River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-06

1 Away hydrocarbons, pointing
with her hand.
| She boarded. She believed with some
4 queer sort of folks there; though, for
that matter, she was queer enough her
self And this was absolutely all she
would say on the subject.
The next day Sol took il upon himself
/ 20 wander up that way. Whereabouts"
and was rewarded with glimpse of
/ the calico frucll going through a broken
I gate. and. following it closely, came up
with the wcarer "a, She was about to
enter the dilapidated front door. az
I which piece of impertinence she was so
( much incensed a. to turn very red.
Z while tears actually started To her eyes.
What do YOU want?' she inquired,
sharply enough.
To see you rel lied Sol, who. taken
I by surprise, could think of nothing but
the truth
well. you have seen me. now co.
But it a warm day. and | am very
tired"
4 can't help that. It's not my fault,
Is it,
You might ask me to walk in and
I sit down if You were not as hard-hearted
as a Huron"
This Is not NV house"
You would. then. if il were?'
i don't say that
well. then. ! am thirsty; give me
Z glass of water"
There is the well. and an iron cup
| fastened toit 10y chain; help yourself"
You inho,pitable little nissan
thrope-'
But she was gone; and the next time
he inquired for her. Aunt Hester told
I him. with malicious twinkle of the
eve. that she had gone to the city to
! find work.
7 Perhaps the good soul had been
I troubled with visions of future Mrs.
Grigvs. and was not altogether dis
I pleased that an insurmountable barrier
was placed between that odd Rachel
/ Hart and her nephew Sol, who was
I good how but didn't know the ways Of
women
I l;e that a IL may. her joy was short
7 lv turned into mourning. for Solomon
| received dispatches requiring his i'm
mediate presence in the city. At least
! 80 he said for Aunt Hester was inn
movable in her conviction that that
/ Rachel was somehow a. the bottom
/ of It, She even limited a much To
I Sol when he babe her good-by: but he
only laughed and told her TO take care
Y If herself
After all. business could not have
I been - very pressing, "a he spent the
Y greater portion Of MS time wandering
through lanes and back streets. not
unfrequently dashing down ALLEYS
with the ineNplicabie exclamation of:
That's her. from whence he always
/ returned very red in the face and sheep
/ ish in expression.
I Three months had PASSED away. when
I he nearly ran against d little woman.
/ who looked up in his face with a sar
douic smile
Your eyc>ight is not 50 good in the
city. Mr.. tir.ggs. You don't know me
u here"
Rachel Miss Hart have been
I looking for You everywhere. Where
Z do Won livc2'
She hcsi,a,ed moment, then said,
shortly.
Come and see.
Turning. She let the way through
narrow streets. rocking with filth and
7 tecming with a wretched population.
I NJ a flight of broken stairs. into dingy
little room whose only redecming fea-
ture was It's perfect cleanliness.
..Wiu YOU be seated Mr. Griggs?'
/ she asked. with a scornful smile.
4 Now that You know nv residence, /
I trust to have the pleasure of seeing you
I frequently"
And You live in this den?" asked
Y solomon. needless Of her sarcasm.
How do you support yourSelf?'
Isy my needle
! .-Iiow much does IL take 10 keep up
T this magnificent STYLE of liying?~
-By uuremitting exertion can earn
two dollars week"
--Great heaven, Why didn't YOU come
II me- he asked.
For two excellent reasons. First.
should not have known where To have
found YOU. secondly. l should not have
come if had"
{ .,uf course not. Your pride i to you
meat and drink. Still. you might have
come We are in need of hands
Il do not believe il. Nou wish to
cheat me into accepting aims"
There is our advertisements. read for
f.. yourself pulling paper from his
/ pocket
The sunken eyes CLEANED eagerly
She was human after all and even then
suffering the paugs of hunger.
NJ GriggS. I believe You are good
man. She said. bursting into tears 4
viii work FOR You gladly / am stary-
ing.
And she did work. early aud late, in
spite of Soiomon's entreaties, refusing
10 Accept anything but her wages, de
clininE u receive his visits. sending
back his gifts, steadily refusing above
all 10 become his wife. though she had
softeucd wonderfully towards him
lyon are rich-l am poor she said.
in reply 70 his passionate arguments
''You are handsome am ugly: the
world would laugh and your family be
Justly offended
Il have no family. and As for the
world. let II laugh; dare e. hapDr in
spite Of IL
II will not have You
.'By ygu not love me-"
- VIII 1t Aa7e yea; and with tnat