Mary Minds Her Business

t the new improvements, and when they reached the brow of the hill which overlooked the scene below, Josia

its kind in the

hand, Mary p

e you at the office door, and then I'm going to d

lenty for M

f the new buildings. Nearby the brick-layers were busy with mortar and tro

aughed and chatted with each other, and Mary cou

it. But the men come out and do all sorts of interesting things, and when they are through they can say 'I helped build that factory' or 'I helped build

ed a large rock, and she was still wondering how they were going to get it out of

little beauty," he said. "Come

rock. The apex of this was bound together with a chain from which a pulley was hung. Other chains were slung under

ight,

rig

tightened. The little beauty began to stir uneasily in its hammock of chains. Then slowly and steadily the rock arose, a

hurried away he p

athy, the young man looked up and his colour deepened under his tan

rammar deserting him in his confusion he

d-it would only sound trivial-but as they talked a bond of sympathy, of mutual interest, seemed gradually to wind itself around them. They smiled, nodded, looking app

u doing here?" s

struction engineer-and this is my second job. Thi

ake him away; and driving off in her car she couldn't help thinking with a smile