The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1891-01-02

but suppose do know ;tDuus eria51lu-
nrc and can wl'itct" Jack asked
Even then the editor said, I'VE could
not find Il place for you" M.@...'
Jacks supply Of muney was now nearly
exhausted and he was low indeed in his
mind, Il shall take Il laborer's place
rather than 90 home" he said to himself
twenty times day; and as he was strong
and accustomed to work this would not
have been such u hardship If he could have
left his ambition out OF the account.
Old Mr.. Hartford knew very little of city
life, but lie had not passed all his years
without learning that the percentage of
those who found failure instead Of success
in the struggle in New York was very
large, and that therefore the chances
against his boy were much greater than
those in his favor. IF he gets the worst
1f it, he continually said to himself, "he
will come home, and may be then it won't
seem sQ hard to help US here"
When church was over one Sunday
morning about this time the old man
waited for Emma Rogers at the door and
approached her with SONG timidity when
she appeared. rs his invitation to 60
home to dinner with him she was obliged
to decline, but she volunteered to drive
part of The way with him and walk back
She knew by intuition that he wanted to
say something about Jack
Have you heard from Jacf1, Mr.. Har.
fords" she asked.
.'Yes, we had line saying that he had
found q boarding house Has ne written
TO youfn
Only to say that he would not write Till
he had found something to do.''
II hoped that YOU would helpus to keep
Jack ut home; he cares more for you than
any one else"
GLOW do you know that" asked the
girl, biushing prcttily, but looking con-
cerncd, w
"Oh, ] haven't been looking on at the
girls aud boys for forty years for nothing.
wish you had kept Kim at home"
"l3ut / did not want him to stay at
home" Emma said with positiveness.
"Oh, we were in hopes that you cared
for him.
$50 t.o"--thc girl blushed deeply at
this confession" that was the reason
thought it would be better for him to go
away"
80 the old place is not good enough for
you either:"
Mr. Hartford it is not kind of you to
speak to me iii this way. You and Jack
did not understand each other. He could
not have helped you any better than an
ordinary hired mau, and it was not right
for him to stay at home any longcr-it
was not right to you or to himself"
"Why, Emma, | was always good to
jack" the oil. man protested.
"Oh, yes, l know that, and he knew It
too, but he is ambitious and high strung.
1t won't do him any harm to try n different
kind of life, even though he should for a
Tina matt tl.,,r rf il md aor3 jyrit
deep sigh "that that's what he is getting
now. You know I have some cousins in
town, and have heard how hard it is for
them to get established in business, and
Jack knows no one there"
Where arc all his fine college friends"
Mr. Hartford asked.
"Oh, they are young men themselves,
nnu each Of them has his way to make
much the si.lne Us Jack. Mr.. ttaI toru, II
were you l should write to Jack and help
to keep his spirits up"
II SHALL my dear, and all I have to say
is that If Jack doesn't do something big to
be worthy of such good girl as you are,
then am sure you won't get your deserts.
am much Obliged to you for coming with
mcn
Good by Mr.. Harford." the girl said as
the horse stopped ut the top OF hill, and
UCAOIC JuLlpEl OuU VI tuC DuHS1 SAs
kissed the old man on his sunburned
cheek, thus giving to the father unasked
what she had denied to the son, though
much besought.
When Emma Rogers had finished her
simple little dinner she sat at her fathers
old desk and wrote this letter:
EEARDYE, Sept 2l.
DEAR JACR-I promised not to write to you, but
trust you will forgive me for thus early break
ing my word. ! drove with your father after
church today as far as the hill top He is much
concerned about you, and think it Is your duty
to write to hin Mt least once week SO that
he may not feel uneasy about you. Don't foolishly
wait until youhayo done something to be proud o..
Write to him ut once and write to him regularly.
fyou will do this you may also write to mo once
week, and will answer your letters now and
again, and will also confess that miss you
iully and often wish very much to sec you and
continually wonder what you nre doing.
?. s.-Why don't you look up all your college
friends who are living in New York;
Jack Harford's Sundays in town had
been particularly gloomy. He had been
accustomed for two years past to spend the
greater part of each Sunday with Emma
Rogers, and the loss OF this companion
ship was at this period grievous one. The
Monday morning after the conversation
between his father and sweetheart at Near
bye be started out early to answer as many
OF the advertisements printed in the Sun
day papers as seemed to him to be Of any
Promise. The day had been succession
Of dreary disappointments, and he return
ei to his boarding place in the evening
tired and utterly blue On the hat rack in
tie hall be found Emma's letter. It bright
fned him up wonderfully. He at once
hyrote to his father. He also wrote to EN-