ld always talk enough to
those silly girls she liked so much, and always sat with, but who
never did anything for her except to take away her money, and here was
her aunt who tried so hard and was so good to her and treated her just
like one of her own children and Lena stood there, and never made any
answer and never tried to please her aunt, or to do anything that her
aunt wanted. "No, it ain't no use your standin' there and cryin',
now, Lena. Its too late now to care about that Herman. You should have
cared some before, and then you wouldn't have to stand and cry now,
and be a disappointment to me, and then I get scolded by my husband
for taking care of everybody, and nobody ever thankful. I am glad you
got the sense to feel sorry now, Lena, anyway, and I try to do what
I can to help you out in your trouble, only you don't deserve to have
anybody take any trouble for you. But perhaps you know better next
time. You go home now and take care you don't spoil your clothes and
that new hat, you had no business to be wearin' that this morning, but
you ain't got no sense at all, Lena. I never in my life see anybody be
so stupid."

Mrs. Haydon stopped and poor Lena stood there in her hat, all trimmed
with pretty flowers, and the tears coming out of her eyes, and Lena
did not know what it was that she had done, only she was not going to
be married and it was a disgrace for a girl to be left by a man on the
very day she was to be married.

Lena went home all alone, and cried in the street car.

Poor Lena cried very hard all alone in the street car. She almost
spoiled her new hat with her hitting it against the window in her
crying. Then she remembered that she must not do so.

The conductor was a kind man and he was very sorry when he saw her
crying. "Don't feel so bad, you get another feller, you are such a
nice girl," he said to make her cheerful. "But Aunt Mathilda said now,
I never get married," poor Lena sobbed out for her answer. "Why you
really got trouble like that," said the conductor, "I just said that
now to josh you. I didn't ever think you really was left by a feller.
He must be a stupid feller. But don't you worry, he wasn't much good
if he could go away and leave you, lookin' to be such a nice girl. You
just tell all your trouble to me, and I help you." The car was empty
and the conductor sat down beside her to put his arm around her, and
to be a comfort to her. Lena suddenly remembered where she was, and if