The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-08-22

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~ stout. jolIy.looking. bearded man.
whom she called Cousin George.
] Intend each ~ my elder daughters
70 study profession. They must b.
independent. Their father can make
no provision for them las you ~ee.'
nodding significantly towards dark.
moody man wac sal near. his fine face
flushed from drinking They must find
their own careers. - men do. And
thcs can 10 it.n
''liut you have three daughters.
Maria.
~ have. But Catherine. the
youngest. isl will be candid about il
she il Ounce She does not inherit
even her fathers intellect. lie had
certain ability once. He Il altered since
you went 10 California.
Yes greatly. He was q noble fel-
low when knew him.
While you were amassing fortune.
hs was going down down. lie began
By hating his home. and then came
drink
= am afraid he hears YOU" warn
ingly.
Serve him right il he did. There.
listen That's my Marias'
Miss Maria Waring. one hundred
being the highest mark attainable. has
received ninety-ninc."
| A round Of applause followed.
"What does she study ~ whispered
Cousin George.
Greek. Latin and the higher math-
ematics," said the proud mother.
.Jane has three studies. also. But her
speciality i science"
miss Jane Warning. One hundred.
Miss Waring i also gold medallist for
the year.
Another outbreak Of applause.
The list Of other pupils followed, the
rank going lower and lower. Cousin
George .justus listening. with twinkling
ewes. for the name Of the poor Ounce Of
the family. Fifty. forty. twenty. ten.
five At last. Two, Miss Catherine
Warning"
Her mothers thin lips shut like =
steel trap: her father nodded stupidity.
for he was bored with the whole affair.
When the exercises were over. Mrs.
Waring found her dFgraced daughter
and dragged her up before Mr.. Justus.
She was = plump little girl Of seven
teen. with turned-np nose and :
round. ugly face. swollen with much
CRYING.
1T Is mere waste Of money TO keep
her here" said Mrs. Waring. severely
The Faculty inform me that she was
not INDECENT. that she exertcd herself
conscientiousy. The bald fact is that
she is good for nothing. She il a.
"Nothing Of the kind" interrupted
George cornpassionatcly. Nothing 81
the kind, l will wager you diamond
ring that my little cousin will yet prove
herself good for something"
.You can return nome with your
father this afternoon. Catherine said
Mrs. Warning. II will wait during the
week for the concluding exercises.
Jane and Maria. turning TO Mr..
Justus. y VIII remain here during the
vacat on. in order to take = private
course in geology"
Catherine cried all the way home,
and most " the night after she reached
home. She had been for four years u
school. making an honest. vain effort
TO conquer quadratics and other like
mysteries Besides. there was little ~
home 70 soothe the ache 81 disappoint-
mcnt in her heart
In these years Of absence. while hel
mother had been growing into com
planning invalid. and her father into :
drunkard. the house had become bare,
almos, shabby and miserable. Car
pets were becoming worn. almost
ragged. windows clonsled with dust
blotches Of hair filling were bursting
from some ~ the chairs and sofas
The day after her arrival Catherine
made tour OF inspection. Her eyes
! though still swollen. were keen.
Then the servant was startled from
her long dream Of Indifference ans
! idlcncss to find herself actually n
work. Two helpers were brought il
and paid from GATHERINGS little store
Of pin-money. that came from = small
property Of her own. Catherine her
self was behind them. They could nc
more lag or dawdle than could trair
, % cars with an engine at their back
Dust few out Of the house. window.
shone Carpets were mcndrd. curtain.
washed and prcttily drapcd pictures
came out IL their long obscurity o
, cobwebs and smiled down from thu
wall; vigorous. booming plants iilles
the windows.
When Mr.. Waring came home. At thu
end Of the second day. he found ,
sparkling fire in the CRATE. the tabl'
draun close 70 the hearth, : dant,
meal ready. and . saucy little girl, witt
, curly hair. laughing eyes and tip
tilted nose. waiting Tor him at the doc
with kiss.
ssWhy why. Cathy. my dear." h
mutterrd. 1T j. Cathy? Really thi
Is pleasant" looking abort him
Something As II was when We wer'
first married. Ill 20 up and chang
my coat. nv dear" II was long since
he had changed his coat for dinner.