The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-20
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WAYS OF FATE
., MILDRED WHITE

s rbo walked down the VII
ne eri .sed the row of quaint
" greet t'a,aS houses. to turn in at
4 bshlOn'Id oor. To this frail GIRL
DansalON', b made country living a
sss Os sacsssity, Janey's home, ana
rssDt ne. .ht society, were saliva
pGs e' indeed without them Rosa
o. inG not have stayed out her
p.s ..a.S time tim The new quiet u,.h., llfs
Sp' ssv strange to the clty-orea
y ., VOL scuan, whose natural a'uaa,s sAye''e''
r a.,s bad been her disaster ,a,. w,t,
Tho Nv IN the gardenT Rosa
" sD y, asked her aunt the second
" d ne nsan Janey Peppers place.
Cd Wv call her Janey Pepper.
Sind .I met the mistress n OF the
IssI n"nralow soon after. Passing
rsu vS ~ the sun dial when its
b. p' ~os there picking roses that
S'uss ssosS little lady invited her Ia
Fsdis.h ocame Immediately inter
pI IN Janey Pepper r
fs Is the strangest thing re-
,'ssd ROsallnd one day. y,- mere n an T.
' l.,sI, stranger in a strange place;
osp nassing a rose garden, l
s's-and am lonely no more
% Wv pepper bent over the silk cur
Mn she was sewing .no ovs
~ sbe said. and laughed.
fss ,ske me, my dear, and the
Nv csme to be married; had just
" ~ down cheerfully to single bless,
s D,.. when a bit of misfortune LED
~ ,s,gbt to my husband and hap,
..s. That sounds contradictory
~ but LET me tell you about II.
n,,ng at the time, In the little
W. nv folks left to me. Then came
!. h,I winter when my collie dog
:. md Black Beauty had to be sold
All fell of a tall stool and twiste'
h..s I was standing on the stoo
..ss down Uncle Silas' old photo
.,.b that I'd got pretty tired Of see
7. here and after | fell there wa
: plsck Beauty to carry me over q
n,tor Hastings. So l put on a loos'
-. and walked, all twisted with pain
n A, way to the Doctors office.
M doctor, himself, who had dis
A.rr,d an impairment chauffeur tina
,,slug and didn't know how he wa
sh driven around, was not YER
sunthetic, being troubled with hi
=, uroblem. Then into the waitin
,m where I was waiting to see ho'
lyw TO get back to my home. cam
hines n Hodges Of the grand hous
. In hill. Every one spoke Of hii
n lanes N. Hodges, thinking alway
he mans aloof Importance. / n
nlled as he sat there In scowling In
uteuce that his lovely butterfly viii
nd died last spring. l don't remembs
Mt James n. Hodges had ever n
crd me before; he spoke nov
rfy
when will the doctor be at libe
tr
Ind I impatient with my pain. r
Did Z don't know anything abo'
Ae Doctor"
lanes N. Hodges looked In sudd'
dglessure at a person so rude. II
b eyes we're reproachfully Out
tnine
ne doctor opened the door and
VI q crusty as either Of us. Jan
ROPER" he said, II can't take y
Im q I hoped to do. Don't knc
M I'm going to make the roun
ryslf; but II you had used q lit
uunon sense you would not be he
VIII a lame back. Better have Il
M Uncle silas picture hanging
u vail"
I can stand the lame back bet
Ma ! could stand Uncle Silas' p
NE ] retorted, and in a minute
we al three laughing togeth
ana N. Hodges jumped to his fe
ny car Is at the door," he Offer
ranntly. Il will be glad to drive
lns ! can send It back for "
Hlaier Doctor Hastings"
iney smoothed thoughtfully
NJ dix.
hats how fate gave me my h
md she said. though Jim says
NE gift. do try to make /
W.T.. That's why we left the gloo
u ancestral home on the hill
W. lovely sunny place. For I 81
aned that my Jim was not self
want nor aloof, as we supposed,
ma man, plain. lonesome for c.
M happiness and-love." ia
hasAed
III Be bound II ne expected to I
* blessings In old Doctor Z
~ ONCE any more than l expeC
smd them-falling of a STOOL"
Early Rail- Disaster.