The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
and elegant with two new pairs and

lduSHEuSly applying paint anu po"u'l'
! they laced her into sky-blue silk
dress, so low that modest Meg bluShed
at herself in the mirror, and Laurie,
who was at the party, openly express
ed his surprised disapprOvat Chagrin
and remOrse followed. and il was not
until after full confession to Marmee,
that Meg realized the trumpery value
of fashionable rivalry and the real
worth of simplicity and COntentment.
| All four of the girls had leanings to-
ward a life of luxury and ease, and
when Mrs. March snilingly proposed
that they try a whole week of IAN play
and no work" they agreed eagerly.
But the experiment was a miserable
failure; and after Notifying scenes
at a company luncheon, a canary bird
dead from neglect several slight ill
nesSes and lost temperS, the girls de-
cided that lounging and larking didn't
pay.
Now John Brooke, the tutor of Lau-
RE, was a secret admirer of pretty
Meg. Discovering this, the misChiev-
; Gus boy wrote Meg a passionate love
letter, purpOrting TO be from Brooke.
This prank caused a terrible upset in
. both houses, but later on Brooke put
the mOmentOus question, and Meg
meekly whispered, yes, john" and
hid her face on his waistcGat. 10,
laundering in, was tranSfiXed with as
, constituent and diSmay, and eXclaim-
) ed. ooh, do somebody come quick
/. John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and
Meg likes it,!
: At Christmas, father March came
: home from the war, and great cele'
E bration was made. The neighborS
from the Laurence house were invited
: and there never was such Christmas
!, dinner as they had that day!
d Later came the first break in thell
: restored home circle. The DOvecott
was the name of the little brown
e house that John Brooke had prepared
= for his bride, and it was tiny atfall
|. with a lawn in front about as big al
d a handkerchief! The wedding, De
e Meath the June roses was slmpi'
: honey one, and the bridal journe.
,, was only the walk from the Marcl
It home to the dear little new house
3 ''Pm too happy to care what anyon
says-Pm going to have my weddln
e inst as I want t." Meg had declared
+ and so, leaning on her husbands arm
m her hands full of flowers, she wen
. away, saying, "Thank you all for m
IN happy wedding day. Good-by, gooe
byw
Df Tn deveIoped into a writer of ser
ID sational stories. This, however, wa
p because she found a profitable marKt
for such work and she wanted III
money for herself and the others. FC
I'd little Beth was ailing, and summt
tn stay at the seashore might, they a
ry hOped, bring back the roses to N
Up cheeks. But it didn't, and after
er time the dark days came when gent
Reth. like a tired but trustful chill
n, chung to the hands that had led m
es all through life, as her father al
he mother guided her tenderly throus
a the valley of the shadow and gave n
Gu up to God.
en- Then came a day when Laurie WI
ed invited to the DovecOte to see Mes
'n- new baby. 10 appeared, proud aul
Ov- hearing a bundle on a pillow. Sh
Ills vour ewes and hold out your arm:
led she ordered, and Laurie, Obeying, ope
Id, cd his eyes again, to see-two babe
n.y. ''Twins, by Jupiter" he cried; Ia
ver 'em. quick, somebody! Pm going
de, laugh. and 1 shall drop 'em!
life Laurie had loved 10 for years, [
To- though truly sorry, couldn't
ner snond. AS she said, ITS impossi'
lily for people to make themselves &c
DOR other people if>they don't!" And
pin after a time, Laurie decided that Al
the was the only woman in the world W
!. could fill JOS place and make n
ap- happy. And the two were very haI
alb together, Amy taking great prlue
the her handsome husband. Don't laug
leir she said to him, "but your nose
10 such a comfort to me! ana she
old ressed the well-cut feature with ar
nall +,o so+isfaction.
to To found her fate IN an elderly
lessor. wise and kind, but too poor
the think of marriage. For a year
IAN, pair worked and waited and hoped
!, a loved and then Aunt March died
lrie. left 10 her fine old country place. ID
Mr.. 10 and her professor set up u
gen home, and established a boys sen
cred which became a great success.
lace lived a very happy life, and as
'ftly wears went on, two little lads OF
she own came to increase her happin
be- AMY, too, had a dear child nal
feet Reth. but she was a frail little c
ture and the dread of losing her
'lder the shadow over Amy's sunshine.
not But the little women and all [
10 dear ones formed happy, united ]
o if tvv. of whom 10 truly wrote:
her Lives whose brave music long
anu ring
ou'll Like a spirit-stirring strain.
ee II DOWNRIGHT, 1919, by Post Publishing
her CThe Boston Post.
cript Copyright, 1919, by Post Pubhshlns
nit CTbe Boston PosO. All rights reese
-, Printed by permission Of, and ARA
llree ment with. Little, Brown Co.. au
ter lied publishers.
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