Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-07

such high flown notions of honesty as you
have. You're too conscientious for an
every day business man, and you ought TO
be a deacon or a Sunday school teacher.
Every time you hear OF anybody being sick
or in need you want to fly off to help him."
Zeke made no reply TO this accusation,
but with a shrug Of his shoulders turned
and walked out of the store. Frank soon
followed, closing and locking the door after
him.
The next morning the doctor came to the
store soon after it was opened, and hndlng
Frank and Zeke both there he said;
my squatter patient down the river IS
in hard straits, and unless he has little
assistance for a few days Pm afraid he Will
hardly get along"
as he very sick?" Zebe asked.
eyes, he is, and besides he's destitute.
| Two or three nights ago he was robbed by
a couple of men of all his money, so he
| hasn't a dollar or particle of food. lie
says he has plenty at home, but it will take
two weeks to hear from there. / sent
telegram for him this morning, notifying
his wife of his condition, and she will prob
ably come out here"
''What is his name?" Frank asked.
'His name is Brown"
Frank breathed easier He had suspect
ed that the man might be Alice's father.
"What do you say, Frank" Zeke asked.
"Shall we help the man out of his DIM
culty'"
mo. l sha'n't," Frank replied. Il am
not responsible for his bad luck, and be-
sides he has taken my claim. I'll go TO
see him after awhile, but only to do what
said last night. have nothing to give
him."
sWen," said Zeke, you have right to
= do as YOU please. Doctor, are you going
down to see the man this morning."
l Eyes"
: 'sThen I'll go with you and take such
! things as he needs. Just name over the
. articles, and III do them up and charge
, them to my personal account"
A few minutes later everything was
. ready, and Zeke and the doctor rode away
: across the prairie in the direction of the
souatter's wagon They found Ike with
u the sick man, and as he had remained all
: night he was compelled to go home SC
. Zeke took his place and remained through
= the day.
u So through the next ten days Zeke anc
Ike nursed the patient, taking turns
while the doctor made regular daily visits
=, Frank grumbled at Zeke continually, say
II ing he was a fool to waste his time ant
u ]
attention to him and continued in the dis
y charge of what be considered his duty.
"You haven't seen or heard anything o
- Alice Grayson's father, have you, FrankF
- Zeke questioned one morning, as he wa
x preparing to visit the squatter.
~ NO, not thing" Frank replied. u
Ie seems queer that | haven't, too, for b
DO must be somewhere in this section"
81 at is queer" Zeke said, as he mounte
- his horse and rode away.
~ Shortly after Zeke reached the WACO
~ that morning and while he was preparln
- some breakfast for the sick man, he hal
a., pened to glance out across the prairie =
~ ward the station which lay ten miles to Il
l. south. Away over on rise he saw a ca
M rage approaching, and after the lapse
- nearly an hour it came close enough Il
him to discern its occupants, and instant
=, he understood what it meant.
'no The doctor was driving, while behiI
i him sat two ladies. One of these,
NC rightly Judged, was the sick mans wi
and the other was no doubt daughter
us a dear friend. He waited until the CO
rage halted a little distance from t
81. wagon, then going forward was about
- salute the doctor, but suddenly stoppt
LIN transfxed with astonishment. At last
,-;l murmured;
~ Miss Grayson, is it possible"
. "Indeed it is Mr. Mason" said 81
IN voice, "and | am glad to meet you. L
~ doctor has been telling us how kind y
= - have been to papa, and now we have
Ar opportunity to thank you"
"Papa'" Zeke repeated. He is not "
.Dd father; his name is Brown"
o. 'He is my stepfather only" Alice
'~ Piled, "but he is as dear to me as tat
ID hau
-, The doctor had gone to his patient
'' prepare him for the reception OF his v
a, and daughter, and during the five mint
-uiA he was absent Zeke and the ladies
versed, coming to thorough understa
ing of matters. Just as the doctor
'nN' returning a horseman rode up, and v
one glance into the carriage he stopl
vi full of establishment. The horseman
iItle Frank, and he recognized Alice In
us words the doctor informed him how I
-lNer tiers were Frank blushed. and hung
head. He knew by the GOODNESS of Ali
i"Oe greeting that she had no love for him.
he did not know that the doctor hat
i''Oe formed her of his conduct toward
father.
He learned that later, however, W
niger CHANGING to meet her, he attempted t
y. gain her old time friendliness and
uihg minded her of the words she had
80 spoken
and e. I LIZ r,istaIan Pm sure I n
n the Ia M II, ", -
ed to ui - yI,ar,,,bt vou did Alice.n he
hit to II ..lxha, bos changed Won now p
81 would rather not tell"
, and nj, 90, soroetbingSn
u INC 'No, he has not. He has never
-, toned your name to me- But l
rank learned how you acted toward papa a
onder lo''n 49,. - t1,,o n soIesb mani
all W Two months later Frank sold out b
8, terest in the store and went further
DER and a month later still, Zeke and
were made man and wife. Brown keI
RANK river claim and built a nice home