The Huron Signal, 1885-3-13, Page 22
THE HURON SIGNAL, FRIDAY. MAR. 13, 1885.
A LOAF OF BREAD. 1 a the grape. sll t° pietgiss,' wee ihe 'wen, I'm , I.d rR .... 7*0001+17,
stisuSMt answer. The crop sae already sia.e it hod te 10, shad not today,' es -
1 suld,amd father had promised the money shunted illi. Partridge, coming up
'Aro you must ready. called • 'merry t" me for --- for • few*h 'apply of salad awl mead -
Taos from the foot of the stain.
'Menet
Thetas wits something not altogether
I.tiefectury in the &ass wing tone. Miss
Della* deposited tbv basket slrr held be-
°tds the newel poet, gathered up a be-
wildering cumbtnstie° of mall -puffs mid
embroidery biro enough to display a
daiattly shod foot, Sad trtpind lightly up
the staircase.
'I shall have a better opinion .,f my
self from this Iitwe forth, she declared,
se she paused at the deur sae 'For
owe I am on time and you are nut.
Seek • thine never happened he -
fore 1'
'Make the most of it, thee.
The retort cams with an •Iart that
wits instantly detected.
Miss Dallas made • sudden onslaught
open the girl who stood before the mir-
ror finishing her t..ilet. '1l liar is the
[natter I she demanded,laying constrain-
ing hands on Polly's shoulder, sed look-
ing straight alto the brown eyes that
were thus greed to ;meet her c wn blot)
orbs. 'You've been crying,'
•Welt, - -rather ongreeitmidif. whet
t 1... t'
'Why, that you Mee had pod •ed
sufficient cause, Polly,' with quick ap-
prehension ; 'e it Jack I Have ,you
heard from him 1
Polly smiled reassuringly, in s{ ite of
the red rims about her eyes.
'You needn't begin to worry about
Jack,' she answered. stopping to kiss
Jack's sister. 'Yes, I had a letter last
night. and he was well and in exc.11ent world who a de•pp»ieted, --we ren
spirit.' due at the church an hour ago.'
' W. duln t hear, said Ketone imam, 'Polly, I wished you loved IS well
aecent,ae the personal pronoun. if we enough to let nit—'
warn t au fond of you, Poly, -one and 'Stop" said Polly, incisively. 'I'd
all of us -I don't know hew wed be able rather you weuldtl' say it, please.'
to endure yea '' 'Why not '
'Bot you de love into you see ; and it Pully tarred up..•her with flushed
wasn't Ja`k'e fault this time,' Polly an. *heels. '1 have heard,' she acid, 'girls
I'Olt !' troches
, Moos than that,' said Polly, with is- ''Phe tiler males • dt6°renoe to Oki
end Mita. iremblc, cors gravely, 'bat i1
will take noditIerence in the suffering
sed primates' that our poorer nwehbers
will have to beer.'
'It (a1.• heaviest ow the poor, el
eeares,' said a third speaker, 'but the
effect et that steno will be telt u
more directions than we see yet, I'm worker them, and ask whether she is
afraid.' u earnest in wishing t. buy home -leads
'Another dollar added to the pros of beteg 1 If •bis, 1 will give Ilra Bar -
every barrel of flour, 1 suppose, for one kwe, Mrs. Miller, Mi. l'artridte, and
thing,' remarked Mrs. Miller rw:gnedly. Mn. Thomas the WOO opportunity, and
'Which being the case, let us eat, drink
and be merry while we may f No, Mar
Partridge, yew o►n't have the half lust
for your sandwiches ; )'m saving that
for the rectory party. It's tun good to
waste on the 'vulgar herd ;' I want it to
be properly appreciated.'
