Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-11-22

Diy your cItbusiasfil TOR your WORK VIII
atone for that Places Of the kind usually
pay only In experience. hut we will make
the pay the same ~ that you are reoeiying
now. and perhaps there will be extra work
by which you can earn IL. F"
left him ut the corner half dreaming,
too much absorbed to say, II thank you. )"
Jacob served three years In my Office.
BY that time be was prepared To pass u
very crcditablc examination for admission
10 the bar. had rcported his progress 10
Janet from time to time and had received
her thanks for my consideration, but IL
was not on her account now that was
encouraging Jacob. He earnod all the
consideration he received. He had had
only two brief vacations to visit his home,
and the remainder Of the time hc had ds-
voted unremittiDgly to study and TO tho
work which l had given him. He could
do the work of any two or three of the
clerks In the Office, or In the building, for
that matter. The president Of big rail
road with which had some business from
time To time noted Jacobs energy apd
commented ON IL one day
"Send him to me when he IL ready to
prncticc, " said he Il want such man
In my Office Ia fact. want many such
men,
so 1t happened that when Jacob was
ready To enter the profession position In
the legal department OF this railroad, with
improvement, was open 10 him. And 10
he left mo with regret, think, on both
sides.
Tho term of his experience In New York
had done him world Of good. His mental
equipment had been improved, Of course.
but his dress and manner had improved
no less All Of the bucolic mir had disap-
pcarcd He was not extra,agant In any
thing He had no money with which To
bc extravaRant, for the surplus OF his lit.
tie wages had been sent regularly to his
mother. But he found that he could buy
clothing ~ modern cut In New York quite
AZ cheap ~ he could purchase the old
st,le garments of his boyhood Ia the little
town from which he had come, and oc-
casionally he found an extra job Of work,
which be did In hours stolen from sleep
which gave him tho money to clothe him
self moro brconiingly than he had done at
the time when first saw him.
On THANKSGIVING evening, the anniyer'
sary of our first encounter, met him near
my home on Madison avenue. He was as
handsome and as nice looking man as
would meet on that fashionable thorough
fare. ! say nice looking" because his
appearance was not fashionable. He was
well dressed, but In AN unassuiDing way
I stopped for word with him, and n
sudden impulse moved me to ask him TO
take Thanksgiving dinner with me. He
thanked me In his earnest way and accept-
el, hut he told me that he must first
make "a call that he hnd been planning
the long deferred visit to his "rich rcia'
tivcs
II waited until had made u little
place for myself here" he said. M,
mother wanted me to 60 ~ sec them long
ago. but | thought / would better wait
Perhaps II had gone 70 them before they
would have had an idea that was going
to ask something Of them. There are n
great deal OF goodness and kindness in
New York, but I find there Is n great deal
Of suspicion too
You are quite above suspicion now,'
said "You have done really wonderfully
we'll, and you have shown your ability To
take good care Of yourself. Are you GO
ing this ways" And We walked together
up t. Sixty second street Hnd turned to-
ward Fifth A.enue.
Oddly enough, we seemed ~ bc going to
the same neighborhood Presently We
came to big brownstone house. Jacob
stopped.
"This IL the number, think. F" and he
Il ,l-..f III f<.nk IN
sweeping glance ut the name and address
az am going in here, too" I said. ia
cob was not man Of many words. apd he
made no comment.
Together We went up the steps. and l
rang the bell They knew mo 70 well
that the butler usnerea me into tne araw
Ing room, taking for granted that Jacob
was with me.
In minute Janet came into the room
and gave me her smiling greeting. Then
she turned 10 her other visitor. IL was
evident that she did not recognize the face
or the figure. Both had changed great
deal, and she had seen them but once.
Jacob hesitated for minute. ibid not
offer 10 help him out Of his difficulty fur
ther than to say. This II Miss janet
Gray"
Il have letter from my mother for
Mrs Gray" said Jacob. II am your
cousin, Jacob Thomson"
Janet took the letter and stood irrcso-
Lutte for moment She knew the name,
and the association Of its owner with me
opened the way TO suspicion. Your
not Mr.. Hamilton's jacob Thomsonf she
said.
"I was once" said JACOB. nttic pus-
sled. Then light broke In on him.
"And you are the young lady Of the .le.
waited train-that Thanksgiving day when
arrived In New York, be said. his face
all aglow.
"And this ys the oldest meeting ever
witnessed, J" said In my turn. And to
think that you two have been four years
identifying each other!"
That is Cousin jacobs fault, I am
sure. % said Janet "why did you not
come 70 seo MS beforcf"
because I didnt know, mid JacOb;
because my philosophy was at fault, !
think. was too proud 70 hunt up my
rich relatives until was independent Of
them, and now find thst ] have been
dependent ON their kiudnew all the time
40 Escape.
"whst 10 your name. Mr.. ThsoesuuF
my name H. Adam. his Well
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