Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-28

man ran up at racing speed.
"Childs lost-out in the North wood.
get your hats, boys, quiclx!"
God help the poor motherl" sighed
the corporal softly, for he knew what
being lost in that wild region meant.
Whose is it,"
D.. "JAcK WITDERs' LITTLE poyw
CHAPTER XIV.
MOST REMARKABLE YOUNG WOMAN.
A pretty, petite figure tripping down
Broadway, New York, attracts the at
tention of the loungers who always in
fesk THAT busy thoroughfare, bent on
stafing every unprotected woman out
OF countenance. Many a glance of hon.
est admiration is cast at the face of a
young girl, as she passes along, visit
fully looking into she upper windows
OF the great business houses:
Her face is unwontedly pale, and her
big blue eyes look as though they had
lately been believed with tears.
Poor Elsie Whitford evidently did not
leave carxing care entirely behind her,
when she evacuated Oretown with SO
much happy precipitancy.
Her case was singular one.
Death had stepped in to upset Mrs.
Baxter's kind intentions regarding her
young protege, and the kind hand,
which but two weeks ago, had written
Elsie so encouragingly, was stilled for
ever, and the house, which should
have sheltered her, closed and empty.
A kindly-disposed servant, won by
the girls sweet face, had secured lodg-
ings for her and given her the address
of Mr.. Theophilus Grail, Mrs. Baxter's
man of business, to whose Office Elsie
was now hurrying.
Mr. Grail was disturbed when his
clerk announced to him that Young
lady, who would not send in her card,
desired to see him on urgent business,
for more than once that astute gentle
man had found his sanctum invaded by
feminine canvassers with just such ex-
cuses for admission.
Tell her I'm engaged"
The message was curt and came like
the cut of whip to the frightened
girl.
give him this letter" she SAID at
last, recovering little courage, ''and
tell him l am the person referred to
In it."
II wouldn't If were YOU" the clerk
said, sympathetically. He'd never
read it, but if it's case of charity,
WIG perhaps might do something for
YOU, miss"
Elsie flushed Indignantly, then poured
into the mans ear the story of her mis-
adventure.
A"Oh, he'll see you all right" was the
glad assurance, and minute later she
found herself in the great mans pres
ence.
ut must have been great shock to
yots.. Mrs. Grail confessed, with lit
tie Sympathetic cough, land l under
stand you have no friends in New
York?''
None"
well, OF course shall be glad to af.
ford you means to return home"
but do not mean TO return"
GOOD gracious, young lady, do you
suppose you can remain in this big
cityP"
"Why, certainly. Surely in this vast
place there is room for one more young
WOljdu W CdIn htT IVl1R. .
but what could you do?"
Anything that is honorable"
Really, this is extraordinary. What
nerve you western girls must be en-
doweG with"
"Are there not thousands of girls in
New York working for LIVELIHOOD"
Hundreds of thousands, but they
are under the protection of their
friends"
II am sorry l troubled you," Elsie
said, rising.
"Do not be impatient Why, bless
my soul, do you suppose that ] Sm go
ing TO allow an innocent child like you
10 walk out into the pitfalls of this
cruel place-what do you take me for?"
IF you cannot give me work to do,
aor tell me where it is to be got, shall
accept no other aid from you"
Mr.. Grail stared at her harder than
aver.
81 think, he said, you had better
.eturn to your lodgings, and will in
luire among my lady friends what Is
best to be done. You may rely on hear
ng from me by noon tomorrow at the
attest. Even your activity can brook
10 brief delay, l hope"
"Oh, yes, sir. :" Elsie said, giving him a
4ook out of those lustrous eyes of hers
hat set the matter-of-fact old mans
heart aglow.
Now, in accordance with instructions
rom Mr.. Grail, which our heroine re-
ceived in due course, she found herself
waiting with all humility on a grand
society lady" one Mrs. Clarence Grind
ay, in her Fifth avenue mansion, sup
plant for the position of nursery gov
erness.
A gorgeous 'footman opened the door
such radiant being as poor Elsie's
oackwoods experience had never i'm
lgined.
"Well, what Is it?, he abruptly asked.