'One would almost be willing to lire
by bread alone, if the bread were like
this. I weeder who nude it r
•1 don't know,' acid Mrs. Kemble. 'I'd rat oat d►du't hate to de u, but iso ume t .lel blas ..f Pully s now said Mr. Re nelds, ala 1 '1 cu been that eau to beef
stood fur •later ?est u well as not, it 1 had knows it
'Dat I knew 1 would like to enter into • y ) dtlstr7-
ntrset with the maker to supply a
thinking 1 *rind pt l f t d p 11 h t rt could put such
Polly d.poslted the M
.sited eyes, but with • fell determine -
tion to explain the anodise' /bees ly
sew that she had begun ; the sura is m
bopeleely haat that father wilt hal• to
plow it au up agsie ; there is n.tbitsg
that w1't injured, mon er leve he,yo..
see,' her voice faltered a little, but she
wart on l.ravely, 'even if 1 would con-
sent to his taking it away from the
others, father caumot give me the mosey
that he promised, and 1 -can't be mar-
ried this caar. There ! - explosively.
'I suppose It's very •tepid of me to tell
you all this but you niiflit as well know
the truth.'
'I sheu'd think so " Katrine put up
her red lips to be kissed. 'But, folly
you don't i,nat;ine that ,lack will consent
to pun off the wedding day fur any such
caur• u that 1 11 bat difference will the
little more or the little lees make to
him I
'The difference wuuld be to me,' was
the proud answer. You don't under-
stand, Katriue -thin;s come to yea
without the sweet seam of providing,
but yea harm lest as torr es 1 tie that
then are sem. things 1 .01st have -rat
it's only the one new dress. Hats,
gloves, and theca can't be bought with-
out money, and falling the money that
is eat of the question now, my worldly
all is shout two dollars end a half ' I
told you it war useless to talk about it
Cowie- I've bemoaned myself tong
enough , tin not the only girl in the
olio permitted the teen they were to
premise of all good tbisp in the future.
'Owl it•aa p:retv,. eke said te hereelt.
bikinip up the hand that bore tin assur-
•ese. 'Bet li.•d urea rat t.. tMae who
WWII' rr
bees eaakaaited for the materials wiwrS•
with Polly's lin Pers sere !nay Outtalk
the lung summer •thea. nus Katriue
was • won. cmatent emnparion than
ever, and si'hout her aid, folly was
Of
After ko►fest that morning folly ! (,.road to osuf•aa that • • emerged from the pantry ►tariept •
held • tsmily council '1 ou see, said ! have beau able to ateoInph.h all the leave y with
clean roti s p one d the well -
Mead,
s
We alter 1.wting the praise .1 her work that the toe girls rejoiced in to- I Pane' 'beet pVlot, • • knife and u lmy
Meso, sad thepeeping,
conversation your
g°'Jeuer. forget that 1 am Jack's sister,' pat of goldeu butter.
followed, artsiiI puputae, with I fnr. et- 'Do you mean m° to take my dy.psp-
Pi.wniwwn. to pot Mrs. Miller's *aid Katrina, trycuz to command f he asked as she brake the light,
idea fa preetics. I shall gat first Mrs• fulsome i.f • fact that she sea the first te sia het
Kemple sad toll Workout I happ•med to remember. 'W ho cares whether it's ' freak rolls apart.
'good form (thott;h why It ahuelJn't be, 'Never mention dyspepsia sad my
1 can't for the life of me tell) --anyhow 1 I bread in the same breath: cold Poly.
meant. help suit the acing, and .f you ; 'Taste and see t1 I haven't improved un
take a fuss altiet it, 1 11 never h r- year crude material.'
;;ire you not if you marry Jask tea 'Ni. doubt about that,' replied rode
I shell follow their urn suggestion and I Cris genially ; 'though even when that a
tunes .,car rho •awewnt art erode ea•t.rial
*burg. more for it. IIs baker's Isar a Once 1. all
I've time to make { niters , Ilca od aur has been ma•mpre4Snsi aia
worth eight c.a4 my lea j'•s are certain- tion for. taught(' P.•hly, dropping her, is the bread ready. Miss Polly r ..kgi1
ly w••rth ten.' ruffles as she heard the cleat strike, for • s Is tl boy, tapping M the window is
•Bat ttce work,' shjscJ°d dire. Rey' • teeond'spellga was set in the uwrnirg, draw •tteoy, t to hu Vrtwnce : 'mama
Iteynokis. 'You will 1 moa' )°urte1f and at IOr o'clock it meat Ise kneaded wsuts to know if uu oar s. her have
rod set (.•r tba ascend y
out. sad molded, throe loaves tonight 1 We ve got *let e[
Polly Lucbel u alae ys�d up her shah f r►umg. oum u at oar hoarse.'
