The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-06

3O-oAYS AnQ1 Mrs b4K8eT, must DC paid. The ten thousand you saved for me will just cover it. Will you do it for me"
 "Yes Miss Ford. It is fortunate, how ever, that I changed the investment By tNe new arrangement it has doubled. You can pay this bill and dresain the same amount"
 "I can1 How nicel thought l would have to go out as nurse maid or something. MT. Barker, when is your client coming, who owns the house? l feel as if were aa intruder, somehow" "You are not. The favor is to him. l have his word for it."
 She still fingered. "Mr. Barker, you have been so kind aud good. wish could do something for you. If l can eve. will you let mel"
 "Yes. Miss Ferd."
 Fife left the office with a queer dis satisfied feeling at her heart Down the drowsing street, tiled with lazy shadows. she strolled. As she turned & corner she colided with rakish looking youth. He recovered himself with an apology. There was such frank look in his bright, blue eyes, that Fife took to him at once He accompanied her as far as the gate, opened it, and, with bow, turned toward the open plaza "What a verv. very nice, accommodating boy" was Efie's mental comment.
 She met the very nice boy .freq equently after this. He was eighteen, and quite idle. He obtained a conventional intro dnction- Bert Gwynne was bis name and he constituted himself Effies verit- able double. On the street, at church, Mir. Bert Gwynne was always present, and he assumed the attitude with such an of-course-it-is-agreeable-toyou air, that Fife became incensed, aAd determined to give him a piece of her mind.
 One day he commenced to poke fun at |" Old Gabe Barker" Then the dynam ite exploded.
 "He's not old," she flashed.
 "Forty if he's an hour," insisted the provoking.
 "l say he is not," declared the frank little lady. Anyhow he's not presum- ing boy;" great acrimeny in the last words.
 He'll make you marry him after a while now you see. He bought up everyone of those notes" cried the badly conducted.
 "What notes2 Tell mew Fife was afame.
 "Your fathers. Who do you suppose paid the debts1 Why, Gabe Barker, out of his owH pocket. This very house is his," continued he.
 You are a wicked person, and l don't believe one word you say" burs. out Effi,. 1t isn't such mighty thing after all I'd do ever so much more, Fife, if you'd let me. But you called me presuming, and 1t made me angry"
 "So you are. ate you, and I'm go- ing this minute to Mir. Barker" She flung on her hat.
 |" wouldn't. Let it alone. He's well able to do it if he wishes" Bert thought be had never seen Eff: so desirable, as with that angry pout and the infinite air of scorn with which she regarded him.
 
 MT. Barker is i, so7 Tell me. will know;" with tsar-Auxhed face she raided in On him. "They say that papa died inselveAt, and--and you bought up his ao-otes, and-tell mel" she implored passisnately.
 Fife, don't you will be i'll. Who told you such cruel things?" He shuf- aed his papers in agitation.
 Bert Gwynne; he says it is the talk of the place, end"
 Heavens What has she almost said |: He'll make you mary him after a whle." He marry her such an insigni- 6caat nobody.
 "Effie, listen I am not going te deny what have done"
 Then you didl oh 1" She went down by the sdff old clients chair in a heap, aad hid her face in her haads.
 "Child, what could | dsf The credi- tors threatened. There was nothing to pay thcn, aad you looked 90 little and helpless. Besides, It is only disch arging an old obligation. Your father was very kind to me when was poor lad. Fife, don't be angry"
 Sob, sob from the rounds of the chair). Is the house yours too p
 "By heavens, Fife, if you ask me any thing moro I'll deay everything" des- pe1ately.
 "!s 1t, say'" tempestuously.
 Gabriel Barker was as abashed as ifhe had boen confronted with selling illegal whisky.
 Do you hold those notes ?''
 (' Confsund that msddlesome GwyRne boy; 1 Il thrash him to-norrow, if live) !. Yes, Fife, bat they are yosrs. lhave Left them te yeu h my will. Here they are," layiAg bundle h her lap.
 |" Take them away. will sot have them," she said excitedly. Unless Mr. Barker-you tel nc hew-I-can- psy-you."
 Win you, If tell ycu, EHfe2"
 He opened his arms, and she crept close to hts heart, whispering:
 @Yes, Gabriel"
 
 How could you afford it7 Didn't 1t take quantities of moasy7"
 "You remembsr aa uncle who died h California . year sgo7 He left me a hundred thousand dollars. have saved