The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-12-29
NUMBER 1O4.


looking out upon him. A moment
Chadd gazed, almost open mouthed.
Not at the girl before him. Suddenly
his ambition had come to him. In the
place of the pretty girl he saw his
! sister. Then the door closed, and
Chadd reused himself and walked on
with a brisk step. He had set his
mark.
Fannie's hands were rough and red
from h3.1 work Fannie's hair was
! tumbled. Fannie's face was fretful be-
cause the poor girl was always over
tired. Chadd loved his sister. but for
the first time it occurred to him that
she needed a resting spell possibly
| more than he did. Il wish knew how
to help her." he said. IF / should do
half her work for her, 'twouldnt do
any good. Ault would only set her
more to do"
The next day the way to help his
sister opened. The aunt announced her
determination to break up housekeep-
ing and go to live in another state with
her sister. you two can look out for
yourselves" she said. "Chadd isn't
worth his salt. and you've broke
enough dishes lately, Fannie, to most
set me crazy"
81 didn't mean to break 'em, aunt"
apologized Fannie humbly. "Fm so
tired and nervous l can't seem to hold
on to 'em."
'Tired and nervousr' said her aunt
"a young girl like your
"Never mind, Fannie" whispered
Chadd when the aunt had left the
room for a moment, "I'l take care of
YOU"
i At which Fannie looked her aston
ishment
81 mean it, said Chadd. "Tve had
my resting spell. and you must have
yours
Next door to their aunt's home was
little empty house of three rooms,
surrounded by an acre of ground. 1t
belonged to Squire Huvick. The boy
, swallowed the resentment that rose in
his mind when he remembered that
reported Struggling of the squire's
shoulders. I'm going to ask to rent
it," he said "Fannies my ambition,
and Fannie must have door to stand
= and look pretty in. The lecturer said,
t Don't let fanced snubs and Sights, or
] even real ones, hinder you from ad-
t vaDcing toward your mark I'm not
= going to. I'll go to the squire this
! morning while aunt's a-packing."
!, He went. and as he unfofded his
, plans to Mr.. Huvick he was surprised
; to find a sympathetic listener. Maybe
S old Esek didn't know what he was
s talking about" thought Chadd.
e Three days later the aunt left town.
:. Fannie can get a place to work out
b over to Chubbs if she wants to-" she
said. "And don't feel no call to wor-
e ry about great hulking fellow like
Y you, Chadd. Mehbe, when you get hun
It CRY enough, youll go to work"
l. "Goodby," answered Chadd solemn
t. ly.
k MY, he give me the creeps the way
it he said that" mused the aunt, as her
: train sped on it's way. kind of made
d me feel hadn't done my duty by him,
t. when, so far as | see, | never had
e none"
"Wel, sir, that there lazy Chadd has
e gone to workin for the squire" pro-
k claimed old Esek a day later 81
b wouldn't think the squire would have
/. nothin to do with him.
a Another day passed. "Chadd's tax
< ing half of his pay in renting that
II there little old house of the squire's, -
d announced old Esek. 81 guess the
st squire knows what he's about after
n all. Hadn't had a renter for quite a
d SPELL"
The aunt had been gone three
is months, when the little house began to
ell take on a cozy air. Chadd worked ear
ly and late, and Fannie's delight in the
1t tiny house was great. Her face had
l. lost its fretful look. The brother and
e, sister began to study little together
a "Fannie must learn" said Chadd
er 'and | must learn, too, or | wont
le know how to be proud of her. Besides
y if learn, l can make more money fol
1t her."
g. A year of earnest toll went by
" Chadd was happy. Old Esek was
e. amazed. who'd have thought it?" he
Of said. Il do believe he rely has gol
i'd ambition. FORWARD.