ly arms '1 ahs yooue a.nd amen?, she Jack c,mulautert that Polly's letters peal f
said. 1 g 1 can stand it.' wow net halt kung as they had boss, m afr.ld not. Harry. Toll year
mother 1 sorry : aM could hots bad it
b r..uld never
to *boos between swami its the blab..
and solitary state in the pails*.'
'The *boice emit rake lone ' Caste
Criatofer oabotturud his overeat sail
took 111* 4. lend chair promptly.
Polly disappeared for • meanest, bot
h $ sourer.
treat,, ec o • tailing. a ...iloaves in the ,a
red far thew story into heavy English for her Lever I
,t meson" W [.trine kept the little secret. , basket, while her uncle watched her is
,lcino that the tale sheen; amazement.
grits•' fyrtt•�-re, 'too .0 we turned baler ' now does
0th • miserable be told --aa folly would nes er tell it that accord • oh beteg • lady, Miss
debt in order that I mafeent in silk when the right tone came.
attire,' cried 1.011 iadl utle. 'Nu i fully '
7 ICs The summer days were over before en tine might e„uider them sytsoeyenew
indeoli, you've i►eter borruwwl frem knew it almost : October had Como and
lI 1 C • f u amities you - \ be had begins its Item. 1 found out leo( age that the
co
with the staff rd Itte in future. I world
gladly it en lacrosse en the babes
prices.'
'Su would i,' responded Mrw.Bariuwe,
'it would be well worth three or four
pets • loaf mors.'
' W lay can't people do such things ?'
asked Ufa Miller. '1 suppose the mere
suggestion would be an offense, but when
these worthless Bridget. of ours never
send up goad bread twice running, oust
help h A tl to
vane, the money his
Ammo. Ho o.•id haat
or I oeui,: pay it ad by
'And saddle yourseH
0o a na for your awn r , N,,, p„y . ovem r
shan't de it aur me surd 'lady' comes from an gild Brise
preparations for Thanksgiving. Poly word kl,lffdi.•, which Ise•wa 'leaf -giver
'He'syonr own uncle,' said her father. was hosier than ecrr in those days, for
'I don't think he would refuse.' But lint I 'And your• bear lslawg ep all this
the fiat hint of holiday time serrnea tgi I flour and fellow horsed ' What did you
can't c p eau Ing i- were possible e
k neighborly little not I's,(1 bis mousy fr m ale well•Q. had ( oto, r for which do it fur r he "kid ahrepily. 'Can't
he heart he was ,lame as moralism its (b •iag Christmas -ode all t. w, near. Abe
ase a uetg I y t e arrsutei • y t„ tyuw
had a measure o s
with somebodyelse's Qndwet ' do brother, oh se. career hal been as 1 your father tale can of his family with -
be thankful though more than nit
to out your help'
'Th be 1 happen w " ! f 1 'as hu ,sat had been the f extravagance had been given'
nuke a hetet of having bread, and P help. was Polly's s .luick ret rt , but he
e goal 1!e shunt has• a chance to refuse,- dresses had 'veil themselves Into r.e
a may only a su.mas u
planned
or t 1 dun1 ►now why he should if 1 eon
'Very true ' yet there are pe,•Vle who rev.rtse, t: with the grapevines, Her two sil:c „
some of three day. 1 anall eller my idea yid 1`,::y, dtcidodly. 'But he shall Kl t black sunk and there were still I hon t askel for my asststamee yet, 1 as
' 'n' eb doing n t•.r myself.
