Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-23

I'm sorry to keep you waiting SO
for your breakfast, Mr.. Darley," said
Mrs. Starkweather, re-entering. She
was generally very gracious to Caleb
he always paid her promptly, never COM
planned of his meals, and gave her very
little trouble in any way.
"Do you know if poor little Miss
Mint has any friends or relatives any
where, Mrs. Starkweather asked Ca
leb, ignoring her remark.
'.No, l don t." said the widow, lit
tie snappishly. Then, in bantering
tone which i'll concealed spiteful feeling:
"You and she seem to have grown to be
great friends these last three months,
Mr.. Darley."
| "The poor young lady seems TO neeu
friends" said Caleb coldly. Then al
tering his voice little: "You are the
most suitable person to befriend her,
Mrs. Starkweather, and | am sure you
will"
| "Well, sir, I do my best, but you
must remember"
s'See that she has comfortable room,
and fire, and doctor, and all the care
she needs said Darley, cutting her
short, and putting roll Of bills into
her hands. "Say nothing about this to
her, remember ~ with emphasis. 81
don't wish my name mentioned"
! swell, sir, you're generous man, I
must say" said Mrs. Starkweather, as
she turned away. But her inward COM
ment was: "The great fool ! To throw
his money away on this miserable little
Miss. Mint, when the overcoat he's
wearing don't look fit to 60 out in the
street with But it's all one to me !"
smiling to herself. as she reflected that
| the result would certainly be some mon
ey in her own pocket.
"Well, how is Miss Mint ?" she said,
entering the poor girls room, an hour
after. Ellen turned her head feebly, two
weak to show the surprise she felt. "How
are you 2" repeated Mrs. Starkweather
trying to twist her acid face into gra-
cious smile as she took the white hand in
hers.
"Pretty weak, )" whispered Ellen, faint
ly.
swell this won't do, I see. We must
have you down stairs where you'll be
more comfortable. Is the bed all ready,
Norah, and have you made the fr&?"
.Yes ma'am."
"Well, do you think you can walk,
with my help and Norah's ?" said Mrs.
Starkweather. "But you must let me
help you on with this wrapper first"
Ellen looked at her with strange
mingling of anxiety, gratitude, and dis
trust in her eyes. She scarcely knew
what to make of this unforeseen kind
j ness, but she was faint, sick almost sun.
to DEATH" and could not help weloom-
: ing it. Yet she managed to gasp out
r "You know how it is with me; gave
you all the money / had last night. You
had better send me to the hospital"
Nonsense of hospitals u said Mrs
| Starkweather, as she put back stray
3 lock from Ellen's face. We're not goins
to serve you that way. Don't say an
other word about it. All you must thinl
about now is how to get WE'LL"
A tear trickled down Ellen's cheek
? 'If get well, your kindness shall no
Il will sew for you-anything." He
0 voice died away.
!, The quick thought darted througl
Mrs. Starkweather' mind that here wa
splendid chance to get her BROW
merino made over free of charge. Blu
;, she said aloud: Don't say anothe
word. You don't s'pose I'm hard-heari
ed as not to feel for you when your
! sick, do you? Here, Norah, raise he
: up, and we'll put this wrapper on hel
! We mean to take good care of you. an
get you well again, my DEAR"
9Th old crocodile T. said Norah, il
:, dignantly. to Bridget, when she foun
herself in the kitchen again. ITO Sc
her palaverin' over the poor s thin
). as if she was the best friend she'd go
!. Hospital, indeed Only last night 81
talked of sendin' her there herself; an
she'd be there before the day is out onl
;, for Mr.. Caleb. He's good young ma
). aud kind hearted there's not a man
> = like him, l can tell you now
.sWill you please put that stand
ke me, Norah, and give me the pen al
at ink ?"
en- "Now, Miss Ellen, it's not Mr.. Call
ed would want you to be doing that cop
ing for him, I'm sure, and you SO we;
gu you can scarcely raise finger"
lie "Oh, I'm much stronger than I wa
is Norah, and I must really get to wo
y? again. Please do as I ask you, Norah
/, "Well, miss, but tell you you're n
fit to do it." As Norah spoke s
"a brought the little stand to Ellen's sid,
he During the three months that prece
ed Ellen's illness Caleb had given b