, 1873-12-21

tho Ii } m sneltin works hore;" hero l.u hastily pro-
tacod bundle Of papors TINT foil upon tho
tho papers hero as will give mo $4,000 IN tl,o
,,o1t month";" ]lo aaoa, as he stroyo to collect
tllo vnunb'o documonts again. "lll layo 'cm
horo by Christmas If 1.-Two, nnt! yo't alinll cut
your Christmas dinner with Mo, York, my boy
yon shall, gltre."
With hfs tongue now fairly loosencd by liquor
mud tho suggestive vaattoss Of Ills prosrccts, ho
ramb!od OH moro or lcHa iucoiorently, c!nborat-
ing and simplifying his plans. -oocAsionnly ovcn
,tntll tic moon roao high III tho henvous, ana
York lol him ngn, to Ills couch. 1Ioro Ilo ]ay
for some time lnuttoring to himself. until ut
Inst he Hnnts into heavy sleep. When York
down the picture and framo, and, going to tho
hearth.
rossED THEM ON THE DYING E,tnEns,
and Hnt down to SEQ thom burt.
:, The t3r-concs fcapc Instantly mtg fames; then
tho features TINT I'm: ortrancca San Tranclbco
nudioncoa nightly flashelup mud paesodaway .-as
Bnch things Rro npt to pms anu evcn tho cynicRl
smile OH York's llps fadcd too. And then there
canlo supplemental and unexpected flash as
tho oufbors fell together, and BY Its light York
nas paper upon tho door. 1twas ono TINT bad
fallen from tito old mans pocket. AZ llo picked
It up liBtlesHly, Il photograph Slipped from its
folds. It wns the portrait Of young girl, md
on its royorso waH writton, In scrawliug hand,
"MEt1NDA TO FATHER"
It WIS at best cheap p1cturo bnt nh mo! ]
fear oven tho doft graclousnoss Of tho highest
art could not hayo softonod tho rigid angnlnri-
tlos Of thHt youthful figure, It's selt-complacent
vugarty Its cheap tincry, Its eSpres4ionlosB ILL.,
favor! York did not look nt 1t tho second time.
Ho turned to the letter for relicf
It was nniaspellct, It was unpunctuatod.
1t was Utmost ieglble, # was frotful in totlc and
selfish in sentiment. It was not, fcar, oven
original in tho story Of its woes. Itwas lilo
harsh recital OF poverty, Of suspicion. Of NOM
1nakcshfts md compromises. Of low pnins and
lower longings, OF Horrow, TINT wero degrading.
OF Grief tint wAa piiiaDlo. iot 1t wnB sincere
In certain kind Of sagno yoarning ior tue pres-
toll,--mn Infection that was moro like confused
Instinct tslnn q sentiment.
York folded it agnln carefully and placed 1t
beneath, the old mans pillow. Ihon lto
TINT haa beou playing, upon LIS faco,, dcep,.
eninE the curveB behind lis rnonstacho aid
gradually ovcr'uunlng his clear brown eyes,
presently s ,adGa y am9y e9l was aIt to 70 from
thoso who did not know him.
TEAR. .,
He sat thero Tor a long time. leaning forward,
hls head upon hls hnads: Tie wind TINT lad
bccn ,ntslylug with thes canvas ROOF al ~
suddenly IN, and laS for n,omoqt lilo \ shtains
nlaue upon nls shon!der. Ana kh1Ghsed by lla
toucn, ht:lait%hy pam Aanry fotK arose,7-sua-
taincd, higE.putposed alu sell-rolant.
rhoro aE nrasv 4p vsa s4Me At As t
elopos OF lloavytTeeo re- lilli, nnd tue long, white
track OF the Nlngdnm road wns lost in
outlying pools nnd ponds q hundred rods
,1o.o ,fG a n o spen wtoeqes
ten sauriaa, weso tuii again tue dIy bones
moved ouco NJ moro IN ino 'alloy, and t1ore was
1oJ III .ht ~ a..ctus n',u H. nMtuJnan,o eAtraSa-