The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-06-11

way up, be attracted the Judges at
tentI0n, and be befriended the lad IN
a manner the latter never forgot He
studied in his Office until admitted 10
the bar, and when at last be- was
ready to practice, Dame Fortune sud-
denly smiled upon him, and sent him
over the sea TO get it. This was sew
eral years before, and it was l,s first
return after his travels. They were
discussing this same fortune thi,
morning, and Allan was saving that.
although he had enough to supper:
himself in indleness, a. he brcatred
once more his native air, the old spir-
/ it Of industry came back In the fall
be should commence to practice, if the
Judge would take him into partner
ship.
Before the Judge could reply, he
was summoned into the outer office.
and telling Allan to wait, he passed
out leaving the door a little aiar
Katie Vaughn rose trembling from
her chair a. lie approached. for she
saw that he did not recognize her
and for the first time she realized the
nature Of her errand. She almost
wished she had not come BU. when
she mentioned her name. he greeted
her 80 cordially, that she soon be-
came quite Ike herself, and in reply
to his kind inquiries about the ones
at home, she told her story. Net in
the fae speech she had planned on
her way r En that morning-that
was all :Jrgotten. But ! doubt not
that The simple, earnest way in
which she told it, was more touching
than the prepared speech would have
been. There was no wild appeal 10
his sympathy; she tried 70 treat It a.
q matter of business. aad except for
the choking sob that would come
Hhen she spoke Of her father and
mother, she succeeded admirably
There was q heart-2che il her voice
then, that brought the moisture to the
ewes Of the Judge. and also the IN
seen E-tler. who could not help but
hear every word she said Then in
answer 10 q few more questions, she
told their plans FOR the summer, and
her own little plan, that hitherto she
had kept 10 herself: Wait here a
moment and | viii see what | can
DO for YOU, said he rising and going
into the inner Office. closing the door
You heard what that girl was
telling me-"
Every word
| am glad vUu did. / know that
it Is the truth, and l know also, that
l cannot raise the money for her TO-
day. Thurston YOU brought money
home with you to invest let me have
that amount to give her, and assure
you it viii be paid. There i more
vim and energy in that girl than all
the other Vaughns put together.
Can you ask me if l viii after
hearing her . Take her home to din
ner with you, and viii leave the
money there. She need not know
but what it Is ycurs. As for the
summer bOarlers. | wonder if they
viii take me "a one
i was just thinking 1t would Be- a
good place for my wife and Lille
Then there are the Eagartous-I
think We could cct them qai,e a
party
So, Katie dined w.,h the Hardiug's .
that day, and found Lille, - she ex-
pected, a fashionable young lady, .
rather disposed 10 patconize her. She
was perfectly willing TO spend the
summer il the country. when she
found that Allan Thur>,oa was going.
and privately tried TO make Katie I'M
derstand that be was Eer particular
friend Katie, who sac holding the
money that had Just been given her,
cared but little abou; It. She felt a
little selfish Just then What were
lovers 70 her? The old home was
saved 1t was dusk when she reach
ed home the next evening, and, look
ing through the windows a. she step
ped on the porch. she saw the family
assembled in the sitting room. and
with them, Mr. and Mrs. Green She
heard her father say, in his slow.
troubled way, Il thought there was
4 week longer, neighbor Green; bUt
it may be was mistaken"
Times up to night. snapped
Mrs. Green, not giving her husband
a chance TO reply. If you've got
the money. al right; If not we viii
take mesures to have the place sold
tomorrow. Il won't bring much
more than what YOU owe u, and
we're going TO bid it in ourselves.
want to get all moved and settled be-
fore Mary Jane comes To visit.
She looked around. a if cxpectin.
some one to speak. Katie felt for the
precious package. and drawing It
forth. stepped forward into the light
and laid it on the table before them
and requested old Mr.. Green 70 count
the notes she held out her hand for
the mortgage. which Mas. Green re-
luctantly gave up, glaring at her a.
she did 50 as If She would Ike 70 an
initiate her on the spot. Katie
Vaughn. must say / think vou have
taken q great deal upon yourself
Where did you get that money 2"
Mrs. Green, | think you have
taken fall as much upon yourself 1t
is none of YOUR business WHERE | got
the money" Then, as the door
closed on the ba!iled pair, she broke
down for the first time that day. and
elung to her mother, crying: Moth
er. mother. our home IS saved -
The next few weeks were busy
ones at the Vaughn house. There .
was much to be done before the ar
rival Of their city guests. When thcv
took an inventory Of their stock Of
furniture on hand, things did not
look very encouraging. Things
look shabby the best wav YOU can fix
it." said Sue, despondentlv But
Mrs. Vauhn reminded them that their 4
boarders would not expect to find
elegance in a farm house. and if
everything was bright. clean and
cheerful. it would be all they could
reasonably expect. The middle of
June brought them all-Mrs Edger-
ton aud ha- dauohter Nina NJ