Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-03-20

trance she started and hid the package
in her pocket. blushing 50 violently that
at any ether time he would have noticed
aud wondered at it
But now his MUD was full Of his own
troubles. AMI he had no leisure to notice
tri6ss-
He went straight up to his wife and
took both her hands.
"Aargaret." sand he. Il au a ruined
nan. This panic
And then he broke down and burst
into tears, He fell upon his knees be-
side her chair,
.oh. Margaret." he sObbed. Il thO't
l could give yOu pleasant home And
now We shall be beggars
Margaret put her arms around him.
drawing his face down upon her breast.
When be was calmer. she kissed him
and asked him to sit down beside her
and tell her all
She listened mutely.
And If the panic ends, and these
eOantry customers pay all that they owe
y0a, can you 20 on. Harry ?" she asked.
Yes: that Is. need not close the
shop nor 90 through bankruptcy. But.
then, the panic may not end: l see no
signs Of it at present
"Panics always do end. said Marga-
ret, hopefully.
But. in the mean time, Margaret
What are We TO do? All the bills for
SIX ncnths past have come pouring in
upon ne. and cannot meet them And
Sziler wants the mortgage money on
this house. He has dunned me for it all
the time since it fell due. and lately be
has threatened TO foreclose. Now he
says he uriE do it We shall lose our
home. and other people viii suffer be-
cause cannot pay these bills 1 have
strained every nerve to do it, but it is
al in vain Iwish 1 was dead and out
Of the v0rry Of it al"
''Oh. Harry. cried his wife. re-
proaehfully, do you want to die and
leave ne?"
They would not worry you for tie
noney, ny darling. as they do ne And
yet cannot blame them" said he. sigh
ing. They rant their money, and I
feel like thief as long as withhold it
from them Margaret. l see ny mistake
B0E :" he added energeticaIly. Credit
Vas NJ bane- IfIvas beginning life
again. I would buy nothing that could
not pay for - the moment; and before
I would live in : nortgzged house
would build lvg Int FOR myself at the
foot Of tree But there Il Is too late
70 talk ike that" :" he concluded. bury
ing his face in his hands
..N0, dear It Is not too late It i:
never TOO late 70 try and do better r
said Margaret. Eiping the tears from
her oEn eyes Harry, have always
dreaded debt, as yOu know, and an *
glad 70 hear you say that you have
groEn afraid Of II, TOO. Oh, ny dear
. dear husband. take this Pay al thzt
ne oE-pzy of the mortgage On Ii:
ho1se-znd then Ee will live On brezC
and ~ater-if needs be. til the bette
days eome ruund again"
This" was > purple MOROCCO poke
book. well filed which she thrust int
his hands, laughing and weeping at tn
. sane moment. in her Joy
: Open it-open il, Harry" she sob
; bed 1T Is yours have saved it 70
: you
He opened It. It was full Of banl
note-sens. tEenties. ffties. and TT
one hundred dollar notes nesting In /;
compartment By themselves FIfteer
: hundred dollars in al
: Where in the world did all this no
|. ney CINE from = be asked, with Al a.
tonished look- Margaret wiped ava,
? lis tears and kissed him.
"Isn't Il delightful dezrZ"
: But Is IT yours. Margaret? 2"
r lit was Il is yours D9~. Harry"
"But where did you get il ?" be Per
: sisted
Il have n9t been cut On the highwz,
. % rob people. and | have not eommitte'
burglary" laughed Margaret. who's
. good spirits began to esne back Con
Up stzirs. Harry. and you shall ses ID
; god Fziry TIA; earned It"
He foIIoEed her. with : berildere'
E box. up into pretty back chamber
furnished With chairs. table AID . stove
! Near o0s q The windows stood some
thiDg eoTsrsd ever with el0th- Mzrgz
Eet drew tie cloth aside. Is Tzs q sew
: ing EzehIn<
2 '.kFer sInee / knew about the uort
gage . the house ] have used this.
sns aid. Iosking Al him with her eye
fall CT loTe. Il hzd al tie work
end possibly d II yosr zbsenoe, an
: ! vas vel pzi3 fgr IL And when Tn
: &c John cane % ses - this spring. b
J ks gzse ne tie tEo hundred dollar bill
f9r = birthday present an 20 giz'
4 tie Doney can hep y0g Il jour tEgz
les. Harry"
: Help Be Il VII save ne :" szir
z ker kasbzud. eEssysng her % be kezgi
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