The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-09-30
STORY.
CAST Thy BREAD UPON THE
WATERS.
EMILE EGAN.

entered her setting-reom; chow kind
of you to come, when am all alone,
too!''
"Well, dear, if I'm good to you, I'm
better to myself replied Fanny,
proceeding to take off her hat and
wraps "and I'm going to take off
my things ans STOP as the children
say -.....-.....:. .,.-z.s,s-.--
"Of course you are," and Mrs. Cook
kissed Fanny on her plump, round
cheek.
"Yes; but have some news to tell
you"
"About the Farringtons, Iii tie
bound; you seem to think them
Yes hastily interrupted Fanny,
laughing and blushing. 81 know
I'm always talking about them. But
if you knew what 1 do, you would be
Just as much interested in them as L
am
II hope no new misfortune has be-
fallen them," said Mrs. Cook, soberly.
mo, it's good fortune this time,'
returned Fanny; "and to think l
shouldn't know half of what they
were going through; they were so
reticient while their trouble was up
on them, but good fortune has fore
ed their tongues"
"Well, Fanny, wait till order
dinner for two, and then we'll sit
down and talk 1t out"
While Mrs. Cook had gone to ar
range for their cosy little dinner,
Fanny amused herself by looking at
all the old new things Mrs. Cook
was so fond of accumulating, mean
while talking to herself: 81 suppose
Mrs. Cook does think / make too
much of the trials and sutferings of
Mr.. and Mrs. harrington, but it is
nothing that man must see all his
hopes desires and ambitions come
dumbling down around him? Of
course, it doesn't look SO very big,
for there's no millions in it, but it
was all he had"
"What! talking to yourself,
Fanny?' said Mrs. Cook as she came
in.
YES" and she bluslied holly at
being caught, "buL I'm talking to a
very sympathic person."
"Nay, Fanny. Pm not unsympa-
thetic, and, really I'm very much
interested in Mr.. ard Mrs. Earring
ton; for what l saw of them l liked
them very much. They are evident
ly highly educated, and never saw
anyone with more engaging manners
than Mrs. Farrington.'
"There!" that's good, I shan't
think you are laughing at me;' and
the two ladies seated themselves
costly before the open CRATE, "I'm
going to take you back two years,
as the story-writer say. You remem-
Der those old people who came from
England, Mr.. and Mrs. IIolt?'
eyes, met them once. Mr.. Holt
had some kind of an invention that
he thought 10 make some kind of a
success of here in the states. Were
they relatives of the Far-ingtons?'
"No, they had a letter of intro
duction, from man in New York
city, to advised them to come here.
l think he knew they hadn't much
money, and he was afraid they might
fall in his lands, for he had known
Hr. Holt in England, and knew him
to be an inventor that would risk
everything to carry out his plans.
He had had good many ups and
downs-sometimes rich and some
times poor-but it does seem queer
that an old man for he Elust of been
sixty at least-should start away
from home with barely enough
money to get here with his sweet
old wife, her face like a baked sweet
apple, keeping SO bravely beside
himi Even Mr., and Mrs. harrington
didn't know how poorly off they
were till accident revealed it. You
see, when they first came they hired
rooms in another street, for the Far
, riDgtons had no spare room, other.
wise it would of been less expensive
! providing fer them. I can't see how
: they should 60 on caring for those
old people just as though they be.
, longed to them; but they did, and
, kept item eight months without
complaining, while Mr.. Holt tried to
, sell his invention, or get some one
interested in it (; but finally he had to
give up trying and Mr.. Darlington
! paid their passage back and gave
them money besides"
"It must of been very heavy drair
on Mr.. harrington.
: Indeed, it was, Mrs. Cook, AMI
their little girl was sick all the fal
: and winter. Poor Mrs. Harrington
1 often spoke to me about her husband
; going into bushes for himself, wher
they had money enough saved up
4 But really his troubles commences
7 when he lost his situation at Craw
ford's-for / don't believe they
4 thought it any trouble to take Car.
of those old people. do think it.
the grandest thing ever heard of
|. and they've correspondent evel
: SINCE"
"How long Is it since he lost hi,
! situation?''
? "ohl the very first day of Decem
: ber."
"He must have gone into business
directly after then, for ! remember