Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-03-01
$40 ENCLOSED
BY LIZZIE NJ. PEABODY

y. ls22. b. Mcclure Newspaper syndicate
There's the vegetable truck" Myra
called hastily. Hurry. Fife. Tell the
vegetable man TO bring In the potatoes.
eabbages and the other things / told
you OF this morning: and be sure not
10 forget % ask Mrs. Seayey how the
baby Is. She is out at her gate buying
something"
After greetings. Efiie stood silently
by the truck until Mrs. Seavey had
given the truckman a $40 bin 10
change, and then. with a lavish dis
play OF pretty white teeth and dimples,
she smiled into. the roguish eyes Of
Sim while giving her sisters order.
Then the neighbors began talking
about the baby. and Sim. who had
taken his hired mans place on the
truck that morning decided that,
rather than interrupt their conversa-
ton az that time. he would take in the
vegetables then. and Gould give Mrs.
Seavey her change afterward
Perhaps his thoughts were OF Myra
and Ellie. who were both young and
very pretty, instead OF being on his
work; but anyway. when he had given
Mrs Seavey the change. the bin was
not TO be found. although the three
ladies helped him look for IL.
I'm call again soon. II l may" he
said upon leaving. The bin may be
found little later" he added.
He did not come again on his truck,
but came again very soon in his car,
and after that. came often, always in
viting the girls TO 90 on long and
pleasant drives
Myra was sure that l.fIie was the
chief attraction. and she was glad 10
see her 50 happy with Sim; for her
sister had been feeling depressed OF
late owing To a quarrel with Johnny
Ware, and Johnny had gone TO a dis
tant town TO work and had not written.
Both girls enjoyed the company OF
the young man. Sometime in the win
ter. however. he surprised the elder
sister by asking her To be his wife.
and she. longing 20 say yes. but think
Of Efie's terrible disappointment. said
nc" with heavy heart
Sim pondered. What was Myra's rea-
son for refusing him7 Then he burst
out boyishly: "Do you like me,
Myra? I know you do! Listen VIII
you marry me next spring II that $40
bill Is found before that timer"
Eyes" Myra ventured. softly.
IL was only a week later that, as
she was removing the coarse. out
standing outer leaves from a head Of
cabbage. she discovered $40 bill
I lying crumpled between the leaves.
With trembling hands she returned
' Il 10 its hiding place, and taking the
cabbage back 10 the cellar. exchanged
I Il for another. But she kept her dis
I covery a secret. Ellie should be happy
a while longer.
Two weeks later. the morning after
the minister's old-fashioned donation
party, Myra appeared from the cellar
way looking strangely pale The
cabbage that was on the lower shelf,
away back in the cellar-where is IL.
Efiey" she asked hastily.
I
dow for the morning postman, an
swered carelessly:
"Sim found IL and sent IL with the
others 10 the donation party"
Myra turned and Sent slowly 10 her
room. "Oh. dear - she moaned, "if only
the minister hadn't so large a family.
and the children were not all so fond
of cabbage! My secret viii soon be
known now. Poor little Efie!"
"where are you, MyraT Fife called,
a few minutes later. Her eyes were
shining. her cheeks glowing.
1--WE got the loveliest letter from
Johnny" she cried, land I'm so
happyl"
"Slm had hardly entered the room
that evening. when the minister came
In. 1T was so good OF you 10 plan
the pleasant surprise in the cabbage, T"
he remarked after a while, and he
smiled In turn at Sim and Myra, with
out meeting the kindly. comprehend
ing look he had expected.
sThe $40 bill." he explained was
IL sent by mistaken we-I-thought-"
Sim thought quickly. ''No mistake
NJ all. sir" he said. genially. THE
bin is yours. In fact, | hope very
soon 10 present you with another.
which will be enclosed in a different
sort Of envelope" and he smiled at
Myra. whose cheeks were very red.
Later in the evening he cheerfully
agreed with Myra when she contented-
liz remarked that affairs had gone won
derfully well after all. but he failed to
mention his visit TO Johnny Ware, and
his success in making that young gen
tleman very jealous; the result OF
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