Mother and daughter looked at each other, happily.
“Do you know, mother, I just wish we could send it off tonight. It will feel so fine to get the burden of this big debt from our shoulders. Isn’t it fun to be able to pay your debts?”
“I am so glad,” said the mother, no less enthusiastic. “It worried me so.”
“Yes, mother, and I have some more good news. I have been given a raise and my pay is to be ten dollars a week.”
“It’s wonderful, but no more than you deserve,” said the mother, loyally.
“Why,” said Helen, “here is a letter from Ted and you never told me. What a perfectly fine picture.” There was silence while the sister read the letter and the mother watched her appreciation.
“Ted is going to be a great man some day, mother; I know it.”
“And you will be a fine woman, too,” said the proud mother.
“I wish we could go out there and join Ted. In another month we ought to be able to tell the Deans we do not need their help. My, that will be so fine.”
“Yes, Helen, and the first thing in the morning I am going to send this money to them and get through with that.”