The St. Cloud journal., 1873-06-19

wrong yourself"
Miss Demar rose in heat and walk.
ed hastily away. Kenyon rose also, aud
sat down again. The words thrilled
hin as with an electric fire.
"She knows nothing. She is safe,' -
be thought. Rs gave a short, uuoa-
denced laugh. "But it is true for all
that" turning to Knapp. 81 loathe
demsgogueism, but 1 an demagogue.
hate work, vet I drudge harder than
any man in Washington. used to be
honest, as men go, but now I cringe
and fawn and lie-aIl for money"
Knapp looked at him in dismsy.
81 care for her. I care to earn a few
yssrs In which to sit down With her,
With money and ease to enjoy the world
before l 60 out OF it: I mean to wash
ny. hands in 'innooency as soon as
have the sppoiotment, and sit down,
as I said, to take 'Eine ease in mine
iun.'" e=*
Knapp eoughed ane.sily, jerking at
bis ~.i't;eo.t .s # it did not it him.
he had teenness enough 70 SEQ that
Ken5 on'a Lie had been : fierce, breath
less race III one end, ind th;a,' some %, Oh.
st.ele to:in,iieht vas about; * 70 bsik him.
He knew him TO be always guslty, un.
certain fellow, with : temperament
either at high tide or dead low ebb, al
anybody could see, but he was not used
to talk about it to other people: The
mental pang must have been extreme
that wrencbed this vehement egotism
from him.
"Whst in Gods name can [ do for
him p Knapp repeated blankly to him
self.
For ordinary: men whose troubles
grew out Of broken bones or empty
| pockets, he had cures enough, but he
looked upon Kenyon As Of . different
order Of being from himself. 1t was
Pegasus, he thought, coming to a COW
doctor for help.
a.,
He stood rattling some pennies in
his poete.., looking At Kenyon's thin
isce under the broad Panama hat, turn.
Led toward Mis- Den,ar Vii: / cynical,
sad ulnile.,: =
"ws'd bstter7joiai' Molly, eh"f"
/ 4One' minute. There's ID H. ola man,
Barnes, lives hereabouts somewhere p
"Iu the allev-not ten steps from the
gate. I told them you'd not forget
him-1 told him and Mary both. I'm
deuced glad you askeafor Seth, do you
know, Kenyon ?"
"Miss Demar has seen him, then p
."Oh, Of course. He comes to the
gate every night for the Review He
has just gone"
Breads the Review yet, does he ?''
t Kenyon stopped. For the moment
he forgot Knapp, Miss Demsr, =, him.
self: He only remembered how the old
man used to sit waiting at night until
he had learned his lesson for school
from the "dog.e.red" spellipg.book, to
take his turn at it while the boy played
teacher. There was the little kitchen
ship shape. and neat .s . m.n.of.war's
deck. the cracking coal fire, the pot o.
| mush slmmering on ono side for suppe,
when they had finished. How anxious
| and red the old mans face was As be
stammered duly over the uuoonquer'
able three syll.bles. How dull he al
ways Vas Kenyon remembered how
bis boys heart used to ache and siokeu
when he krst began to understand tha,
bis tather was dull and poor, and IL
that it INFANT to be either. He dashed
the book down one day and caught th'
old man shout The neck, crying out il
bis impo'ies!n't 1.ge.
"WLy should other men b VII.
th.y' ere, ana you thiisl,, ar I How could
! God 30 % unjust Is to make such ! dif
! ference between men p '''@
81: DONE see Is He does,". the sail;
maker said gently. "However, YOU art
to go beyond them all, jack, aud a:
soon as I can read, I mean to take the
paper and 60 through it reg'lar. I'll
keep posted that way, so as Ill not
shame you"
That was twenty long years ago
The old man was poriug over it yet
Did he hope that his boy would come
back to him, late Is it wasl he had
sent back the money again and again
without = word: He vas waiting fol
somethiug better than money. Kenyon
| glanced down at the low house, the red
roof Of which was just seen above the
fence. &: If he ever vent back it must
be now. If he married under fslst
Mans. o. it must stand :; the old mar
muat ;rsms,n thrust aside until the and
| What It he went now Z :: What if h
breasted tho alleJ. and went TO- the. OLD
man sitt}pg alous BY his fire! Although
hs hadqpst2this thing AMY from hin
for twenty years, 20 whimsical aud per
verse was the man, that his hear
throbbed and bis eyes were wet at tn
thought the next, they had reaohe'
Miss Demsr.
I II found them in the dark for you.
4 She he'd out = branch of vet, fragran
roses toward him.
| The night almost hid her from him
She seemed to belong to and to crow