Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-20

ever it is, you certainly chooe a nice
way to disgrace both yourself and
me-" he said still more angrlly, after
a moments pause, and then she
flashed upon him.
There never was any disgrace in
honest work! It's you who are in
much more danger of disgracing us
all, and perhaps you will think so
yourself if your seltishness and ex-
travagance kills papa He is lust sick
with anxiety now, and you could save
him from it if you only would. lam
sure you could live on half what you
do, and you have so much influence
with mamma that she would save,
too, if you would talk to her.
'I'm not clever, l know, but I
could do the housemaid's work, and I
would, but you will not do anything.
You refused to take that situation,
and you only laughed at me when I
talked to you the last time you were
home. And then / just made up my
mind that if you were too proud to
work I'd show you that I wasn't"
ALI through this torrent of words
her brother walked aDgrily around.
affecting not to listen. But he stood
still now, looking sternly and seri-
ously into her face.
'sAnd you will stay here and do
this mental work just for the SAKE of
shaming me:"
Put in this way she did not like the
sound Of it, but she held her ground
unflinchingly.
II not only mean TO say it, but I
mean to do it. Oh, you need not look
at me like that! l don't like it-you
may be sure. I could have sank into
the ground this evening when those
young men joked about me. But I've
begun, and I am going to 60 on. I'm
not going to be sham or a burden
one day longer"
He walked away from her then, and
leaning against the mantel, remained
in utter silence fully five minutes.
To most of US. however ease-loving or
however hardened, there are moments
when it is given us to see a new
Heaven and a new earth; and to
Harry Emerson this flash of inspira-
tion came as he stood studying the
border Of shells wherewith Mrs. Coffin
had flanked her fireplace.
MargerY watched him with intense
anxiety. Under all her pain and dis
appointment she had still such faith
in him that it was not wholly sur
prise to her when, returning to her
side, he said, with all the anger gone
from his voice:
"We must call Mrs. Coffin in and
explain to her, Margery Say any
thing you LIKE don't care-but I'm
going to take you into Cousin Sally's
this evening. Your mission is &C
complished. I'll take the hotel place
or do anything else that can to help;
and when l fail, I'll give you leave
to 90 out to service again as fast as
you please"
Margery, looking up at him through
her happy tears, felt almost as if she
were marring the splendor of his sur
render by saying as she did:
"But, Harry, I must tell you!
Cousin Sally said that if you saw
things this way, she would pay every
debt you owe and help papa out of
the tight place he is in. She never
did help US before, she said, because
we seemed to her so lacking in good
principle"
But even when Miss SalIv had
helped them to such an extent that
they soon sailed past all the breakers
of which have written, Harry's new
manliness proved seaworthy. So eff
fectually, indeed, did he learn the
lesson which Margery gave, that his
contributions TO the family exchequer
saved her from any need to take a
second situation. - Youths Com
panion.