The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-08-21
lrIed in the meshes Of commercial in

tangled in the meshes Of commercial in
debtedness.
Her impulsive brother James had
grown wild and dissipated, and several
times, in appeasing the majesty Of the
law for the misdemeanors committed
by the boy when under the influence of
liquor-an article sold. under protection
of law, and without which protection
its traffic could not be tolerated-heavy
fines and accompanying costs had been
imposed upon the girl which interfered
seriously with her payments for needed
merchandise.
Her friend, the wholesale dealer, be-
came heavily involved in his own spec
uIations, and Annie, severely eonseien-
tious in business matters, racked her
brain to no purpose In her efforts to
solve the financial problem which was
always confronting her with the mys-
teries OF its double proportion.
Once only had she dared TO apply to
her brother Henry for little aid. II
was rent day, and the agent had given
a saucy threat relative to the everlast-
ing iten days notice"
Fannie was dispatched to her brothers
private Office to negotiate loan. The
brother received her cordially, but was
surrounded with number of college
chums, in whose presence the girl felt
much embarrassed.
"Can see you alone moment,
please ?p she asked, timidly.
Being shown into an adjoining room,
the sister mOdestly inquired if her
brother couldn't oblige her with loan
of fifty dollars for month.
"What do you want with the money?''
and the brothers brow grew dark.
ave need it to pay the rent"
"I'd like TO help you first rate, but
have to spend so much money TO keep
my position that I'm always dead
broke It's just as much as can do to
keep out of debt"
"How do you think Annie manages tC
live and keep the whole of us, if you car
only keep yourselfY Y'
az can't pretend to tell you how she
lives. but I'm satisfied that she couldn'
keep up such appearances as you al
support upon the legitimate profits of he
business" This was said with Sc
verify of toue that meant much NOR
than the young girl imagined.
al know it, and that is why come I,
you for help"
"But you must economics"
awe don't have wine, or cigars, Orto
bacco. We don't go 10 the theater, at
tend masquerades or give champaign
suppers, and you do all this" retorte,
the girl.
"You should get a cheaper house
You can't afford to pay over fifty dollar
a month for Il dwelling house an
store"
81 know IL; and we can't afford TO pa.
a hundred and fifty dollars a quarter 70
Jim's fines, either, but we're cOmpelle,
to do it,"
The brother took out his watch an
gazed at the time abstractedly. The
he arose and ended the interview. "Pn
sorry l can't help you, Fannie, bu
you've no idea how badly cramped I an
for funds"
And Henry had told the truth. Til
"set' in which he had begun to NOV
were so far above him in wealth, an
his unbounded ambition rendered it 5
necessary for him to keep up with hi
masculine associates, that It was littl
wonder that the rising young politicia
found himself bereft Of means to aid hi
struggling sister, Annie Lee.
'It's the old story" said Annie, in IT
sponse to Fannie's narration. "Me
. claim to be the protectors of womer
but whoever heard of man who woul
protect q woman if he had TO practic
self-denial or submit to inconvenience
to do so? Well do I realize the truth {
the adage, Woman bears the heavie:
, burdens and walks the hardest roads,
TO be continued