The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-07-21
SUPPLEMENT-.
MALC0NTENTS.
A STORY FOR AMERICANS.
COPYRIGHTED BY CORA .. HOOD.

COPYRIGHTED BY CORA q. HOOD.
CHAPTER l.
FIRES ARE x1sDLEp.
thor. Win BE- work tor ta.i ie teeth. Where taere
T. employment there will b bread."-DAN1ELI
-Aaoenday sun. bright and incorporating.
ehoAe down upon the blackened chtmnoys OF al
Pennsylvania town some hfty years ago. It
piercsd the heavy smoke OF tho furnaces that
ky asoss i: penetrated syery crack and crew.
ice OF the labcr-staided unpicturesque buildings,
sT911shins f1r acres. tho valley and then. in
hills AID rested upon tho figure OF a fair young|
girl who stood gazing dreamiiy at tho sceno be-
she had removed her hat and, pushing back
the damp curls from her f.,rohead, lifted hor
meas " catch tho warm beams as they fell.
"Acw like summer 1t secms, Joe. Oh, to be
eus unaor the SKY upon such day seems u taste
Her companion. = stalwart young man whore
face wore an habttual eullen frown. lifted HE
Eyes, smile sofsentag his heavy features as
EYES. A>S. 70 was born for the sunshine and
curse them Us has shut 70 from it, sez IT.
The nsenasy bells rang out shrl'l and clear as
he spoke and. ere they coosol vibrating. the
streets OF tho town below grew dark with busy.
tsem.n * life.
The girl turned with laugh: "wel,. must
% going, Jse. Look how oil tho hands arc
hurryin' and you and mo idl!n' like the richest
breathe. let alene to lido. Ye noer would havoI
had this h:. day but tor the CATERS bad turn.
Rich folks have mao hearts,
She stopped him with IN impatient xcsture.
700 Dart!e, It's not me that will listen to
such talk. for 1t is false and you know it! Why
turn that i.s Eths es.s and eersd 0a @s
money money W. didn't necd tho money thank God.
f"t PIE, a.s Tor Der kind thought for US poor
J9H Dsrue gave nor quick. suspicious glance:
They offered 70 their money. Ell? Wolf. ii
same and. II 70 1.-Two long. 70 il Know it a. well A.
mo What do We toll aud sweat all day for but
tn r up sr1nd like them 'onssr
carriages for yer Miss Ethels to drive in? Next
they II 10 for putin their dne horses out to
pasture and will have ITO mon up from the
works dtaesin' ,hom around!'
A0 shoos himself impasiently. as though no
already felt the curb at his mouth and the lash
btin gin. his shoulders.
Margaret Gwyans looked rokuishly at him.
.'iou needn't fesr nc. Joo. for l haven't no
carrin:e: ne = l wanted to drive. guess
'txeg: don't be hurryln'." no urged, placing
sona on her "5 and ,hen
.!ons YER horse ye'd but speak the word. an'
hastily ws1 not BE- the rcod fpisads ,1 Te e nrc
II you speak axain you did last week ant
:sef scqa 70 Ply after ve7s srorei up
"Woli.' he acquissced. "if I must, I must,
supp"'e. but 70 won't 50 to ksopin conpan
She 'au= hed msrriIy at tho thought: then
glance At hi: desperate face sobered her.
Nv nat Al idcs Joe; wan. nnusht to do Will
iove' ' ''0 "@''' 'u' 40 not care 10
"Ye win some day thcn." no remarked ser
teAsiously. an can wRis.''
They had reached Margarsss homo. a 10
rooted cottage, and parted at the door
,, an oiu man. iying on tho bed near the fir,
"Aappen as how ye'd never come, Meg. Mi
and it,. Tar past tho noon" : s"' 70 10 os'
II started before tho bells rung. eranther,
returned tho girl soothingly. but it was 60 h,
ss na nc no. ROAD was 20 rough that stepped
49,, ..rhate tho Wy. always tho way" muttsre
the OLD man. mae rest can get With the raj
but little the young uns cares p~
Instead OF answering Margaret prepared the
humor. '' WV
The day was Z sultry one for tho season a,
tewera evening the clouds thickened and threa
margaret. outside tho door in the earlv tv
light, Watched tho lights al ,hey one by one mic
'rea s mt" ,n ife IN tue ~ town fsr below:
'.a.od evening. Margaret: and how is our !,
:oh. MI. Fletcher. is that your orandfath
= s1 10. thank YOU sir will go back to wo
''That II good. Here arc some, hooks Ct,
asked mo to leavs Oh my way to town. 5
wlshes you to study what she has marked, a
70 como up tomorrow evening""
Margaret courtoseyod without speakinc. a,
with pleasant Good night" he was gone
The GIRL stood for " moment where he had
ner. tho books pressed to her bosom then We
within and. sitting by the lighted lamp. raj.
enc OF tho volumes to her lips
ceased in Tho valley below and the town ss ais
AND still she sat there, studying for Into
Ethel F,.+ch.- ~. = .,.