The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-11-19

u oad ones cleaned up for cumme.
xee sne soon saw that her v,,d,,a.
ves sadly inadequate to the eov,rc,-
ment In which she found her~.,e
"nereupoo the rich friends lent her
some Of their own fnery; and. ,f,.,
..asninsiy applying paint and povdrr
.ney aceo her into q sky-blue silk
Dress. 30 low that modest Meg blushed
II herself In the mirror. and I.une
VINO was at the party. openly express
60 MS surprised disapproval. Charrin
ana remorse followed. and IL was not
unui after full confession to Marmee
that Meg realized the trumpery yslue
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 smilingiy proposed
that they try whole week of .aIl NAV
and no work." they agreed eagerly. |
But the experiment was q miserable |
failure; and after Notifying scenes |
at 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 Ian
RE, was a secret admirer of pretty
Meg. Discovering this, the mischiey-
Gus boy wrote Meg a passionate love
letter. purpOrting to be from Brooke.
This prank caused terrible upset in
both houses, but later on Brooke put
the momentous question. and Meg
meekly whispered, Eyes, John" and
hid her face on his waistcoat. 10,
laundering in, was transdxed with as
constituent and dismay, and exclaim-
} ed, "Oh. do somebody come quick!
: John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and
Meg likes 1T"
At Christmas, father March came
home from the war, and great cele-
bratiOn was made. The neighbors
! from the Laurence house were invited,
: and there never was such Christmas
dinner as they had that dayl-
Later came the first break in their
. restored home circle. The Dovecote
was the name of the little brown
E house that John Brooke had prepared
for his bride, and it was tiny affair
E with a lawn in front about as big as
4 a handkerchief! The wedding, be-
meath the June roses was a simple
|, honey one, and the bridal journey
> was only the walk from the March
{ home to the dear little new house
I'm too happy to care what anyone
: says-rm going to have my wedding
: just as I want It'll" Meg had declared
: and SO, leaning on her husbands arm
: her hands full of flowers, she wen
: away, saying, "Thank you all for m!
. HAPPY wedding day. Good-by, good
.lbyp
s 10 developed into q writer of sen
4 lsational stories. This, however, wa
= because she found a profitable marke
for such work and she wanted tn
money for herself and the others. Flo
9 little Beth was ailing, and summe
= stay at the seashore might. they a
= hoped, bring back the roses to he
p cheeks. But it didn't, and after
d time the dark days came when gent
Beth, like a tired but trustful chill
a chung to the hands that had led hi
- all through life, as her father an
10 mother guided her tenderly throue
the valley Of the shadow and gave h
y up to God.
q, Then came q day when Laurie WI
~ Invited to the Dovecote to see Meg
q new baby. 10 appeared, a proud aur
y bearing a bundle on a pillow. Ssh
lis your eyes and hold out your arms
go she ordered, and Laurie, obeying, ope
g. ed his eyes again, to see-two babie
" twins, by Jupiter!" he cried; "tal
ef 'em, quick, somebody! I'm going
ie, laugh, and shall drop 'em!"
re Laurie had loved 10 for years, b
10, though truly sorry, couldn't
ef spond. AS she said, TITS impossit
dy for people to make themselves 10
or other people If they don't" And
IN after a time, Laurie decided that Ar
ne was the only woman in the world w
could fill JOS place and make n
~ happy. And the two were very hap
10 together, Amy taking great pride
ne her handsome husband. Don't laugl
eir she said to him, "but your nose
60 such a comfort to met! and she
DID ressed the well-cut feature with art
an tic satisfaction.
70 10 found her fate In an elderly p
lessor, wise and kind, but too poor
me think of marriage. For year
an pair worked and waited and hoped
loved, and then Aunt March died 9
re. left 10 her fine old country place. ID
At. 10 and her professor set up tn
en- home, and established boys scn'
RED which became a great success.
ace lived q very happy life, and as
[tly years went on, two little lads OF
sne own came to increase her happin'
De. Amy, too. had dear child nan
Eeet Beth, but she was frail little Ct
ture and the dread Of losing ner
der the shadow over Amy's sunshine.
not But the little women and all :!