Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-10-14


luxury of good cry.
! Unluckily, DIR. Ralph Alden just
missed seeing that VISION of Anthia
Thorbura pacing the dim middle
ground of that mean apartment with
the wailing baby cradeIed in her
breast Coming far out OF his way
for the purpose of seeing his patient
that night, he learned,to his surprise,
that the young lady had been ii ere,
and just left under guardianship Of
one of the lads. Gould he have seen
her in that tender guise passing in
and out OF the candies flare, with a
trail of violet silk end ea-toam dra-
perry around her, and fitful lights on
cheek and hair, there would have
been no need to ask; 'Dost like the
picture ?
CHAPTER II.
As soon az she could excuse her.
self after very late breakfast, An.
thia put on her plainsst attire and
went ever to see how little Beta
| passed the night. TIE her surprise
she knew that Susie had been oct.
because she met her hurrying in.
There was just o minute / dare
snatch, SO / flew over to see after
her, was the womsn's apology for
pushing by her visitor. Come up
Miss Thorburn ebeyed the invita-
| ton in state of towering indigna-
| tions
How could you leave this alaost
dying baby p she demanded, in Sc.
verest accents. How could you
find it in your heart to do anything
So cruel p
1T wasn't in my heart bit, Miss,
it was all in my life,' replied Susie,
with simple pathos. You know how
it is with Tom; he's got consumption
and can't earn much, though he
Keeps hard at work; and ia lose my
place if | wasn't there.
You'd better lose twenty places
than that little creatures life, replied
Miss Thorburn, sharply.
"My place, said Susie, with gasp,
SIS bread, butter, roof, not only TOR
this child, but for the others, MY
place'-hars a strange sob broke from
those pallid lips-'means shroud,
coffin for her, if she dies. What else
can | do 2
The crimson on Anthia's cheek
took on a new shade,a as, with droopsd
head and trembling fingers, she drew
out her purse.
you work for my father she said.
Take two or three days off On my
responsibility. I'll make it up to
you, and see that you retain your po-
sitien.
I'm not al Thorburn Mills now,
Miss. / lost three days last winter
when Tommy was so sick, aud was
discharged. I'm at Maurice's.'
The swift change in Anthia's man.
ner was sipht to see. From pre-
Stunning to play the Judge, she sud
denly assumed the attitude of Gull
prit.
Does my father know this p she
inquired gently, even humbly.
No, Miss, answered Susie, alb.
serbsd in her child, and taking ne
notice of the young lady's face or
manner, 'he has nothin' to do with
gettin' on or putin off. I must
leave you now, poor, burned petite 2
She clasped the child in closer
embrace, rained kisses on its face,
hands and on the little bandaged
feet, then. with q frantic cry of,
My baby Oh, my baby!' fed from
the room.
The moment Anthia Thorburn re-
covered herself and was able to col.
lect her Thoughts, she sent the eldest
child, wild little thing, only seven,
after her mother, saying TELL her I
will stay here until she returns at
noon
Sitting in the scantily furnished
room, waere the gold of the April
day turned dim in its struggles to
get through the grimy panes. Miss
Thorburn never dreamed she was
entering upon blessed Christian
work. When dirty, bsrefooted little
children, of every age under nine,
stared at her through the open door,
or the babies they dragged about
with them erawled around her feet,
she was far from realizing that q
mission to such as these was opening
before her.
True she had already abandoned
serious effort in similar direction.
The Saturday afternoon sewing-clsss
meeting at Aden's, and the mission
school ca the flats, had engaged her
attention an entire season. She left
both in fit of Intense disgust because
her labors seemed fruitlsss.
Don't you know it's Lime upon
line, preoept upon preospt, here a
little and there little p remarked
Helen Alden.
Yes, replied Anthia, 'bnt the first
line must stay, else how caa we add
another ? These people are willfully
careless and-ignorant. Evsrything's
thrown away on them
Now Ralph aud Helen Alden held a
contrary opinion. From every point
of view they looked upon these toll
ers with large, hearted charity.
They were aware of the Importance
Of lettering their condition, and also
deeply impressed with the value of
each individual soul. However, they
had failed to enlist Miss Thorburn's
sympathlss; the toll was thanklsss,
the task irksome. She went her
careless way, SO sunny and sweet
tempered, her good friends could not
blame her, although they felt the dis
appointmsst keenly.
The tins of quickening had ar
rived II found Miss Thorburn in
that dilspidated tenement in company
with its swarms of ehildreu--fsuna
her alone and unadYissd, revolving
schemes and plans fer their comfort
and safety. Ralph and Helen Alden
planted, another watsrsd, and God
in infinite wisdom was giving the in.
crease.
When Melville first knew Andrew
Thsrburn, he lived in q one. and-s-
halfstory frame coEtaining three
reoms Risius in tha warld ha lsft