Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
its neighbors. It was built the year Nan was born, so the roses, the honeysuckle, and
locked them up. The front fence had got out of alignment, and the
been painted twice within Nan's remembrance; each t
he Sherwood cottage was not so attractive as in summer. Yet it was a cozy looking house with the early lam
quirk in the corner of his mouth, "a dwelling in
nough in the houses of her school friends to k
n the little shingled cottage on
burst of childish spirits was frowned upon, or one had
t the cottage all her life. She had been, in fact
nly with her little daughter. Mrs. Sherwood's voice w
e exact, where Mr. Sherwood had met and married her. She had grace and
rked. They deferred to her, made much of her, shielded her
w it she did all the work of the little family herself. Just now she was having what she smilingly
ls that had made her a semi-invalid since Nan was a very little girl. But in seeking medi
mity", and her mother's low rocker was drawn close to the sid
laundry-work, she insisted upon darning and patching
able on his foot after "Momsey" had darned it than when it
resting her head upon her hand and her elbow on the table when Nan came in. But she spoke in her usual br
rd from out of doors
mile into being. Her last words with Bess Harley had savored of
brought from outside tonight, Momsey," she conf
Mrs. Sherwood, with her low, caressing
and have extras to make up, in the
what
lling out; but I couldn't help offending h
' my dear?" queried littl
all!" cried Nan. "The yello
doubtfully, not at first understanding th
pany uses yellow posters, like a small-pox, or typhoid warning. The horrid thing!
man's involuntary tribute to the
drew Nan closer to her and her own brown eyes, the
at let's do, N
sey?" repeated the gir
herwood know about it, it
of one of the mill departments, would know all about the announcement of the shut-down; but they would k
. Surely, if Momsey could present a cheerf
f her mother's coiled hair, glossy brown hair throu
Momsey," she said anxi
ney," confesse
poor head, dear," said Nan. "You know,
like,
ome with feet that dragged more than usual on this evening
bout her, falling quite to the floor as she sat in her low chair. Ou
ed. "Nan is becoming a practical maid, and I presume I put upo
rom me, Jessie," said her husband. "If she favored
n said, he always "cleaned up" at
of both my parents," declared Nan briskly, beginning to braid the w
nder the shoulder blades with a bl
sprouting yet, Nancy,"
have to have a new winter coat if you did,
ng to a less cheerful level, as he went away to change his coat and light
looked at each oth
n. "I never do open my mout
mused. "That is an acrobatic feat that
d of our hard luck instead of be
came back into the kitchen as Nan finished arranging the hair. "Come, Papa Sherwood!" cried the little lady. "Hot biscuit; the last of the honey; sweet pi
the years that had elapsed, Mr. Sherwood had paid in part for the cottage; but now the property was deteriorating instead of advancing in value. He could not increase the m
which it is difficult for a man to take up a new