Evening star., 1928-03-01
THE EVENING STORY

and begged her To accept the leader
ship Of the Entire Nous Library Circis
for the year. The Rev. Mr.. Massey
beamed on her when he happened ~
meet her in the post Office. All at once
Nettie felt she was become pubic
character
And Uncle Clayton vas cared for
we'll enough. He never had mucn 10
say, anyway. He could read his 'Ro-
man Empire" Just as we'll with her in
the cool library three blocks away as
with her cooped up In the hot kitchen,
or chasing the hens out OF the flower
beds.
If the meals we're bit bakery-ha-
yored IL wouldn't matter. II was only
afternoon she stayed at the library. ard
who could cook all afternoon in Sum-
mcr? Not Nettie.
The only one who did not seem over
loved with the new arrangement was
SUE Hadley. Sue did not bring IN grea'
punches Of daisies and jars Of cottage
cheese any more. When Net.e met
her at church Sue only smiled stIn7.
instead Of the Jolly e1en!ng5 on the
aide porch while Uncle Clayton smoked
his pipe In the dining room Sue seldom
came To town at all And then only
mornings and after her errands az poat
office and grocery she Tnirled the hiv-
yer very fast past the Grigsby house.
Nvrtie had duly reported Eettie's need
~ the position. Of course. But Sue did
not believe the story. She thought she
had failed az assistant. And her brown
ewes took hard look that comes from
TOO many tears she shed alone. Wnst-
ever happened she would never peg any
ones sympathy. Many a .arm Tonlaa
knows how she felt.
hHv0@
iue5 OF their own stories. as EloeTsvliie
a70ke 10 find one bright Autumn day.
A celebrity was in their midst.
real orc, no less than poet so great
that ne vas rated above mILionalres.
Aud he had hired car OF Sam HOOK
at the Elite garage and inquired tne
yay TO the Hadley farm. Only tnose
who have lived in small towns can IN.
derstand the excitement II EldersFll.e
about that time.
| some cousin Of the Hadleys? They
came from that vague region sno"n Ia as
| back East" Cone to think OK II, ME-.
| radIey had such an Intellectual looE.
row didn't she? A noble brow, MISS
| Alma Austin said.
| And Mr. Hadiey was really quite
| bright man Ever so many had noIlced
J il. Postmaster Rankin mentioned tne
, fact that they took some fine Tnaga-
| zines Druggist Thornton remembered
! that the HadIeys never bought pateht
medicines Or, az least. only the ones
he personally assured them were COG
| tors prescriptions. Discriminating lanl-
| ily. all said. Yet no one included SUE
in the glory. Sue had failed. She
| hadn't been quite satisfactory as hbca-
assistant. Miss Nettie Grigsby mad nao
| 10 take hold and straighten out a Io1 OF
| things after Sue-anen. resigned.
Nettje heard all the talk. biz
touched I'D BY MYRTLE. vino dearly loved
/ romance. in our book covers.
Eut ts1at afternoon. at the literary
I o!ub things happened. The ce!eoC!,g
vas real And he came accompanied oy
The high school principal. Who mad met
him before. Everybody was n a sla,s
of blissful fussiness. Even Nette neIo
her breath when the visitor grew e!o-
nf,a,,r over his errand in their charm
| ing little city"
ITO award the years poetry prize
given by the Pacific Quarterly. Aad
NAV saw We have found a genius Yef.
, genius"
The celebrity was not so good At
sDeechmakirg. but he might have done
his showing of BY singing taZz. 10Y al
the attention that literary club paid 70
him. The one who held their eyes was
sue Hadley. blusiling and trying 70
hack around behind somebody after sne
had thanked the gentleman foT tAe
check so handsomely presented II u
leather and gold case.
Sue Hadley!
/ little sue. who never had time 70
nut her dresses on the right way ana
who bough, the first one she saw. any
way. Sue, whose hands were so
crar,ped with farm work that IN her
afternoons a. the library her poor
fingers iust wouldn't write lsgioly. Sue.
who had gone home and cried her eyes
out, who wouldn't go 20 Neitie and snap
out Of her the why OF II al.
The celebrity vas chatting On. Now
that the presentation was made and ae
could Just talk. he developed . very
pleasing style.
Like q itc!s bird With clipped wings
Is your Miss Ea6ley. But I md she
doesn't waste her time r1opins or c2t-
:er;ng vainly abou: o. getting into other
peoples gardens. A tame little bird. as
pretty domestic fowls are. But how we
should miss them were they gone! How
We should miss tt.en.''
Everybody smiled at Sue squeezing
down in q corner BY fat Mrs Aiw:Il.
Everybody wanted 20 kiss her and CEN
graiulte her. Even Nettie hurried Up
and hugged her until she gaSped. Bat
It was not the hug which made sue
look so pretty. with the old smile SPILL
ing all over her face. II was something
Nett!e whispered;
Il never dreamed you loved the
library SO! And YOU had . right there
SO much more than II And you're
going back Tomorrow. I'll not have .
minute for work like that this Winter.
Uncle wants 50 many attentions IL the
cold weather. and next Summer I'm
going 10 raise chickens, really. Nc: .S.st
few. but lot. ] believe I like them
better than books. They set some
Wnere-Sowe og them"
SIZE took Nettic'S speech with 8 gram
~ salt. but Il that lady had made up
hcr mind. that settled IT, No more
clipped Wings Cor the r>>e; % ElderSyi,le.
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