The Helena independent., 1894-11-29

more words clnmbcred up and drove
or down the Chelsea embnnlSmont and
over VauKhaII bridge 10 HOacOe'B 10
leave the cab. The yardmnn stirred
when I handed the young woman out
and shouldcred her box.
blessed N 1911 Taylor amt been and
got married." heard some of them Rny;
and "t'll be back for my second horse
about nlne." called out, 10 prevent the
report from spreading among my mates.
! thought even yardmnn would have
sense enough To know chap wouldn't
have second horse on HIS wedding
day
We lived close to the yard; and my
mother stared harder than the men
had done when came I'm with the box,
That's queer thing TO be lett In
cab, Bill" said she,
"'Taint been left, mother" said and
then / explained things to her AZ quick
~ ns could, for the girl was waiting on
the landing-we had two rooms In "A
block OF modern dwellings.
you amt angry. mother" ] asked,
for she didn't speak when I'd finished,
only looked at me with queer light In
her eyes.
ANGRY No" says she. "only proud
of my son. Come I'm, you poor dear
come In. You must excuse Bill for
leaving you there. He never did have
grain of sense
Then they threw their arms around
each other and had n good cry while
| scratched my head and wondered at
the cOntradlctoriness OF woman. When
they'd done, mother hustled about and
got ten. making the girl help Just to
set her nj ease
la. t,IH 40 H..ts Iauaia Mnf-
ris. and that she'd been AN orphan,
earning her own living ever since she
was fourteen-I set her downas two and
twenty that night, but knocked Oft u
couple OF years when | saw her after
she'd had "A good rest and lot more
about herself ! needn't repeat ] left
her as cheerful as a cricket, chatting
away 10 my mother as II she'd known
her for years. Mother must have taken
to her pretty quickly too. for after ]
brought that second horse back about
three In the morning she put her head
out of their room Just 10 whisper 90 ine:
'Jessies fast asleep; | thought you'd
like To know. God bles you, my boy,
for bringing her 20 me"
Well / don't think there's much moi
"a l,e said. Jessie staid on with ds for
a week or so and fairly earned her Keep
by helping mother give the rooms a
thorough cleaning, and then mother
found her place with family at Brix-
ton. We didn't lose sight of her. When
Ia time I'D look her up, and when
she'd an evening out she'd come down
To see mother. who wasn't as active as
I'd have liked ner TO be. or course !
fell In love with her. No one seeing her
homely way with the old l1iy could
help IL: hut 7 didn't speak fot nearly u
year. parity because ! didn't know
whether she'd lave me, and partly he-
cause coulIn see my way u pr1vid-
ing a comforta Ole home for the two of
them.
After my uncle Thomas died though.
we We're much better Off. He left me a
nice little legacy. and | set up han
som and a couple OF horses OF my own,
that thoroughbred being one nf them.
Then felt I'd got decent position and
chance OF putting by something for
rainy day; 80, one Sunday evening
when | was seeing her home to Brixtpn,
/ said: Jessie. poor mothers getting
quite feeble, don't you think?'
"Yes. Bill ! do" says Jessie, looking
down and blushing. as IL she guessed
what she had In my mind
"She'd be better for a daughters care.
wouldn't she2" ! asked, hoping the hint
might be enough.
"Of course she would. It's a pity you
haven't a sister, says she 80 sharp that
] was sure she didn't care for me When
] got home ! must have looked as glum
as felt, for mother would have Il there
was something the matter, and after a
bit she wormed the whole story out of
me.
"Oh, you donkey" says she. "The
young men i'm my day didn't ask girls
TO marry them for their mothers sakes
Tell her straight out you love her, IL
ever she gives you the chance again,
which is more than you deserve.
| took mothers advice, and things
came right next time; but what was
said I can't exactly remember, and
wouldn't put down II | could. Blythe
by, that policeman, he never made any
inquiries about 10.4li; but after we'd
been married year | came across him
again.
'Hullo! Sergeant" says I. pulling up.
II think I owe you a shilling"
He locker sour at first, thinking I
must be chatting him. but when he rec
ognized me he come up and shook hands
quite friendly, mo. no" says he, that
was my share, by the way, what be-
came of that girl?''
"Shes married" says I.
'Then hope you got your fare?" says
he.
"Yes," says I. "Leastway, she made
me a present, and only the other day,
too"
"What was it?" he asked.
Twins" says I and IL would have
done you good 10 see that bobby laugh.
He gave me another shilling for the
other twin. and offered TO stand god
father II we weren't provided. We were
not: and he not only did his duty at the
obi at hftt "A little 4nrpln
had afterward he found n name for my
store by calling on the company TO
dring long life and happiness to me and
Nv Rest Fare.-Chambers Journal.