Evening star., 1928-05-05


very day I'd planned to 20 Henrv's
brother came in from one OF his wild
goose chaSes and he was broke. They
mad three children to get ready for
Scnool In less than a nnonth-so I
had to get busy and buy up their
clothes with the egg money"
/ suppose you we're good and dis
couraged by then!" snorted Uncle Andv.
jerking the covers angrily
Yes. I was discouraged; but I didn't
give up. had TO save the egg money
again for my clothes-for after doing
without two or three years was soreIy
in need OF them But / struck upon
another plan. I started IN sewing for
people. And in one Winter I saved up
a surprising little sum. But when Spring
came the Thompsons, who live there
by us. painted their house Henry said
it made ours look worse than mud and
If I'd take my sewing money and paint
JurS 1t would save the surface. you know.
Does your head ache worge. Uncle Andy?
Maybe I'm talking too much.
No? Well. as / was saying. Henry
always told me / was lucky-and may
be 1 am. Anyway. the fair association
offered a prize of $3.50 for the best COL
lection of farm products and canned,
preserved and picked stuff, YOU know.
Well Henry decided we'd try for II.
He didn't have time 10 help, though.
for his pa was feeble that year and he
had to stay down there a lot. But
I thought ~ all that $3.50 would buy
for those beds-and I got Up the col
lection. I was mighty nigh tuckered
out afterward. But We got that prize"
But the beds-did you get the bedS?'
demanded Uncle Andy peevishly.
mo. didn't. Henry decided that az
the money had been produced by the
farm it was nothing but right that IL
should be used on the farm. He needed
new sets Of harness for the teanS-he
got the incest looking ones. with stars
and tassels-and the barn needed paint
ing that year, and the pump had 10
be repaired for the barn well. Hadn't
you better take one Of those quieting
tablets, Uncle And7?"
Did you try again?" asked Uncle
Andy, unnindful Of Mary's query.
"Oh, yes! Almost the hardest I ever
worked was when the daily newspaper
there in Bradley put on six weeks
subscription campaign. I got a lovely
string of pearls for my work But Just
as 1 was going to sell them to Old
Man Briggs for Eta Macs graduating
present-he offered me a fire price
for them-Henry decided that Chris
tine. his sister. you know, would feel
hurt, knowing had them. IL I didn't
give them to her-she graduated, 100.
that year
But do you knog. Uncle Andy. I
still have chance at some money.
and If I should happen TO get it I'm
going TO use it myself this time. The
Hastings confectionery in Bradley
there on the corner By Greene's House
Furnishing Co.-has offered a prize for
the best name for their new candy and
slogan 70 use IN advertising it. Henry
says as I've always been kind of mushy
and sentimental. my suggestion ought
TO win Tiny goodness. there's the
postman-I didn't know it was that
Iatel
Here's a letter from Henry-and
check Surely the checks not from
Henry. It's signed by John Hastings
why, Uncs Andy. did win the can
dy-store pr-As! Let's see what Henry
says about it-he's sending it To me
to indorse-they wouldn't cash il at
the bank without my name on 1t. And
he's got chance 70 trade his old car
In on another with q little 70 boot
good one that he'll not have TO spend
all his time working on He says II isn't
as IL had TO work hard for his money
tbut / did wrack my brain for a week.
Uncle Andy and he hopes you are
better by now so that I can come on
home-au the dishes on the place are
dirty and he's run out of clean shirts.
And II can't come, be sure to send
the indorsed check back by return
mail
But. Mary. listen here"
"Oh. I know what you're going to
say. Uncle Andy! That's why 1 said
I was afraid I'd never get thereto
Heaven. you know For If 1 cant over
come
Listen here, Mary! I'm in need Of
little money myself. AS you've got
this here handy you wouldn't mind
lending it to me TO help me out. would
you2 III pay you back Mary as soon
AS
OF course you viii. Uncle Andy,
But Henry would be mad-what on
earth would I tell Henry?"
Tell him you couldn't refuse your
old sick uncle the loan Of a few dol
lars that would probably mean the
saving of his life"
why, Uncle Andy OF course YOU
may have it If il means all thatl"
Mary Stephens found herself eN-
trenely respondent on her way home
y
borrowing she'd not expected il
OF Uncle Andy. She had felt homeless
enough combating with Henry in this
cherished longing Of her domestic
nomeuaking heart-hut now that IN
Gle Andy had joined forces with him
tears swan in Mary's eyes, the sting
or them suddenly arouSing her. Grasp
ing her handkerchief she Sopped her
eyes dstermine6ly
Il won't give up" she vowed. II
wonti III work my fingers OF first,
Not that I care so much after all these
yearS-only for the principle Of it-tor
won't lie III defeat on those old beds
the rest OF my life, III find a way
somehow will, I will, I WIZ
week later Mary. leaving the tele-
phone, exclaimed excitedly,
IL was Greene'S House Furnishing
70. IN Bradley, Henry. They said
they had Just received a larSs check
from Andy Miller, the amount 10 De-
taken up by Mary Stephens in beds
and bed-f0rniShlngs only What
mat YOU have. Henry letter
trom Uncle Andy! Let's see what nc
has 60 say"
Borrowing Your money Mary read.
saved my hfe~-for II YOU had turned
over 70 Henry as YOU have SlwayS
done. would have been 70 bury. I
Tried 70 add enough to il TO repay YOU
Tor nursing me through my sick spell.
You know my motto. Heaven IS for
him that overcometh--not him that Is
pushed there in q wheel-ehalr, but
I've discovered that some folks have 50
oufh moch 10 overcome that they de-
serve little wheeling un the last hil
So | don't eegrudgs givinS voQ =
little hft by helping YOU 70 ovCreon,e
Henry stephens, Give Henry nv re.
SareS and tell him / hope ne eNNoyS
sleeping IN n real eeCi---and that n
must take his medicine like a SS,(S htfIs
Soy, With love, Uncle Andy.
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tConNrtSAt 1881
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