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‘ n ell, I Would not buy anythingtoo extraugant. Mary. I guess that ”amp-Body that. you thin]: so much ()1 has clean forgotton us. There’waa no use V .wrllln’ 1.0 himtor help.” As hé "sat huddled and bgndled in 'a home made rocker, he ’ spoke again. “The doctor and medicine moat. have taken a heap of your savings. 1 would act buy what might, be called luxuriant.” 4 "Rollo! why m-‘o you hurrying I")1 [a he wom?“ cried the boy. "Well, ell right; I feel my strength renaming ntmnm-r than I ever drain"; of. But ydn he‘d better be on your way; Mary. I ‘won’t be looking for you till calf-put. noon. You better hurry." His yoice still followed her'to “Indoor. "I would not get u luxuriant, diam-r." ‘ ' road wail-d town when Oh. uncut. {gall our : boy with l' flat. full u! marbles, who seemed to rise (mm her fuel; “It. may happen", she declared, speaking rap- idly as if the‘bhought hAd just ocurned to her. “It. may be I good while, Jim, till 1 @me --back .er I van going round to see Mrs. Piper if you think you an any alone gill then." A “I won’t,” promised Mary. “You cw trust me for that. Jim". - She did not leave the room-at once. but stood at the. door and looked around at the bat-est, plainest, but‘cleanent. otrooms. ' L ‘ > V ‘ " 'Her busy hquds had poliéhéd the few chairs, the above auditable. Had kept the furnishing of the bed in the corner without. a? blemish and hm 'fash- ‘ioued the bright. patchwork spread upon it. 'On the table was prepare’d a little luncheon. plain and scant. yet. enough for one who was ’ recovering from sickness, and up to this the old man's ' chair wu’druwn. There we; e ehy look in her fece, e‘e she glenced “the-White, slooping heed beside the table: “Jim, yon-know for yoursell‘thet the town he consider- nhie diet-ence irom here. I’m thinkin' about goin’ ‘round the ferthereet. way for I might get things et 3 more reuoneblc price.” The thought end- deniy ocllrred to her that it was near Thanksgiving Dey, “It’s our Thanksgiving dinner that I‘m going to gm". she concluded. “Hum, no doubt about tint, you hove been kept In the house quite study with that pneumony of niue. Will yoube me long?" ' There was nothing in the weak old. toiee , to lplke her start as she did. she hesitated in pinning her shew! over her thin tfioulders. “The day is very bountiful end the wall: will do me good", she aid hastily. ' eu_ elderly couple by the nine of Mum: were sitting quietly we the old flrrplece. Al the clock struck nine the man said slmly, “It's than: time you were going, Mel-y?" IT wu the dey before Thenksgiving: B) Volume 18 HER‘ SOLDIER BOT ‘, Mrs. Mann? HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER By AL THE/1' WILLMANN Following the policemen‘a directions she walked timldly on. Tired from hei- long mm, elm paused 5 little and seld‘heli' aloud: "I must. have now by the place." But. looking across the street «a» ~ -w a large. red brick building will: Tell Place wr turn ebove. the door. she walked slowly up to th dour in the from. at :he building when she was gr ted by elbon. no“ em... who'lntrodnced hm , '4 n life'flmiili, mum of me piece. Mrs. M . old her muons for coming. She wee led into a .u 2‘- .“Good sfoernoon with ybu", said Mrs, Piper: _ Walking slowly up to a. policeman stsuding near the corner, Mrs} Mumn asked what. direction she should go to reach s certsin street. and number. He knew the. place; sad when he looked down st the meagre face and worn dress. he knew w h y she inquired forit. ' d i er?" some unoppmg todo", said Mrs. Mfiran, slowly. “Isn‘t it an awful puisance-ahopping“, said Mrs. Plpgr. She was looking over on the otheraide '9};the street at something which did not seem to interest her. When shexsaid carlessly. “I've just s'pe'nt the last dollar Sam gave «the except this fifty cents. I am going to stop in bi} shop on my way home. It is lucky that I met you for, as I suppose, yofu can buy something with this fifty cents which I have owed you for the. last tWo years for the cabbam; Now please take a car with some of that and ”don’t walk down for you will ruih your health. Well, I must be‘” going," said MrsJPipor hurrldly. ‘.