Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-12-06

III.
They use his charity for drink: they
abuse any privilege he gives them.
till he is discouraged in his efforts to do
them any good"
:" OIL step in here"
1t was poor place, scantily furnished
ana cheerless. Upon cot. bed woman
lay IN the last stages of consumption.
She looked up eagerly to Mr.. Wilkinson.
kindly. ~
"No; I shall never be better. III
may only die in peace, it is all I ask"
MI. Ormsby will not disturb you
now?"
Jennie has gone to him. Yesterday
he sent word that il the rent was not
ready to-day at twelve, out we must 20.
I've paid it regularly for five years, but
he don't think of that. Ali Jennie's
made the last month she has had to nav
for fire and wood She's but fifteen, and
her pay is small" Fft
What dc yon owe Cyril Ormsby?"
"Thirty shillings."
"And if he is not paid to-day he will
put you out in the street to die?
He says the workhouse is the place
for paupers."
At this moment slim, pale girl of
fifteen came in, crying bitterly.
MIR. Wilkinson was out, she began,
and then seeing her visitors, she cried,
eagerly, "Oh, Mr.. Wilkinson, you will
not let mother be put out in the street.
III pay every penny, sir, if you will only
wait until she is better, and I can get
| full time to work."
Have you seen Mr.. Ormsby to-
| day?" the old gentleman asked.
"Yes, sir. He said he had no time to
hear any whining. The agent will be
here at twelve, and if the money is not
paid he will put us OUT
May 1! !" whispered Millie.
Just as yon please, my dear. Per-
haps this dying woman or child will
drink up your charity"
Hush, hush I"
$50 tenderly,so delicately Millie gave
her charity that there was only deepest
gratitude awakened without the CALLING
sense of obligation. She left more than
sufficient for some weeks, and promised
to send delicacies for the invalid.
No word of herself passed her lips un-
til they were once more in the narrow
street.
"Oh, Uncle Mare" she said, can it
ime?"
"Wait," was the brief reply.
They went into the wide courtyard in
whose space stood the four great factor
les, the joint property of Marcus Will
kinson and Cyril Ormsby, long before
divided by the entirely opposite man
agement OF these two into two distinct
departments - one entirely under the
control Of the elder, the other Of the
younger man. ~ -t6
Wilkinson's absurd soft-hearted
ness,' as Cyril mentally characterized
it, had made this division absolutely
necessary.
But it was not into his own kindly
governed, well ordered departments that
Marcus Wilkinson led his ward. He
turned into a small room, where pale
man was busily writing, and nt the same
time overlooking long room, where
about seventy girls were at work before
busily whirling machinery.
GOOD morning, Watkins" the old
gentleman said, tI was in hopes that
you were taking holiday"
| THANK you, sir" was the reply in a
detected tone. 81 can't we'll quit work,
sir. There's the wife and six little ones,
you see.."
I. Have you told Mr.. Ormsby the doc
tor says your life depends upon q few
weeks Of rest and pure air ?"
eyes, sir. He's not keeping me; but
he says if go he must fill my place
and that means starvation for my family.
l could never get new situation as fee
BILE as I am now."
How long have you been here, Mr..
Watkins ?"
Seventeen years, sir. I was with
old Mr.. Ormsby before you came SIR"
A faithful servant seventeen
) years y said Mr.. Wilkinson in o low
tone; "and few weeks rest may save
his lifel'
at that moment Millie shrank little
nearer her guardian. Through the win
dow from which Mr.. Watkins overlooked
the long room she could see Cyril Orms.
by, walking briskly about, his voice
harsh aud imperative, finding fault here
and there, and keenly scrutinizing every
item Of the work. Not q face in the long
room was frightened by the presence Of
the master. Fingers worked more rapid.
", eyes were fastened persistently upon
! the looms, and every one seemed aware
of stern taskmaster's gaze. But Mr..
Wilkinson obeyed the mute petition ex.
pressed in the looks OF his ward, and led
Millie out in the wide passage again to
another workroom.
! 1t were too tedious task to follow
every step as they passed from room tc
room, everywhere meeting some assur,
j, ances of Mr.. Wilkinson's own hold upor
the hearts OF the "hands " and their ter.
ror of Cyril Ormsby's harshness.
= Out again amongst the squalid homes
where her guardian had no control, but
bestowed his kindly charity without os
tentatioD; and here, more eloquently
! than ever Millie heard how cruel mock
cry were all the schemes of charity an6
philanthropy that had been poured into
her ear. 1t needed no spoken wore
: from her guardian to tell her that the
: noble words uttered to win her were
but those of hypocrisy, which knew
how it could best plead its cause witt
her. I
One and another turning to Mr.. Will
kinson as to friend, unaware of the
torture of their words to the kidly lady
: beside him, told of cruel exactions O.
work in sickness or trouble, of closes
!, calculation Of time, and of small wages
and heavy rents.
9 "If We won't live here and pay We
get no work in the factories," one said
!, when asked why he did not seek more
healthy quarter.
~ am doing overtime to pay for my
child's funeral" one said, "for I lost tht
wages for three days I stayed by to Sc.
), her die and to bury her."
81 am uneasy about the rent" an
!, other said, "for lost week by fal
: on the ice, and it's hard making it ul
: again. @
Not one word Of kindly sympathy, o
help in trouble or sickness. The
"hands " under Cyril Ormsby were sim
ply human machines to do SO mucl
: work, sick or we'll to pay the price O
!, an hour or day of idleness, no matte
q how npcaasary