to the person who will be able to carry have the opportunity of helping we, many anxious calculations watt regard
it amt.' serertbtloss 1 ocean to turn my having Be what for r persisted Uncle Cr*.•
t.• those indispensable articles of attire ,toter. 'Tv buy finery with r
steered incoherent ly. 'His Inter to me 'Count me as one ..f that persona an uncle in the commissisu business to
which no frmionoe it►lwuhy cart atoll.. )'oily tushed hotly. The gores was
was cut short by a party of men who sad marry 1 'apply the 1,11$11101•11.1 always steady customers,' said 3Ira Kembk cueea
d &ceut. 'without money sad erityset price.'
ridden over (tom Birch Creak. He was had ley opinion of tach girt_ Doe't with a lase!). 'How 7' Still, she had the c fri'talik assurance true 0°°°411, in oar wrest, het she did
going to write to your mother that night, make me feel myself close kin to 'And I pledge myself as another,' add- -I'll get him t � genii me my lour - at ,l knees. .'hat she had dune her r 1st, not like the task of explanation. To
but et *nurse he coulds't then.' them.' ed Mrs. Bar:owe. wholesale prtxe -- and to bo petal for, 1 her surprise, 1 reit Crit sate to the
sad t.ie rrsukt was one that J ark aced
It isn't the tame thin at all.' 'And I.' later.' Ieocue.
'And of Duane it was you that cams E not he ashamed oaf
first,' said Katriue, with pretended jeal 'It's so near it that 1 would rather not 'And 1.' 'Will yon tell him what you re doing?' 'Ihdn t Tum tell me you were gsisg to
he winter 1 1 su
ottry discuss the r,uesti.n. is pour basketket of 'And T,' tams in laewurng response •Nin, I dent want b advertise arty at'ljaeiti••u and c•.ntment had long erai- marry
yelling
� Dsues i P-
ed in Y. fly's immediate n tighlx.rhv..d, that.* what you wanted the money
'It is not that he levee Cooar ice,'- supplies all ready t Mine is yet to be dental' till I cit proved it pose
but t died out in one quar•rr
• began Polly.
'But that he loves Rome more' N.
doubt that you think that a very satis-
factory explaination, Miss Polly, but
opinions may differ.' "
'Yoirs don't,' said Polly. putting her
arm &round Katrini s waist. 'Crime, -I
suppose thew people up at the churc* 'I don't wonder they always ask you
an wondering where we are. and &bus- to send bread and rolls.' she observed,
ing us as unprofitable member.' breaking off a corner for h.1 own deleei-
'They may continue in that laudable , anon. 'I never see such bread any -
occupation.' said Kat rine, coolly ; 'it where else. Yours is nothing short of
will give thorn something to do. Net Perfection.'
body gee, to $ church festival at 3' 'I can't see why any one should }Ave
*clack of a summer afternoon-- its all [Per breed. Thera need be no diftor-
noween.s to open before six.' I seas bt tbe.gnit it them is no difference
'Bet we promised to be there.' lin the pence...
'And you weren't ready,' interrupted 'Yon wouldn't ce•r,nce the arerags
Mi. Dallas. 'stow I don't propose to cook that bread -making is ate of the ex-
t. till I know what change }lea cern.' act acienoea.' laughed Kstrine. 'What a
o'er the spirit of your drams good cook was spoiled in making you •
'I'd rather not tell roe.' lady !'
packed.'
Polly's tone was final, and Katriue
ceeld rely follow iu silence u her friend
led the way to the Stora room, where the
contributions tor the church fair and fes-
tival wore set out ia godly array on the
shelves.
from the different members of the group,
who separated, little dreaming that their
careless cenvereation had opened up new
hopes and possibilities in the mind of
one to whom yesterday's storm had
brought bitter and untuu.ed for dt.•
appointment.
'I will find out whether they re.&ly
mean it,' thought Polly, with determina-
tion, 'and if they do, why, they shall
have the good bread they make such a
fess about. And 1 --well. 1 shan't have
t•. make Jack wait till next year.'
Whereat Polly smiled sweetly at old Mr.
