The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-06-26

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in New York now. Judge Harding,
Lille father. was very wealthy. She
remembered their elegant homo, for
she returned Lilies visit in winter
Judge Harding was a pleasant man
--"Oh j. and she turned suddenly,
her face radiant with a sudden happy
thought. "AIother, sue, would you
mind working real hard to save the
place -
"What question Kit" said Sue,
impntiently. "You know we would
10 almost ANYTHING. But who I pray,
will give us fifteen hundred dollars
for Il week 4 work -
"Just let mo 20 to New York to-
morrow, AMI / will almost promise
yon t. return with it. Yol remom
ber Judge Harding? Surely he will
Tend it to us and take u mortgage
on thspace. Then / shall ask him
t. interest himself in us, enough to
get us summer booriers. There is
where the work will come in, Sue.
New lorkers always spanl The sum
mer somewhere and why nos hcce.
There is tho like, and all sorts Of
lcharmjag places u 80 10, and -
"AaI you have got Il very crazy
sch2ms in your head. said her
mother. "D) you think | will lot
you go into the city a!one?'
81 heard Mr.. Brown say he was
going to morrow to buy goods sad
sue.
"H. re, mother, you cannot say
no Think how baillel the Greens
must be. | must go;' AM she start
led up stairs to mako preparations,
Ifinging her magnificent voice ont
into II song that seemed composed
for tho occasion. There was another
plan in katio's head, that she lid not
think necessary to unfoll Just then.
She knew that her voice was sweet
and powerful. 4 cousin who had taken
lessons OF a fine master had impart
ed to her all that she had learned, 50
4 few more lessons would make her
independent, and summer boardors
could accomplish this II was Il very
hopeful grl that found her way int,
New York the next day. Sho was
determined b. succeed.
Judge Harding sat in his innoI
Office talking with freud Thi.
friend, Allen Thurston, had Just re-
turucd, Drowned and bearded, from I
foreign tour, and was making hi,
first call. on returning to bis native
city, on the Judge, who although Oh
der than himself. was his tirmest
friend. Years before when Aller
rhnr,ton, poor boy, WAS trying tC
work his way mp, he attracted the
Judges attention, and no beiricndcd
the lad in u manner tho latter never
forgot. lie studied ia his oili,e un.
Ill admitted to tho bar, aud when a,
last he was ready to practice, Dame
Fortunc suddenly smiled upon him
and sent him fortune soon over th,
sea, or rather sent him over the sea
to get it. This was several years
before, and it was his first return af
ter his travels. They were discuss
iOg this same fortune this morning
and Allen was saying that although
he had enough to support himself il
, idlencss, aS he brcathcd once NOR
, his native air, and tho oil spirit o
/ industry came back. In tho fall h
should commeuce TO practice, it lh
Judge would take him into partner
ship.
Before the Judge could reply, h
was summoned into tho outer of.
fee, and telling Allan to wait, b'
, passed out leaving the door li.tl
jar.
Katie Vaughn rose trcm bling fror
/ her ohair as he approached, for b
3 saw that he did not recognize her
! aud for the first time sho realize,
: tho nature of her errand. She al
most wished she had not come,-Bu
when sho mentioned her name, b
. greeted her so cordially, that sh
soon became quite like herself, and i
5 reply to his kind inquiries about tn
ones at home, she told her story. No
10 the tiao speech she had planned o
/ her way down that mornins-ttd
was all forgotten. But | doubt no
{ that the simple, earnest way in whlc
she told it, was moro touching tia
{ the prepared speech would have been
There was no wild appeal to bi
$ sympathy she tried to treat it as
/ matter OF business, aud except TO
+ the choking sob that iOOutd com
{ when she spoke Of her father an
mother, she succeeded admirably
There was heart.ache in her voic
{ then, that brought the moisture Il
+ he eyes Of the Judge, aud also tn
> unseen listener, who could not bel
but hear every word she said. Ther
a 10 answer to u few moro questions
$ she told their plans for tho summer
1 and her own little plan, that hitheI
Q to she had kept TO herself !: "Wal
n here a moment and will 500 wha
# | can do for you.' said he, raisio.
y and going into the inner Office, clos
n ing the door.
{ "You heard what that little girl ha
been telling me"
A Every word"
S ~ AN glad you did. / know it
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