| Show REWARD OF MERIT by JULIA A 26 1920 by mcclar ne cpr Hynd leata jane stood before the mirror impartially the lady reflected therein th rein darn itt it thought jane the 1 was wai between beaw een two windows and reached reache 1 t the door floor she ran mn up the letting ii lu flood of stepped nearer and resumed her scrutiny darn dam iti I 1 whispered jane she took a hand mirror nilor revolved slowly still keeling up the pitiless scrutiny darn 1 11 I 1 said tane vigorously the lady in the mirror m as not attric the th albough she might have ben W a dozen tars fetuu her ifer clothes were shabby bandi an I 1 rt widened her hair halt wildly neutral in color was twisted into a firm knot on the tile back bael of her head the fashion of women who have jo 10 aimoto waste on personal adom adornment ment she possessed nothing that could be classified as complexion and her whole expression and attitude indicated unmitigated weariness it a my turn now tow said jane to her double 11 1 I mean to have the time of my life jane deserved it thirteen year years before when she as eighteen came the of the disaster which had w wept ept away both parent parents leaving her to aae cn e for altu and nell both too young to realize the full extent of the calamity but now for two years jim had been jamea james U bedford BL D and nell was veil voll along on her wedding journey jo orney and ano of their united for tunes jane still had 1500 left it rightfully belongs to me aid said jane to the mirror lady 1 I have earned IL 11 eada hadn t she seated jim and nell both night aad day sho she been seen to it that they could bold hold their own with their theft young companion companions t she sacrificed a college course that they might lack noth ngi she di missed the servants and herself cooked and scrub cd red and mended until both were well A ell ettlel settle I 1 in life the she given peter back his ring good old peter I 1 how ilow he protested how be he coaxed how he be bewailed walled his fate how he ile vowed he would wait until jane had done her tier full duty as she saw it and peter was still uni unmarried narried yes the money rightfully belonged to 0 o her it her turn now that evening jane announced that she was golub on oa a i ac ailon her tier first one in n 13 years sho just wanted to CO go off by li vind loe doie and brearn and dawdle and be quite free for sev sel erni oral weeks lei ey she preferred to go alone and she I 1 referred DO no to say where she was bias going jane went straight to sew new york she searched out the moat most eminent beauty specialist and took dilly treat ments she had her hair brushed and sunned she had her face mas massaged maged he she had her handa hands manicured she practiced gymnastics she took dancing lessons she slept long hours she ate goo gool I 1 food she unused herself in many ma ny ways at the end of six weeks she returned home ani an again stood before th the e mirror but a very different lady returned her gate gaze a lady peter surely would approve all trace of weariness had vanished the dowdy clothes had diP disappeared appeared and a general air of or well being had displaced her old careworn look from the top ot of her well coifed coffed hea to the toes of her well fitting citing shoos sho s she he rad radiated fated an idres slon of joyous expectation ae dr jim was not home fram his office when she arrived pink cheeked and smiling he be set out on a walk AR A R good luck would have it she soon saw peter approaching he lie stared a moment ard then holding out both hands sill s ill liane you were everlastingly right when herl you refused to let ne bind myself and finitely by a prot promise ulbe next ext week I 1 nm to marry sma elder the dearest loveliest little littie girl that ever breathed I 1 and after a I 1 bause aube he a ad d led you do look stunning ou relf I 1 jane jon grasped both hands cordially and said paid 1 I congratulate iou most an berely there can be no mistake this time thue dr jim was as at home when hen jane returned he ile alo stand a moment and then exclaimed 1 VV I hy by jane you are positively pretty but I 1 neier neer noticed it before I 1 he ile seemed somewhat ill at ease but finally told hd he that he had been thinking mattera matters over during tier absence and bad had concluded that in hia his profession an office in a good location was an absolute absolu ee necessity adding iou mist bee about fifteen hundred dollars ollars 11 still left lefts and if you could save lve me my share right now I 1 could step into a dandy location they were by the postman A 1 att tt P r from nell said doctor jim binding it to his sister th letter began I 1 do hate to ask ved for money so soon after our wed ding isn t there about the aundrel dollars duo due me from fathers estate if it I 1 could have it right now I 1 should be eternally grateful darn it 1 lit thought jane |
