The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-12-18
tBy,, Lucille Dixon)

an explosion, 4Rd would probably be
Nal invalid for life.
p Poor little Floss could hardly Be
. ieYee that her Brother, whom She
loved with all her heart. her BIS
istrefg ibr0thet, 'wbufd never be stro4d
again. She. just knew he would get
! all Eight. -, -
T But She would have to quit school
haEd 9Th Just six months before
gfa duatfon:' Eettyy' comforted her is
best she could, but there was no
Comfort for. Floss. She cried and
cred and started packing, Betty as
sisting as much as possible.
Don't cry, Floss said Betty, put
ting her arms around her, fighting
her own tears back. maybe it isn't
so bad after all, and you will be able
to come back soon."
Sunday dawned cold and clear and
it was a sad group of girls who
gathered around the gate to bid fare
we'll to Floss, the saddest of all being
Floss herself.
AS Floss passed out the butler
handed 5hlr ! Dos .ylth the c0.lph-
mel.ta oil the cook, mani. The lump
ii. her throat grew larger, and she
could oniy fatty naurmur, Thank
you and goodbye. ...a...
Blinded by tears, she made her way
to the gate iohON Cd og Her friends.
where a car was waiting to take her
to the train. Floss tried to put on a
brave Iro!.t. rs size kired each girl
goodbye; but they all Kew ne vas
miserable. They hated to see her
go, for she'aEd Betty W ere' two of the
most popular girls in school. She
stood on the running board of the car
and waved fareN eli to her dearest
friends, and the school where she had
spent the heppiest part & hep life.
= When Fbss arrived at home, she
found Phil better, aAd all glad to see
her. Phil Began to mend almost at
once under Floss skilful and faithful
nursing. ..ss-.-- .--.-.. ~
Dece.abcr came and many were
the letters. She received from her
Seh9clmates,. tsscnersy 2hdt Cegen. the
fa=thfdl e4d] Sook,' letters which made
her both happy and sad. Betty wrote
her often aid on the fifteenth OF
December q letter came from Bettys
mother asking her to spendRthe nell
days with Betty. EnGlEsed in this
wonderful letter3was Cheek to cover
expenses.
Floss was very happy that she
would get to see Betty again, SO or
the twentieth of December we find
Floss, happy and radiant, at the sta
ton waiting for the train, to take her
to Betty-and who, was. the tall good
looking fellow at her side?-why
Phil, of course, fully recovered and
most StIUAg again. Floss thought
that was Der. hest Christmas present
and it was her best.
She arrived at her destination
about four o'clock, and found Betty,
her father and mother waiting to
meet her. What happy meeting for
these two dear friends!2 That night
they talked until the wee hours of
the morning Assss 54
Of course she asked about all the
school and aheTE friends, and Betty
kept telling her, Never mind Floss,
it's alright when Floss wished that
she could go back. Christmas morning
they were all -gathRTea arourd me-
me talklhe Laughing and having .
good time distributing gifts, when
bettyssfatheES hsnHed--her a letter
and /. told 9. oh her to read it,zs. xl& ~
She opened it, and to, her amaze
ment and surprise, she found a huge
check, With Instructions to report at
Agnes Scott College to resume her
studies on january fourth. She
could not believe her eyes, but after
Mr.. and Mrs. Grayson had explained,
She cried for JOY.
Her, happiness was complete with
Phil perfectly well again, and going
back to school to finish. 3
So on January fourth we again
Ind bunch of girls gathered around
the gate waiting for Floss, but what
a diherent gathering from the for
and the faithful old cook, and Floss,
were the happiest of all.