The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-13
LIFTING THE MORTGAGE.
Or Ono OF Tho Troiiy "'c'
Triumph.

"onee r ere ard for the last Time sia-
bel Hickups. / ask you to marry me-
"Once more and for the last time. james
Caddls shacks, / answer NO.
Remember. ! hold the mortgage on
i the old farm.
..rn,s day week, then. ] shall iorecloso
4, Won and your poor old fnothe'' ""o
sits weeping yOnder VIII De tui .,,,,''e,.
doors houseiess and hoinei-sS, 10 ON
Oh the face ana HANDS oi ''e
think of your mother, mabel o,,.d the
oh. nave some pity. sir" waiisd 'he
poor broken WlGOw. - -, $40 Girl
"Peace. mother" SAID TIE p,.-'. e,rg
who intended no allusicl thelsos ,eac."
Then turning 10 her tormentoI, sHS 20
claimed: False Onel Seek not thu' "
nisv unon my syInps tines. No. an
pledged TO marry William DiV"' anu
Will keep my tr0tn. ,,.,,,,.. minis n Nv?
Eyes, and where is william Dlyn. a,d3
Vbv does he not come TO your eiu
Where is nc, sag. -, ,..-.x i,er head
For the first time Mabel hung nei '""
and murmurrd low: In bro1N,,y;ii r,o.
"In Rroolxlyn. en-? Ha, Hai ia. JAM
c.addlesbacks laughed a hooking laugh,
cold a. a dogs rcge. II strucN a 80
10 Nabcrs very victuals. enc shuH"o'
ed rs II she had bitten INFO le"l .,ss,e-
In Brooklyn, ELI consnr,stt That
CnIlKE.
Is where people wander around Tor DAYS
and DAYS trying TO find the way 70 w
mcat-market They wander arounu mn
directed by every police man. Gn III 't ~
perish with hunger lie ieai,u y-ords
shrinking girl and Kissed thess Moi"'
into her ear: "They perish.
With queenly Indignation Maoel sho COX
ont a reef and Strengthened 10 hef iuii
height. With one long. sweeping ge5'u,e,
which Barnhardt might rave coveted SIG
pointed TO the door. go. ,o,,., -,
Leave Leave this house. ouf ho"S''
your hcrse?' he sneerec. a., ,.
.sYes our house for il Is ours I'll next
week TIL then under this rooI you
have no right to breathe into my car youa
,,iIe destinations Goi Breathe them
S ,nto vonr own ear # you WILL but not
into mine. Not into Mine.
rho villain stricken with remorse'
c,asnod his hand over his heart and sias-
percd to the door. with MS hand W."
the knob. he paused ana siSntn aio oa,
Alas | cannot breathe INTO III! O"" 49,
Heaven help me" Ill. ava
Mabel threw herself into char ana
burst into flood of tears her
"CaIro Yourself, my daughter SAID her
weeping mother. All may yet ~ 80,
Alasi now often Goes the Jagged man
strive 10 escort the other fellow nome.
Mabel rave one last Wild snuine ana
cried. at is not fear for myself that uh-
womans me. but feor for Nhhan' fol
three long months l nave ~ "a" III
| scratch Of pen from him. And yet-ahu
yet
and get what" ,,.
| pisinr from her chair and smiling
through her tears, the brave glIi eNClalin
| ed 'Sonething tells me that william WI,
! yet come TO the rescue Dood o'u Dir
Each dav Mabel watched for the post
man. but each dav the gray-clad messen-
| ger shook his head and ahsW' req III
To N "a
,,tto-" she declared. hoping against more.
Through the long day she bore mp brave
lv but Al night when there was no eye
10 see she wept until her pillow was ds
wet as SOP. . 100
The morning of the foreclosure CAME
No word from william.
II vas 10 o'clock and the friends ana
ncighbors Of the Hickupses from Tar du u
near assembled to witness the sale' SUN
TO mingle their tears with those OF u1c
widow and her daughter. and some 10
triunpb over their downfall. for the hlck-
unses had always held up their heaas, uh-
! Ike the other villagers who Juked them
| forward like bicyclers.
lanes Caddleshacks strolled up with
smile on his handsome. EVIL race ana
| curling a loose leaf on his Subtle Morte
| cigar. whispered to Mabel: at Is no. TOO
| late yet. my proud beauty. Say but me
| little word Yes and this mortgage shail
| be cancelled in the shake Of a lamp
But she made out that she didn't hear
suddenly there was a commoton in the
| boomers Of the crowd skirts having
| gone out OF fashion-"Way therei Gang
| A man bandaged and battered worse
| than the survivor Of lale-Princatoh
| foot-b match, staggered into the open
| space.
ut is William squeeled Mabel. and
| flung herself into his arms.
| "Ouchi'he groaned. eco little easy,
| II was indeed William, damaged 1t IS
| true. hut still william.
| He kissed her tcndcrly on the forehead,
| aud Their picking a loose hair from MS
lips inquired: How much is this mort
| gage"
"Six thousand, five hundred and eigh,
| ty-four dollars and twenty-five cents
| returned Gaddleshacks haughuly. More
| money than you ever saw
| us So" laughed William lightly. rs ne
| bockOrod to a strong, brawny man stand
| ms hard by. T.,
his possession. william snatchei of the
| cover Feast your eyes on mat ne
cried. Here is $1,000 all in cold hard
"Foilcd~ Kissed Gaedloshaclss over his
Mabel, tho home Is yours" cried VIII
NAY. say rather ours 'Twould be no
| Rome vert lnpO MOI dl0p III 'aA'''tf
"Cur-r-rses on We both" remarked CAD
| dlcshacks. as he made out the receipt.
| ooh william" whispered Mabel what
| made YOU not write TO me all these weary
| Fostering days when you knew what
| stew | was in?"
| "My darling" he murmured. Il was
amassing all this wealth and part Of the
| time ] was unconscious"
"Unconscious?'
"Yes dear. in the hospital For your
| sweet sake / have stood on the tracks
| and let troley-cars hunt into me. know
| ing that every time ! got judgment for
damages from the companies you were
| so much nearer saving the old home
| stead. Hug me easy, my own precious
| one
This is your little sister Tommy
! said the father showing him the baby
| you will love her dearly will you not!
'''Y-yos, OF course" replied Tommy, IN
| specting the latest arrival; but it'll cost