Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-05-26
Love in Lodgings
CHAPTER VII-CoNr1NuEp.
by FLORENCE WARDEN.

He produced tho coin, and played
at heads and tails with it quietly by
himself while his brother made up
his mind.
"Oh, anything to get ont of the
house." said the latter at last; and
snatching the shilling, he went out.
All Temples movements at present
were regulated by hypothesis con-
nected with Linda Frere. Thus, on
the supposition that she might be
taking a walk in the neighborhood of
"Seaview," he passed the green
grocers' shops, which were near, and
made his purchase at a modest estab-
lishment some distance off. Ofcourse
he wanted his beans and his potatoes
sent home. The greengrocer, an ell
derby man with an honest, careworn
face, asked obviously, where to-"
On hearing the answer: ITO Mr..
Monk, of "Seayiew,' the mans face
lighted up with interest.
BEG your pardon, sir. but was you
the new Mr.. Monk of "Seaview?"
You see. sir, knew the old gentre-
man very we'll; most everybody did
that was poor or in trouble, along of
the ladies that lived with him, Miss
Hutchinson and her mother. Could
you tell me, sir, what's come to the
poor ladies'"
81 haven't the least idea, I'm sure"
answered Temple rather haughtily.
but I've no doubt that, wherever
they are. they are we'll enough off.
They had plenty of time to feather
their nest in the years they were with
him. "
The man looked at him very grave
ly and shook his head.
Them that has told you that, sir,
has had their own fish to fry" said
he, take my word for it! Nobody
could speak against those two ladies,
without he had q bad motive or bad
heart"
1t was as if severe Presbyterian
had been suddenly assured, on per-
sonal knowledge, of the goodness of
the pope. Accustomed from his child
hood TO hear the Hutchinsons spoken
of with the word "adventuresses" as
the very lightest Of the slurs pat up
on them, Temple was at first too
much surprised TO make either COM
ment or objection. The man wont on:
Those ladies, sir, whatever you
may have heard, would sooner
have died than have taken
advantage of penny. They
couldn't have done it; wasn't in
them. But He pulled himself
up with a short laugh; I'D best not
say any rlore, sir, or / shall maybe
! get into trouble.
Not through anything you say to
me-" said Temple, who was getting
/ interested. "I'm not old Mr.. Monk S
son, but only much more distant re-
! lation. Go on"
well then, sir, with your leave,
I'll speak out my mind. II old Mr..
Monk had left them every halfpenny
he had, he wouldn't have done no
more than was just right by them two
ladies'"
What, and leave out his own son
altogetherm
whats his own son done for him ?
Why by what / can hear, just
sponged on him for years and years
to get all he could out of him, and
then when he couldn't get no more
he left him all to himself and never
come nigh him, though he knew the
old gentleman was bad half the time,
and like enough to die at any minute.
Now, sir, what did he owe to a son
like that, to what he did to a woman
that nursed HIM night and day and
saved his life half a dozen times, and
to another that brought ray OF sun
better than the doctors? Why, they
say Mrs. Hutshinson will never be
herself again through the way she
shaved nursing himl 1t was all her
daughter could do TO pull her round
after the old gentleman was gone"
"And you think all that devotion
was disinterestedp" asked the young
man specifically.
"Indeed, do, sir. But even If SO
be they had a thought for themselves,
who's to blame themP What's Mr..
Monks son done but just be brought
into the world by him, and fed and
clothed and educated and kept, and
then no thanks, but spends his time
waiting for the dead mans shoes,
against these poor ladies' devotion
and keeping Of him alive and happyP'
Temple made no answer. He
nodded thoughtfully. in low, pom.
derous manner, like person who
has recently received well-directed
brick at his head, and is scarcely YET
sure that he has not been seriously
injured. Then he said he would take
his parcel homo himself, and he
wished the man "Good morning." anc
departed crest fallen and extremely
quiet.
When he reached homo he wen
straight down into the kitchen, where
Cameron was already wrestling will
the cookery book. Temple sat dowl
on the opposite side of the table, will
his back 70 the window. He was 81