Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31

ticod what had at first escaped her atten-
tion, that there were several letters await
ing hi II.
Bills, she thought bitterly. They were
n dressed TO him. One looked like
law er's etter-she knew that the long
blue envelo e aud the Grabbed handwrt-
Ing could denote nothing else but legal
communicat on. Experience OF such doCu-
ments had given her luick and enerally
corr ct intuition OF what they contained.
She placed all The letters by the side OF
his plate.
"lcor GEORGE" she thought. ~ had
only that fifteen pounds 10 give him. II
might cheer him ~ this morning. and en-
able him to face this day s troubles"
blanche cried her husbands voice
from the floor above Blanche, are you
down stairsY"
&" es, dear" she answered cheerily.
"Break fast Is all ready
Just send Elizabeth out TO get me a
bottle of sOda-tell her TO order In n
couple of dozen, and bring one back with
her-d'ye hear? | was out late last night
aud am rather seedy this morning. Oh.
here-here s some tney to pay for IT.
Catch and he threw sovereign down
upon the hal mat
Mr. Atwood picked it up; and, with
out making any comment did as she was
hidden.
George made his appearance very short
ly looking W etchedly Ill. Throwing h m
self int an cas-, chair, he snatched up the
newspaper
al by how smart you are. George, "
said blanche gaily: 'you must be going
on somewhere She rot d that he was
attred in what W re generally regarded
by him as his best clio hes
"irs; | have an appointment down
town, he replied, as he sat with his face
hid Ell by the newspaper he was reading.
a was cont,undedly late last night, and
fee done up In conse uence. Howe ler, /
mustn't 81. mble, fell IN With some fell
lows who were On for loo, and we played
until earl this morning. Here are some
of the results. think our luck has turn
ed at last, Elanche;' and ~ he spoke he
toSsel a roll of bank notes into her lap.
"Oh. George she cried, as she CO mt
ed hem over twenty ten pound notes
! Why it Is su cient TO a all We owe.
and mOre.''- and tn owing her arms
around his neck she embraced him ten.
| DERBY. "NOw you won't la any more.
will you, darling on IL try 10 write a
! little. Even ii you earned er 81 lit e
at hrst, ysu might do better when you
became known. Il hundred poun s.
Why, , ith this shall be able TO look a
hole year in the face, and think what
you may do IN that time
'Th, We shall manage all right,
Blanche, What this! ynamite eX-
plopion eh? Attemit to bio up the
! Hou of arliament They are going it,
Why, that would just suit young ack S
tastes. Tha. boy is becoming a rank an
archist.
And here are some letters for you,
dear was hal afraid to open them. for
felt sure they were all bills; but now ]
don't mind one bit.
Letters? Oh. they will keep" he re
| married.; and he relessly crammed them
into his pocket
'.lf YOU please 'm," sad Elizabeth as
sh' came into the room. "Mrs. and Miss
Delaney wish to see you at once and par
ticker.
All Blanchc's pleasure at having the
burden Of Cebt suddenly taken from of
her shoulder vanished instantly.
- SIX them TO go into the sitting room.
Elizabeth, she said. | will be with them
i'm ediatcly.'
Then ha ing closed the door and lock
ed it, she knelt down by her husband :
chair and recounted 10 him all the events
OF the previous night.
She told i'm how she had raised the
money upon her ewels and hUN she had
intended it for n little surprise for him.
Then she ent on to Teate how John
clancy came secretly a, night. and no
she had read in his face the danger he
was in, and how upon learning that he
was ill-pro ,ided W tn ready cash she had
given him the none which she could SO
Ill a ord t enab him to escape.
George Atwood lis ened attentively.
on did quite rig t, little woman
ju what sl.ou have done had known
about II. He Is young donkey but
like the lad. Let me see he left here
with-with Sturgi' di he nOt?"
es, we may learn rom him, without
exciting h sus iciOns, which way ZACH
went He ne er intended TO go home.
J DOR infatua ed boy. do so pra that he
NAV su coed IN leaving ngland
$50 "a /, exclaimed A wood fervently
"Blancne. you are a tramp on do
gu te right to help him ! believe II were
In similar s,rape you would stand by
me and he seemed to say this half In
terroga ivel
IS and by you. GeorgeH' she replied
as the tears weled up into her eyes
" GU are to me my verge stenye OF
will never know the love ! have for you
For YOU or with YOU would imperll my
salvation Oh. George-but-I am no
afraid Of you. darling" she continued
smiling 10 ingly up into his face. "Yot
never could be in the same position a!
poor ohm Delaney is in this day.
Geor Atwood SIN fled his position un
ca II but he ma 10 no response.
At length, patting his wife upon the
head affectionately' he said
we had bitter go in and see the De
laneys-i suppose we shall have TO an
swer al sorts Of cuestiOns. Say he a.
here for they will be ce tain to find tina
out-but don't tell them mere. Say h,
came in a he Of en- does OF an evening.
But how shall we account Tor his no
coming upstairs asked Mrs. Atwood
only too willing to screen the unhapp
young man from all disgrace. "Captaii
Sturgis will know, If he Is asked tina
Jack was not in he sitting room at all. ,
'Capta'n Stu gis will say nothing.
will see to that " declared George Atwood
The interview with the aneys was
ainful one. 1t TRANSFERRED that the polc
had put close watch upon.th house. anC
had no attem ted 10 disgui,e their inten