The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-07

At the end OF a couple OF DAYS he was dexter
their own Obscure. anchorage, A he Ipmpe
touch Of terra frma he drew. a long breath 0
nncSntrollable elatIon; Yet he had not a cen
le the T II Gid pH not 5tis sTsn S snoS S%e ESsPher nc to P sS4,
to the right OF. the left as:he stepred out upoi
the docks. and when he had decided to turI
he did not know. whether to risk his fortun,
IN the streets Of the town or to plunge at ono,
He decided that his prospect. for a dinner
for breaking fast that day lay ip the u.s., he
might make OF one OF his three talents. Eithel
h bsn %p; 4 6 lnd 2 "a 5dd II , 70 n,o olsy Is 29 9s : saTpen gSss
owing to do. The last would bring him before
the notice OF the police. which was lust the
pentry, he must seek. either OF which would
be difficult to OBTAIN In his present Rarb. But
take note. He had undertaken out Of pure
love Tor 2 good man TO- lose himself. He had
sfSin bssanse H. n: dong ean nov 90 he Se Was nj likely e. t to sc
hungry for a dav or two2 No: Amahel might
laugh at him. or he might fancy size did, while
waters. but W Would aHS she si'ei laugh f az him now He
did not think she would, She was Of the kind
her a fellow feeling.
ting on Sa% an Il iIlbe TSa9 Doorstep Tsitere s slniif Sni at her
kindly. he waited for her first expression to
see how he appeared In the eyes OF innocence.
Not. so bad a man, IL seemed. though his nat
ura!ly plain, countenance was not relieved by
the seaman's cap and knitted shirt he wore:
only ran away because there wasn't room for
him to. pass beside her.
here and there with that sharp eve OF his for a
piece. OF work to be done. Suddenly he came
TO- a halt. A market woman had got into an
alteration with an oystermau. and her stall
had been upset in, the contention; and her
vegetables were, rolling, here and there. He
fruit, and In return got two apples and a red
herring be would not have given to q dog at
grown in. the garden OF the Hesperide. from
hue ssti msDt Then snd rs Ilsas%rs h fse aa ssss Tho Tho
the town. It should now go hard but he
would earn a nights lodging.
from a window above past his head. 1t was a
It came from he met the eyes OF lis owner look-
Ing down from an open easement above him.
s sbs v sss ss est iSs stFset and e fssm &c ss t. D al nn to
thing which promised emolument or adven-
ture; h shouted up and asked her what she
That man down there" she cried the one
ar gWes, tRs sGrn S1tn He IL, T ii bF HaY bs sSs I FSp: five
cents was a boon to him in the present condi.
ton OF. his. a~frairs-;rushed after the man she
had pointed out and hastily stopped him.
dow back there babe me run after YOU and say
the teleKram has come. She told me you
the messenger, Il need the money and the
With a preoccupied air. the man thrust his
hand into his pocket. pulled out a coin and
handed It to him. Then he walked hurriedly
The man had given him a s. Eold piece. in
How hungriiy syeetwater eyed that coin.
IN it was lodging; food perhaps a new ar,
indec!sion which might well be forgiven him.
he followed speedily after the man and over
took him lust as;he reached the house from
Sir. pardon me. but you gave me IS instead
Of ave cents; 1t was a mistake. l cannot keep
The man, who was not Just the sort from
the money in Swestwater's, palm, then at the
woman. and stared hard at the face Of 1.-THE man
ioa're an n honest fellow be declared not
Offering TO take back The gold piece. Then;
YOU q ike t to earn Trat that money" ''1l
Sweetwater broke out Into a smile. which
changed his whole ,countenance.
The man eyed him for another minute with
scIqtinisins Intensity Then he said shortly:
They entered the house. went up a flight or
two and stopped at n door. slightly aJar.
r. n%s are t fsin MAN into ! !Rs Rre sers u ot 4 l { ssl!
,sweetwatsr waited. the many thoughts going
observing all that. passed.
The man. who, had left the door wide open.
and who was apparently, the same one, who
had sent sweetwater on his errapd. and en-
S Sfre1 he i9'G a tei ieW m in her hand s'4 WHICH, she
showed him. and then after q little earnest
ISsm End End g ,o Number he Of R pi1aiaipEs i Ssstw fT9n
she disappeared into another room, from
which she brought a parcel neatly done W.
gesture. Another hurried exchange OF words
and a meaning look which did not ESCAPE the
man pte Urn q and T gave the parcel into Sweet.
You are T. carry this" said he; TO the
on entering YOU viii see a table surrounded
by chairs which At this hour ought to be
am eme Srmch hal s"e on ned the 9 ta lie tfpee yiShI in fro nH Of
this you win Icy this packet. Mark you; di.
out. II you see any one. say you came to
nSS IS, so% NAV pf f.sp tho {SF y Sr sn G' WeFsoms % this
thing In the GRAND or in the manner of the
mratiert f i9of at her sSSN watch, Mr.. Siirord viii i
package he held, II did not feel like papers.
Are YOU eoing?", asked the man. :.
Sweetwatsr looked up with a smile. Large
pay for 80 slight n commission " he ventured.
turning the packet oyer and over in his hand.
Blu then you will execute II at once. and
You rstorted the nan: It is your trustwor-
Sweetwater turned to 60. After all It was
probably all right. and So easily earned is
doubly 50. As he reached the staircase he
stumbled. The shoes he wore did not At him,
a shrill. almost frightened voice. while the
which seemed. wholly uncalled for. II you
let the packet fall you will do injury to its con-
Yet they had said it held papers! Tr9ubled.
water fastened down the stairs and took his
way w the street, The Town Hall should be
easy to find: indeed. he thought he saw 1t in
tho distance. As he went he asked himself
package. according to instructlons. and vet
earn his money? And was there any wav OF
so delivering 1t without risk to the recipient or
Of duty to the man who had In
trusted it to him, and whose money he wished
once answered no; to the second the reply
more slowly. and before fixing his mind