The Red Cloud chief., 1891-11-20

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.!Hisn l could think your statement
correct, John, and could believe that
the debt would he SD easily paid off;
but no matter about that, for the mort
gage will have To he given. and perhaps
we ought tn feel thankful that W. have
that mean of prolonging our lives.
Who has the money tn Loan
"ScraggS."
Then q will 60 down tomorrow
and see about getting it,
Eyes, it had as well he done at once.
II we are to borrow il, there is no use
Ia delay. | will drive over and take
You with me, so that the papers can be
made out and the business all complct-
cd tomorrow"
Soon Louise returned cmpty-handed
from the store, Markham having again
refused to let any goods go without
money. Louise had becn crying and
there were still tears in her eyes when
she reached her parents.
What is the natter" the mother
asked. What did Markham say?'
Louise hesitated, hung her head and
fingered her dress n%ervously. IL was
plain She did not want Ia relate what
Markham had said. The mother repeat
cd her question. and Louise, having no
other alternative, replied:
"IIe went on drcadfully, mother, and
he made me cry"
What was il he said?"
"oh. lots of things. He said he
wouldn't sell us any more goods with
out money. and that he was not 81 rich
that he could feed paupers, and he
wasn't going To try. We would have Ia
pay money or go hungry and he didn't
care which. didn't cry while | was
there, but l felt 50 hurt that | could
hardly keep back the tears. and when |
! got out of sight broke down and had n
long cry. Oh. how | wish old Mr.. Mark
ham was likc-like-"
Like who?" John Green asked.
"Likc-likc You, pa" said the girl.
only too plainly terminating her speech
in a way totally different from what
She had originally intended.
Young as Louise was She was in love
with Paul Markham, and she blushed
at the mention of his name. and for
fear of hetraying herself avoided il as
much as possible.
She did not tell her parents how Paul,
having overheard her interview with
his father. had followed her away from
the store. and came to her out On the
prairie where she stopped Ia cry: nor
how he had spoken such c~onsoling and
cheering words. and. better still. offered
Ia loan her a portion of his small sum
of money. She had accepted his kind
words thankfully and declined his prof
cred loan with equal ~gratefulness, ard
she felt that she had done perfectly
right. so there was no harm in keeping
her own counsel.
Well" said John. breaking a long
pause. Markham has shown what sort
of man he is. IL was bad enough 10
deny us a little favor after all the q
VIC have spent with him, and he might
have spared himself the trouble of
adding Insult to injury. Because we
have had misfortunes and are poor it
right to speak of Us rs paupcrs- To-mor-
row we shall have money with which
to buy goods. and not a dollar Of il goes
to Markham-not one cent of it"
Having delivered himself thus John
Green fastened to drop the subject and
take up one more pleasant. and for
an hour he and his wife talked about
the future, drawing pictures of prosper
n days and happy situations, rs
though good times and prosperity were
assured facts. No doubt the full inten-
ton of each was to delude the other,
and. however well they succeeded, each
retired 10 bed that night feeling that
the game had been productive of much
good. since both made q pretense of be-
ing greatly relieved.
1t was a long time. though. before
either John or his wife slept though
they both affected to have fallen asleep
directly. In the quiet of the night the
thought Of that mortgage came back
in full force and they were troubled