CHAPTER XVI
ONLY A FEW DAYS MORE
Clematis did help Mr. Alder, and tried hard, in her way, to make herself useful.
She helped Mrs. Alder too, for she went on errands to the village every time she was asked.
Every day she went to the Post Office. She took home the letters and carried home bundles from the stores.
Clematis loved this walk, because the road ran down by Knapp’s saw mill, and by the river.
Near the stocking mill, the river came right up to the road, and she could even see the little fish, in the clear water.
Sometimes she stopped longer than she thought, and was late getting back, but Mrs. Alder did not scold her.
“The less we expect of her, the less we shall be disappointed,” she would say.
On Sunday, they all went down to church to hear Mr. Sampson preach.