Wichita eagle., 1890-03-09

been buying from man whose wife
acted as her husbands clerk. Besides it
there were two trade circulars, three
newspapers and two bulky packets
from limited liability mining companies;
the frequency with which he got mis-
sives of this class led him to sup
pose that in some quarters it must
be thought he had a few odd mill
ions to invest. All these, but not the
chilling he had SO securely calculated on;
and when week passed and no word of
it came he gave it up. not without
pang TO think of such an innocent look
ing girl-wel, forgetting her promise.
Next time he saw Miss Wright she
said: Have you heard from your dis
tressed damsel:"
No." he said; II dare say she forgot
the thing Immediately"
Sarah shook her head. You'll know
better next time," she said.
II shall not know 4 bit better next
time"
when I'm hard up I'll come to you"
"Do," he said.
AS often happens when people are ex-
pecting any particular letter. it does not
arrive till they have given it up and for
gotten about it, then it pops IN, so at the
end of the fortnight Katie's stamps came
into Mr.. JamieSon's hands. Rarely have
twelve postage stamps given so much
pleasure. He was in hurry to let his
relatives know, and he paid them a visit
Immediately. Only Mrs. Wright was in
when he went, and the first thing he said
to her was. 1.-The girl who borrowed a
shilling at the Summertown station has
sent it to me-"
I'm glad to hear it." said. Mrs. Wright
quite calmly, ''but for one such case
there are a dozen impostures;" and she
wandered off into another subject: but
when Sarah appeared she said to her,
James tells me he has got his shilling
You have heard from your distressed
damsel," Sarah exclaimed with interest
and animation: land who, what, where
or how is she:'
81 can answer none Of these things.
but have got my shilling with hearty
thanks"
Il wish I had lent it, since it has
turned out so good an investment" said
she.
Nothing risk, nothing win,'" said
Mr.. Jameson.
SIT was risk. l hate to be imposed
on" Sarah said.
Il don't; rather like it"
"Do you? l think one looks very
foolish"
But it is an amiable. satisfactory kind
of folly. You have no idea how happy
and virtuous | feel at present.
"Oh, yes, when it has turned out all
right"
But if it had turned out all wrong
nothing could have deprived. me of the
satisfaction of having done stupendous
act of benevolence from the best motives. |
am not responsible for the results, don't
you see:'
mo, don't. / think you are respon. !
sible for doing a foolish thing; no thanks
to you if it turns out well.
There are none SO blind as those who |
won't see."
''Does she not give her name and ad- |
dress?'
mo, she gives no information except |
that she has brother who forgets to |
post her letters"
Have you her note? Let me see it,
will you:"
''Oh, certainly; there's nothing to be
SEEN"
"Ah! hearty thanks,'" said Sarah!
that should cheer you in your solitary
abode. She writes we'll"
Part of her business plant, proba-
bly," said he.
Il think So" said she. "Most likely
her brother is baker and she keeps the
shop; girls in that position generally
write we'll.
DO they?"
"Yes, they do One can't make out
the postmark, it is so blurred"
What does it signify? and why are
you so interested in her:',
Because you are"
81 interested. Yes, am interested In
knowing she is honest"
And in being appealed to by youth
and beauty IN Distress"
Il do not think she is what you would
,all beautiful"
Perhaps not but she is what YOU
would call beautiful. How many cor
have you whose letters you
preserve so carefulIy:'
II did not preserve that carefully. I
merely happened 30 put it in my pocke.
s curiosity"
''It certainly is very curious. Well,
IL keep my eyes about me. If hap
zen to see her / shall know her again,
nd so will you; and we have two points
o start from-she is honest and she has
brother. She might have been as well
Without the brother; we must hope
hat he is all ones fancy could paint
i'm, and that there are no more of
hem"
There is mother
How do you know
''She told me-"
she told you? And how many other
hings did she tell you?"
lit was to prevent her mother being
nxious that she was SO eager to get
Iome that night. There's another good
hing we know of her-her attention to
Ter mother"
Il don't call that al extra good thing;
he would be very bad if she was not
ttentive to her mother. She is honest,
as brother and attends to her mother
II make note OF it: and there's your
uriosity for you," handing back the
atter.
Thank you; it would be q great pity
0 lose it. think / must also set aside