French, the guest confirmed bachelor in
town, and offered • Osten haired doll iu
a pink ]other R1tbbexd for ins Iran : hail
tag.
'What's the matter with you, fully f'
aakad Libby Power, as Mr. French pass-
ed en grimly. 'H. might have bought
that cigar ease of Fanny Beale's or one
of these plaques -are your wits w.wl-
g
t u curiosity i,toot--why didn't you coma to me 1'
'Then you'd better let m• get the flour d sprang upin another. Cnc:e Criatofer, y
in my own name,' said her father, put- 1' K •Wii- should 1, when I could eats it
ting on his hat with a farmer's patteare, is making ort his half yeatly statement, i
1 fur n►ywlt '
was puzzled to ace..'aut for the unustal i I ace. ('rsrofer male a guttural wand
fi plow and rawthe ruined caro number ,•f barrels of flour that had beeA
fields. He did not wish his daughter to that might Imre meant anything, and
this thong, out he knew even 'better dsant to 11:. 'imether. ewnsidenne how
,. rem from hu chair.
thou she di i, haw lona; a would b lea badly ;6o eras had t•trwed out• it car-, i■ that your father coming in ? FU
'looked as though Tem had ,cern
fen the dwmny e e ,old lo repaired. and t` go and meat him.'
nothing better seemed to offer. It oho
could make a little money by it, he
snub'. help, not hinder . hat it was net
strange that the tonus*- between his
extravagant in this one item if haemal Pony eau left with a lurk feeling of
c esu prion, as 1,•tat ; unless Tom get—irritation that she could not altogether
tin_ o tl..ar at wholesale prices, had ;smarm for. fuel• t'rut.fer had ant
been doing $ little commission bus:noes expressed any disapp••.ral, •ud mon thaw
!that could not be expected from him.
on bis half
given lot and his brother•s roue to he mind uwu swear.. S,n;e f..rmed
again. throughout the long, hard-working indeed, she drew herwit up preadly,
idea of looking into the !ratter, ;eared
with a certain euni• ees.'n to family feel: •his opinion could make no mimeos. in
day, and brau„ht with it $ sense of
bitternewi ltbad never brought before
They wereown brother a, and Crietefer s
daughter bad hardly known whs.. ih era.
tax, whisk, Mr. Crtsto,fer I-eynuuis '•v ! her wow.' Still, it w always pleasanter
eseionally mods, induced him to stop for ' when tri a conduct moss with approcsl,
an hoer ur two between trains as he. was ! end Polly.. wind was in a whirl, sed in
ti. have an ungratified desire, whale
hvef ea his way down Troia Ali any,�whcre he that state her tint.rs invariably ameba
had just completed a `err adran axed as she rine, that• being lar;*, could be
6000• Partly must go to work and darn Ger
fu+ clothes before she could be muriwl. out with re_ard t• an in•oict twisted round rod round. A sense of
Who maketh them w differ n in emir the what. emisething miseteg brought her to •
r That down t follow, h any means; t
Polly, however, was troubled with ne Mr' 4'rist.sfer I:eyuotds, p. rtly and startled *ousel. nsness of the Wien. The
'k it your given worry, or somebody • ; 7 gathering .• peer comfortable, buttoned u in hu ex
retorted Polly, who was proud of her misgivings when theymet at the sat P Pre'' ring indeed was there. but the owl, with
else? Polly laughed rood nataredly, aced re- a.ve overcoat, felt a pardonable thrall of
'h[ine,' was the despendent answer. thrifty New England bringing up, table that night. Her round "f calf bed { it1 quaint device and motto, had diesp-
1 1 'Er lad uu^ht to be a goal park ; signed the business of the tansy table to been entirely satefaotory : Mrs Datta satisfaetion as he compared his brother. � paered.
