The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-21

and longed for--to sit alone In the
midst of all this splendor and wonder
what she should do with .herself; %
realize that not one of all the new
friends who swarmcd about her and
readily accepted her hospitality really
cared = button for her! Could she
spend all the years Of her life this
way? No She could not and she
would not
Sarah Jenkins arrived at conclusions
quickly. Early the next morning she
sent for her lawyer.
II want you TO sell this house for
me-" she said.
why" replied the lawyer. ''you
have only just bought it,"
mo matter, want to sell It."
"Arc you going away?"
mo. l am going to buy another
house that will suit me better"
This isn't handsome enough for
her." thought the lawyer. "'Put beg
gar on horse back" Aloud he said:
Very well. Miss Jenkins. I'll attend
to il"
Sarah's next move was to look for
her new house. She found it. an I'M
prctentious dwelling in quiet side
street She had it put in perfect
order, and furnished prettily and neat
| ly, but without q touch of gorgeous
ness anywhere. Meanwhile the hand
some uptown house with all its fur
nishings had been sold, and one day
Sarah walked into the Office where she
had spent SO many years. 1t was her
Office now, and her business. She said
to the young man who had taken her
place:
You will take charge of the ship
ping at the same salary you have now.
! will occupy this place hereafter" and
she took off her hat, seated herself on
the high stool, and began picking up
the threads of the old life just where
she had dropped them.
This is the first happy day have
known for three months" she said TO
George Howe, the old bookkeeper as
she went out that night. lie was a
grave, staid man of fifty, who had been
with the house for nearly thirty gears.
No one knew much about him. He
said. one Christmas, when asked about
his gifts. that there was no one to give
him anything.
why" asked the inquirer, haven't
you any folks?"
II have no one in the world but my
self" said George Howe, and he turned
again to his books.
That was all he had ever said about
himself to anyone. Indeed. he never
said much about anything. During all
the years that he had sat in the same
office with Sarah Jenkins he had only
spoken to her upon matters OF busi-
ness. and she regarded him in very
much the same way that she did the
big ledger in front of him.
So. when Sarah volunteered the re.
mark concerning her happiness, George
was surprised somewhat, but he an
swered. pleasantly: 1T is good to see
you back here. have missed you
very much"
All the way home Sarah thought Of
those words: II have missed you very
much" No one had ever said that t.
her before. She didn't believe anyone
had ever missed her, She sat down In
her cozy little sitting-room that night
after tea. and INDUCED in one of hel
characteristic thinks" She had tastet
the fruit OF injury. and found it OF bit
ter flavor. She had comforted hersel.
by goirg back to her work. So far she
was satisfied. But she had also tastec
the sweets of human companionship
and no<v it was not pleasant to think
of spending the rest Of her life alone.
There were plenty of people who
would share her home for the sake Of
sharing her money. She did not want
that sort. She thought again of the
old bookkcepcr. He had said that he
had missed her very much and she be
lieved that he meant it. George Howe
was not enough skilled in the ways Of
society folk to say what he did moi
mean.
Suddenly an idea came to Sarah. She
got up and walked to and fro in heI
room.
"I'll do it," she said, at last II
ciety woman. but for a plain busines j
woman its all right Anyway there
: no one to find fault with me If it ISM
all right
The next morning George Howe was
sitting at his desk as usual when Sarai
came into the Office. She went up Z
him.
Good morning." said she, ans
George answered.: Good morning.
Then he waited for orders which h
supposed she had come to give.
"Iou told rue last night that you hat
missed me. Did you mean it?' asked
: Sarah.
"lyhy. yes, Miss Sarah; OF course
, meant it, have missed you"
"Why have you missed me-"
! This was rather straightforward
questioning. George was embarrassed
!. arAi answered awk w ardly:
why. don't know. You were herr
so long Id kind Of got used to you. ans
} then-well, ! always liked you. Mis-
Sarah"
"You live alone. don't you, George?
, Eyes"