The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-03-02

lyOung voice that had a mingling
of tears in its quality, Il suppose
you must be pretty wonderful,
and I'm crazy!"
Nothing wonderful about it!
I'm just an ordinary sister, Bet
! ty, that's mighty hungry to be
taken in and made one of you'll"
well, I should say you'd TAX
en- us in, if you ask me! I thought
we'd reached limit and tonight
would see us all we'll on our way
out of this life, but you've some
how brought us back again
where we have to 60 on" Sud-
denly Betty dropped down on
box by the kitchen door and put
ting her head down in her hands
burst into tears. Betty was worn
out.
Egypt, facing difficulties SINH
MarjoHie was at her side at
once, her arms about her, sooth-
thing her, putting the hair back
from her tired forehead, putting
a warm kiss on the back of her
neck.
why, you're cold yet, you
poor dear!" she said. "Come in
to the hall and sit over the reg
lister and get your feet warm"
mo! No, I'm all right" insisted
Betty, raising her head and
brushing away her tears. Il just
can't understand it all, every
thing getting so different all of
sudden. Food in the house, and
head, and chance to sit down"
But my dear, you've scarce
ly eaten a thing. Come let me
get you a nice little lunch"
Marjorie made Betty sit down
and eat.
Mother said the soup was the
best thing she had tasted IN
weeks" she said as she ate hun
grily.
Have you-told her about me
-yet?" asked Marjorie anxious
ly.
NO." said Betty. Il didn't have
a chance yet. l didn't want to eX-
cite her while she was eating.
And besides Father had come in
and dropped down on the other
edge of the bed. He went right
off to sleep.
you spoke of Ted. Is he our
brother?" Marjorie asked.
"Of course. Hadn't you heard
of him, either? He's Almost sew
enteen, and he's a dear. I don't
know what we would have done
while father was sick, if it
hadn't been for Ted. He worked
early and late, just like a man.
He's out now hunting for some
kind of job. And he hasn't had
much to eat for day and half.
He had a real desperate look on
his face when he went away this
morning. l wish he would come
back and get something to eat.
But he won't come until he finds
something"
"Oh," Marjorie, couldn't 1 go
out and find him?
Betty's eyes filled with tears,
but she smiled through them, and
shook her head.
II wouldn't know where to find
Ted. He goes all over the city
when he gets desperate. He'll
come pretty soon perhaps, be-
cause he said if he couldn't find
something else this morning he'd
come back and get that chair
and take it to the pawnbroker.
He felt we ought to have some
coal as soon as possible, but he
hated to give up the last chair"
ooh, my dear!" said MARJORIE,
her eyes clouded with tears Of
sympathy. ooh, if l had only
known sooner!"
"Oh, don't you cry!" said Bet
ty. you've come, and I can't
tell you how wonderful it is just
to have it warm here again and
have something to eat, and not
be frightened about Mother and
Faher. I'm sure I'll love you af-
forwards for yourself, but just
now 1 can't help being thank
full for the things you've done.
Maybe I can make you under
stand sometimes, when I'm not
so tired. But you see I've hated
you and blamed you for being
better than we were so long! I
see now it wasn't fair to you.
You couldn't help what they did
to you when you were a baby of
course. Only l never dreamed
they wouldn't tell you anything
about us. Mother said Mrs.
Wetherill had said they would
tell you you were adopted, and
Il supposed of course you knew,
and didn't care to have anything
L.