The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-15
A MESSAGE.
ChaDter 4


Mrs Taylor became frequent Wis
itor. From the nurse l learned that
she was supposed to be quite wealthy
but that she lived in a little frame
house in the village, in a very simple
style, and that she gave away lot
of her money.
She went to that house, when she
was married and there she's stayed,
and you couldn't bulge her" Parker
said. Sure, she's got grown SON
handsome chap he is, too He'd
spend her money if she would let him,
but she hangs onto it tight He did
make her get housekeeper, or she
would be doing her own work to this
day. And now she is u lady with
nothing to do she says, so she spends
her time bringing flowers out here to
sick folks. and looking after the poor
folks at the other end of the town"
How sweet of her." | enthused
Parker was silent. Her answer was
an enigma.
There's them as needs charity and
doesn't get it. and them as doesn't
need it and goes after it"
! began to laugh.
| was feeling so much better now
1t became almost a game to see how
much better | could look and feel
After my bath and breakfast, and the
rub down and massage Parker gave
me, | walked to an upper piazza To
my chair, and then Parker brought me
the mirror. Ny hair was coming out
in fine golden ringlets all over my
head; it was growing fast, and my
cheeks were getting pink again.
Sure, you are pretty as an angel
but you look like you might stay on
earth for while yet" Parker would
comment. And / was pleased, be-
cause ! had been very pretty before
it was my beauty, which / accepted
quite simply as an inherited gift, that
made my aunt fond of me. She had
no patience with ny-of my plans or
ambitions-she only saw that ! had
snowy, golden hair, skin as clear az
when l was a child, and what she
chose to call rather dramatic" blue
eyes.
One day a car drove up to the san
atarium and | was told that my aunt
had hired it for me by the week, so
l could take an afternoon drive. This
delighted me, for l wanted to see the
little town. All could glimpse
through the park around the place,
was an angle CT brown house. So
some days with Parker, and moro
often with Mrs. Taylor, l drove all
over the little village and miles and
miles over the country around it.
Wellsville was set in the cup formed
by three hills, on the banks of tiny
little rivera mere creek, in fact. 1t
in
the hill, then it was evident that the
town was really very high for the
nearby valleys were hundreds of feet
lower than the Genesco valley.
The air and sun were making me
we'll so fast they began talking of
allowing me to leave" But l did
not want to go. So my letters to my
aunt -ere not as optimistic as
might have made them.
Some day l took the car out alone.
How wonderful that you can
drive!" Mrs. Taylor said. as we
started off.
smiled little. I had my own car
at school, | had always driven, even
when | was to young to have license.
And I had ridden as well, and handled
horses at horse shows on summer va
cations at my aunt's country house.
| accepted these things as part of any
girls training. Mrs. Taylor was much
impressed that l knew them.
And now you are well, you will
be leaving" she said, as we nearei
the sanatarium again.
Il hope not, | like it here. l think
I'd like to rent that little white house
at the end of the street." l said, slow