'Don't bother over it, Ketone It can't r7 7 e Yue. Libby a mere capable direction. 1 surroundings with tau own'. This small- had 1 her prompt de The 1 reeerbal search for a needle in a
be bel , and there s ate uw telkieg theu.;h, naiad you -1 don't Insist upon Her thouz!its were baa wish law and uwu atnn• a prates. p P•
her doing it Her servants should he
y V i termination in terms so flattering that fact:uu became annoyance as the 'hard buys a,•k was rot tacrt hopeless tkrn
shoat it.' calculations in which the bnsinsss of the y p !tie f the lien" belt found him nu Lear.
The gine is that 1 lute t••u. and that i trained w that her own time may 1H choreh lied no share. She had fallen the girl blushed "wail at the repetition.
K " rsc• ke s hunt for het.
troaa.rw $he
MO Jack's outer.' 'pared for something better.' into a trick whenever her iniad was Thy had ine•stsd os claiming s *hare of
er a wekume loan the wisely p.,teh raele.l her brain to remember whim she
'That's the ver reason. You may bring both theory and prat- . each biking, •'to supersede Talufa's fail 'Itch h•+ exclaimed a'uud, 'I m..a ;bad tut sen it, bat in ,sin. To and aro
I busier than her fingers; of playing with oras;' and Kiuine had incited herself t' have remembered the habit u► t.'u'.e
Katrina blue eyes opened wide. and tap mte the Dalhu family as ee,nu p,. o a ringthat she were on her left hang, s}m Rent. through house and kitchen,
sible,' said Kstrine, slyly. We alma be Polly's companion in the afternoon's regions of octet using a front doe:- when i ; �, p pptaa Her,
she planted herself defiantly against the. y y• >• and with the unconsaau action came s .....,,,ti into rr ssible
door. 'Then 1 in.i.t upon knowing. ePJ I 7- visiting. Nn. Kemb'e had been as a aide er hack do or is attsinable.' %S hen-
ruse of ou, 1'ull ee• {.art her carne ham while she was en M -
p g sudden misgiving as to Jack's *pinion of upuu hr, xt out .s a voyage .f di., o. -
Polly, with a sudden change of voice 'That's better luck than 1 deserve,' her plans --or if not, Jack's family
swine generous and :nceful and kindly asSln. 1 gage.;, at►rl, while wait athlnng ring,
Lembo alone could be ;eke expressed uy. aced cwlly disrs�ardiryr the side ss• I
and earner. 'Don't you lore me ore :said Polly, taking good caro as she spoke thin was dna to them ;but remember. ad•issd the tirl to wait until morning,
arm curled around Polly's waist, a u that her ht, white loaves should not g herself delighted by the unexpected trance, which wY ala. elwed, aopeared iartsrd ••f faluwin>; rho example of rho
7 K ing the ton of the tone oaf the waver- fulfillment of her wish. and asked to be e.1 the kitchen do..r In tame to see his
blonde head rented anima. Polly's 1 encroach uputt the otscosnut�puf a which .Mi.. she had uretbsnrd. Polly took we.w in the Nide. who lighted a candle
to beer [hail emermay. -'T iii e I brace a� ii,... she tg pr�i.-ibis anpphed with tines- love, daily- Ti'. Pre J awct oat her knit° is fnwt of the-athl swept diligartj=.
, ., ovws, s rn rad :na¢ eat a
pluadun,t expression.) 'enough to trent
Mel I wonldfi't treat you se:'
Polly melted, visibly. 'I ane making' Shep
• mighty mystery,' she Yid, with a lit- solemn rxnelave to pay off the remainder
tis ►ryterteel iantrh, 'over a quee'iea of of the Church Extenainr. Fund debt.
rfnthe.* You •lon't credit me with For weeks the viral sewing societies had
being siiir en"ugh t•. ery because i been pilimr up articles saleable and uns•1-
000ldu t have the purpdeabd white haven table in their rwep.ctive baskets ; the
I hail sot oily heart vm ' 1 committees ilsd canvassed the town ft•r
'And 1 don't now. seed Katrine, euatributione. Miss Winter, the Presi-
7atekly. 'Tell me what you meat: r dent of the ueild, whose sensible, sua-
'1 Aston that t rsterdaay'a hail -sterni shiny facie belied her name, had marshal -
lase spot all nay L:ans and prepare- .d her Corps of assistants eerly ie t4.
tame' morning, and the result of their labors
*What a frightful storm it was win something for every church -member
Weren t yeas frightened, Polly t.. he proud iii -s. bowery anri flowery
- Yee for the gropes.' was the effect.
