Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-10

obhgcu Ann 10 render hCr the tardN
justice of appreciation. And pretty
return Tom had made hers specializing
with his employers money, aud threat
ening the family pide with disgrace.
Unless five thousand dollars we're forth
coming, there was only II fortnight be
between him and ruin. And Tom was
only twenty-five They mHSt save him.
Miss Hitty Was one to stand by her
guns; where there WAS will there was
Il way, and she followed the only way
she knew If Mr.. Searle, fumbling
about for the reason Of Hitty'S conduct
toward himself, had At length stumbled
upon the clew--having an intimate
knowledge of her fathers will already
and il he had not been quite heroic
enough to forgive her for prcferring
/ Toms welfare for his own, he must
have fonnd grim satisfaction III the
turn that fate had ordered, in seeing
tho Thome property shrinking day Ivy
day, till there was hardly enough to
butter their bread till it was plain that
Hitty'S sacrifice had been for naught,
But when did ever sacrifice prove
futile? Though it fail Of its dnect
purpose, does il not enrich the soul
not only Of the one who sacrifices, bat
of I'LL hcholcrs
II was near twilight Of au autumn day
that Miss llitty put on hcrworn bonnet
and went slowly, with il certain rclue-
tauce up the hill toward the Scarlc
mansion, She pulled the brzen knockcr
timidly and stepped into the house that
might have been her oNn, like amy
bcggar. The dead Scarlcs looked down
from the walls OF the oalnn hall with
cold questoniugs i'll their pursuing
eyes; in the great drawng-room the
wood fire snapped with good will, and
glintcd gayly upon hronzoand ormolu,
upon the quaint mirrors set il galncts,
lupon the yellow ivory keys of the old
piano. Arson Searle rose Is receive his
guest with flush of surprise.
Is it gou iitty?' hc cried
&" Yop''
"lcs. You did not cNpec moY
Expect you =. No. Have had rea-
son to expect YOU"
"We sometimes expect without II
reason. have comc--oxlcctng vou
to grant me- Il favor"
favor 2
Yes. 1t strikes you Oddly that
should be brought to beg hvor of you,
does 1t not? But there ii no other
friend upon whom can make even so
shadowy u claim rs upon you. ~ ~"
think | would ask any thing of ono
whom have served so--soill-if were
not in extremity"
- hope you will ask any thing Of me,
Miss Hitty--any thing you want.
Il have become mcrcmary, Mr.,
Scarlc. / want money. Lddy and |
have made up our minds to mortgage
the place: ne must haze five hIo,tSdnd doi-
hrs without delay; the place is not
worth 50 much, know, but II thought
perhaps YOU would take it for security,
MS far Us it would 60; and then Liddy
and ! are not too old to work, to earn
money; and there's Tom and we would
all strive to make it up to you, sooner
or later, interest and principal. ! am
dreadfully unbusnesslike, perhaps; hut
what can do? And must have the
money. ] can't lyc--I can't die-with-
out it. Do make it clear
You make it clear that tile Thornc
fortune has all leaked away. am glad
Of IT, Pardon, but hold grudge
against that same property: it has
cheated me out Of twenty years of hap
piness. Yes, Miss Hitty, you shall
have the money. have plenty; ! am
rich i'll every thing but the one thing /
coveted. But can not take the mort
gage; YOU shall have the money and
welcome. hut can't accept mortgage
on the Old place, Miss Hitty; il IL tOD
sacred to me. Think of mortgaginx
the old apple-trcus where We swung in
the hammock together, Of bringing the
garden whore we dreamed in the sum
mer evenings into business transac-
ton, But all the same you shall nave
the money, Miss Elttv-'
But, oh you know ! can not take
the money unloss-unless--"
Unless you take the owner with il?
Was that what you meant to say? I'm
sure it wasn't; hut for Heavens sake
Nv il, lIitty. Don't you know ! vowed
never to ask YOU 10 marry me twice 2
\ Do you want me to break my word, eli?
Now it is your turn TO 40 the asking"
] should think had asked enough, I"
said Hitty, the great tears standing in
her eyes. You are not in earnest
Arson searlt You don't want 70 mar
ny ne, an old maid like M Sec how
faded and gray | am"
And # swear do want t. marry
you, what viii ypu say?7
shall say, then, Why don't you do
%, Mr. seariey' She smiled through
her tears. What will Liddy say when
She hears that I've asked YOU u marry
me-
she viii wv you have done your
i duty like n r1anpt