The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-06-21

'She j. where ! left her-in the
place TO which | have longed To get
back But now that am 50 near her.
can't 20. Harnabee, after my failure
| in the northwest
'Shc knows you are here"
'No: she has not known Of any Of
my later movements. l would have
| told her hut that the telling would
have dissolved the last faint hope OF
my having her some day. ! have been
away five years and wasted all OF them,
but for the experiences they have
brought. have 10 begin life all over
again. The question, where To begin,
is not sd bothcrsome as how To do II.
Barna bee twirled "A goblet on It's
frail edge until It's sparkling contents
almost spilled. and looked across the
remnants of the finished dinner at the
story-maker. Ilollan's career might
have been like the Others. but not "
the extent that il had wine and song
| in il. She conld never account Tor ms
neglect because OF that. Ills cheeks
were clear and his eyes were strong.
There was "A manly air about him
which showed his prosperous era had
not DIV indled away in dissipation.
.Didn't your town have fire that
nearly destroyed il? Where were you
them" liarnabcc asked.
II had the circulation Of the Chroa-
| iclc | obtained it soon after went 10
the Pacific slope and the money sent
TO You was made from il. For three
months was on the upgrade. Inc
! paper was approaching its zenith, ana
! il carried me along with IL as It's clrcu-
lation grew. You were as persistent
about my going away as she was about
myrernaining. II you had known when
, TO call me off when had reached my
J. limit should he here with her now
A. You know Barnabee, when we were
80 together IN the little country town
:. how we flew the same kite. went 10 TN
n same swimming hole. threw stones a
A the same windows in vacant houses
\ You have not forgotten when you cain'
m into your money, expanded your iuea
r. of life beyond the bounds OF that htti
I. place. and came To the city To EMO
, Yourself? After you left speculate
=, whether YOU and should ever take u
our pleasures together again. The
u
-. she know III there she was in he
IN riches and luxury, and / knew II.
"a, don't know why or how. but she mel
y. open her heart TO me and walked I'M
~ il. Those were days Of happiness an
-. love back there with her. Iawoke Oh
"a dav to realization of our difference
on Ten thousand people knew me; whel
She came from before found her. Y
~, thousand knew her Twenty thousar
-. tongues would say | saw money In u
a. wedding What She saw in IT was on
AZ an imaginary virtue or two OF mine.
-, tried TO turn my heart against SUI
}, thoughts. but there was pride in II
AZ poverty They should not talk OF II
a., | so"
la Hollan paused. for it was clouail
/, a, up in his atmosphere
III, "rhen | went to the northwest
=, continued. presently. when J
III wealth cqualed hers | would retur
III The country was new. and i had I
energy. Il have enough for US bot
Al. She sand to me. 1t is our hearts. a
IL. nv money. ana nobody else's concer
IN She pleaded with me 70 come oa'
~, but could hear those tongues waggi
,,,n across the three thousand miles wh
Law between us. and they kept
ia away from her When the fire cam
u ! was on the upgrade, as said 1t
~, the last of the month. When
.na Chronicle building burned the boo
|, ~ were destroyed. and stood watch
,he the accounts Of 10000 subscVb ers 60
am up in the flames could not rec
,im. the names on uoNv" =, '"' -
far saved was strip of ground in
,rls ! other part Of the city. 1t could not
hcir bureed up. though the ire tried 70
with ~. lhose i"'s Sos' o"'s $500