Kstrine looked up with, wonders¢ Ketene Dallas and Polly Reynolds, as
eyes. 'i berm to understand,' she said monitors of the Yount; Ladies' Sewing
slowly. 'Wu" t Jets piesos try le furgst ( Society, and teeehen in the Reclday-
that i am Jack's tauter -1 ease your school, were to take active parte in the
friend beton he appeared on the is.,
remember : -arid 1 want the thing ex-
plaia.d.'
'it 1s simple enough. said Polly, with
w high. 'You've been nursed in the lsp
of Weary all your life, you ridiculous lit- hopes, she throw herself w bravely ieto
the scientist ' het 1 very soon had • the spirit ar4 the eeoaai.,n, that on ono
g.sased what demure the storm had done
to her its severity wee a fru,..11t
theme of en nye eaties that evening,easb
ace eo.w*r giving some fresh tale to heti
ao�eem.41, Wrap were comfortable .f betas MO waste, gpdam dentreyed,
t> b ; Whitey &ido t, why, we had to grew- Weems beekea. grad windows that
e+1�p etas s Jit' ! Ia.bed ss though the Amp had Isla
'6.d this l lien. l -' I ewder • bsA`edmest,
seems -
may
shoulder, and two bine eyes looked
www . other had f.Ilowo.d ossa, and ordered
m ay new -lead the way, Katrina sum thine, might he done between Sion of leaves of bread such bawd M•
1 ode t;riet� sea
apPser agaie.
levet acaladial to the Mx, of their/ hen • au tdeo ards•ia,lf '
Sadie. of the Church of the fioiiiss. The venture tin • tltffs nnwasl and face /otiose bei
Shepherd had pledged themselves i°
was
but the girl had an unaffected contempt r•espeettce familiar. 'Indeed,' sand Pelly >� walkal down tae the d with bi.
all in a sparkle of glad exeitemert, 'the n brown and env did It leek, end so *Pelt l
f.,1 the false pude and far of losing awwt and appeuang did it smell. Mn. Iteynolda uadertnok lbw diatribe
-
'the
• which might have prevented' a only limit t ' my undertaking appears t•' t,os oat rho bread, while Pul
5. the Sian rat m oven.' N t until the pans were safely landed ly wee e*n-
1 itnuing her 'amble search : bet 11 sues
less salt teleost girl from taking silvan- rai the table did Polly ber,we aware of
tags of the opportunity thus offered. 'And the measure of y..rr stranzth,' her unexpected guest, anal her surprise !In to n" Purr". and she Pro 11 op
Long before the end of the evening her added her mother; you haven't lint one and embaraasmeut deeprned the tilos in ' after a while, though detenr ining to rise
Leer of the Dallas upimiur, trek the un- life to life, my dear, and yen don't want her pink cheeks with the tint dawn in the anornieg.
expressed form of hoping they would say to be •tired oat wife.' Uncle Criatder surveyed the picture The sense et less s.a her first eon -
nothing to dissuade her, once she' was 'i shan't be,' answered Polly oeofids*t- in silence ; the clean, well -kept kitchen, vetoes thos,1ht M she awoke, and alto pet
serenely sure that mush would *rely tend ly; 'you don't Galt knew slat • reserve with •its shirring pans and akmmmers rang- her determtnition inti. practise pew.pe-
to lower them to her estimation. force 1 bas*, mother mime.' .d in orderly array, the c'ear, bright tin', 17• 1 pst•ns and down, with careful
that felt decided y comferteble ren this' brow. and dustpan did she go, but all to
en1.1 :Caveman- aftern•, o.,, the row et 1 O° PurP^ss• Her brattiest was a regia
freshly Faked loaves, and Polly, in her I farce, neer which she apart but little
well fitting dark cambric dress and white time. Mrs. Kemble and Mn. Barlow.
business of the evening ; sad though
Polly Doul' not altogether banish the
nsemnry of the bruised and teat
tend crape vines, whose wreck
had home down so many fund girlish
pasties! snderstanding of the desestreus
egg* of fret sad hail, drought sad pgi-
IsWbop, array -worms sad grsseMap-
*yo, s foa Ivy issbrr'e crops !i sh.
