Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-04-12
A Dernier Resort.
RY MARGARET ETYINGE.

| street., anu lnc ndI, is Ho "SiNS'
long with jaunty, swinging step.
,rcmcd wonderfully wide awake in con-
lrust to t. He was well-preserved
nan, who must have been very good
looking, if not positively handsome, in
| MS Youth He was dressed in gray
mit of fashionable cut and wore his
Tx hat slightly tipped on one side OF
ris abundant brown curly hair. This
brown. curly hair was very slightly
Uuched with gray here and there, so
lightly, indeed, as not 20 be perccpti-
Die TO The careless observer. In his
,i.ht hand. which was firmly held
jgainst the small Of his back, nc grasp
ell Il heavy. gold-headed cane. He
danced from SIDE 10 side, rs he walked,
air Of one who has been used TO, and
ill expects to catch the admiring
.IanceS of pecpng women. And in
his cXpcctat on he was not wholly dis
appointed, for from ut least half n
Iuzcn doors and us many windows he
caught their glanccs. though they were
morc Of wonder than admirati on;
Ibrit, he chose only TO admit the lat
jCY.
BY JOlc!' said lie to himself in 4
hawIing tone rs the last cottage passed
ne emerged into the highway again and
came in sight OF n picturesque old black
smiths shop, before which stood an
immense willow. chow little the place
mas changed. What Il sleepy old town
It it. don't believe there have been
twenty buildings added to it since
left here nearly quarter OF II century
lgo. And there's the smIthy just the
same MS when ! worked there in n
! or my apron-paugh!' And then
,tcpp, ne across to the shop where Il
man of about his own ago-a stout,
" Gliding hammer with mighty force,
,rr king brave sparks from the horse
hoe he was fash!oning and singing
| loudly The while 10 the musical clnk.
clink. 81 TAX that answered his blows.
"lIcllow! jim FarIow." said the new
conner in Il louder and quicker tone
than that in which he bad spoken TO
| It mscif. but it was not until } IN Far
! low WAS touched upon the shoulder by
The gray-kiddrd hand that the loud
,ngiug ana musical clnking ceased
| 4 |, a. oh
and gravrlv regarded his visitor with
no hint Of recognition in his honest
| blue eyes.
Why, JIM don't you know me?"
asked he out Of the gray suit, surely
you hnvn' forgotten Jack PalmerP"
Jack Pa.mcr" repeated the black
smith. BE ! on Jack Palmer? lf,ou
-, You don look much like the Jack
Palmer that used to work aside of me
at this very forge
But am all the same" said Pal
mrr, Though fancy city life has re-
moved all trace of the country youth.
Ih"t is ali trace OF ii : rusticity. !
hulcr IN self some of his good looks
>ripl remain. Hey. jim?
10 thi, speech, made with a self-satis-
lied smile. Jim replied by another
question: 81 s'posc you've invested
tual money SOS You made heap out
Of I?'
"Wcll. l did-at first" answered
Palmer, "but the heap soon dwindled
away. 1t was only thirty thousand in
the first place. you know"
"Onlv thirty ,housandr' replied jim
with grim chuckle; 'w'y Wen you
first heard of it ] thought you'd &C
clean daft swan | did. Thirty
thousand, says YOU to me a-tcarin' oil
your apron thirty thousand fur me
1Hat never got til rty dollars together
.'ncc the day | were born an that 5
.jy an twenty years ago Thirty
thousand, says you
Yes, yes" interrupted his compan,
on hastily; Il suppose it did look Tx,
: large sum to me then, but when on,
ives in Il great city and associates will
wealthy people it soon begins to lool
he II very small one. and by JOvc! ii
ud all made by it got less and less ~
hr wears went on until am actually
Town to my last hundred"
''Down to your last hundred! cchoc,
jim Farlow. "WelI. you must hav,
lived h Oh. And now. if | may max,
Z 80 free rs to ask. what have you com,
! buck here for? You surely ain't
. lookin'-' and CHANGING at the XII,
I gloves he broke out into loud outlaw
Il "you surely amt looking for job a
the old SIN thy a9ail?"
'Pshaw! Nonsense" replied tn
other, half angrily. and then he resum
ed. in II 5 former drawing tone Oh
Corbctl's dead, hear. a nd left Ruti
all the property. Must be worth It'd
little sum-"
1T is worth tidy little sum an,
: she's tidy little woman" asserted tn
blacksm tn with emphas =.
"Plaincr than ever. though, | sup
pose. Naturally such hOmcIy girl
make still homlier old ma d> ~
/ never thought her humbly no
neither did any one else but YOU,
. ucSS, Palmer. and on didn't think s.
I'LL YOU got amongst them city gals
: You treated Ruth all-hred mean, yo
til. y and Jim Farlow turned to hi
.. anvil again.
: ''Oh look here. Jim. don't go t
V work for Il III mute or two more. Doe
a she i've at the farm? know | didn'
err treat her exactly right, but when on
p finds ones self surrounded by hant
. some, fashionable z rlS one can't hel
p but forget the rust c maidens on
re leaves behind. But have good reaso
}: TO think that can still make it II
Or right. Better late than never, 20
=, - know. She has remained single fc
my sake, am sure. and have cor
L. here TO reward her coustancy at las
- In Il short mo to marry her"
ITO marry herr