duff, Jane, y wou'o
4 ~ iane, with you. all Ilgm.a Iga con,.
n ~ vEnow," His wife sigheo COM
,n1.s a trial and no mis-
- Sa,< Maggie doesn't seem u
eln9 Aunl ,n It was Mellicent who
Pf ene h,,rr voice vibrant with
y. S n sssline "She's the, oeares'
sssori There couldn't be any
y batter than Aunt mt n MaEgie f;5at then. bu,
ofhing more was saiu ytai,icent had
1Ao erenins. ns.s.h young Pennock, and
W ~ Sa6 gone back down 10 the
~. Biaisdell took up the mat
~ ETSor Maggie" again 49,, ea;d 81
y. ss.ro,,t our calling her poor
IA I'ye made up my NINA ~ :
-sSre All SO sorry for her. ioJ
~ ieen SO unfortunate az
Maggie! I've SO olSn oltSs
<te-. Was something coula 9
3f course, II we only haa
l5 <:sx re haven't, so 1 cant, Hhu
---sx wouldnt take away her
s<Ssr oh. mercy! didn't mes, s !,
q xfsc-nof the way 1t SOUNDED,
* nrs Blaisdell. In shocked
~ ~ oniv meant that she'd nave
~ care for. just the same.
96nething of trial. take 1t
s@7S1 Mr. Smith
4 74 ahould say he was. Poor
f1ow ever she endures ~,
,-s5~c OF course. we call hin
<<,1f, hut he's really not any re-
I. q <,~----I mean to Frank and tht
"a their mother married MN
NV were children, and they
1--S<r their own father much. sc
- 61ly father they know. Wher
~ died, Maggie had just en-,
<<I - She was eighteen, ano
<S1{iy Rirli l knew the family
~ frank was just beginning to
II course Maggie had to come
away. None OF the rest
<13S care of him, and Mag.
M|4I1ax,n tntaQ another DUN
- = married sister she's G