The detail. of the plan were her last And suit seemed to be. In spite of
thought as she went to sleep that night, hard work -for bread making is hard
and mingled «Idly enough with her first work. let who will deny it Polly was
waking theoghta of that far -aware lover never man 'healthy and wealthy and
who war i. ,king forward to the wedding wise,' as the old adapt hath it. Perhaps
day that situ del omen his home eemisg the early rising had its •fleet, for Poll)
was astir betimes in theses Atttust sed
September mornings. The Kemble. and
Bartow. rejoiced in such breakfast reit
as they had never known hof•.'., and the
Dallas wok enjoyed an iremuniey frees
that form of !stew in which she had hew
peculiarly ensue,-e.aful. Polly might
beat added many more customers to her
lid, for the fame of Mss R.ynelds'
bs..-.aide breed was aeon noised
abroad, Amt • ree•lleetion of her mother's
wyrnintt deesd.d the girl to oodles her -
salt to 1). half der,er families with which
.he had started. film wee sot .abler a
fortes' by aey meaner of lasses, het the
siker dhow would have hewn tae heavy
at Christmas time. A ray of sunlieht
fell upas her ria;, throwing its desists
into bold relief. It vis not the eon•
vent ional eegagenient ring. Some unex-
plained (online of pride had mode bar
refuse the offered selitur.--di•swede
wield he Wine ornaments for Jsee's
wife, but for felly Reynolds, oeisothiwg
simple served in hotter taste. 'If yes
wan/ RIO to wear o Hoar let it be really
your own,' she .id.' 'D would rather
wast that cel -ring of yams than any -
Woe yoe eoteld buy for me,' and ammo
thea the tiny polished oval, hearing a
crested devise of overeswing hors et
pleat!. with the errved loped lied
glees shove it had been to Polly iter Ise ¥er purse, hoot try hit, if they had not
ap.•o.n fully, with bnrht syss sod 'mold have missed their freak rolls for
fleshed cheeks, as presiding genius of o*eo it Mr. R.yn"Ids hod mot earri*d
the whole. I gist her daogbfon oontratt. it ease per.
'1s it fora regiment 1' he asked with a I11ipe nine •'clock in tb. sorntaR wiser,
twinkle in his shrewd Cray eyes ; 'b. -
ams. if so, 111 join the
sorp..'
Polly
wariest
lso,..d at that, and gaff him a
welou,ne than (lode Cristof.t
had ever received at his brother's heuss_
hold, where his neessa.nal visits wan apt
to be chan,etsriaed with mutual con-
straint
'Wait and see,' die answered wily,
pulling est the high hs. ked. *biota sew.
sed rusher for hie weenp•tiow. 'Pother
hetet mono in yet., and °nYtbtr's goes op
tow* en an errand, tool i ain't las*. esy
bread jest st moment, se you trill hays
fleshed, ti rel wad dishes' tooted, she ad-
mitted to herself that it war molar to
look fir it any ',neer. She ono sitting
M the tout of the stair., her surly leeks
rough and dunned* sd,nkere they peel
eat from seder her aweepieg-esp, her
broom still grasped i• owe head, the
brush Y.1 dustpan M her feet, whim the
door opened without the ooremesy of
ksuek or ring • some one ealled, 'Polly 1'
and in &f o lest moment she had found
herself hreoen and dealer • d an-
elemed in Jack's .nam.
Ketone Mend is tie epm destu y
hes shed epee them ssesp►wy flat • Ief