Arizona republican., 1922-05-22
Chapter w.

For a year Olive studied indefati-
gably. No amount of hard work
seemed either to tire or discourage
her. During this time she held her.
self aloof from her young friends,
yet not enough to waken suspicionof
her motives, either in her parents.
hearts or in others in the village.
She was too busy: mother needed
her when at home always she had
a ready excuse when invited to Join
in any of the pleasures of her former
schoolmates. They thought her too
serious and told her so. Mary Lee
wondered bit. but let Olive have
her own way. She always accompa-
MED them to church on the Sabbath
and often to the weekly prayer meet
ing, but that was about all.
Then came a day when she told
of her plans.
Father, 1 want to go to New York.
Ny teacher says | know all she can
teach me. Please let me go, father!
| am sure / can make good and re-
paw YOU twice over for what ii will
cost With the thoughtlessness of
youth, even thoughtful youth. she
never thought that perhaps she
never could repay them for the lone
illness that would be theirs after she
left them.
They talked long and earnestly.
There are great temptations in
large city, especially for young girl
living alone" John Lee told her in
his slow fashion Olive had explained
/, that she wanted a studio room
place in which to live and work conf
bined. She we'll knew their resources
were limited.
Not for a girl who has no time to
think about them nor for girl who
has had a father like you, to say
nothing of mother" She smiled at
Mrs. Lee, who had not yet spoken.
Perhaps she couldn't. And some
day, father, perhaps l will be famous
and make a good deal of money and
come back in a yellow pumpkin
drawn by fairy white steeds.' Sensi-
tive to their pride and their love,
she did not add, as would have many
girls ito repay you for all you have
done for me-
But it was in her mind. oh, if only
she could some day do something to
repay these two for what they had
done for her. a waif flotsam that
might have been whirled back into
the deeps of some muddy stream of
life had it not been for them.
Mary Lee was not easily convinced
that it was right for Olive to leave
them. She argued the dangers of The
city, pleaded their loneliness, that
they were growing old and needed
her. But finally she. rs we'll as the
father. was won over, and John Lee
drew his savings from the country
bank and started for New York with
Olive. He would remain with her
until she found a suitable room for
studio, would see that she was in
respectable place. The money he
would bank in her name. They We're
getting old, their wants were few;
she would be sure to need it.
Olive quickly fitted into her new
surroundings. She little realized the
kindness which had caused her to be
properly installed in. the old-fash-
ioned house that John Lee had thoe-
oughly investigated before he rented
her room for her. She little knew
how fortunate she was compared TO
many small-town, girls who launcn
themselves unaided upon the un-
known life of the big city
Only to a slight degree did John
Lee realize what 1t meant, but his
loving heart his good sense had told
him what must be done for Olive be-
fore he left her.
Olive Lee, "nobody's child" has
Joined the ranks of workers - girl
workers who either rise. no one knows