Shoshone journal., 1923-10-12
CHAPTER xxI-continued.

lsld, geniaiiy. .,.,,
Mrs Wopple turned to go. "Well
~, nm IN lust as soon's you get youl
Mo bo1es moved. I'll want to see
.ow NV you're gettin' on. And say, Mis-
parseld even II your stock goes up
-ou won't never forget what close
ssiobbors we been, will your"
aNo Mrs. Wopple, never promised
Mrs. Penfeld warmly.
Amusedly she admitted to herself
.bot Mrs. Wopple had not been far
vrong about the apple boxes, which
Nod served the family for multifarious
nurnoses during the months that were
mast. 1t was different now-or would
~ tomorrow. Mrs. Penfeld had de-
.,ded to purchase a few pieces Of fur
niture to be paid for In installments
md TO form the nucleus Of real
home, real In appearance as well as
In spirit.
She was about to set forth on this
GRAND when a man In livery turned
tbe crank in the erstwhile barn-door
n Number Al and delivered letter
10 Mrs. Penfeld. She opened the
better wonderingly and read it twice
tbefore she could comprehend it's mean
ing. 1t was written on heavy white
naper. with Mrs. Weatherstone's ad-
dress engraved.
aDear Mrs. Penfeld:" 1t ran. "Will
you do me the honor to accept a few
articles which / have gathered up
around the house in the course of our
refurnishing and shall send to you to-
morrow7 Think Of them, please, as
Il the cooperation Of one mother with
another for those who have no mother.
81 If at any time you should hear of any
4 one else who is doing for forlorn chill
= dren a service similar to your own,
will you kindly let me know?
i Sincerely yours,
ANNETTE WEATHERSTONE."
Mrs Penfeld dropped the letter and
sat for long time, thinking. Mrs.
! ZWsath stones got real feelings" was
the thought uppermost in her mind. |
i "She knows 1 wouldn't accept any
thing for myself and she knows can't |
refuse things for children that amt |
I my own. Between the two, 1 don't
sees l can do anything-except to
! thank her best know how"
! Mrs. Penfeld would never forget
the lean days between Christmas and
New Years. AS never before she had
Nllzed by how frail a shield she was
pnecting three children from want
nd suffering. A slight disturbance in
lhe established routine could reduce
them to immediate distress, and as
npidly as feasible she must accumu-
/ kRte an emergency fund which would
make a recurrence of those days I'm
possible.
She was realizing, too, that with
every Year now, the children would le-
gumately require q greater outlay,
Il they were to have the equipment
TO which they were entitled-the ordi-
nary advantages, the training for some
particular work, the clothing which
could not always be homemade Both
Ii her own home and here insThe Gus
'ard Cup she had dealt with young
children; she had not by experience
'Iugsled with the increasing demands
with Increases In years.
MRS. Penfield gave up her shopping
pan and took of her hat. She must
wall I'LL the nature of the few arti-
aeS was disclosed before she could
'eiect the things which would be most
,eeded.
one had. however. taken the letter
y literally that she was wholly un-
repaired for the arrival Of a small
al lne following morning. 1t was evil
en' that Mrs. Weatherstone's courte-
10 eye mad taken in the outfit of {
ppie boxes as thoroughly as had the )
.Oie critical gaze Of Mrs. Wopple. II u
as also evident that she had made
u selections with more discrimina- II
VI than had occurred with the as I
snnents previously bestowed upon
umber At. n
ne -FOUR beds and the bedding o.
~, 'ne TOUR mattresses, so comfort cl
''e 'hat they logically necessitated Il
= aiarm clock which was found tick j
: ~ small box-were suspiciously G
~, out everything else bore evidence OF
"a'ihg been used, a fact which made n
< s'ft the pleasanter. III
= was astonishing how quickly and
'squa'ely these furnishings were ri
80 INTO the hat which had been Mrs. tu
S The two large plain rugs
"s hsingrooDl and dining-room, m
! =. 7''an rugs Ia the bedrooms, the IN
~ small dining table, plain so
s rocking chairs, 10 say nothing
s'i " blue dishes and box OF ~
s. s,'' silver There were curtains IN
a i 'ou'q be changed 20 nt, dresses 80
y, y ''as hai could Dc remade, There vi
~ ~. 'es' pictures 10 plan frames
sm s''s fenneld had unpTapped lu'
s, .ss,.' s''s stood back Hiih her nnger an
vl1t pu' tbs smile op hor lps. ~
M ''f"f shs acknowledged un' he
d, ~ /. p'se'n ~ lelile you'd say
n 'pn 1fe hfall store Nl