Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-22
A Brothers Keeper!
MARY HARTWELL-C ATHERWOOD.

MARY HARTWELL-CATHERW00D,
came back. was studying regularly and
the lady said could in time be governess.
But he followed me when was with the
children ON the street. He could take
Thorney and make a thief of him. / was
young and foolish. That was four years
ago. thought we could run off from him,
and tried it. Before really went the chill
dren and the children's mother used to look
at me so. And the servants whispered be-
hind my back. | guess she was discouraged
when she got hint of Thane, for she said
before that Thorney was bad enough. / re-
membered that when took Thorney away
without telling her. For you see didn't
know then it was useless to run; and was
not convinced until we tried it so many
times. We didn't run very far at first. We
went into the country to a Dutch farmer
whom the asylum matron knew. They
made us work hard, but let rs go to school
in the winter, and the next summer /
taught school near by. Thorney kept on
working for the farmer and we saved every
cent except what we bought clothing with,
and it was well we did, for Thane hunted
us out l bought MIN off that time and had
enough money left to bring Thorney and
me to this State. i thought if we went to
another State he must lose track of us. We
went to the Dutch farmers relatives, and
taught school there and Thorney worked.
We staid year before Thane found us.
Every time he found us he took our
money"
"And no one protected youl" said Gurley.
mo one could"
"Couldn'tY' roared the master. 'Wait
till the scoundrel comes around here"
''You shouldn't have allowed him to
blackmail you." said Gurley. ANY friend
understanding your relative positions would
have driven him off"
but l never wanted to talk about our
relative positions. The sight of him made
me shuddering sick. You don't know how
horrible it first seemed to me that should
feel so toward my own brother. So it went
on until he was sent to prison for a long
time think he has been pardoned out;
E's time would not expire for years Do
sou know was very glad they sentenced
him Thorney and drew some easy breaths.
spent some money TO go to II normal school,
and MIR. Barker was the lecturer on mathe-
matics. So got acquainted with him.
The master nodded.
"Your ignorance of common geometrical
rules was so marked,' said he land your
general intelligence so fair that felt i'm
PEELED to take you in hand"
'You know you said she looked like the
sister that died when you were boy"
p
The master drank his root-beer and made
only distant response to this alluson.
"Man is a queer bundle of associations. /
love this old cabin and | love this old dis
trict. I've had one or two very good offers
from colleges, Mr.. Guriey," he owned with
frowning and shame-faced pride" Sut
school term after school term sees me ut
the same old desk. | suppose I'll die in my
rut. 1t seems good enough to me for man
F..ak
! know il ain't progressive. ] know it mar
rows me- My opinions might not be so pat
il l circulated more But the wrench OF
tearing up would be more than | could
stand. This is not sentiment" denied the
master, sternly; but II simple physical
fact which can not get around. Who's
that, now!"
Fhmbs CnrnCted toward Mrs. Barker
"Hou haH[l.4 4uX ,'Hremon"Is lyl4sagc
way" said Gurl"y SMILING. '.4r.n r;,n open
your door and kit Is intrudcrs right Off the
threshold like they can at Tom Holmes.
I've always rnvicd that arrangement"
4, Now, Miss Phoebe" said the MASTER
yisibly warming 90 ia occasion, as second
ana very loud mock bumped the door,"
don't let me SEE sou il4 that. 1t hurts me as
a man."
"fgnow it is TllII2, whispered Phoebe.
What if it is Thame. What if it's Il
thousand Thames! | will now" declared
the master, striding to the door and motion
ing his wife back, "gratlfy myself with Ia
good grip on the collar of his coat and the
active r%e of my right foot"
=" But it may be one of the neighbours"
objected Mrs. Barker.
1--WE shall see. responded Mr.. Ogre
jerking the door toward him and conccntrat-
ing his frownng sight upon the dark.
Phoebe looked an instant, and hid her
face against Mrs. Barker.
Phoebe White is here" said a voice out
side.
Don't mind-dont mind!" whispered
the masters wife, feeling strong shudder
shake the girl.
"wen, sir!" said Mr.. Barker, gathering
himself
81 want to see her She cheated me. She
gave me an envelope full of blank paper
awhile ago"
II did," said Phoebe facing toward him.
l meant to have told that, too"
"Who are you, sir, and what should she
give youi" demanded the master, making
himself sure
I'm her dear brother" responded Thane,
with insolent popularity, land she was to
give me money that she knows she owes
me-"
"Sir!" snorted the master, grabbing into
the dusk, "Tn give-you-something-
that has bcen-owing to you good
whilel"
''Oh, Mr.. Barker" screamed his wife, for
in excessive zeal her husband disappeared
over the steps and was heard to strike the
ground.
Before Gurley could helphi he had risen
up, and he calmly brushed off his coat with
his palms as Mrs. Barker held the lamp on
high and ga2ed with anxiety into the clear
ing.
"Come in" begged Phoebe, ''come iny'
Her clutch fell upon Gurley's arm as wei
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