The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-23

massive mansions
that surrounded
.mercy park werc brightly lighted.
In muffied silence young man,
bakless and gloveless, hurried by
iron bars that fence in the little
"a OF the rich toward his lodging
bee.
Far FIVE years Jack Fleming had
ed alone. No one knew very much
ont him, except that he was
,iitless indolent genius. When his
her died the fortune that might
re gone to him had endowed certain
lalthy charitab institutions. Ills
H,ber had died in his infancy, and
Ar Fleming had grown up with the
Fvants and his books for compan-
He had never seen enough of
father to love him. In his child
od Jack had had one friend, Dora
ldthwait. She was beautiful girl,
eral wears his junior, who lived in
house adjoining his fathers, and
ry day one or the other would
NIB the fence that separated them
drop over into the little yard for
omp. Dora was proud Of her pro-
tor and playmate, for even then
K was full of book knowledge, and
ra soon learned to love Shakespeare
Milton as read aloud by her hero.
mother great tramping place for
little people was Gramercy park,
both houses faced the handsome
yground and Mr.. Goldthwait and
ks father were among the favored
who possessed keys to the great
gates that shut out the children
the poor, who often lined the iron
&c and peered wistfully between
bars at the smiling lawn within.
The children were inseparable until
was Is and Dora 12. Then Jack
ht to college, but every holiday
md him at home again, and often
bks went by the board and Jack
ne home on the sly to see his little
eetheart or course, on these oc-
ions he was Struggled into Dora's
ne and good natured, easy going
Goldthwait would have thought
he basest treachery for any mem
Of his family to inform his next
rneighbor, Jacks father, that his 1
was playing truant
inter- three years of college Jack
hopelessly behind in his studies,
his father, still ignorant of the
son, called him a blockhead. One
Jack received n tender, loving
Ter from Dora asking him 10 come
ne at once, as her father had just
sved word from England that he
fallen heir to large property,
uding n theater in one of the large
les and the business of the latter
IN urgent need of his immediate
sntion. The family would sail for
gland Immediately, but Dora
|nted Jack to go with them, if he
bid A few hours after receiving
kletter Jack stood in front of the
ldthwait residence on Gramercy
rk 1t was closed. No servant
kwered the bell, and Jacks heart
like lead. Again he looked at the
her 1t was dated two days before
4 had been delayed in the mails.
home he found his father, but in a
pod in which he had never seen him
fore. 4
you young rascal" he shouted as
lek entered. 80 you have been
sting your time next door instead
Studying"
10 pleading on the part of Jack
bid induce the turbulent old man to
where the Goldthwaits had gone
Never mind" thought Jack, I'll
ar from her soon, and then"
But no letter came. Weeks length
Jed into months and Jack grew tall
pd thin. One day he went up to his
lege town, and an inquiry at the
st office eliicted the fact that several
tiers had come, up to a month ago.
they had been forwarded to-
nmercy park. o.
That night father and son faced
Pth other for the last time.
where are the letters Dora wrote
kr demanded Jack. as he leaned over
yard the old man, who stood smiling
feastically in his face.
told you that IL you refused to
hm to college you would regret it."
. the reply.
lack turned on his heel and passed
tof the house
he found it a harder struggle than
expected. His income fluctuated
en next to nothing to nothing itself.
became first wanderer among
Artments, then among boarding
uses and at last an inhabitant OF
FINISHED rooms" who ate at cheap
aarants-when he could eat at ALL
nc had lived a week in rear hall
noon on Twenty-second street be-
he discovered that its windows
only separated from those OF
Old home and that of Dora, on
mercy park, by the brief New
back yards in which they used
pay together. The Goldthwait
was dark. It had been ever
NE day Dora left. Next to 1t.
his fathers mansion doomed up
ass the trees beyond, lights were
seen. But strangers occupied
isniliar rooms.
thanksgiving eve just Ave years
ne had left his old life behind
Jack went to his dingy little
NV 70 gaze at the two mansions.
asered with cold; but the blood
u quickly to his face when he
,s ae home of the girl he still loved
sauy lighted up. For an instant
700 still, amazed. Then he sat
~ On his bed to think. Finally,
.searted and discouraged, he
Isu 70 great pile of manuscript
~ saooish on the floor, and picking