The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-09-10
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n V ss o. 4 a, turning lace and linen
i, sb DIS : fine enough for prin-
n ~ sae artists sensibility to col
% no ~ s.necially fascinated her ;
SUI !, ~ over her scant store OF IL
! " fs' suoroach to miser Joy: In a
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Der ps' and somewhat narrow.
I v ss sss vss done with school and
Z n0 - = too-abundant leisure. they
's ,,, - her problem by offerine
s TO stay and help her moth-
/ v saEe. 1as n vigorous middle age
. s 1ls,o-s had laughed at first
\, satr ssd soft snap, Mrs. Lane
Jl ~ a. n' ali the hard things and her
\ Fuu " 40, tidy sum for stand
baf y. There they reckoned with
4 y w mother or daughter. Shlrk'
= " .s ,mpossible to them-Mar1a
w. mil share. But not for love
Y .s % needing IT; instead, for love
M ,ut nv her money to buy her
4 permitting her parents &c
n. her ii things fit for a working
a = 60 the savings mounted steadily
~, now and then Maria was
srrted by q scarf, a length OF a rare
..rs fascinating in color and texture
I. n satin or brocade truly royal
sA0dv sought to hinder such spend
~. an only daughter, even II rebel
y. against environment, Is TOO
.oro 10 he crossed needlessly. Be
h. ,be elders we're sympathetic to
IA Narfas lodgings. She came by
s,m honestly. They themselves were
n, folk. but Grandma Marklen hac
- inst the same. She had craved
.,sd and boarded and at last dice
,hock and grief when her trunk
M Of fnery were burned uninsured
rnthy eldest daughter, sole inheritol
her generation Of grandma's pas
nm was thought by the two younger
M 10 have borrowed several espe
,.ly gorgeous things just before the
Ne
But she denied having them-st
more the matter rested. The deny
4, had made coolness between the
dres, but Cynthy, In her city home
urd little for that.
She had married well; a widowel
rsce her age. with an overgrown son
nd bad case Of crouch. Dying {
NJ years after he had left her a life
xste that assured her a handsome
anme. but nothing In fee-eyerythint
Nered to the son, who had grown
N Of his bulkiness but kept hi!
sentiment to Cynthy. SO when Io'
lane went to work In the city, Cynthy
ferwise Mrs. Jabez Clifford, had
mght him out, made him free Of he
Home, handsome apartment-and in
Induced him to her friends.
He had done her much credit among
Hsn, being clean-minded, straight
MI and supple, fresh-colored ant
ay In manner with the ease tina
Sues from a very kind heart. Ye
Ne did not encourage him to speak Of
home nor home affairs. 81 want vol
u mine, while you are with me-" SIT
Nd said In the beginning. Hence hi!
eters had not dwelt upon her kind
H@
BE was glad they had not wher
h trouble came-the home people
night feel that he could appeal to he
'n help That was, on the face o
Angs impossible; yet when she some
now sensed his deep disquiet, ant
cssexamined him cleverly, he ended
v showing her his fathers letter
sM, don't leopard your own future,
nn, but If you can. lend me {
neusand dollars or so. What l le
~ have when you left us was {
y outright; am not asking a penn!
y back. You know why, l think
me land might go free and cleal
your sister. She may love it no
"'er than you do, but 1t can't di'
y run away, and can be so left t.
z d to make 1t certain she hal
mfoft And 1t insures us old foil
poc living as long as we have nj
tsn to pay.
NOW there isn't the scratch OF {
~ against me. but with the fruit al
@ed the garden-truck more thar
- ruined and wheat so hurt by las
eis frost, the income in sight vii
1s'y pay taxes, and insurance ant
natter how you save, saving ISM
a0le when you haven't any money
thousand will tide us over beau
ua'y-cculd get it on mortgage easy
! want to die as I've lived. mort
~ NEE. You will, / know. be gla,
sRip me II you can with Justice t,
elf Tint you must decide
. ny likely to hurt yourself ii
H or standing with your part