The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-03-30
$40 ENCLOSED
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By LIZZIE ~. ecABopY

There N. v.g.inhl. truck - Myra
called hastily. Hurry. I'm. Tell the
vegetable man 10 bring In the potutoes.
cuhhag.s and W. other things I told
you ~ this morning and be sure not
g. forget Ia ask Mrs Sea,ry how the
haiy IN. She j. cat al her gate buying
s"meihina"
After greetings. IN. stnod silently
by the truck until Mrs. S.a,ey had
given the truckman a $40 hill to
change and then with ~ lavish dis.
play ~ pretty white teeth and dimpleS.
ste SMILED into. tie rogulsh eyes ~
sim While giving her sisters order.
Then the n.ightors began talking
ah"ut The hHhl. and sim. Who had
taken hi~ hired mans place on the
trurk that morning decided that.
rather than interrupt their converse.
ti"n Ut that tint. b. would take In the
vegetables then, and would give MR..
S"a,es her change afterwnrd
Perhaps his thoughts were IL Myra
Hnd Ere who wef. both young and
N.rN pretty. instead II being On his
work but anyway. when be- had given
Mrs S"a'ey ID" chfnge. the hill Vas
nui to l~ found. although th. three
ladies helped hin loos fer H.
IN call again soon. II I may" he
said upon leaving The bill may be-
found litil. Inter" p. added
! ~. did not sum. again On his truck.
but came again N.ry soon In his cHr.
and after that. cam- often. always In.
wiling the girls Ia q" On hong and
/ pleasant drives
Ssra was sur. that ..fiis was the
chief attraction. and she was GLAD t.
-. her so happy with sim: for her
sister had been feeling d-pressed II
late owing to n quarrel with Johnny
War; and Johnny had gone To- dis
,snt town t. work and had not written
Both girls enjoyed the company ~
the young man. Sometime In th. win.
ter however he surprised III. elder
sister hy asking her {" be his wife.
snd she longing to say YES. hut think.
~ Eihss terrible disappointment. said
ne with heavy heart.
sim pond-red What was Myras rea.
s"n f"r refusing himf Then he burst
cut. hoyishly ''Do YOU like M.
MyrHf know you do, Listen VIII
you marry m. next spring II that $40
hill j. found before that tim.1'
Yes Myrs Ventured softly.
II was only week later that. A.
she was removing the coarse. out.
standing outer leaves from a head ~
/ cabbage she discovered = SO hill
lying crumpled between the leaves.
Win trembling hands she returned
u ." its hiding place. and taking the
cabbage back to the cellar. exchanged
II Tor another But she kept her dis
o",erN u secret Effie should he happy
while longer
nv" weeks later. the morning after
1 N. ministers old fashioned donation
party, Myra appeared from the cellar
way l""kiuE strangely pale "rh.
/ cabbage that was On IN. lower shelf
away back In the cellar wher. II Il.
\ Enef" she asked hastily.
And Efi. watching from the win
dow for a.. morning postmnn. an.
sw.r''i car.lessl1
sim found IL and sent IL with IN.
others to the donation party"
Mlra turned aud went slowly ~ her
r""m. oh. dear T. she nioan.d. III only
NJ" minister hadn't so large family
and ~. children we're not all 81 fond
~ cabbage Ny secret viii soon be
knoNn nov. ro"r little Ehe,"
Where are you. MyrnT' Efiie called.
few minutes later. Her yves were
shining, her cheeks glowing
I've got the loyeliest letter from
Johnny she cried and I'm ~
happy"
sim had hardly entered the room
that evening. when the minister cam.
in. 1T was ~ good Of you To- plan
the pleasuni surprise In III. cabbage"
he remarked after while and h.
smiled IN turn AT sim and MIRA. with.
out meeting III. kindly. comprehend.
ing look he had eNpe, ted
The Slo bin" he explained. Was
u sent hy uistakef thought"
Sim thought quickly No mistas.
~ all. sir, he said genially The
hill n yours. In fact. hop. very
s"un to present you with another.
which will be enclosed In a different
s"rt ~ envelope" and b. smiled At
Myra, whose cheeks were very red.
Later In the evening he chs.rfully
agreed with MIRA when she coniented.
~ unmarked that Affairs had gone Won.
dertully well after all but he failed 20
mention his visit Ia Johnny Ware. and
his success in making that young gen.
tlrman very Jealous: the result Of
which was ia. loving letter to Efie.