The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-03
ROB NJ GREGOR.
By MARTHA MOULLoOH WILLIAMS,
copyright. 1856, by the Author.l
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sit is the only way out. You see how
things are-the crop going to destruction
and not hand raised TO stop it. Uncle
Ned's wife's brothers. mother-in-law is
dead. To show respectful sympathy with
him every soul here quit work and went
to the burying. 1t was bad enough be-
fore. Now / have quite lost heart Pap
py has lacked nothing so far. had
rather die hundred times than let him
know the truth. How could l even hint
to him that we must sell part of the land
we both love so wellg Yet that seems
the only way in which / can save him
from actual want unless-unless God
were good enough to let us die together. "
''Ah, there is another way, almost as
bad maybe-still way" Jack said,
with unfeeling levity. "You--yon can
marry me, Rob,
so good a chance
Rob flushed les, X
that back. You ust.' s-e, .a. ca,
but l am ashamed of yCU--alvSa'f-ey-
erythingl | did not think you would
misunderstood. | was blue and miscra-
BILE and began TO whine-yes. actually
to whine. So you offer TOTO help me
in the only way you can! My name
ought to be Winfield. l did not think l
could behave so. Do, please, take back
everything and forget all l said. If you
do not, / shall never be able to look my
self in the face, not for whole year !"
Jack caught her hands, not roughly,
but in a firm, masterful grasp. "You
are the one to take back things" he
said in her ear. "Rob, it hurts-rath-
er-to-to say what / said and find
yourself laughed at for your pains. "
The tremulous little fingers ought to
have told him how brave fight she
was making for pride and love. But
Jack was too full of feeling himself for
judicial consideration. His face famed
and his brows drew together when Rob
said difficulty:
"Jack, it is not wise, hardly right
indeed, for you TOTO speak so when
you have your mother, all Of them! Oh,
don't you, won't you, see how impossi-
bile it all ISL"
Jack let her hands fall and swung up
on his heel, saying, with freezing cour-
tesy: pardon me. / did forget / could
offer you nothing beyond poor mans
heart. 1t was presumption. l take it all
back. l see you want rich husband.
No doubt you will get him. Accept my
fluctuations in advance. You have spo.
ken of Miss Winfield. Let me add that,
cold blooded as she notOriously is,
think she would scarcely trample uEon
fellows heart as you delight to do.
Certainly not, if you were the feI-
low" Rob said, beginning to laugh.
ooh, Jack, my one friend, you are noi
going to take yourself away from me
with all these hcIoics? Let's both forget
FOR year. Then I am sure you viii
think back and see how much your
friend am showing myself TO be. 4"
She held out her hand. He took il
between both his own and raised it tc
his lips, just as a throaty, good humor
ed voice said behind them:
"Looky yere, Miss Robl You take YOU
coffin inside de house. | not gwine hal
no sech carryins on out yere ter d.
chicken coop. But fore you goes wan
Marse Jack dar ter tell me is he begaget
ter your
eyes, Nam Liza, engaged hard ant
fast. Be sure you tell everybody, Jacl
said, with an uproarious laugh, catch
ing Rob in his arms. Before he let he
go Nam Liza gasped out:
'Bless an sabe us, dar's de Who'll,
crowd frum de fun'ull Dis yere gwin'
be spread all ober de kentry."