Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17
DARK DEEDS.
BY HENRY W. NEsFuELD.
CHATTER II lCnNrINrEpl.-

piano 10 Singing is poStlNely cnarH-
ing. don't know any one whose voice
pleases me so much.
Captain Sturgis is an adept at compli-
ments, she replied, as she took up some
needlework and settled herself quietly at
asrall table near the window. at is evil
dent tha' he long since become a past
master in Q art OF how to after"
"Flatter? ! latter Upon my honor
you do me an in stice. / never did such
a thing in my ife--now did l. Atwood?
People generally consider me quite
brusque and I'll lie In my remarks. / as
s re you that WHEN / say that your sing
ing is perfectly exquisite | mean it--I do
indeed, Mrs. Vt God"
"Of course you do, - remarked Atwood;
''but lets pla If we are going to play
not chatter"
A ring of the bell at this moment an
nounced fresh arrival.
"Who the mischief can that be-
growled Atwood, who never heard bell
ring witho I imagining it to be taxes,
water-rates, summons.
"Mr Delaney, ST." said liZabeth,
showing Young man into the roo
''N ny, Jack. how late you are tonight,
and what dreadful cold you have cried
Mrs. Atwo d, as thu newcomer coughed
violently upon entering.
AS she smoke she lse and greeted him
with war nth of manner which contrast
ed perceptibly with her demeanor towards
Captain Stu-gis.
John Delaney was a misunderstanding
young elbow of abo { five aud-twenty.
but his firm mouth and chin proclai ued
him TO he man OF determined character
- allo, la k!' said Mr.. Atwo care.
les>ly. looking up from his game. "Sit
do and light your pipe. You don'tknow
Captain Sturg s, do you? This is MI
Delaney. >turg's, pet boy o ours--a
young man Of very strong political opin-
ions. Delaney, this is Captain Sturgis-"
'Of no political opinions whatever.
remarked Sturgis. gra iously noddn. at
clancy, as the latter took seat near
Mrs Atwood table
'And what ne Ns have you, .Iack?" she
asked. OF have not been near us for
nearly week and now you drop i'm lust
when all respectable people are thinking
of going t. he'd. "
eyes; | thought it was rather cool of
me W en- ran he bell, but knew you
would not mind, and
IAN GU di not reckon us among the
respe'ta lie people interposed Mrs. At
wood. laughing. ''Say lanly what you
mean y
Htlt, lutl HOJ KIM OF you, re
said; II is not IA to put such words into
my Outh No 1 have been to meeting"
oh Tho a vial meetings 4 politi-
cal one of course."
We'll. never mind-let me explain, As
i was pa ng the door OH my way home,
saw that you had not yet gone to bed
and it struck me tina | would look in and
have 4 chat for few minutes
A" f course, ack! You know | am
only teasing you-you know George and
are always glad to see yol :"
Il know that he answered; ''and l
often think how good you both are to
me"
= onsense We both'like you, or else
we would not trouble our heads about
you, Well and how are your mother
and Mary she ntinued, bending BUSH
ly over her work.
laney- II at j., Mary is-mother worries
and fidgets herself good deal about
trifes.
'Ah, the old story-eh?" remarked
Mrs Atwood, smiling. =" he does not
like your taking such prominent part in
all these SOeialistc affairs. Neither do l.
Jack. Why do you? What possible good
do you think can come of it"'
What good" exclaimed John Delaney
excitedly, but In subdued tone. 'Ean
any one wi h his senses about him posi-
bly, exist in this great ci y, and kee his
eyes ut To the misery of the millions
the enormous wealth of the few-the
starvation and wretchedness of the so.
called lower orders, and the wicked ex-
travagance and vices of the upper! H.
Mrs. Atwood il makes me nearly mad
sometimes to see the real want in the
streets, and the carriages tearing past with
their powdered men servants throwing
the sush and mud upon those whose only
crime is poverty "
ives, but, my dear boy" said Mrs. At
wood soothingy, there ALWAYS have been
poverty and riches. They are not inven-
tons only of to-da and Providence never
could have intended all men to be Iual.
One man has bra ms, another scarcely
any. ne man Is thrifty and industrious,
another lazy and srendthrift. If they
were all made ual to-day, so far as
worldly possessions are concerned. they
would he as far removed from one another
In soc al 20 mt of view, by the end of a
year as they are now. Why should we
feel ezra ed because the PEG le next
door perhaps have ten times our income,
and live In ompara I've luxury? We can
not and never shall be all the same. IL is
utter nonsense. / wonder how sensible
fellow like you can believe in such rub
bish."
''Ah, you talk like every one else-ex-
cuse me for sa ing so, Mrs, Atwood-who
has not taken the trouble to try TO study
the matter. What | denounce is that
there should be two such extremes in So
cieiy. do not speak of he difference
between every Individual spoke of the
great lad Ter which connects wealth and
restitution"
what at II again, Jack?" cried Mr.
Atwood, as he caught the last Of Delaney's
remarks. That boy is a rank G. mmun-
list lie will bring us all to the guillo-
tine, sooner or later i'arri AIDES and the
tocsin'-eh. Jack2 Well II your Social.
Ism would only bring me In another four