Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-25

NO-Sne decided tntt she nau Dctlcr not.
The tea was cold and she FASTENED To pre-
pare some more for him. Then she no.
ticed what had at first escaped her atten-
ton, that there were several letters await
ing hun.
Bills, she thought bitterly. They were
al addressed To him. One looked like
LAWYERS letter-shc knew that the long
blue envelo and the grabbed handwrit-
Ing could denote nothing else but "A legal
cOmmunicat on. Experience OF such docu-
ments had given her quick and generally
corr, ct intuition of what they contained.
She placed all The letters by The side OF
his plate.
poor George" she thought. ~ had
only that fifteen pounds TO give him. IA
might cheer him up this morning. and en-
able him to face this days troubles"
blanche cried hef husbands voice
from the floor above Blanche, are you
down stairs"
"les. dear" she answered cheerily.
breakfast is all ready
Just send Elizabeth out TO get me
l. ttle OF sOda-tell her TO order In
couple of dozen, and bring one back with
her--d'ye hear? | was out late last night
and am rather seedy this morning. OH
here-here is some money to pay for IT,
Catch and he threw a sovereign down
upon the hall mat.
Mrs. Atwood picked il up; and. with
out making any comment, did as she was
hidden.
George made his appearance very short
ly. looking wIetchedly i'll. Throwing him
self into an easy chair. he snatched up the
newspaper.
"Why, how smart you are. George.
said Blanche gaily; you must be gong
out somewhere" She noticed that he was
attired i'm what were generally regarded
by him as his best clio hes.
"les: | have an appointment down
town, he replied, as he sat with his face
hid len by the newspaper he was reading.
al was confoundedly late last night, and
fee! done up in consequence. However.
mustn't grumble. ! fell in with some fell
lows who were on for loo, and we played
until early this morning. Here are some
of the results think our luck has turn
ed at last Blanche:" and as he spoke he
tossed a roll of bank notes into her lap.
"Oh, George" she cried. as she count
ed them over twenty ten-pound notes
Why. il is sufficient to pay all We owe.
and more.''-and throwing her arms
around his neck she embraced him ten
derby. Now you won't lay any more.
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little. Even ii you earned ever 50 little
at first you might do better when you
became known. Two hundred pounds
Why, with this shall be able to look a
whole year in the face and think what
you may do in that time"
"Oh, We shall manage all right,
Blanche. What : this Dynamite ex-
plosion eh? Attenit TO blow up the
! IIou of Parliament. They are going it,
Why. that would just suit young Jack :
tastes. That boy is becoming rank an
archst.
And here are some letters for you.
dear ! was hali afraid To open them. for
/ | felt sure they were all bills; but now !
don't mind one biz. >
Letters? oh. they will keep he re-
Marked and he irelessly crammed them
into his pocket
'lf you please m, sad Elizabeth as
she came into the room, Mrs and Miss
Delaney wish 10 see you at once and par
tickler'
All Blanchc's pleasure at having the
burden of debt suddenly taken from oil
her shoulder vanished instantly.
~ SIX them To go into the sitting room
Elizabeth" she SAID. | will he with them
+, inn ediately'
Then ha ing closed the door and lock
ed ii, she kuclt down by her husband .
chair, and recounted to him all the events
of the previous night.
She told him how she had raised the
money upon her .ewels, and how she had
intended IL for little surprise for him.
| Then she V ent on to re, ate how John
Delaney came secretly at night. and how
she had read in his face the danger he
was in, and how upon learning that he
was ill-provided with ready cash she had
given him the monev, which she could SO
i'll afford t,enab e him to escape.
George Atwood listened attentively.
~ on did quite right little woman
just what Should have done had known
about II. He Is young donkey. but
like the lad. Let me see he left here
with-with Sturgis. di lie not?"
ayes, we may learn from him, without
exciting his sus icions. which way Jack
went He ne er intended to 90 home.
Poor infatua ed boy. | do so pray that he
NAV sue coed in leaving England
$50 do |, :" exclaimed Atwood fervently.
blanche. you are trump You did
quite right TO help him. believe II were
in similar scrape you would stand by
me?'-and he seemed to say this half In.
terrogatively.
IS and by you. George" she replied,
as the tears welled up into her eyes.
"l on are To me my very .istence! OIL
will never know the love | have for you.
For You or with YOU 1 would imperiI my
salvation. oh, George-but-I am not
afraid of you. darling" she continued.
smiling lovingly up into his face "You
never could he I'm the same position as
poor John Delaney is in this day.
Geor re Atwood shifted his position un-
easily, but he made no response.
At length, patting his wife upon the
head affectionately' he said
We had better go i'm and see the De-
laneys-l suppose we shall have TO an
swer all sorts Of questions. Say he " as
here for they will be ce. tain to find that
out-but don't tell them more. Say he
came In as he Of en- does of an evening. "
but how shall we account for his not
coming upstairs" asked Mrs. Atwood,
only too willing TO screen the unhappy
young man from all disgrace. Captain
Sturgis will know. IL he Is asked. that
Jack was not in the sitting room at all. -
Captain Sturgis will say nothing, |
| will see to that declare George Atwood