Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-05-02


mediate presence in the city. At least
so he said, for Aunt Hester was i'm
movable in her conviction that "that
Rachel was somehow at the bottom Of
it.u She even limited as much to Sol
when he babe her good-by; but he
only laughed and told her to take care
of herself.
After all, business could not have
been so very pressing, as he spent the
greater portion Of his time wandering
through lanes and back streets, not
unfrequently dashing down alleys with
the inexplicable exclamation of
ssThat's herI' from whence he always
returned very red in the face and
sheepish in expression.
Three months had passed away,
when he nearly ran against little
woman, who looked up. in his face
with a sardonic smile.
stYour eyesightis not so good in the
city, Mr.. Griggs. You don't know me
here.''
eRachel-Miss Hart, [ have been
looking for you everywhere. where
do you live?''
She hesitated moment, then said
shortly:
stCome and see.o
Turning, she led the way through
narrow streets, reeking with filth and
teeming with wretched population,
up a flight of broken stairs, into a
dingy little room whose only redeem
ing feature was it's perfect cleanliness.
tWill you be seated, Mr.. Griggs?o
she asked, with a scornful smile.
s'Now that you know my residence, [
trust to have the pleasure Of seeing
you frequently"
"And you live in this den?" asked
Solomon, needless of her sarcasm.
GLOW do you support yourself?'
''By my needle"
CHOW much does it take to keep up
this magnificent style of living?"
'sBy unremitting exertion can earn
two dollars a week"
'9Great heaven! Why didn't you
come to me?n he asked.
"For two excellent reasons: First,
I should not have known where to
have found you; secondly, / should
not have come if I had"
ssOf course not. Your pride is to
you meat and drink. Still, you might
have come. We are in need of hands,"
IT do not believe it. You wish to
cheat me into accepting aims"
ssThere is our advertisements; read
for yourself!' pulling paper from
his pocket.
The sunken eyes cleaned eagerly.
She was human after all and was even
then suffering the pangs of hunger.
stMr. Griggs, | believe you are a
good man, she said bursting into
tears ~ will work for you SADLY l
am starving
And she did work early and late, in
spite Of Solomon's entreaties, refus-
ing to accept anything but her wages,
declining to receive his visits, sending
back his gifts, steadily refusing above
all to become his wife, though she had
softened wonderfully towards him.
stYou are rich-I am poor!" she
said in reply to his passionate argu-
ments. ssYou are handsome am
ugly; the world, let it laugh and your
family be justly offended"
ssI have no family, and as for the
world would laugh; dare to be hap
Ply in spite of it,"
81 will not have YOU"
'sDo you not love me?"
IT will not have you;" and with
that answer Solomon was obliged to
rest contented.
Time passed on. A financial crisis
came, and, with hundreds of others,
down went the house of Griggs, Max
EN- 81 Co.
thinking of the woman whose love he
had so long and fruitlessly striven to
win, darkly wondering if it were not
better to cut short an aimless, hope
less, blighted life. In the drawer on
the right lay a brace Of pistols, a
present from young Makem when he
went to California. Sol took them out
they were loaded it was but to
raise them SO, adjust the trigger SO,
and
'sLady wants to see you, sir.''
eCan't see her. What can a woman
want here? Shut the door! If
anyone calls, say am out"
Once more he took up the pistol,
but this time it dropped from his
nerveless hand, for a pair of arms were
around his neck and two clear, gray
eyes looked lovingly into his, while
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