The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-06-22

the number of years he had been in Mr..
hariott's sci ice. he gave so lame a reason
for having left it that his hope was always
disappointed.
At home things went from bad to worse
For a time Mrs. Winters kept tic wolf
from the door by going out charing, but a
severe cold, which deopened into an attack
Of inflammation Of the lungs, put a stop TO
this, and brought additional distress upon
the littIe family. The occasional shilling
John OF med for some service rendered In
the street or TO a neighbor would not buy
and eggs and milk which the doctor said
the invalid must have. Then almost daily
a piece Of furniture wastaken to the pawn
shop, and the home that had once been so
cosy and pretty became bare and desolate.
With the worst of her Illness over, it was
hoped Mrs. Winters wonld soon get well;
but, though she had strengthening food,
she made very slow progress. Day after
day passed, and she lay mnch in the same
condition. The doctor, Ellie noticed. pres
emily began to look a%nxions, and to speak
less hopefully than before. She waylaid
him one morning at the foot Of the stairs,
and begged him to tell her truthfully what
he thought of her mothers case. He took
great interest in his patient and her little
girl, and replied kindly
"We must hope for the best, but | fancy
yonr mother frets, and that's about the
worst thing she can do. I've just been
telling her So
'Sie's too weak TO help it, SIR" aud
Ellie's eyes filled with tears. "She would
il she could, l know, for mothers not one
to fret wbereJretting won't do any good"
"WelI, WE'LL" said the doctor, eve can
only 60 on trying TO get her we'll. Perhaps
your father will find work soon. | think
that's The medicine she wants To make her
strong again"
Later or in the day, John. as he sat
watching his wife while she slept, felt a
little hand slipped into his, and Ellie
whispered:
Come ont on the landing, father; I have
something to say to YOU"
He did as he was bid, follow ing the little
figure as it made its way on the crntches.
Gather, The doctor says if you could
get work it would be the best medicine
mother could have. I'm afraid be thinks
that if she goes on like that mnch longer
=" and Ellie nodded her head in the di-
reetion of the sick-room-'4here'll be no
chance Of her getting better at all"
John eroaned.
sFather." and again the little hand was
slipped into his, "if you went to Mr.. Mar
riott, and told him about mother, and how
sorry yon arc, aud how you'd never do it
again, don't you think he'd take you
back?'
'He wouldn't do it, Ellie. l know him
too we'll. You might as wclltry to mov
a stone"
'But you might go and ask. l think if
he knew how sorry"
Sorry interrupted John, bitterly.
THAT doesn't stand for much. | should
be told to take myself off again before I'd
opened my mouth"
Ellie said no more, but that evening she
was unusually thoughtful. When her
father vent to call her the next morning
he found her dressed and at neediework.
Her hat was in her hand, and she was en-
look a little more respectable. But she
hastily concealed it from her fathers eyes,
and in a few minutos was busy preparing
breakfast. When the meal was over, the
room tidicd. and Mrs. Winter msdc COM
Portable for the day, Ellie announced her
intention of going ont.
II may he away till dinner time. moth
or" she said, "but fatber will be here, and
HON give you anything You want"
'Whcre are you going, dcar?"
''Oh, out on business" was Enie's an
swer, given in the old fashioned manner
that was natural to her. Il hope l shall
bring you back good news aud before
her mother conld say another word she had
left the room, and was soon ont in the
street.
And this was the object of her journey.
She had resolved 10 go herself and plead
with Mr.. Marriott. Surely his heart was
not so hard that it could not be touched.
1t was two good miles TO the timber
yard, and John had generally gone by rail.
But there was not 4 spare penny Ellie
could take for herself, and she had to go
all the way on her crutches. At first her
road led her through crowded thorough
fares, and, timid by nature, she was in
constant dread of being run over. Once,
indeed, there seemed no escape, and she
grew faint with fear as, in the middle Of a
crossing, she was suddenly aware of a
handsome cab coming down at full speed
upon her. But a policeman saw the terri
fed look she cast, first around her and
then Mt the cab, and in a moment he had
lifted his hand, and, with the other on the
little cripple's shoulder, babe her not be
afraid. as he would see her safely across
the road.
At last she reached the Undergrad,
and, 10. as she stood at the big gates all
her courage forsook her, and she felt she
could not, after all, carry ont her resolve.
Then some Bible words came to her men,