The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-20


! how he has worked. ,.rlx 49,
never ncg'ecting his other work. I
prepare himself II this had happene,
before u was quite decided that n
should so, Il would have been differ
ent' hut at the last moment. No.
have given him my word. and capro
take u back II will be hard 10 mort
gage the old place. but not 50 hard q
that"
| Again the silence fell and Rename,
unoroken. and the hoy turned. aud
folding his arms against the door post.
'a'd ms head upon them with smoth
cred groan He knew well what 4,
meant; that the money which had been
80 carefully saved. almost penny by
penny. had gone in that bank failure
OF which he had heard with such nm.
concern that very evening. He had
known that IL was in a bank. int no,
what one. Hardly = moment passed
before he lifted up his head. bat \,
seemed almost like a lifetime in its
misery lie must go into the house.
anu ms parents must not know that
he had heard That was All that he
could vet decide For moment h.
stood still, striving 70 Danish from his
face every trace OF the con dict Then
he went in.
Ills father looked up as he entered
and asked some simple question about
his call. but the mothers eve instant
~ detected the drawn lines about the
mouth. which he strove 70 make as
smiling as ever a. he caught her
anxious glance. and saw that he WAS
very pale.
Are you not well. Eoger?" she
asked.
Sound as dollar. mother" he an
swered. getting behind her chair. how
ever well out Of the reach Of those
searching eyes when I'm a doctor.
as ! shall be one day, please Cod
and Rogers voice had determined
ring, - shall be poorly of indeed if
all are rs strong and well as am
And then he leaned over. still stand
ing behind her. and kissed her good
nigit and, taking his lamp. went I'M
stairs He blew it out the moment he
reached his room. and went and stood
beside his window. and let the cold air
blow over his heated face. There Law
the valley. calm and beautiful in the
moonlight, but il seemed weeks since
he had looked at it from the hilltop
under the setting sun Could il De that /
his heart had ever been light? Had il |
ever been without the dull. aching pain /
which how oppressed il: that feeling as l
Of an iron hand clutching AZ his chest? l
He turned and flung himself face down
ward on the bed
lie could not. he could not give il up.
Suppose he had not Glanced 10 hear
those few words he would have gone
IN all innocence. Glanced 70 hear?
Was Il chance which brought him there
Il that moment-not one instant
sooner, when his entrance would have
prevented the words being spoken-or
alter, when they would have been safe
u those twoloving hearts? No. Il was
10 chance But he might 60 even ret.
Is they meant him to 90. They would
never guess that he knew. Gould he
lot let IL be Is though he had never
ieard? Roger thrust the suggestion
rom him with scorn. No. there was
nothing but the taking upsnd carrying
4 that heavy cross. lie had vowed
hat they should know no sorrow ,
through him. lie would keep his vow ,
nd. God helping him. they should
ever know what il had cost him In ;
I've minutes Roger was fast asleep and .
milling in his sleep. though his pillow I
ras wet IL
He went about his work as usual 10 !
he morning but about ten o'clock he i
anne into the house and, going up into | I
Is room. found his mother putting 2
pine last stitches into some Of his '
aings. while his trunk stood open on 4
ne floor. Tie stood still watching her \
'r a moment before she knew that he I,
as there. and when she looked M Il
nd saw him she laid down her work
I'D held out her hand. and Roger came
I'd sat down ON the broad arm OF her
lair ic,
Are you going to miss your little q
~ very much. MOTHER" he asked. Il
md would il be any comfort to keep Il
m under your wing for another q
arp "
Roger C.
AL that that one word conveyed b
,ger would never have guessed. but 10
: the overheard conversation There NJ
: keen joy ct the prospect Of keep al
? him. that he knew well. but the II
ne Of profound relief was not thus pr
be accounted for. w,
Very well. then he said. with . Oh
ght smile: II have been talking Il IN
er with the master. and we have de- 81
ed that l can very well afford 70 qu
IT another year. and in the mean I'D
,e. when father does not need me. ab
70 help him with some u the ar
sses. and thus make little money: ~
I perhaps | may be able 20 enter q We
her class: so let US put this trunk ws
nv. and you are to forget about il eel
a whole year arr
'rsvely and manfully Roger took up %
lin the work that he thought he had 81
aside forever. finding the disap- I'm
ntment. at times very hard to bear. INA
striving 20 put il and himself from are
mind Though he smiled 60 him
when his father confessed his re- ,
ut his change Of plans, and told 80.
about his loss never looking be- 80,
a what Roger had told him for \ ~-.s