Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-19
..,,,,. 1870. bv Pubiie Ledoer 90.
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~. 7 Barfon Fronois, q toemuf
NJ deals and more thar he
wIs nw measure OF the milk OF
erolNaEt Eti,dness coursing through her
hvMo" o,;cos fhot her to0shsoentcn,
~" uoisou. is performing her tdbors
hn' noa;,h manner, inquircs about
nc ,sith and about her numerous
, ~ 49, subiecis her 10 sonc4apftt-
cNNo.It ou motherhood, suggests
W W tor her husband 10 read, and
;ssat"ss,ts sasss IL herself in the 'celtcre of tho
fsmi'y.. -
Asr morning when Tom came into
tC.. r;tcben Pearl looked up with a
worried look on her usually 0''snt '''''s
fseep;, ,,s nm, kid?" he. asked kindly.
|Hs did not like to see iear' 'oo"'ns
tronplsd, sick" she said gravely.
ar'pm, ., hc answered, hes not
20 otnov he's been feeling kind
w " Mnsod I'D for about week, ouv ne
worked as well as ever yesLesr,goay' """'
S.iss' S.tss YOU think ne is sickr' - I,
mssiV ~ went out last night 10 De sure I,
had shut the henhouse u9ori "na sa;d
hssrd hsa him groaning ana ! sa,a'
hrockin on the door, Mhat wrons,
ptY' tp,ttbnrY' and he said. on, ! peg your
N.rdcp. % Pearl. gid ] friightcn YOU, ana a
ssid no, Nit what's wrong anu
h said. Nothing at AT, feari' lnahk
~ poo', = but know there is;
" "you know how polite he Vs..
,roridn't trouble anybody. Wouidn Z
% wy 70 TO slap i'm on the back }, nc
m,. @ chokin, / went out two or three
,,uo, and once 7 brought him out some
,n;cosnt. l and he told me every time ne
nonld be well directly, but j don I
h.lieye JS him. II Arthur groans tnere $
vemstb;pg to groan for, you bet =,
%siaybe he's in love- Tom said
''eeR,st' eRst YOU don't groan, Tom, do
ran ~ she asked seriously. y.
uuifaybe amt in love though. Pearl.
sl lin Russell, he can tell you.
a'" "Iim I'm amt In love, is hep, Pearl
.,lod anxiously.. Her responsibilities
ars growing too fast. One love affair
nd y sick man she felt was all she
rould attend to. -,
,uss over here every second day to get
roa an 70 write a note to that friend of
5ours?' ~, .., .uo,
mouthed.
Tom nodded.
nramilla cant leave Mrs. Francis,'
Pearl declared with conviction.
Gins a dandy smart fellow. lie
h,,y stays on the farm in the summer.
In Tho winter he bookkeeps for three or
Four Of the stores in Milford and earns
bots Of money" Tom said, admiringly.
After a pause Pearl said thought
shlIy. 81 love Camilla ~
"That's Just the way Jim feels, too. !
kusss," Tom said laughing as he went
But 10 the stable.
When Tom went out to the granary
be found Arthur dressing, but flushed
knd looking rather unsteady.
whats gone wrong with you, old
man ?" he asked kindly.
Il feel a bit queer Arthur replied,
that's all. l shall be well directly.
;ot bit of a cold. I think"
"Slept in a field with the gate open
Ike as not" Tom laughed.
Arthur looked at him inquiringly.
"You'll feel better when you get your
breakfast" Tom went on. II don't
wonder you're sick-you haven't been
tatin enough to keep canary bird
Alive. Go on right into the house now.
P'll feed your team"
TT beats all what happens to our
help" Mrs. Motherwell complained to
Pearl, as they washed the breakfast
3lishes. 1T looks very much as IL
Arthur is goin' to be laid up, too,
and the busy time just on u.s."
Pearl was troubled. Why should
Arthur be sick? He had plenty of
fresh air; he tubbed himself regularly
He never drank alcoholic beverages
that act directly on the liver and stom-
Fch, drying up the blood and rendering
every organ unfit for work." Pearl
remembered the Band Of Hope manual.
|No, and it was not cold. Colds do
pot make people groan in the night-it
|was something else. Pearl wished her
Friend, Doctor Clay, would come along.
PIE would soon spot the trouble.
After dinner, of which Arthur ate
cleaning the knives, Mrs. Motherwell
Fame into the kitchen with a hard look
pn her face. She had just missed n
-h'l"' bIll lIuHl HtI Sut'HtI.
,Pearl, she said, in strained
ro'ce, did you see two dollar bill
hny place."
Yes, ma am Pearl answered
quickly. Mrs. Francis paid ma with
pne once Tor the washing, but 7 don't
Enow where it might be now."
Mrs. Motherwell looked at Pearl
EeenlE, 1t was not easy to believe that
hat little girl would steal. Her heart
fSas still tender after Polly's death, she
lld not want to be hard on Pearl, but
he money must be some place.
fearl have lost a two dollar bill.
you Know anything about it | want
oa to tell me-" she said, firmly.
don't know anything about It
20 more u ye say ye had It and now
Yeye lost it," Pearly answered, calmly.
10 up to your room and think about
~ she said, avoiding Pearls gaze.