The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-11-24
snowfiakes whirling down through the

snowfakes whirling down through the icy air.
 Presently a curious figure appeared through the thick, white storm, hobbling through the deep, soft drifts, and halted at length on the lowest step before her door. The figure was that of an ex- tremely aged man, whose long locks, white as the snow around him, clung damply abeu, his pallid and withered checks He looked as sorrowful, as hon. estly deserving in his evident misery, as could have looked the beggar, who had excited Reuben generous pity and Eve's careless scorn.
 While the man crouched there, shiveT- ing. Mir Chadock, wearing stylish ulster, ard swinging a costly cane suntily with his fastidioasly gloved fingers, came quickly toward tLe house. Those expressive black eyes were very unbeau,iful, the expression of his aristo- cratic countenance was very hateful. as, with coarse and untimely exclamation, he lifted his elegant cane for an unmanly blow upon the white head of the old man, whose startled protest sounded strangely distinct through the peculiarly resonant winter air.
 "I bes here for Mister Wright, when he'll be comin'," Eve, watching at the window, heard him say. "He bes rale gintleman-God love him las Int me a dollar in the storm this day week Yees may save ye fine cane. Misiher Chadock, for another fine thafe like yerself; fer thaving il is. and no less, owin' money as ye does 10 yer betthers. Faith, know ye well. Yees had betther pay back the thray hundred dollars yees borrowed of Mis,her Wright when he had the plenty, than batting an honest man wid yer un- holy sthick. It is yerself as would have the swa,e throuble if l tells Misther Wright how yees put up the mind of dirty law yer to chate him of his own legacy. lift bes the gurril yees would decaive away from him by yer thricks to kape him down wid the poor, then yees had betther be goin back to the ould counthry to the ill-lIeaied colleen who ought to be your thrue wife.
 The glIl's cheeks burned scarlet as she listened. In an instant she had sprung from her seat and flung open the door, and stood gazing with scathing contempt down upon Willis Chadock. who was per oeptibiy uneasy. although there was bra zen assurance and an odious sheer still upon his oountenance.
 Miss Eve. my dear girl" he began melliiiuously i, but she interrupted him by an imperious gesture.
 believe all this poor man has as- serted" she said firmly and haughtlly.
 And as he bowed snbmissively and turned away he understood that hence forth he must be stranger to her and hers.
 At the sound of her voice the old man totiered to his feet, and extended toward her large and rather grimy envelope.
 IL bes for Mis,hcr Wrgh, gin- teman as lent me dollar. he exclaimed as he turned and hobbled away.
 And while she marveled al the oddity of l, all, Reuben himself came slowly through the drifts and ascended the steps.
 ". have come back to make peace with you, Eve he said simply; II mean If you still have any affection for one so un- lucky as am
 |" am sorry grieved you. dear,' she answered with charming irankness. " But goodness what does il All mean" she Silcu, aS sue Stahecu over inc paper ne had just unfolded.
 .' IL means, my darling he said in wonder, " that my seggar Is no, a beggar al all. He IS one of the most eccentric men in the city, a miser by reputation, and very wealthy. This IS his check "a loan until shall have prospered sufficiently for convenient payment-tor an amount quite enough for me 10 re-es,ablish my business and to claim my bride whenever she may be pleased to come to me"
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