‘Have you heard anvthimr of mm:- hnv She reached the outskirts of the town. ' At last overcome by wslking she paused a little to rest then walked an more slowly She met.Mrs. Piper whom she v- » going to call on, end this shortened her Why a little. Mrs. Piper had been is neighbor when the Huron: lived in their brick house end .the children vent to the same school. She wore a clothhkirt end 1 skirt of electric seal plushion her "but e long booked bird perched in a grove of leaves. She extended to Mrs. Mann her strong hand, which wu‘wonde‘rfnlly draped in p‘urplekid. “How do you do?" uskad Mrs. Piper. "-It‘s a. dog’s sge since I saw you last. I heard that. Jim wu taken tick a few weeks back. L1: be better? I hope he is. You're not. looking ,very well yourself. Not going to walk all the way down town, are you? , Yes. 1 am going to wolk down-town, for I have some shopping todo”, said Mrs. Mfimn. slowlv. The ‘reck‘led faced youngster looked nound for a moment; then he mid: “What will you give . me? "Glorrme! l hav‘nl. anything to give", 3nd she hastened on her way. ‘ ’ “No. No. Pat. I'm going shoppin‘. Put, will you run down no the house 3nd see if Mr. Mun-an wnnw anything before I set luck?” ~ “Not. lately” Inswered Mrs. Murat) _ .(V- :dly. ‘fflnve you heal}! agything of yoxir boy ‘. lately Mrs. Mun-an? [hear ke we'nt for a’sol- Now her only desire we: m get home before these visitors should arrive. The fresh air revived, her and she walked back through the town. “Sur- ely, surely, some folks are prosperona this yen; she thought to herself. ,She eould not. remember when , she ‘hed last seen '80 many ~turkeys hanging in lhe windows. She walked the whole way back; but us she neared thepoor dwell- lug place she thonght fortthe‘flrst. time of the any cents shill held tightly in her bend. It would buy something good for Jlm’a supper, and‘ehe turned back to go to the nearest grocery e mile sway. She had neerly reached the plece when u the we: tmseing l‘ehtlfiél, a car «right the skirt. of her gmvn. She fell and rolled over nod over. A large cmwd soon gathered and Mrs, Maren wee helped 0 her feet. But she trembled"'with nervous fright a mi Mammt-n'd out», “don't sey-enything-lo the” ulâ€"itrwas mv nwn fault " Hun .1“. c-:..A-A at ~ ”Visitors from the county house will be sent. to your place sometime this evening he said, while leading her to the door. “Tears stood in her eyes. her heart beat. hard Ind she said with chooked voice, “one child, nfim- ed Body, left. father and me to join the nrmy.” ‘ He. asked her so many questions thnt she grew tired and faint. The. long walk'hnd told on her, she brew dizzyrand begun to wonder whether if nny- thing happened to her, they would put, it in the paper or not, and whether it Jim should find it out", would worry him sick again. But she answered the questions as best she could. ,‘V-_... She turned slightly and found herself I up M. I thin, middle aged men, with the eyes and heel: or s hawk. She looked down embersssed. Agnin he said “Name, please. " “Mary Min-on.” she said, hulily. “Did you ever 3e]. help from the county before?” he asked. " 'No', no, never." she snswerecl “Mnrried, widow. single or deserted." “Married forty-nine yeah to Jim Mann ” “How sunny children? Sworn-led, emploi: men end live where?" ' ' ' coking and: affairs. While wnlting she gazed around; Th1 window she saw a gnoup of old men, sou eyed ind atupid-looklng, other: llmping or crutches, nll‘ untidy and infirm. At this point. a mu: cum up to her I “Good day. What isVyour name plea-e?" 25: I905 Lzed Imund.‘ Through the p of old men, some blur. ', other: limping on canes Number 29 Md aid.