The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-13
LIFTING THF MORTGAGE;
OR, THE TROLLEY VICTIMS TRI
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"Onee mons. and for the last time. Ma
bel Hickups, 1 ask you to marry me-
4 "once more, and for the last time,
James Gaddlesh acks. I answer Nor
Remember, hold the mortgage on the
old farm"
Il remember"
This day week, then. shall foreclose
| it. You and. your poor old mother. who
sits weeping yonGer. will be turned out
of the doors. houseIess and homeless, wan
derers on the face and hands of the earth.
/ Oh, think Of your mother. MabelF'
'oh, have some pity, SIR walled the
poor. broken widow.
Peace, mother" said the brave girl, who
intended no allusion thereby to the fact
that her mother was broken, peace"
/ Then, turning to her torInentor. she ex-
claimed: False onei Seek not thus to
4 play upon my sympathies- No. 1 am
pledged to marry William Dibbs and will
keep my troth.''
Yes, and where is William Dibbs now?
Why does he not come to your aid? Where
! is he, say?"
For the first time Mabel hung her head
and murmured low: I'm Brooklyn
I'm Brooklyn, Ell? Ha! Hal Har' James
/ Gaddleshaclzs laughed a mocking laugh,
! cold as dogs nose. 1t struck a chill to
/ Mabers very vitals. She shuddered as
] if she had bitten into lemon.
"In Brooklyn, eh?' continued Gaddle-
/ shacks. I've heard Of Brooklyn. That
\ is where people wander around for days
1 and days trying to find the way to the
meat market. They wander around mis-
/ directed by every policeman, until they
perish with hunger" He leaned over the
| shrinking girl and Kissed these words into
nInr az mr. rtr1.Ffr
With queen1y Indignation Mabel shook
out a reef and Strengthened to her full
hight. With one long, sweeping gesture,
pointed to the door.
Leave! Leaye this house! Our house!'
| Your house2" he sneered.
Yes. our house. for it is ours till next
week. Till then under this roof you have
no right to,breath into my ear your vile in
/ situations. Go! Breathe them into your
/ own ear If you will but not into mine.
/ N-o-t-i-n-t-o-m-i-n
The villain, Stricken with remorse,
clasped his hand over his heart and stag
/ gered to the door. With his hand upon the
1 knob, he paused and sighed aloud: Alas!
| cannot breathe into my own ear. Heaven
Mabel threw herself into a chair and
/ burst into a flood of tears
Calm yourself, my daughter said her
weeping mother. All may yet be we'll"
Alas how often does the Jagged man
strive to escort the other fellow home.
Mabel gave one last wild shuttle and
womans me, but fear for William. For
three long months l have not had the
scratch OF a pen from him. And yet-and
! 'S.And yet what?" 80 "a,
Rising from her chair and smiling
claimed, Something tells me ne that : vii
LA ,, will yet come to the rescue. Good
Chapter II.
The week passed.
Each day Mabel watched for the post
ger Shook his head and answered Mt
Never. mind. Tomorrow will bring a
letter. she declared hoping against hope.
| Tnrough the long day she bore up braves
| ~, but at night when there was no eye
to see she wept until her pillow was as
l wet as sop.
The morning Of the foreclosure came.
No word from William.
IL was 10 O'Clock and the friends and
near assembled to witness the sale, some
70 mlngle their tears with those of the
triI,D and md. ner daughter, and some to
1 upses had always held up their heads, un-
ike the other villagers. who Juked them
forward ike bfcyclers.
James Gaddleshacks strolled up with a
smile on his handsome, evil face and curl
ing loose leaf Of his Subtle Morte cigar,
/ whispered to Mabel 1T is not too late yet
my proud beauty. Say but the little word
Yes and this mortgage shall be can
celled IN the shake of lambs tail
him. -
] oAuueilLy lnere was commOtiOn in the
cut of fashion-"Way there! Gangw sirS
a man bandaged and battered worse
than the survivor of a Yale-Prineeton foot
ball match staggered into the open space
IT is Williamr' squeeled Mabel ana
nu l3;,l herself q e into his arms.
/ Ouch!' he groaned, "Go a little easy >.
II was indeed William, damaged ii is
true, but still William ~ 10
He kissed her tenderly on the forehead
ana then picking loose hair from his Inns
inquired: How much is this mortga era 30
SIX thousand. five hundred and eighty
turned Gaddleshacks haughtiiy. More
money than you ever saw
| is it,? laughed William lightly as he
peckoned to a strong, brawny man stand
The HARDLY man had push-cart in his
possession. William snatched off the COW
En- Feast your eyes on that" he cried
here IS $4,000 all in cold hard nickelslr
neither lip ~ MS
liam
Nay, say rather ours. 'Twould be no
nome vert thou not also in cahoots .
1 Cur-r-rSes on We both,' remarked Cad
| dleshacks as he made out the recent
on, William" whispered Mabel "What
made you not write to me all these weary
Fostering days when you knew what a
stew was imp
my darling he murmured. at was
amassing all this wealth and part of the
time l was unconscious.
Unconscious"
Yes, DEAR in the hospital For vour
sweet sake have stood on the tracks and
let trolley cars bunt into me, knowing that
every time / got Judgment for DANA es
from the companies you were so much
nearer saving the old homestead. Hug me
easy my own precious one"
LEMON ELIXIR.