New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-09

One eyeuing he bethOught himseli suu1ehS VI
tbe 4rrow of primroses, and remembered also llaS
tle ~ hos address He resolved to go and
see him: perhaps the girl had Already 9one 81 ny h
might hear OF her. learn where sie hNeu. , no
thought was delightful. lie put IL ihV0 '
II was about o'clock when he left his chambers
and went his Grand SUCH visits wedG o
new to him He had score OF poor pehsiohet o ga
his bounty and did more good 10 ms quiz III; Ii Us
tentatious fashion than many milhohalIe WIN uo
pornpous donations For there Is SO hucu Ino,o ~
charity than mere mOncy-than the actual nloheh-
tary relief of bodily necessities KIND wotu,
token of sympathy. smile ot enconragenieh.; az
outspOken appreciation of manly efforts TO nent
against the ills and temptations OF llte-aH tnSe
which cost 80 little to the giver, hngsr longer ID .o
mind of the recipient than the gold wmch Is POM
pousy offered and considered as more thah equiv"
lent fer any other expression of sympathy. -,
After half an hours walking he i0und 'he SouI QUIZ
he was in search of. Ii was dark AMI l3ui, anu Luz
of miserable teEements at one OF WHICH hc pa"SOu
and knocked. 49,, Io
sDocs Jack Murphy live here 2 ne asked IT,.
Yes answered the woman. surveying her visiior
with evident surprise. 49, 49,,
is he IN i-can see him 2 he continued.
The woman regarded him d0ubtlully.
.Thc lad hasn't been doing anything wrong. mas
he p she questioned auxousy; or maybe you're
one of them School Board chaps agn;
NO he said with his pleasant smile BOUT {oI i
s,nnositions are wrong | only want to see If JACK
has rot over the effects of his accident the other
oay yos are Are oV Won the gentleman he told Of who
kent the horse from running over nm J sho OK
claimed with sudden eagerneSs
oh come in. sir. pray. il you do not mind our
poor room. Jack has always been taking 81 !Cu'
He's all right not bit hurt. My! won't ne DC
Heron Archer followed her into the close dark
room at once He wa accounted n taStidlouS man,
and whose artistic taste was rarely at lahit' Due
there as no sign of disgust in his face a. ms eyes
royed over the dirt and disorder around ana people
VINO declared they hardly dared invite MN 10
their tasteeSs nartiSic rooms Tor fear oil MS Gym
Il unnll have stared at him III amaze
ment now. .,, " .. an,
sizes and in various stages of dirt ana ragEedhesS
There was nothing around that was not WTetched
and hiCeous and unsightly. but Heron Archer SPOKE
pleasantly TO the wondering ur,hns AVA and
made himself so at home that thew stood ana ghzed
in wondering admiration and Mrs. Murphy hersch
forgot TO blush for her own neglect ana
Ueron Archer learned all about the family The
father worked as compostor at pruting-oihce IN
Fleet st.: Jack the eldest, lad OF thirteen, SOFA
flowers and fruit in the streets; the inter
mediate aged children went to school: the younger
ones tumbed about in the dirty court az
home There was nothing pathetic or sad III the
story it was only very commonplace. Nery
drearv and very often to he heard hundreds
and thousands, IN the great city and its suburbs,
lived similar lives shared similar ua,T'' '"'d S'''''
stories Heron Archer knew that well.
These people had roof to shelter thcih ana
enough food for the many mouthS-that was
enough for them. They drndged on IN an alinIcss.
indifferent fashion. They were neither happy nor
wtptched neither disco ntcnteG nor the reverse yet
somehow the utter harrenneSs and unIoveiIneSN OF
such an existence seemed to Heron Archer more
pitiable fate than the sharpness of utter poverty
The uathus of a bitter struggle.
There nothing t9do mere hotnhg 10 I I w.
nothing to comfort They tWcro wen enough mo
woman said. -, .. .,,
thinking how hopeless it seemed 10 urge her 10 make
things little better: TO give cleanliness ana tdi
ness TO the home and ncatnrSs 20 the children ana
not believe that prodgal wastctulnesS one DAY ana
stint and dcpri, alton at other times was good uah
| However, he was 100 Wise 10 hIHo any
thing at present. He sat there and chattrd Win
them all and made friends even with the dirty cry
inc baby and yet he could not summon mp courage
TO ask JacA that ono question burning on ms
tongue He at Last Ia 20, ana ms eye zen upon
| a large howl of primTOscS III the WILLOW lie hehl
! over them for a moment.
| TUave Won ever seen that lady again T he asked
abruptly with curious wonder mat ms hriIt
should throb in odd fashion. as lac waited ioI
sOh YES. SIR exclaimed Jack eagerly She came
round here the very next hay. 30 klhH Hh' was
| too and gave mother half sovereign TO bug some
clothes for the baby, aud spoke 80 nice to mr. ana
| wanted to know if she could do anything for me.
told her as how should like I" loo criand boy ~ a
| sbon and she said she would speak 10 her father
at0ut me and lm sure She won't iofs' !, th"n&h
DO seem grand lady ana was Il,.s sea, 50 D''"
tiiul. and had lots Of gold money III her purse
She told you her naInr. sunposcF questions the
visitor with well assumed caIoIcssncaa
No. sir; sle iIdn T..
Nor where she uvrdI
Heron Archer feels as If the worll had crown sud-
| dpulk DARK iuN tuIlf dIdlN ~ '""'N 10 - ~
| family aud with a bunch of primro,rs IN his hand
! uhe pretty yellow flowers seem always associated
| now with her, gbrs away through the noisy drty
| CONT and 50 home Ia hIs chdmhcrs once more
Charity had brought him no reward this time!
| CHAPTER II.-.AN ECCENTRIC RESOLUTION.
| Another week went by but despite the press of
business and the fact that hc was AT last retained
on a great and important caNr. Heron Archer ''"ll
not get this fancy out ui ms mind
| That fair sweet face ioatcd forever before ms
| eyes and haunted hls dTcams Such an eNpcrrnc'
| was new ~ his life and prrprNed and worried MN
| accordingly. lie heart up more and saw no more
of the girl and gradually logan To think 1t unhcIy
| he should do 50. -.
| One evening inst As he was putting aside hls
! papers and thinking OF leaving on work Tor the
| day n note was brought Ia him hv q htilr ragged
| nrchin IL contained few hastily-scraw .cd lines,
! but they evidently gave HIM deep concern, Tor he
put on his hat, locked his room. and went out at
| once.
| rapidIy to the northwest of LOnton. In a SINAI!