Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28

| - LILY ANt OMfuNtIs eel U.u not
fail 10 notice this and in his mind
named the pa +" ha and the Lion"
Tn the next Saiu day he went before
the orchestra door was opened, waited
until they came, and. determined 10
brave " the Lions wrath. took the seat
next to him. He then bought one of
the siNpenny books of the music. and
finding that his neighbor did not do so.
ventured TO ask il be would like 10 see
il before the concert began.
The Lion was on the point of
/ gruilly Te,9cting the ciyility. when "fair
Una leaned forward. and aid pleasant
ly: ION, thank you, should like to
see il very much;" and her surIy guard
ian was forced to take the book
While she was looking at ii he cast
sidelong chances Mt the presumptuous
mortal who had ventured to address
him. The inspection proved satisfac-
tory, for Cecil Anstruther. though poor.
came of good old family. and in look
and bearing he was every inch gen
tleman. This the other could not help
seeing, and, repenting of his rudeness,
he condesccnded, as he handed back
the book, To make some remarks upon
the music.
During the intervals between the
pieces Cecil followed up his advantage,
and when tho concert was over and
they left tie hall the three were en-
gagged in So interesting n conversation
that, rs their homeward ROAD went for
some time In the same direction. il was
n good wlrile before they separated.
BY this time Cecil, always frank and
open, had told his new aoquaintances
that he was n painter. and at parting he
gave the young man his card, and
| begged that he would pay him a visit il
/ ever he were in the same neighbOrhoCd
of his studio; he had also heard that
the Christian name of the other was
Godfrey, but his surname he did not
discover. nor "Una's" real Christian
name, nor the place of their abode.
Much astolished was he, therefore.
when on Monday afternoon card,
bearing the inscription MIR Godfrey
Carew,' was brought In To him. He
had the presence of mind hastily TO
cover the portrait Of Mr. GeOiTrey Ca
rew's sister, on which he had been
tcasting his eyes, before his friend of
Saturday walked in.
OF course Cecil was delighted to see
him. They talked at first ON general
subjects. then Mr.. Carew inspected the
/ pictures that surrounded him, and
Cecil felt that he had seldom had "A
critic more keen To- appreciate both the
merits and defects OF his painting; but
all the while he was i'm agony lest he
should raise the cover of the easel that
stood in the middle of the room. Luck
/ ily, however. Mr.. Carew did not even
ask the sub Get of the picture, suppos-
ing that IL WAS some unfinished thirp
which the artist did not wish 10 exhibit.
AZ last, rs he was leaving. with an
effort which bespoke him unused TO ask
ing favors, he said: "Mr. Anstruther.
you mentioned Saturday that YOU had a
number of acqaintanccs i'm musical
circles in LONDON. and one of ms
reasons for coming here to-day wa, to
ask il you thought il possible that Won
could help me 10 get n situation as or
ganist In some church where / should
only he wanted on Sundays and week
day evenings; my days. aS told you,
are occupied.
Cecil felt great pity for his visitor
rs he saw the proud, hot blood mount
To his forehead. and guessed that il was
a new thing for Gconrey Carew To have
to think of working so hard to earn his
daily bread He promised To do his ut
most to help him, and with hearty
grasp of the hands the young men sep
aratcd
Cecil made many inquiries about the
organist's stu ton, but without hearing
of any thing that would suit; and at
last, two or three Sundays after. he
thought that instead of writing TO re-
port his i'll su cess, he would 60 him
self G the add css which Mr. Carew
had given him. lie found his way To "A
dell street IN an un fashionable quarter
OF the town, but somehow the
house that bore the number ne was
| looking for seemed much the least dingv
/ i'm the row.
The servant that opened the door said
that Mr.. Carew was very i'll. but that
Ter mistress was within, and showed
Cecil into pOOrly-iurnishcd sitting
room. In few minutes Mrs. Carcw
entered, greeted her visitor with stately
courtesy, and said that her son would
like To see him If he did not nnnl com
Ing upstairs. by the way. she told
him that the doctor said it wodld be n
long time before his patient got well
again, that he had lost his situation.
and was in low spirits.
Cecil was shocked to find him looking
years older than he had done before.
lie was too weak to bear long visit.
though he seemed pleased to see Cecil,
who. after chatting pleasantly Il him
Tor ten minutes. took his leave, prom
ising to call again soon.
IL was not long cfore he paid n sec
ond visit, and finding himself made
welcome, he went whenever lis time
permitted him. Little by little he learned
something Of the Carcw's history.
Goctlrey's father had inherited fine
old property. whici had belonged TO his
family for many generations, but owing
to his youthful extravaganza had been
obliged To mortgage the land heavily.
He had never becn fond Of business.
and finding his involved affairs difficult
To manage. had gradually intrusted
them To an agent. on whom he relied
completely. This agent proved dis
honest, and while making his own fort
unc ruined his employer COMPLETELY:
then he disappeared from the scene.
leaving the old man to his fate.
Not until the crash came, anil the
| mortgages were fOreclosed. had (seof-
frey, who was then ut Oxford. the faint
est idea that anything was amiss. He
FASTENED home, AMI three days alter old
Mr. Carew died suddenly.
! When his affairs were settled, his
widow and children found tina, all the
land must go. except one small farm
that brought in n rental Of 600 year
Geohrcy obtained n clerks situation,
and his salary added ElOO n wear to
| their income They hal manaOpd IN
pass the first year of their poverty
without getting into debt. Now, how
ever Cecil saw that they were growing
anxious. Geoilrey could not work, and
the doctor would have to be paid.