Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-09-15
SAVED In TIME.

CHARITY, kind sir My poor children
are stalvingw
The speaker was thinly-clad woman.
who shlyeled in the wintry blast for ii
was January, and the keen frosty air
PEN trated even the warm garments of
the rich.
Ihe gentleman addressed was n man
OF perhaps thirty-five, rich and pros
porous man. who hoped soon 10 become
still more rich and prosperous thronob
an ALLIANCE with the fair gil1 at his side.
" Poor woman r. sal Isabel Howard
compossionately. q nave left nv
parse at home. Waiter, am sure you
will relieve her Distress"
"Ot course | will, mydarling. Here
poor woman, take that, and may it do
you good"
As he spoke he drew from his pocket
half a sovereign, aud put it into the ex.
le' del band OF the applicant
The poor woman's heart bounded
with i1y for she had hoped for but six
pence at the best, and ten shillings
seemed to her positive wealth.
" Feayen bless your generous heart -
she exc aimed with heartfelt gratitude
I" Thank you," said Walter Barton.
graciously.
Isabel rewarded him with beaming
smile.
g | am glad you gave the poor crea-
tur5 SO much, she said. Hike gener-
osity. don't think | could esteem or
resp ct mean man"
=" We think alike on that subject nv
darling" said Walter. "fneyer can re.
fuse to give, even if suspect the object
may ne unworthy. 1t makes me happy
to make others happy"
Another beaming glance from Isabel.
al love you all the better for that,
dear Walter, she said in low voice.
son the whole" thought farton,
my ten shlilings are good investment,
though can't help grudging it to the
| heggar. When Isabel becomes Mrs.
Barton, and get hold of her hundred
thousand pounds, | shan't give many
half-sovereigns to beggars. For the
| present it's policy to be generous.
OF course Isabel could not read the
thoughts of the man at her side. She
believed him genuine philanthropy t,
while, in reality, he was mean, selfish
| hard-hearted man, yet with tact
enough to overcome these traits for
the sake of making a. favorable impress
sion upon the heart of the heiress.
Isabel Howard was an orphan, and
! the absolute mistress of hundred
! thousand pounds--no small fortune for
| girl of nineteen. Buther fortune was
| by no means her chief attraction. She
YVES beautiful, sweet-tempered, accom-
/ piished. mad her heart was animated
Il, Il
| a regular list of pensioners, and would
have found it impossible to refuse an
applicant who was in need. Doubtless
She hHd often given to unworthy objects
bat spch mistakes rebound to the credit
Of those who make them.
As isabel said, she would have found
it impossible to respect or esteem {
mean man. Thus far. Walter Barton
had succeeded in consealing his yea
character from her, but the time wat
coming when it would be revealed.
/ Whenever he was with her he gave liner
| allv to anv who asked for charity. bu
| ut his warehouse he would have repulsed
them with hard and bitter words. lie
kept large clothing establishment IL
| Manchester, but Isabel, who lived in
the suburbs. had never been there, anc
knew absolutely nothing OF him in hii
business relations.
OF course there were many who court
ell the favor Of the young and beautiful
helress. but there was only one wht
came near being the rival of the sue
cessful suitor This was DR.. Percy
Elg.n, n Young physician. who had re
Gently established himself in the city
and was having hard struggle to &c
into n lucrative practice, being pool
and without powerful friends. But h,
was essentially neble, Of good figure
with q frank open face, and unusually
able and intelligent Success with hin
was only matter u. time.
4 When he saw the rich trailer prefeTret
TO him, ieqaietlv Withdrew, disappUnt
ed. hpttao lfoaorable- 10 attemps to re.
verse ISRbsls decision, nON that il ap
pear TO be made.
i h was made, and tae we6d1ng-da,
was abe ut 10 be fixed when something
occurred which quite changed the pos
ton of affairs
/ ISabal was walking near the cathedral
when her attention Was attracted 10
girl Of about her own age. leaning
AGAINST the raj ings. The girl ws'
plainly dressed, and in her face aud mt
tJtuae was such au ar of dependency
thet Isabel, whose heat was iuh o
compassion for the VIZ .ched, felt her,
SELF constrained TO stop and speak I,
her.
" Are you not Wells" she asked in 6
| low, sympathetic voice,